Jesus said, “In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew 5 v 16 Jenny is an ordinary girl who decided one day that she wanted to shine her light in her school. On Monday morning she went into the playground […]
Love is…
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. […]
Tired?
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on […]
True worship
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into […]
Distress
Distress that drives us to God does that. It turns us around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress drive them away from God are full of regrets, end up on a deathbed of regrets. 2 Corinthians 7:10 MSG Paul is […]
Finding your purpose
We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels— everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He […]
Staying Alive
Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: “It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God’s mouth.” Matthew 4:4 MSG Jesus has two things in mind as he quotes this passage from Deuteronomy, firstly, when the Israelite’s were in the wilderness God was able to feed and sustain them […]
Outdo one another
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honour. Romans 12:10 Love as a competition! Here are some hints to see who is the best: Love God first and loving your brother or sister will be easier, placing God in the middle of the threefold relationship Love through good times and bad […]
But love your enemies
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Luke 6:35 How hard is it to read these verses and then act on them? In your […]
God is love
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16 Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not. – C.S. Lewis Good health and every good […]
Friendship
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods. Certainly to me it is the chief happiness of life. If I had to give a piece of advice to a young man about a place to live, I think […]
Harmony
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. Colossians 3:14 When getting dressed in the morning you are encouraged to put on love! It reminds me of the verse that encourages us to love God with all the heart, soul, mind, and strength and your neighbour as you love […]