But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether […]
Skies
I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewellery, Moon and stars mounted in their settings. Then I look at my micro-self and wonder, Why do you bother with us? Why take a second look our way? Psalm 8:3-4 MSG The text is now to be used as the basis of the […]
Self-Control
A person without self-control is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out. Proverbs 25 v 28 Without doors and windows the house is open to assault from everything. Putting rules in place (sometimes called discipline) is good for us. One basic rule that car drivers in Britain adhere to is a red light. […]
Joy in God
Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 The day that is talked about, is […]
God is my Salvation
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 C.S.Lewis summed it up perfectly. “Christ died for men precisely because men are not worth dying for; to make them worth it.” When Isaiah […]
Can a mother?
Can a mother forget the baby at her breastand have no compassion on the child she has borne?Though she may forget,I will not forget you!See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;your walls are ever before me. Isaiah 49:15-16 NIV But God specifically tells us that He will not forget us. In […]
Ecclesiastes
1 These are the words of the Quester, David’s son and king in Jerusalem Smoke, nothing but smoke. [That’s what the Quester says.] There’s nothing to anything—it’s all smoke.What’s there to show for a lifetime of work, a lifetime of working your fingers to the bone?One generation goes its way, the next one arrives, but nothing changes—it’s business as […]
Wisdom
Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces. Proverbs 13:20 MSG He that walketh with wise men shall be wise,…. Who is a companion of them that fear the Lord; converses frequently with them in private about spiritual and experimental things, and walks with them […]
Plans
Commit to the Lord whatever you do,and he will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3 NIV Commit thy works unto the Lord, Heb. Roll, &c., as a man rolls a burden to another, which is too heavy for himself, imploring his help. Refer all thy actions and concerns to God, and to his glory, as the […]
Sing
All you saints! Sing your hearts out to God ! Thank him to his face! He gets angry once in a while, but across a lifetime there is only love. The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter. Psalm 30:5 MSG (5) For his anger.—Literally, “For a moment (is) in […]
Praise Him
Lord, you are my God;I will exalt you and praise your name,for in perfect faithfulnessyou have done wonderful things,things planned long ago. Isaiah 25:1 NIV This song shows the kind of heart that praises God in the midst of tribulation, even in the midst of the Great Tribulation. The worshipper here makes a decision to […]
A safe place to hide
God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in sea storm and earthquake,Before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us. Psalm 46 v 1-3 The Message Bible The best things always come […]