Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own.Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil!Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with […]
Don’t Panic
Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God.I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you. Isaiah 41 v 10 The Message Bible How plain does God have to say it before I finally listen and take notice. It seems every time I […]
Seriously….
But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbour, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously— take God seriously. Micah 6:8 Get this, get that. […]
Plans
This is God’s Word on the subject: “As soon as Babylon’s seventy years are up and not a day before, I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, […]
The Everlasting God
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. Isaiah 40:28 Everlasting seems like a long time… So think of it as quality. As Albert Einstein put it, […]
Social Justice
But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do,what God is looking for in men and women.It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,be compassionate and loyal in your love,And don’t take yourself too seriously—take God seriously. Micah 6 v 8 The Message God is into social justice. […]
Faithful
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations…. Deuteronomy 7:9 Faith seems to be a little used word today but as a youth worker the one place I see it consistently is […]
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see – how good God is.Blessed are you who run to him. Psalm 34 v 8 The Message As Matthew Henry puts it, “God never said seek me in vain!” By taste and light we make new discoveries. Taste is the earliest sensation that we get […]
Pure Heart
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51 v 10 Pure means to be clean, blameless, unstained from guilt. Biblically your heart is where your thoughts, desires, sense of purpose, will, understanding, and character reside. So being pure in heart involves having a singleness of heart […]
Commitment
Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16 v 3 Are you a committed Christian? Our level of commitment isn’t based on how many church services we attend, it isn’t based on how many times we read the Bible or pray in a day, they help, but they could […]
Calling on God
And if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7 v 14 Sickness, sorrow and death, there is only one place […]
Prayer – Entering His courts
Let us come before him with thanksgivingand extol him with music and song. Psalm 95:2 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) Worship is showing reverence and adoration for whatever deity you follow. The challenge for us today is to spot God amongst the worship of money, sex and power. Which is why in prayer we […]