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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Sheep in the care of Jesus
God, my shepherd! I don’t need a thing.You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from.True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. Even when the way goes through Death Valley,I’m not afraid when you walk at my side.Your trusty shepherd’s crook makes me feel secure. […]
In Christ Alone
In Christ alone do I stand. I can do nothing without him and his blessing. How true this is both physical and spiritually. It is hard to keep on his path but if I stray I know fairly quickly and God is always there waiting to guide me back on. Our journey took us yesterday […]
Light
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.Psalm 119 v 105 “When darkness overtakes the godly, light will come bursting in”(Psalm 112:4, NLT) Bursting in. In difficult times, God’s light will come bursting in…. May God grant you always…A sunbeam to warm you,A moonbeam to charm you,A sheltering angel,so […]
Finding God in Silence
God, the one and only— I’ll wait as long as he says.Everything I hope for comes from him, so why not?He’s solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul,An impregnable castle: I’m set for life. Psalm 62 v 5-6 Today, our western lifestyle is too quick. Everything we want, we want now. No longer prepared to wait, […]
Beautiful One
Where in the Bible is God called beautiful, you might be asking? There are many words to describe God but one word we don’t find is “beautiful”, It is an attribute assigned to God and his holiness. Beauty if you look it up in a dictionary is appealing, attractive and delightful. When worshipping today, think […]