Series on faith – 3. THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH
1 Timothy 6:11 b + 12 says, “…Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well...
Faith series – 2. FAITH THAT MOVES MOUNTAINS
In the O.T. in Isaiah 7, we find that the Israelites and their king Ahaz of Judah, feared when the king of Syria and the king of Israel and their armies went up against Jerusalem. God told Ahaz through the prophet Isaiah, “Be careful, keep calm and don’t be...
Series on Faith – 1. SURRENDERED, SUBMISSIVE FAITH
We all know the story in 1 Kings 18, of Elijah who faced the prophets of Baal and gave the people a choice, to choose God or Baal. Elijah quietly built an altar to God which Elijah drenched with water and God set it alight with blazing fire but the alter of...
Hyvää Juhannusta!
Hyvää Juhannusta!
DEEP, GODLY DESIRES 23.Devotion
What is the deepest desire of your heart? If you could ask ONE thing from the Lord, what would it be? In Psalm 27:4 we read that David wrote, “ONE thing I ask from the Lord, this ONLY do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,...
BREAD OF HEAVEN 22.Devotion
In John 6:35, Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not hunger. He who believes in me will never thirst.” He repeated that in verses 48 and 51. Jesus did not come into the world mainly to give bread, but to BE bread. If we read John 6, we...
JESUS IS MY SHEPHERD 21.Devotion
I grew up in the country, in a semi-desert area, where we also had some sheep and goats. These animals needed a shepherd to look after them, as they needed to graze on huge, sparse fields, so my father hired a shepherd, and sometimes his grandsons, to look...
GROWING FRUIT THAT LASTS 20. Devotion
Jesus said in John 15:4,5, “Remain/abide in me, as I also remain/abide in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain /abide in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain/abide...
JOY COMES IN THE MORNING 19.Devotion
Psalm 30:5 says, “For His (God’s) anger is but for a moment. His favour is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.” What sorrows are you going through? Know that weeping does not last forever, and that joy will arrive when...
HOPEFUL HOPE 18.Devotion
What is hope? Hope is a strong eagerness, a feeling of expectation and desire, and a keen anticipation for a particular thing to happen. What are YOU hoping for? Isaiah 40:31 assures us that “those who HOPE in the Lord will RENEW their strength.” Job, during...