So don’t be impatient for the Lord to act; keep moving forward steadily in his ways, and he will exalt you at the right time. And when he does, you will possess every promise, including your full inheritance. (‭‭Psa ‭37:34‬) One night I dreamed a dream. As I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, One belonging to me and one to my Lord. After the last scene of my l

My brothers and sisters, when I first came to proclaim to you the secrets of God, I refused to come as an expert, trying to impress you with my eloquent speech and lofty wisdom. For while I was with you I was determined to be consumed with one topic—Jesus, the crucified Messiah. I stood before you feeling inadequate, filled with reverence for God, and trembling under the sense of the importance of my words. The message I preached and how I preached it was not an attempt to sw

… we can also have great boldness before him, for if we ask anything agreeable to his will, he will hear us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we also know that we have obtained the requests we ask of him. (‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:14) The ten of us bible students, together with my wife and three children arrived at the farmhouse in the south of France late in the day as the sun was setting. We were met with a lovely lady who not only opened her huge house to us, but al

All you lovers of God who want to please him, come and listen, and I’ll tell you what he did for me. I cried aloud to him with all my heart and he answered me! Now my mouth overflows with the highest praise. Yet if I had closed my eyes to my sin, the Lord God would have closed his ears to my prayer. But praises rise to God, for he paid attention to my prayer and answered my cry to him! I will forever praise this God who didn’t close his heart when I prayed and never said no w

When all has been heard, the end of the matter is: fear God [worship Him with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is almighty God] and keep His commandments, for this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil (‭‭Ecc 12:13) If GOD has ever touched your heart in any way, then you will have begun to know some of his characteristics: He is Faithful He is Kind He is Loving He is Life He is Healer

“My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them, for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace. They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will not stumble. You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly. You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.” (‭‭Prov 3:21) As we get old

Job answered GOD: “… I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears! I’m sorry—forgive me. I’ll never do that again, I promise! I’ll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumour.” (Job‬ ‭42:6) GOD has revealed himself and this fact now demands attention. The super-natural begins to invade our natural and coincidences become so normal that they become hard to ignore. In effect, our Father’s loving Presence is here with u

Listen to how they whisper their slander against me, saying: “Look! He’s hopeless! Even God can’t save him from this!” Pause in his presence But in the depths of my heart I truly know that you, Yahweh, have become my Shield; You take me and surround me with yourself. Your glory covers me continually. You lift high my head when I bow low in shame. I have cried out to you, Yahweh, from your holy presence. You send me a Father’s help. Pause in his presence So now I’ll lie down a

We reject every shameful cover-up and refuse to resort to cunning trickery or distorting the Word of God. Instead, we open up our souls to you by presenting the truth to everyone’s conscience in the sight and presence of God. (‭‭2 Cor‬ ‭4:2‬) I used to play Squash in my youth (a lot). One year we had the championships and our local hero took on another guy from another city. The match started well with all the points going to our guy, but then as the other guy started losing,

We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously. (‭‭1 Cor‬ ‭10:13‬) Well … we finally did it! The kids have flown the nest and we finally made

“He told me everything I ever did!” (John‬ ‭4:39‬) My wife and her friends wanted to start a worship fellowship and as I was the only one who played guitar it fell on me to lead. We sang and gave testimony and even though we never advertised, the fellowship grew from 5 to about 50. She came in with another woman that we knew and although we could see she was struggling with something, she wouldn’t open up much. She broke down during the worship, tears streaming down her face

God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! (Eph ‭3:20) We all met at someone’s house in Haworth, West Yorkshire. This particular Wednesday night the whole house was full of Worshippers! People were jammed into and singing along in the kitchen and dining room as well as the packed lounge. We’d been singing worship songs for about half an hour when they turned up. I remember standing by the open back door on th

Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived. (‭‭Gal‬ ‭6:1) Sometimes it feels like we’re reaching out with bruised fingers, and when people are angry we can run the risk of them st

“In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes…” (‭‭Jere 29:12) I remember listening to the amazing testimony of a man who ran a huge drug and prostitution ring. He was into money laundering and pretty much every vice going – all for money. In his own words ‘he modelled himself on evil and ruthlessly ran his empire that way.’ He took

Then the people of the region came out to see for themselves what had happened. When they came to where Jesus was, they discovered the notorious madman totally set free. He was clothed, speaking intelligently, and sitting at the feet of Jesus. They were shocked! Then eyewitnesses to the miracle reported all that they had seen and how the demonized man was completely delivered from his torment. After hearing about such amazing power, the townspeople became frightened. Soon all

(GOD speaking)… “Because you have delighted in me as my great lover, I will greatly protect you. I will set you in a high place, safe and secure before my face. I will answer your cry for help every time you pray, and you will find and feel my presence even in your time of pressure and trouble. I will be your glorious hero and give you a feast. You will be satisfied with a full life and with all that I do for you. For you will enjoy the fullness of my salvation!” (‭‭Psa‬ ‭91:

(Jesus speaking) “Do you believe in the Son of GOD?” The man whose blind eyes were healed answered, “Who is he, Master? Tell me so that I can place all my faith in him.” Jesus replied, “You’re looking right at him. He’s speaking with you. It’s me, the one in front of you now.” Then the man threw himself at his feet and worshiped Jesus and said, “Lord, I believe in you!” And Jesus said, “I have come to judge those who think they see and make them blind. And for those who are b

All you lovers of God who want to please him, come and listen, and I’ll tell you what he did for me. I cried aloud to him with all my heart and he answered me! Now my mouth overflows with the highest praise. Yet if I had closed my eyes to my sin, the Lord God would have closed his ears to my prayer. But praises rise to God, for he paid attention to my prayer and answered my cry to him! I will forever praise this God who didn’t close his heart when I prayed and never said no w

“And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.” (‭‭Eze‬ ‭36:26‬) There’s nothing my GOD cannot do. Just ask … ❤️ #health #answeredprayers #grace #worship #choose #prophecy #loveinaction #kindness #lovingothers #amazinggrace #choices #loving #trust #friendship #prayer #friend #belief #trustingGod #thanks #saviour #christian #forgiveness #wisdom #strength #restored #faith

(Jesus speaking) “She has been forgiven of all her many sins. This is why she has shown me such extravagant love. But those who assume they have very little to be forgiven will love me very little.” (Luke‬ ‭7:47‬) Reading this scripture this morning reminds me (daily, hourly, by the minute, and second), that I’m still in a place of needing forgiveness – for both sins of omission and commission…! And whenever I feel my Father’s gentle Grace my love for Him deepens. ❤️ #health