Those who hunger for him will always be filled, but the smug and self-satisfied he will send away empty. (‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:53‬) I watched a short video this morning that some parents had posted on their small children receiving their hearts desire – a puppy! In both cases the children didn’t immediately laugh and hug the dog, but instead cried openly and gratefully hugged their parents. Let’s not be smug or self-satisfied with what we have and what has been given to us by His Grace

“The same glory you gave me, I gave them, So they’ll be as unified and together as we are— I in them and you in me. Then they’ll be mature in this oneness, And give the godless world evidence That you’ve sent me and loved them In the same way you’ve loved me.” (John‬ ‭17:22) She’d made it ‘very’ clear that she didn’t want ‘anything’ to do with Christianity and for almost 6 months went out of her way to make my day at work as miserable as possible. It had been a particularly d

“The same glory you gave me, I gave them, So they’ll be as unified and together as we are— I in them and you in me. Then they’ll be mature in this oneness, And give the godless world evidence That you’ve sent me and loved them In the same way you’ve loved me.” (John‬ ‭17:22) I’d finished my lunch at my desk and was chatting with a young lady how the Lord had miraculously healed her back when a man in our office who was not known to ever talk much said, “Miracles! I’ll tell yo

Make God the utmost delight and pleasure of your life, and he will provide for you what you desire the most. (‭‭Psa 37:4‬) A scientist just posted a fascinating experiment whereby birds have been taught to gather and deposit bottle tops in a container, and each time they do this successfully, a machine drops a peanut down a tube for them to eat. It’s called utilising a means to an end, and we can all be really good at that. Even though none of us likes being used or ignored,

O Lord our God, others have ruled us, but you alone are the one we worship. (‭‭Isa 26:13‬) I was at a church service in Italy a few years ago. The worship group were just finishing up when the main door burst open and a man staggered in holding a young unconscious woman in his arms. They were followed in by a young sheepish man who looked scared to death and stared around at us open mouthed as if we were all sea creatures! As we were guests, we were sat next to the Pastor and

Then Jesus spoke up and said, “My food is to be doing the will of him who sent me and bring it to completion.” (‭‭John‬ ‭4:34‬) “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the realm of heaven’s kingdom. It is only those who persist in doing the will of my heavenly Father.” (‭‭Mat 7:21‬) “… God will bless all who listen to the word of God and carefully obey everything they hear.” (‭‭Luke‬ ‭11:28‬) Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when y

Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. (‭‭Rom 8:2

So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together to fit into God’s perfect plan of bringing good into our lives, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose. (‭‭Rom 8:28‬) What began with the seemingly abject failure of the crucifixion of our Lord, has blossomed into the redemption of all mankind. And GOD didn’t stop there. He made sure the promised blessing of this New Covenant of Peace rippled down throughout ti

“Come. Sit down. Let’s argue this out.” This is GOD ’s Message. (‭‭Isa 1:18) I guess it comes from Adam and Eve, but if pushed, most of us can come up with more excuses than a pregnant Nun. The thing is, when the Holy Spirit convicts us, He expects our response to be something like, “I’m sorry Lord. I couldn’t help it.” Or “I lost it there Lord, please help me get it right next time …” not “Look, why are you picking on me, look around will you, everybody’s doing it?” In my ea

(GOD speaking) “I will lead the blind by a way they do not know; I will guide them in paths that they do not know. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These things I will do [for them], And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.” (‭‭Isa 42:16‬) I have been blind … many, many times I haven’t wanted to see what was going on around me – to my harm. I have wasted good money … many, many times on trying to satisfy my needs – and ended up

(Jesus speaking) “In everything you do, be careful to treat others in the same way you’d want them to treat you, for that is the essence of all the teachings of the Law and the Prophets.” (‭‭Mat 7:12‬) To me, life is like crabs in a bucket. You give in and allow yourself to get dragged along with all the other crabs until sheer momentum raises you up to the lid of the bucket, but just when freedom seems to be n your grasp – someone grabs your legs and pulls you back under! Im

You’ll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God’s master stroke, I didn’t try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest philosophy. I deliberately kept it plain and simple: first Jesus and who he is; then Jesus and what he did—Jesus crucified. I was unsure of how to go about this, and felt totally inadequate—I was scared to death, if you want the truth of it—and so nothing I said could have impressed you or anyone else. But the Message

“I don’t think the way you think. The way you work isn’t the way I work.” GOD ’s Decree. “For as the sky soars high above earth, so the way I work surpasses the way you work, and the way I think is beyond the way you think. Just as rain and snow descend from the skies and don’t go back until they’ve watered the earth, Doing their work of making things grow and blossom, producing seed for farmers and food for the hungry, So will the words that come out of my mouth not come bac

GOD told Jeremiah, “Up on your feet! Go to the potter’s house. When you get there, I’ll tell you what I have to say.” So I went to the potter’s house, and sure enough, the potter was there, working away at his wheel. Whenever the pot the potter was working on turned out badly, as sometimes happens when you are working with clay, the potter would simply start over and use the same clay to make another pot. Then GOD ’s Message came to me: “Can’t I do just as this potter does…?

Jesus tells us plainly that “Troubles and obstacles to your faith are inevitable”, however he also promises; “I give you an eternal truth: If two of you agree to ask God for something in a symphony of prayer, my heavenly Father will do it for you. For wherever two or three come together in honour of my name, I am right there with them!” (‭‭Mat 18:19) Be open before GOD. Tell him what’s happening – he has seen everything and knows it all anyway! If you struggle with prayer, th

… we see Jesus, who as a man, lived for a short time lower than the angels and has now been crowned with glorious honour because of what he suffered in his death. For it was by God’s grace that he experienced death’s bitterness on behalf of everyone! (‭‭Heb 2:8) Is Grace hard – or soft? Many of us will openly or subconsciously judge GOD throughout our lifetimes. “This isn’t fair,” “Why me?” “Why did you allow that to happen?” “What have ‘they’ done to get that?” etc, etc, etc

By making excuses you’ll learn what it means to go without. Poverty will pounce on you like a bandit and move in as your roommate for life. (‭‭Pro 6:11‬) This isn’t just speaking about money either. This word can easily apply to everything mental, physical and spiritual. Things that you should let go of, as well as things you should be doing. Determine now to ‘do what is right,’ and then see for yourself how GOD blesses the right path you’ve decided to follow. ❤️ #health #ans

He adorns the humble with his beauty and he loves to give them the victory. His godly lovers triumph in the glory of God, and their joyful praises will rise even while others sleep. God’s high and holy praises fill their mouths, for their shouted praises are their weapons of war! These warring weapons will bring vengeance on every opposing force and every resistant power— to bind kings with chains and rulers with iron shackles. Praise-filled warriors will enforce the judgment

The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’(‭‭Deu 33:27‬) One of my favourite recurring clips on FB is the one where little children are about to either fall, or be injured while playing, and a parent suddenly rushes in at the very last moment and rescues them. The scripture that GOD put on my heart today for you doesn’t just show GOD as the refuge of your spirit, soul

“Many women have done wonderful things, but you’ve outclassed them all!” Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear-of- GOD. Give her everything she deserves! Festoon her life with praises! (‭‭Pro‬ ‭31:17) ❤️ I called my mother last night – (for those who don’t know, my Mother is almost 90, she’s Italian and lives over 250 miles away from us in the North). Anyway, by all accounts she got bored with the regul