Steps To Getting Well

‘Do you want to get well?’ John 5:6 NIV Jesus asked a sick man an unusual question: ‘Do you want to get well?’ For 38 years this man’s condition had immobilised him, bought him the sympathy of others, and perhaps given him a reason to say, ‘I’m not responsible.’ But...

Answer These Two Questions

‘May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him.’ Romans 15:13 NIV First, how is your relationship with God right now? Do you doubt His promises, His call on your life, your ability to hear from Him, His pleasure in you, or whether you can do...

The Blessing Comes By ‘Doing’

‘I do Your commandments.’ Psalm 119:166 NKJV In his book Travelling Hopefully, Stan Mooneyham writes: ‘I will go, when—I will give, after—I will obey, but first—one can always find reasons for delay, and sometimes they may even seem to be valid reasons. A close friend...

A Truly Challenging Commandment

‘This is My commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.’ John 15:12 NLT Jesus said, ‘I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!’ (John 15:11 NLT) What are these ‘things’ that you must do to have...

Reasons To Be Thankful

‘In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.’ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NKJV Gratitude doesn’t come naturally to us, but grumbling does. No one had more cause to grumble than Joseph. Abandoned, enslaved, betrayed, and estranged. Those...