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James 5:16 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other.” My girlfriend was coming to visit me from the States. I knew back then that I didn’t want to sleep with her until or if we were to get married, but based on my previous track record, I didn’t fancy my…

Isaiah 55:2 “Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labour on what does not satisfy?” God’s alternative to the above is: “Come to me…Eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.” (verses 2,3) Our perennial problem in seeking lasting satisfaction is that we look to the…

Matthew 19:26 “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Hudson Taylor asks us to consider: “How often do we attempt work for God to the limit of our incompetence, rather than the limit of God’s omnipotence?” I am challenged by that today. What is the limit – my incompetence or…

2 Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.” We tend to feel embarrassed by the whole concept of God judging people, and by the thought that he might even punish them. Often we view hell as a blemish to be covered up by the cosmetic of divine love. John…

Watch the video here! James 4: 7,8 “Resist the devil, and he will flee. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” Lions in Africa have a particular strategy in hunting gazelle. The oldest male lion positions himself upwind of the herd of gazelle. He’s slow, weak and toothless, but still has…

Philippians 2:4 “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” A rich man went to his psychiatrist to complain that he was miserable despite all his wealth. The psychiatrist took the man to the window and asked: “What do you see?” The man replied: “I…

1 Timothy 2:1 “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone.” God is interested in every aspect of our lives, both the seemingly trivial and the undeniably important. Nothing is too small for him. He wants us to ask, he’s waiting to hear, and he’s longing to…

Acts 4:32-34 “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No-one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify for the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was on them all. There were no needy persons among…

Romans 8:28,29 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose… to be conformed to the likeness of his Son.” The verse above can easily be and often has been misapplied in difficult situations, but it clearly states that…

2 Corinthians 5:14 “For Christ’s love compels me…” How many people are waiting for us to go to them and offer them Christ’s liberating all-embracing love? Sean Litten was working for International Justice Mission in Thailand. He found out about a girl called Elizabeth who was only thirteen who had been forced into prostitution. Various…