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Psalm 40:2 “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” Due to God’s faithfulness, constancy, and promises, King David knew he could always bounce back from the grimmest of circumstances – even when they…

Psalm 139:23,24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart. Test me, and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Most of us, in our work lives, operate at our best when we’re committed to giving it our best. Sadly we’re often…

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE John 14:12 “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing.” What Did Jesus Do? We read about it in the Gospels.What Would Jesus Do today? The same as he did back then. So what should we do today? Surely the same…

Song of Songs 1:2 “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth.” Several years ago, I wrote the following in a prayer letter to supporters: “Zac is ten months old, and growing fast. As of last week, he started to consciously wave goodbye to people. The latest development which has brought such joy…

John 16:13 “When he, the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.” The Holy Spirit is a Person, not an abstract force. If we simply think of him as an influence, we’ll be keen to have more of ‘it’; but if we rightfully recognize him as a Person, we’ll desire that…

2 Timothy 3:12 “In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” I came to faith through Scripture Union’s youth camps. We used to have a 12-minute Bible talk in the morning, and a 17-minute talk in the evening, and lots of fun and games in between. Then…

Acts 6:1-4 “The Hellenistic Jews…complained…because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution (diakonia) of food. So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, ‘…choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give…

Deuteronomy 33:25 “As your days, so shall your strength be.” Evelyn ‘Granny’ Brand was widowed in India aged fifty. She and her husband Jessie had targeted five mountain tribes that were fiercely resistant to the gospel and remained unreached. They had laboured for many years with no apparent fruit until a dying Hindu priest whom…

Matthew 6:19,20 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” Twenty four hours after the iPhone 5S went on sale around the world, Apple had sold out. Apple’s press release announced it had sold…

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Galatians 5:22,23 “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” There are lots of bugs floating around and infecting countless people at this time of year, some of which are truly debilitating. May you avoid all…