As with many challenges of life, the answers are hidden in plain sight in the word of God. In John 14 Jesus speaks to the disciples and says, ‘don’t let your hearts be troubled’. To many, troubled hearts are something that we have got used to, we
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Towards the end of last year I heard a message, I can’t even remember the man’s name, or what he spoke about, apart from this one thing. He shared how he had started to take four hours once a month to pray in tongues. As he did
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As Jesus and the disciples entered Gethsemane He became sorrowful and troubled. The one who the disciples had walked with, their friend, their leader, the one who had turned their world upside down was in anguish. I cannot help but think how this would have been disconcerting
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I have seen the light beyond the trees. The light is whispering to my heart, softly and gently beckoning me beyond the darkness of the trees. I can’t take my eyes off the light as it beams through. Rays of hope that feel like they are penetrating
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I haven’t written for a long time, and it feels a bit strange to put my hand again to the plough, but I think even as I begin that I shouldn’t have taken it off. As I was reading the book of Colossians I stopped at this
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In the Gospel of Mark, the first demonstration of the Kingdom of God is deliverance, you can pick up the story in Mark 1v21:27. It is a very matter of fact affair, but then, much of Marks gospel is like that. The unclean spirit in the man
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We have a black Labrador who likes to lie in random places around the house. When you walk into a room without any light it is very easy not to see her, and unfortunately there have been a few moments where I have accidentally trodden on her.
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“Then Moses asked God, “If I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what should I tell them?” God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This
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Exile is a theme throughout the bible. Many will know about the exile of the Jewish people to Babylon in 587BC. But I want to explore this more as a theme throughout the bible. Exile means to be expelled or barred from ones home country, to become
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The bible is so multi-dimensional and I love the way in which the Lord can speak to you through its verses. Sometimes we find ourselves living out one of the stories, and I believe this time is one such time. The story I am referring to is
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Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”[a] When he had said this, he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 We come to the last of the seven sayings of Jesus on the Cross. As a reminder, here they are again:
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It is finished. John 19:30 Most, if this were their dying moments, would not speaking such intelligible words. But Jesus keeps communicating profound truth. It is finished The word that is used here is the word tetelestai, Literally translated the word tetelestai means, “It is finished.” The
Read more →I am thirsty. John 19:28 It is fitting that every word of Jesus on the cross should be looked at. Here we have the shortest of the seven cries. Jesus is twice offered a drink whilst on the cross. He refuses the first as it has the
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And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Mark 15:34 It is hard to read these words without pausing and having to reflect on their depth. Jesus
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When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” John 19:26 The law
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Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 Jesus in on the cross, there are two criminals, one either side. The word for Paradise is used three times in the New Testament, when Paul has a heavenly encounter
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Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 Forgiveness is the baseline of the message of the gospel and as Jesus says, “father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing”, let’s not forget the journey
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Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 says there is a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot. Jesus, more than any other man, was aware of the timings in His life, his
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Our voyeuristic culture means we are bombarded with news about what everyone else is doing, such that we never ‘own it’, we own someone else’s ‘it’. We live someone else life, the persona becomes ours. Fake news has spread to lead to fake lives. The fear of
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As I read about King David I am always struck by his incredible ability to honour and value others. He was not one who took revenge, he entrusted himself to the Lord. He had the ability to honour those who sought after his life, whilst others were
Read more →Ezekiel 37:7 “As I was prophesying there was a noise, a rattling sound” A prophecy from the Lord should produce action. Ezekiel prophesied and it caused something to happen, there was a noise, a rattling sound. He is obedient and from his obedience to the Lord something
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I love that God wants to communicate with us. He has a rich vocabulary and is able to speak to us in a multitude of ways. Below are some of visions the Lord gave me between 2008 and 2011. I have shared some of them before but
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Against all hope Abraham in hope believed Excuse me…did you just read that? Abraham’s situation is hopeless. There is no solution. It cannot be fixed. The situation is desperate, awful terrible, appalling, futile. It is against this backdrop that Abraham in hope believed. He looked at
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From reading through Genesis and reminding myself of the story of Adam and Eve I was caught thinking about Eden. The story is a a familiar one and it results in Adam and Eve being driven from Eden. Eden is then guarded by a Cherubim and a
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We know that God is sovereign, and by that we think that he will intervene in our lives and move and make things happen that need to happen. Our response to this is that we sit back and wait, and wait and wait. We wait for God
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