"if the goodman of the house had known". We don't know when the Lord will return and so need to be ready. That He is coming He made quite clear with the words "I will come again". We need to be ready. Followers of Jesus all down the years have lived in expectancy of His ... Read more

"How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God". The important words to note here are 'thoughts to me' - that is, God's thoughts relating to the Psalmist. The word translated 'thought' is unique in the Old Testament. It conveys the meaning of 'association of ideas or plans', and it is the revealed idea ... Read more

"neither cold nor hot". Lukewarm! Trying to be hot and cold at the same time, but succeeding only in making an insipid mixture admired by no one. This is the Spirit's complaint about the church in Laodicea and it is the Spirit's complaint about many today. In test cricket there is a second innings when ... Read more