"guard what has been entrusted to your care". Put up a guard before there is a break-in. A realisation of how valuable our calling in Christ is and how much ... Read more

"Stop bringing meaningless offerings". It is not what you have in your hand but what is in your heart that counts when you come before the Lord: not what you ... Read more

"And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you". So many things in life seem to be coming our way yet turn off at the last minute or ... Read more

"praying always for you". You would expect to hear that the church at Colosse were praying for Paul. But in his letter we see that from his prison in Rome, ... Read more

"Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? ". Jesus might have been pre-occupied with more important matters, but it's very unlikely this was ... Read more

"now therefore". Recognition of God's blessing in the past enables a man or woman to face the future with confidence and to step forward in His Name. Our 'now' must ... Read more

"as we have opportunity". Opportunities come and go. Some are taken, others are lost, but here Paul speaks of an ongoing opportunity. There is no doubt in his mind that ... Read more

"whithersoever the king's commandment … came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day". The Jews had lived in dread of extermination as a result of ... Read more

"it seemed right to all the people". The whole assembly of Israel agreed that David their king should bring the ark back from Kiriath Jearim where it had been temporarily ... Read more

"Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty handed". It could be anyone who keeps the family together at home, but in Ruth's case it was her mother-in-law. All who know ... Read more