"the wells of Salvation". Isaiah pictured it, the Gospel writers describe it and the Book of Acts gives us instances of sinners drawing from them. Many have been doing so ... Read more

"How many loaves do you have? ". With this question, Jesus turns the whole perspective on the situation around. Instead of looking at what they hadn't got, as the disciples ... Read more

"Ill-gotten treasures are of no value". It is not what value your treasure is on the open market, but how you acquired it. This may be something that only you ... Read more

"Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient". No! Neither is two hundred thousand pennyworth, nor all the bread from all the bakeries in the land enough, if mankind is ... Read more

"and I will bless you". The Lord promised Abram that if he would leave his country, his people and his father's household and go to the land of which the ... Read more

"he who believes in me has everlasting life". Underwritten by His own atoning death and effectively sealed by His glorious resurrection, Jesus has no difficulty in fulfilling His promise. The ... Read more

"Who has believed our report? ". What Isaiah foretold in prophecy was witnessed by dwellers in Palestine 200 years later. For nearly two thousand years the followers of Jesus have ... Read more

"let not your hands be weak". These words are part of the prophesy of Azariah spoken to King Asa. They were days when 'there was no peace to him that ... Read more

"everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required". Better a little well used than a lot wasted. You are more likely to get five out of ... Read more

"My times are in your hand". Because we do not know what a day may bring forth, it is reassuring to read today's verse. Doing God's will now is more ... Read more