"bread here in the wilderness". This world is in many ways a wilderness. And when something good begins to grow in the wild terrain of life it is often cut ... Read more

"The heart of the righteous weighs its answers". Why? Because a hasty answer can cause much mischief. Words spoken cannot be retracted. We say we withdraw a statement made but ... Read more

"I will follow you wherever you go". To the scribe who spoke these words, Jesus answered by telling him that foxes have holes and birds their nests, but He and ... Read more

"whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely". We recognise the Bible as the written Word of God conveying to man the great rescue operation that the Lord ... Read more

"of this he has given assurance to all men". "Of this" - of the fact that God has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness ... Read more

"Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites". Gomer had a history of unfaithfulness, even when Hosea first married her. An adulterous wife is not good for your reputation, especially ... Read more

"he cried with a loud voice". Nothing muted about the cry that woke Lazarus from the sleep of death. No mistaking the command of the One Who said 'I am ... Read more

"I find no fault in him". There was no fault in Him! The Apostle Peter says the same when describing Jesus as holy, harmless, undefiled and separate from sinners. Yet ... Read more

"Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to thy name give glory". There is always the temptation to take a little of the glory that should be the ... Read more

"ashamed of me". 'Who would be ashamed of Christ?' we might ask - ashamed of One who went about doing good; whose words and teaching have been the foundation of ... Read more