"like a tree planted by the water". This is a description of the person who trusts in the Lord. This tree is not burned by the heat or withered by ... Read more

"Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good". This was Jehoshaphat's advice to the judges of the people. It is counsel that stands for all who have to ... Read more

"The things which God has prepared for those who love him". Many biographies have been written about men and women who have devoted themselves to Christ and given their lives ... Read more

"Give us day by day our daily bread". Asking for one's daily bread assumes that one is dependent upon God for it. The labourer may toil to gather the harvest, ... Read more

"whatever my God says, that I will speak". The first thing to note is that Micaiah was in touch with God. He received guidance, counsel and instruction to pass onto ... Read more

"Watch … and pray". The three disciples had opportunity to witness the greatest drama of all time as Jesus wrestled in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, but they fell ... Read more

"Lord, you have been our dwelling-place in all generations". Many generations have crossed the stage of time since the Psalmist uttered these words. Not one has found them to be ... Read more

"your work of faith". Faith is much more than a vague wish. Faith leads to action that produces results. But it's not about how much faith we have but rather ... Read more

p>"if we neglect". It is the easiest thing to do because it is doing nothing. Conscientious people do not easily succumb to it, though the pressures of modern life can ... Read more

"Yet I will rejoice in the Lord". Our situations and circumstances will change. Things happen that we have little, if any, control over which can deeply affect us. Like Israel, ... Read more