"the prize for which God has called me". The prize before the eyes of the disciple of Jesus is the high calling of God in Christ. God sent His Son to be the Saviour of the World. He died for our sins. He will justify the ungodly who repent and when justified by faith there ... Read more

"How can these things be? ". We all have things we cannot understand. The surprising thing about Nicodemus was that as a spiritual leader among the people he did not understand the need for a new birth about which Jesus was telling him. We commend him for his honest and enquiring questions and have little ... Read more

"and great grace was upon them all". Grace is favour freely given. The Lord Jesus has never failed to meet the believer's every need for grace and help. This verse in the Book of the Acts describes the goodness of the Lord in covering the believers with grace as the Church was launched forward on ... Read more

"and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever". The Shepherd Psalm describes a relationship that will never end. In no way will the Lord help and protect you for a time, and then leave you to get on without Him. To reach the house of the Lord is to attain the ... Read more

"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 ever since. The prophet described those drawing water from these wells as doing so with joy. And what joy can equal that experienced when the ... 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 were doing, Jesus looks at what they have got. Jesus hadn't actually asked the disciples to provide the bread. He'd simply shared his concern for ... 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 and God know. Because of the importance attached to how we acquire what we have, the proverb goes on to say that righteousness delivers from ... 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 to be truly fed! For, man shall not live by bread alone. But give these people Jesus and all their needs will soon be met. ... 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 Lord would show him, the Lord would bless Him. Abram obeyed and became the father of all who exercise this faith and obedience. The Israelites ... 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 deepest sinner need have no difficulty in accepting it, for beginning with the malefactor who hung next to Him at Calvary, men ever since have ... Read more