"the gift of God is eternal life". On a day when we examine our gifts more carefully and begin to enjoy them more fully, can we pause to consider the greatest gift of all. Those who receive this gift find that its blessing begins now. The gift of eternal life makes all the difference to ... Read more

"Giving thanks". Paul's Letter to the church at Colosse is soaked in thanks. When he and Timothy recalled the faith and love of the believers there, they gave thanks. When he wrote his great prayer for the Christians in Colosse he included in it that they might give thanks to the Father who had made ... Read more

"The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner". When a babe, Jesus was rejected by Herod. Early on in His ministry He was rejected by His own close family who did not believe in Him. The crowd rejected Him on one occasion and tried to push Him over the edge ... Read more

"Be reconciled to God". Reconciliation to God is no longer beyond man's grasp. We do not have to implore God to lay a pathway upon which we may tread. We read earlier that God has reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ. He is the way back to God - a risen glorified Saviour. Our ... Read more

"about three in the afternoon he had a vision". These words relate to Cornelius. He was a Roman centurion with a devout and God-fearing family and one who gave generously to those in need and who prayed regularly. He was pointing the right way, but needed something more. A vision of an angel started this ... Read more

"perfect peace". Uninterrupted, undisturbed and unaffected by the bedlam that may be going on around; concerned but not conquered by events they behold; this describes perfect peace. This verse gives the answer and the key - their mind is stayed on the Lord because their trust is in Him. As a result they are not ... Read more

"He has brought us to this place". After rehearsing God's dealings with His People, Moses is here showing them the manner in which they should come before the Lord with the offering of their firstfruits. It was important that they should recognise that the Lord had brought them to the place where they now were. ... Read more

"My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest". This promise is for us today. In the next verse Moses prays asking the Lord not to let them go forward if he does not go with them. We all have to move forward and Moses was saying he did not want to ... Read more

"Take heed to yourselves". Jesus is warning us not to drift through the day like dead fish go downstream. You can do something positive today and that will make a difference. Taking heed and forethought will make you ready to respond to the unexpected. When called upon to make a quick decision we need to ... Read more

"they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell". The chief priest, scribes and elders did not want to face up to Jesus' question, so they said they did not know the answer. They were afraid to say what they thought because it was so obviously flawed. They were not prepared to think through the ... Read more