"The Lord sends poverty and wealth". Two extremes that most of us shun. Poverty is most unpleasant and especially so to those who have known plenty. Wealth is a rather precarious situation - it does not procure the things in life that matter and it brings responsibility that none but a few can properly manage. ... Read more

"if I build again the things which I destroyed". The edifice of sin and rebellion that the selfish heart has erected, sometimes over many years, can be destroyed in a moment. But given time the same evil designs can reappear again. Destroying the works of the Devil does not eradicate his desire to regain a ... Read more

"They all asked, 'Are you then the Son of God? ' ". Some may have asked by way of jest: the religious leaders who apprehended Jesus would be sarcastic. For others it was something to say and none of them really knew the importance of what was taking place. But they all asked: it was ... Read more

"The report I heard … is true". In a society where so-called spin-doctors distort or even deny the truth, it is difficult to know what to believe. Such was the report that reached the ears of the Queen of Sheba that she did not believe it. But her curiosity was aroused and she discovered that ... Read more

"you are precious and honoured in my sight". This is God's word regarding His chosen people of Israel and we know it is the regard He has for all who receive the salvation offered through His Son. In the Book of Revelation we read of the Bride, the Lamb's wife, having a brilliance like that ... Read more

"The bridegroom was a long time in coming". It is two thousand years since Jesus spoke these words in His Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. All these years God the Father is preparing a Bride - the church of Christ - for His Son. Few would have thought the advent of the bridegroom ... Read more

"they shall not be ashamed that wait for me". Waiting can be frustrating in everyday life. It should promote patience but it takes a lot of discipline to turn our times of waiting into times of profit. Waiting upon the Lord is quite different. For one thing, you know He will answer you and come ... Read more

"One sows and another reaps". It has always been that way and our modern and scientific age has made little change. While we sometimes think we see a project through from start to finish, in fact someone else generally gets the benefit from our effort, just as we benefit from the effort of those who ... Read more

"(the man) who finds great delight in his commands". Many find God's commands irksome to do if they attempt them at all. The prevailing wind in so many cases is to go and say and think as we will. Men try to show that life can be lived without bothering God or finding what He ... Read more

"she came behind him". Why did this woman come behind Jesus. Could it be because her faith was so strong that there was no need to confront Him? Her faith was in Jesus. She saw no need to explain her plight; she realised it was unnecessary and it would be humiliating anyway. Almost certainly she ... Read more