"taken up dead". The unforeseen happens, our circumstances change, things are no longer the same and what we knew as something very much alive we take up as something dead. ... Read more

p>"the people sat down to eat and to drink and rose up to play". Aaron proclaimed it a feast to the Lord but it was idolatry. When worship becomes eating, ... Read more

"Peace, be still". There are really two statements in these words of Jesus as He stood among the frightened disciples in a storm. Peace - that is His Name - ... Read more

"I am a woman who is deeply troubled". Hannah was disturbed in spirit because God had shut her womb and prayer did not seem to be having any effect. So ... Read more

"I want to encourage you". What a lovely expression! How we should all be seeking to do this, one to the other! Here are some ways in which we may ... Read more

"you have put all my sins behind your back". Hezekiah had just been granted an extension to his life after God had told him to put his house in order ... Read more

"The Lord has done great things for us". Often at the time, God's plan and purpose was obscure - you did not recognise just what He was doing. But now ... Read more

"He touched her hand and the fever left her". Fever rages in many today. The fever of frustration - trying so hard yet never seeming to get there. The fever ... Read more

"women who work hard in the Lord". This is not about whether you go out to work or not. It's not about getting status from a job title or how ... Read more

"set your affection on things above". There is so much to attract below that it needs a conscious effort to do this! Our world is so full of fascinating things ... Read more