• “it grieves me very much for your sakes” [Ruth 1:13(RAV)]

    "it grieves me very much for your sakes". Naomi's experience is something that many have known. She felt that it was her behaviour that had brought sorrow into the lives of her daughters-in-law. It was a sorrow that she could do little about. Fleeing to Moab with her husband who then died, followed by her ... Read more

  • “Wisdom is better than strength” [Ecclesiastes 9:16]

    "Wisdom is better than strength". Force may get things done but they may be the wrong things. Strength is blind without wisdom. If made to choose between the two, the Bible puts wisdom first. The second part of this verse reminds us of a common injustice we need to fight against, namely, the poor man's ... Read more

  • “your life is hid with Christ in God” [Colossians 3:3]

    "your life is hid with Christ in God". God's gift of eternal life has been brought to man by Jesus. All who believe in Jesus may receive this new life by faith. But it is hidden. That is why doubts can arise or our faith can sometimes falter. Yet when you consider the way the ... Read more

  • “Stop bringing meaningless offerings” [Isaiah 1:13 (NIV)]

    "Stop bringing meaningless offerings". It is not what you have in your hand but what is in your heart that counts when you come before the Lord: not what you have done, but what you are! We can do nothing to earn or merit our salvation. Why then do we bring worthless trinkets to the ... Read more

  • “praying always for you” [Colossians 1:3]

    "praying always for you". You would expect to hear that the church at Colosse were praying for Paul. But in his letter we see that from his prison in Rome, Paul was praying for them. Prayer is more than a money-in-the-slot exercise, as though you ask the Lord to do something and then take the ... Read more