"And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit". The Holy Spirit brings joy - it is a fruit of the Spirit. The disciples were filled with ... Read more

"Go your way". We are not told where Bartimaeus went after Jesus had healed him. Whatever he did, it was his own thing - Jesus called it, 'your way'. The ... Read more

"his sleep went from him". Darius had been tricked into issuing an edict that Daniel could not observe. It marked the end of Daniel's presidency. Darius was made to place ... Read more

"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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read more