"faith comes by hearing". This shows the need to proclaim or make known the gospel if folk are to believe. The heart is touched when the gospel is preached. There is a reaction - either to accept or reject. Acceptance means that the hearer believes and places their faith in it. They are able to ... Read more

"he brings them out of their distresses". Nowhere does the Word of God try to minimise the distress that men bring upon themselves. Usually as a result of unbelief or distrust, the heart finds itself carried to a place where no way out can be found. The Lord has a gracious way of taking His ... Read more

"he called her to him". She may never have dared to approach Jesus herself: the nature of her infirmity caused her to be judged unwholesome. However, she was found in the synagogue and probably had desires for godliness at least equal to other worshippers. Her condition - a curved spine - attracted the attention of ... Read more

"Be not afraid or dismayed by reason of this great multitude". The follower of the Lord must not be daunted by the size of the opposition. This is the lesson Jehoshaphat sought to teach Judah as they went out to meet the opposing forces. More important than the number of the enemy is that you ... Read more

"he was wounded for our transgressions". The scourging and beating, the torturous march carrying the Cross, the crucifixion and painful death are known to us all. Yet not all by any means recognise or accept that Jesus was wounded for their transgressions. It was my sin that impaled the Son of God to the Cross. ... Read more

"out of his heart will flow rivers of living water". The spiritual heart is the innermost being of a person. Faith in Christ - accepting Jesus and believing He is all He promises to be to you - makes a change within. Becoming a Christian is not applying a truth to the surface and allowing ... Read more

"at home in the body". The body is a comfortable home for some, for others it is racked with pain or disabled with infirmity. For all who love the Lord and look for His appearing there should be the knowledge that this home is temporary. Don't get too comfortable or the Lord may put a ... Read more

"You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord is God". What has God been doing with you all these years? Fed and clothed you while others wasted away? Given you health while others suffered? Protected you while others were exposed to all kinds of adversity? Moses reminded the Children of ... Read more

"windows in heaven" Letting the sunshine of God's love into our darkened hearts and lives. Showering upon us untold blessings and gifts from our loving heavenly Father. Opened to grant us a glimpse of the things God has prepared for those that love Him. A welcome break in the leaden skies that seem to cover ... Read more

"God has revealed them to us through his Spirit". The Apostle Paul writes about the hidden wisdom of God - something that the rulers and nobility of this world knew nothing of, or they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. In another passage he tells us that not many wise or mighty are ... Read more