"rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness". Rain from heaven falls upon our earth as a blessing from God. Those who have least appreciate this most. Yet God's blessings are not confined to physical pleasure. Jesus is the bread of life, those who come to Him do not hunger ... Read more

"The man ... had no idea who it was". We find it surprising that the man healed after 38 years suffering had no idea who had healed him. Yet the Lord is working in so many lives and they do not know it! More of us need to set about finding what God is doing ... Read more

"supposing that the prisoners had escaped". The Philippian jailer all but took his life as a result of this mistaken supposition. It was only the reassuring cry from one of two recently admitted prisoners that they were all there that prevented him from doing so. But God used this near suicide situation to give the ... Read more

"The eternal God is thy refuge". An age-old promise with a present day application! Storms of life still rage: failures abound and disappointments are as numerous as ever. Sorrow is on every hand and many seem to have more than their share. This world affords little shelter when hurricanes of life take us by surprise. ... Read more

"and there he called on the name of the Lord". It is good when you reach a point in your life when you see the need to call upon the Lord - to plead for His personal intervention in your case. The circumstance that made Abraham do this arose out of contention he had with ... Read more

"Have faith in God". It is not without significance that these words were spoken in relation to a fig tree that withered and died when Jesus cursed it having found no fruit thereon. Few of us have a faith in God that extends to fig trees, or the little things of life. We feel we ... Read more

"The sins of some are conspicuous". They are the ones that the rest of mankind hypocritically dub as criminals, enemies of society, without restraint, and so on. But sin is not something that only exists when discovered. All have sinned and fallen short of the mark. Secret sinners, polished sinners and disguised sinners are probably ... Read more

"the children's crumbs". It is the 'children's crumbs' I need from the Lord Who made and upholds all things I can ever see or know. What seems impossible to me is no problem for Him: the improbable to me is everyday to Him. If I can get into right perspective what I feel I need ... Read more

"Our God is a God who saves". He saves a person from the penalty for sin. His atoning sacrifice on Calvary meets the demands of His justice and brings instant peace to all who seek refuge beneath it. He saves man from himself. What glaring errors, calamitous misjudgments and irrevocable blunders I am capable of. ... Read more

"Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God". You can neither please nor serve both God and mammon. There are no double-agents in Christ's kingdom! Satan is responsible for our fallen nature and he makes sure that he controls it. Those who serve sin are sin's servants. The Devil declared war on God and ... Read more