“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 Many of us at one time or the other have had situations that wounded us deeply. Sometimes these painful incidents may be resolved quickly while other times they linger for years. According to Proverbs 27:6, wounds from a sincere […]

“Come now, and let us reason together”, says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 The Day of Atonement was the single most important day during the time of […]

“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.” – Romans 1:21 Among the soldiers of King Philip of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great, there was a man who had done some […]

“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” Psalm 9:1 We may not all agree to the same definition of success, but whatever your definition is, we all want more. Unfortunately, the desire for more can sometimes blind us to […]

“With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, “for his love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:41 I am not sure you remember Heman and Jeduthun.  They are not famous like your favourite Bible character yet they […]

“For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.” Galatians 3:18 Have you read about Harvey Penick? His first book, Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book, became a surprising best-seller, selling more […]

“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:30-31 Driving in some part […]

“Now the Bereans were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” Acts 17:11 The Bible says the Bereans were of more “noble character”, that is, they were […]

“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15 Who is a friend? According to one definition, ‘A friend is one to […]

“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” Isaiah 6:8 After his conversion, Paul spent almost 10 years of his life in obscurity. Some will think that’s an absolute waste of […]

“A father to the fatherless, a defender of the widows, is God in his holy dwelling.” Psalm 68:5 In the Bible, God presents Himself to us as a Father because we all understand who a father is. Even those who don’t have earthly fathers that treated them well still have […]

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfil.” Matthew 5:17 The Old Testament and the New are not two distinct books, but parts of the same. The New Testament is the rich ripe harvest of which the Old […]

“And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the 7th day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the […]

“And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” Genesis 5:24 Sometimes, the more significant, powerful, or influential someone is, the less you know about him or her. There are some people of influence whose names most of us have never heard, and about whom we […]

“It takes eleven days to journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh Barnea.” Deuteronomy 1:2 Have you ever had to take counsel from someone who said, ‘don’t worry, I know a shortcut that will save us a lot of time’, but eventually costing you more time […]