“From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’)” Matthew 27:45-46 On, Good Friday, we mark the moment Jesus […]

“It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he […]

“As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.” Ezekiel 34:12 In August 2023, Chris Oxlade-Arnott spotted the animal at […]

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 John 3:1 God’s love for us is unmatched. He does […]

“Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O my people, I am […]

“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 How often do we stop to consider the depth of God’s love for […]

‘Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.’ Ephesians 6:10 Paul tells us two things about his thorn: First, that it was a messenger of Satan sent to buffet him. The word ‘buffet’ means ‘to render blow after blow’. It was not one battle, but a series of […]

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.” – Ezekiel 33:7 Roger Boisjoly, a booster rocket engineer at NASA contractor Morton Thiokol, tried vehemently to prevent the launch of the Space Shuttle […]

“I am the LORD your God; follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.” – Ezekiel 20:19 Kent and Barbara Hughes write in their book “Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome” the following: “Elisabeth Elliot once stayed in the farmhouse of a Welsh shepherd and his family high […]

“So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.” – Ezekiel 24:18 In an article titled “Ministering During Personal Tragedy”, author Jess Rainer writes: “We were not prepared for the death of our […]

“Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, O house of Israel?” – Ezekiel 18:31 In his book “Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine”, author Max Lucado writes: “In the spring of 2010, […]

“You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.” – Ezekiel 2:7 In his book “The Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power in Your Life”, evangelist Billy Graham tells of the importance of witnessing with the following illustration: “An old American Indian […]

“You have kept your promise because you are righteous.” Nehemiah 9:8 God is faithful to His Word. When He makes a promise, He fulfills it. The righteousness of God guarantees that every word He speaks is true and will come to pass. In Nehemiah’s time, the Israelites recognized God’s faithfulness, […]

“They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it. But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.” Nehemiah 4:8-9 Life is full of challenges, and trouble often comes when we least expect it. The […]

“Don’t grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!”– James 5:9 Charles Darwin, known for his chronic complaining, was at his happiest when he had something to criticize. He wrote to Charles Lyell in October 1861: “But I am very poorly […]