Devotional 15th November
The Word tells us that the Lord inhabits the praises of His people. There is something supernatural about praise, drawing us closer into His presence. As we turn our heart and focus to the majesty, holiness, mightiness, loving kindness, grace, mercy, sovereignty and compassion of God, we begin to see rightly. Praise produces an improvement…
Devotional 8th November
Do you think that God cares what you do with your money? He certainly does! The Bible has 2,500 references about money and how to handle it. That is five times more than faith and prayer! One memorable story Jesus told is The Talents Story (Matt 25: 14-28). At the time Jesus told this story,…
Devotional 1st November
Dr. Hans Selye researched and popularised a tiny membrane in the back of our head known as the RAS: Reticular Activating System. Your RAS has a primary function: it moves you in the direction of your dominant thought at that moment. We naturally act on what fills our minds. When we become preoccupied with a thought, eventually we want to act on…
Devotional 25th October
Meditating on God’s Blessings We find that there is power and encouragement to be had in meditating on how God has blessed us in the past. At home we keep a small box we call a ‘Blessings Box’. This box sits in our lounge and is where we store jottings about times when God has…
Devotional 18th October
‘Are we relevant’? We are told one of the greatest challenges for the Church today is to be relevant to a lost and fallen society. We have a society that is no longer built on the greatest commandment to love The Lord and love our fellow man. What exactly do people mean by relevant? Are…
Devotional 11th October
Perseverance The week before last we were in Auckland, staying with my daughter and I was amazed at her devotion toward her daughter. Miss H is totally dependent on people, (having a severe form of Cerebral Palsy) she’s doing everything for her. Her mother has persevered for a total of 11 years with her and I…
Devotional 4th October
The Secret of Living by Charles R. Swindoll Philippians 1 When money is our objective for happiness, we must live in fear of losing it, which makes us paranoid and suspicious. When fame is our aim, we become competitive lest others upstage us, which makes us envious. When power and influence drive us, we become…
Devotional 27th September
Living with change Somebody said that the reason lightning never strikes twice in the same place is because the same place isn’t there the second time! Because we live in a constantly changing, stress-filled world, we need to learn to recognize: (1) When to ‘give up’. We’re surrounded by escape artists trying to avoid the…
Devotional 20th September
Jesus the Conqueror JESUS. That is the name by which we live. Jesus. By recognising Him as a friend who will never leave us. Jesus. “You shall call his Name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins.” That word ‘sins” means not only murder and other brutal crimes, but doubts, fears, tempers,…
Devotional 13th September
KNOWING GOD’S LEADING 1 Kings 4:34 (NIV) “From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.” Even today, Solomon is remembered mainly for his wisdom, and he appears to have been well-respected in his own lifetime with people coming great…