Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory. Ps 50:15 (NLT) One night when I was a college student, living in Sydney Australia in a share house, hundreds of miles away from home and my boyfriend (who is now my husband), I...
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments… 2 Cor 10:4 (NKJV) Go to PART 1 This scripture would have to be one of the most quoted verses of my childhood. We spent a lot of time ‘casting...
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds… 2 Cor 10:4-5 (NKJV) The word of God is referred to as a sword in Eph 6:17. Rev 12:11 says that we overcome evil by the blood of the lamb (Jesus sacrifice for us) and...
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matt 11:28 (NIV) In chapter 11, Matthew writes about the time when John the Baptist was in prison and sent for Jesus asking “are you the one? Or should I look for another?” I have judged John...
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 (NLT) Pain and Gain Have you ever fainted? Or been severely winded? Passed out? The feeling of going down and losing control of your responses and senses, watching the...
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Col 4:2 (NLT) Prayer Is There are some words we use so frequently that they have become part of the furniture of life… familiarity sticks to them like a regular sunrise and we stop paying...
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. Prov 19:2 (NLT) Details and Dramas Ever made an ill-informed decision? Or gone to do something without checking the details first? I’ve turned up to appointments a week early, dumped ingredients into a...
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Eph 2:8 (NKJV) It’s my daughter's birthday soon and I cannot wait! I’ve been carefully collecting gifts and planning the day so that she will have some beautiful...
He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 (NKJV) This verse used to make me feel small and insignificant. “I must be useless, sin-ridden, incapable… I must decrease because I am bad. Jesus must increase because he is good.” I was paralysed...
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Rom 8:28 (NIV) Vocation – Part 7 – Plan to Love Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5 | PART 6 OK. I know this...
