“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 OK…as always, the scriptures lay us down the challenge. Instead of saying “God...
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” It's Mothers Day here in Australia, not sure what's happening in other countries, but take some time today to honour and bless your mum....
Matthew 5:3 “You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.” Most people don't consider themselves blessed when they feel like they're at the end of their rope, hit rock bottom, maxed their limit. I...
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise. (Proverbs 11:30 NKJV) In the Garden of Eden were two trees: The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Both trees had fruit that was desirable. But one was forbidden. It...
“…Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” – Eph 6:10 We often talk about how we are all connected, I think as societies and communities, we'd like to believe it, but the proof of belief is action. Truly knowing that we are...
“Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness.” – Eph 4:4-6 MSG OK…so we do our best each day to bring you a challenge through encouragement…but today I really feel to lay the challenge on hard! Hopefully there's enough...
Isaiah 49:16 – The Amplified – “Behold, I have indelibly imprinted (tattooed a picture of) you on the palm of each of My hands; [O Jerusalem] your walls are continually before Me.” Isaiah is prophesying over the Israelites who once inhabited...
Proverbs 13:20 (The Message) “Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.” Growing up, and still today, I listened to a lot of music by ‘Steven Curtis Chapman'. He had a song called ‘Walk with...
Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” If we could encourage you in anything today, it would be that God is faithful. In a world and time were faithfulness is not always celebrated or...
James 5:16 “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” I used to read this verse and think ‘am I righteous enough to avail much? Are God and I on good enough terms for him to answer my prayer? I would pray fervently, but I begged...
