Romans 8 verse 28 (NIV)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 I’ve been very challenged of late to think about things that happen in life e.g failure- through a different lens- namely God’s. Like an old long …
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Devotion | God is Able
Songs can bring such encouragement to fortify and strengthen us. A new song we are learning in church has a tag with the words You’re not done with me yet, there’s so much more to the story….The words “You’re not done with me yet” move me in my spirit. In the deepest part of me, …
Devotion: Faith or Fear?
1 John 4 v. 18 NIV There is no fear in love. But perfect love casts out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. It was a beautiful day in the school holidays and I had decided to take 5 of our grandchildren aged …
Devotional | Forgive Ruthlessly
Psalm 103 verse 2 NIV Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits-verse 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. Being cold, dark, damp and dated, it was time to update our main bathroom. The process of that renovation has taken a few curly turns. Firstly, we …
Devotional | From Depleted to Dependent
From Depleted to Dependent: Mark 5 verses 25 -34 ( NIV ) Mark 5 v. 27- When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” The whole idea of the Holy Spirit drawing us …
Devotional | Where are you dwelling?
Dwelling and Resting: Psalm 91 verse 1- 2 and 9 -10 NIV He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Verse 2. I will say of the Lord “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” This year personal circumstances …
Devotional |Though The Fig Tree Does Not Bud
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, verse 18- yet will I rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God …
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Devotion | Reigning in life
Romans 5 verse 17 (NIV) For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. This weekend the world has been celebrating with …
Devotional | Excess Baggage
Hebrews 12 verse 1 (NIV). Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perserverance the race marked out for us. Recently I had the wonderful treat of flying to Queenstown. On the …