We are told that “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT)Sounds pretty important, so let’s look at the first one mentioned – faith. What is Faith? The Amplified version of 1 Corinthians 13:13 describes faith as an abiding trust in God and His promises. …
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Who told you that you were naked? One of the questions that God asks Adam and Eve in the garden is who told them they were naked. He didn’t ask them why they were naked, he asked them who told them they were naked. As I read this question, I find it goes beyond just …
One day my husband came home with a few suits he’d taken to the dry cleaners, they were tied together with a piece of brown string. I immediately thought of how string was used to help people remember. Growing up when I’d mention I’d want to try and remember something I’d often hear the phrase: …
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He will do it again. It’s so easy for us to forget what God has done. We often read the bible and wonder at how the people of Israel could so quickly forget what God rescued them from. We wonder at their grumbling in the desert, shaking our head at their attitude. But the truth …
By Jodie McCarthy My writing year starts in February with the school term, as school holidays and writing time are not compatible for me. And yet, February has come and gone and still I have found it hard to settle properly into a routine. Maybe it was the snap lockdown at the beginning of the …
Do you ever feel like a broken song playing on repeat? Sometimes I feel as if I’m a broken record, bringing the same tune to the Lord over and over. Help me, Lord; take away the pain, Lord; fix the situation, Lord; bring restoration, Lord; help me to do the right thing, Lord. I often …
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You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. – Isaiah 26:3 Finding perfect peace is not an easy thing to come across. Often, most of us have seasons where we don’t feel peace at all, let alone have perfect peace. But God’s Words tells us that …
By Jodie McCarthy The start of a new year brings with it hope and new dreams and, after the epic marathon that was 2020, we are all in need of this. Yet, barely weeks into 2021, already there have been lockdowns in a number of states of Australia, and let’s not talk about how Christmas …
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”) – Matthew 1:23 I love the name Immanuel. It’s one of the names of Jesus and means ‘God with us’. And we never hear Immanuel more than at Christmas, when we’re reminded in Matthew …
By Meredith Resce Jesus Christ is coming to town I’m making a list I’m checking it twice Gotta find out if I need Bon Bons and ice Prawns and pudding Mince pies and lights. I worry when I’m sleeping I plan when I’m awake I organise and shop and bake So it’s done for …
