An Ordinary Man We tend to think of the apostle Paul as tall, well built and the picture of perfection. We think of him as an amazing speaker with crowds flocking to hang off his every word. Surprisingly our very own New Testament gives us a completely different picture. He never saw himself as a
What’s God Like? “What comes into mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us… “Were we able to extract from any man a complete answer to the question “What comes into your mind when you think about God?” we might predict with certainty the spiritual future of that man” A.W.Tozer
Trust in Jesus In my teenage years I was a consistently in church – but was not a Christian. The problem was: I didn’t know I wasn’t a Christian. If anyone had asked me what I needed to do to make it to heaven, I would have answered “Go to church and live a reasonable
The Fear of God ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom’ Proverbs 9:10 When the book of Proverbs talks about wisdom, it is describing what we might call integrity or righteousness. Wisdom was demonstrated by a lifestyle that honoured God. Walking in wisdom was walking with God. Wisdom was not a quality
Pray, Pray, Pray And when you pray, do not keep babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Matthew 6:7,8 Never read Jesus’ words superficially. His statement here can leave us thinking ‘I
Fear God, Trust God Western Christians are well known for their fear of suffering. It has been speculated for decades that this fear has pushed Western Christians to adopt a view of future tribulation that says they don’t have to go through it. This is despite the fact that Jesus spoke over and over of
Today’s ‘Elishas’ The story of Elisha following Elijah to receive a double portion of his anointing is a well known one. The two men begin in Gilgal (just on the western side of the Jordan River) and walk to Bethel (almost as far as Jerusalem) to Jericho (very near where they started) and back to
Eternity’s Perspective Psalm 73 highlights a common test for Christians. We look around us and can’t understand why people who want nothing to do with God do so well. ‘They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong … This is what the wicked are like – always carefree, they increase in wealth’ (verses
Pray for Our Leaders Western Christianity seems to have a love-hate relationship with politics and politicians. At one end of the spectrum we have those who think Christians should rule the nation according to God’s standards. At the other end are those who don’t like God’s people having any involvement whatsoever with secular government. Elijah
Many Faceted God is a bit like a diamond. If you hold a diamond one way, you see particular colours. But move it, even a little, and the colours change. God doesn’t change, but there are times when He chooses to emphasise a particular part of His character. And then He can turn around and
