Author: nickjones2011

Do you remember that feeling as a child when you got separated from your mum in the shops! That sense of panic when you realise you’re alone, where has she gone? But then you hear them, or catch a glimpse of them, and there is huge relief. When we get older, we face more permanent…

Can you imagine being able to do whatever you want to do? Whilst that might thrill us at a first thought, a closer reflection will make us realise that would be dangerous. But not for God, since He is perfectly wise, loving and pure. Psalm 135:5 tells us “whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in…

In John 14 we see something of the kindness and tenderness of our Lord Jesus. He is facing the agony of the cross, He knows what lies ahead, that He will be abandoned, mocked, spat on, flogged, crucified and worse of all face the wrath of His Father so that we don’t have to. And…

I’m not a farmer, but I know that the role of the shepherd is to care for the sheep. This involves making sure they have enough food and water, leading them to places that are safe for them to graze. It will involve rescuing those who have gone astray, and treating those who are sick.…

What makes you feel safe? Maybe it’s when you get home after driving through a storm or the ice, and you’re in front of the fire, warm and secure. Where do you look for security? Perhaps it’s money, or a relationship, or your health. There’s nothing wrong with any of those things, but none of…

The evenings are drawing in, and the mornings are not much better! How do you cope with all the darkness? I’m not sure of anyone who prefers the dark evenings to the long summer light ones. How strange that at this time of year (halloween), people will in some strange way celebrate darkness instead of…

Where do you long to be? Perhaps when you are on a long journey in the dark, on twisty roads, you just long to be safely home. Maybe you long to be with loved ones. In Psalm 84, the psalmist doesn’t hide where he wants to be. He longs to be with the LORD almighty,…