Author: nickjones2011

How will God preserve His people? Doesn’t Christianity seem to be dying out? It can feel like that in the West. But the book of Numbers has a strange encouragement for us, God is able to preserve His people! In our reading today we come to the second census, more counting (the book of Numbers…

If you were Satan, where would you attack you? It’s a good question to ask, because it helps you to pray for the Lord’s protection in that area and to watch and pray so that you don’t fall. In Numbers 22-25, Satan tries two different ways to destroy God’s people. First, he tries to get…

I’ve done it again. I feel awful. Is there any hope for someone like me? Is it worth carrying on? Could God really be interested in someone like me? I wonder if you ever feel like that? God is a holy God, and maybe when you mess up you think, “I know I’ll make it…

How often should we praise the LORD? Once a week? Once a day? More? According to our Psalm for today, our praise should be from the rising of the sun to its setting! (Psalm 113v3). Why? Because, there is no one like Him. He is the most glorious. Just as your heart may rise at…

When I used to teach windsurfing, one of the most important things I would tell someone is look “where you are going”! It’s amazing how often people end up looking at their feet and then it’s not long until they are in the water! You end up where you are looking. For God’s people, we…

Do you ever wish you could change? Maybe its some habit that you can’t kick, or its losing your temper, or anxious thoughts. For God’s people on their way to the promised land it was grumbling! Think about how crazy they were to grumble. God had rescued them from the awful slavery in Egypt, He…

Isn’t it amazing that the LORD would want to bless people like us! People who so often ignore, grumble and disobey Him! How gracious of Him. At the end of Numbers 6 we see the LORD’s determination to bless His people. It is corporate and personal. He blesses all the people of Israel at the…

Worship is a serious business. Sometimes you’ll hear people talking about what worship they like, maybe what makes them feel good. But what if the important question is not what we like, but what God desires? In Numbers 3 we’re reminded of an incident that we read about back in Leviticus 10, two men used…

Congratulations if you have reached the book of Numbers in the Bible reading plan! Well what about Numbers? Let’s be honest, unless you’re into maths, it’s not the most exciting title! And as we begin to read about how many from each tribe, we might be forgiven for wondering what relevance those has to us…

“He is not afraid of bad news.” (Psalm 112:7) That would be a good place to be wouldn’t it? As we waited to find out if our son had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, I have to confess, I probably did fear the worst. How can we not be afraid of bad news? I think the answer…