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The death of anyone is hard, but when it’s your child, it is perhaps the hardest of all. And when it’s your only son, and you’re a widow it would surely be overwhelming. It’s hardly the sort of thing you could call “light and momentary”. Jesus meets a woman in exactly this situation in today’s…

There’s no one like our God! What a privilege to be His people. The book of Deuteronomy recounts what God has done to get Israel to this point. As Israel is about to enter the promised land, God is saying to them, remember who you are. Who are they? They are a beloved people. Here…

Is your Christianity a hobby, something you do in your spare time? Perhaps that’s how Simon felt about Jesus, he was happy to listen to Jesus occasionally, but to listen to Jesus in all of life was a bit too much. In Luke 5 something happens that helps Simon discover that there is great blessing…

Do you long for an end to suffering? No more physical or mental anguish. No more knots in your stomach over concern for a loved one. Whilst much good can come through suffering, if we’re honest, we’d rather be free from it. In our readings today the boundaries of the promised land are drawn out…

Look at the heart of Jesus: “But I, when they were sick – I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with my head bowed on my chest. I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother… But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered; they gathered together against…

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…