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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…

What is at the centre of the book of Psalms? There are 5 books in the book of Psalms, so the middle book is book 3, and the middle of book 3 is Psalm 81 and the middle of Psalm 81 is verse 8: “Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! O Israel, if…

There’s a beautiful verse in our reading from Leviticus 21. It’s a verse that shows the Lord’s care for those with disability (21:22). On a first reading this passage may cause those with disability to feel excluded, quadriplegic Joni Earekson Tada confesses this is how she felt when she first read the chapter. She says…

What does it mean to be holy? Grow a big beard? Live in a monastery? Become a nun?! Leviticus 19 tells us that holiness is very down to earth and practical, it’s all about how we relate to God and others. It has to do with caring for the poor and obeying parents, keeping the…

“For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing.” (Psalm 31:10) Do you ever feel like that? I sometimes do. And it’s amazing that in the Psalms God gives us the words to express deep sadness. Almighty God allows us to tell Him how we are feeling. It’s almost as if He…

Have you ever felt alone? Maybe it was during the covid pandemic when you had to isolate, or maybe it was because of bereavement or a break up. If you have experienced this pain, then you will know something of what it must have felt for a leper: “He is unclean. He shall live alone.…