With this news, strengthen those who have weak knees. Say to those with fearful hearts, Be strong & do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you.” Isaiah 35:3-4
“Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life” Psalm 143:10 NIVUK A few weeks ago, I had to attend an appointment at a nearby hospital for some tests. I was shown into a busy ‘day ward’, and as I sat in my curtained cubicle waiting for the doctor to […]
“Anxious fear brings depression, but a life-giving word of encouragement can do wonders to restore joy to the heart.” Proverbs 12:25 TPT A Timely Word King Solomon, often called “the wisest man that ever lived,” recognised not just the awfulness of depression, but one of its main causes. Fear. There’s a lot of fear mongering going on […]
“Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him.’ So they called the blind man. ‘Take courage!’ they said. ‘Get up! He is calling for you.’ Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.” (Mark 10:49-50) The Beggars’ Cloak In Biblical times, those who were disabled or suffering from disease frequently became beggars in the […]
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” (Psalms 46:10 NLT) Psalm 46:10 is one of the most commonly quoted scriptures. It’s one of those soothing, refocusing, ‘grounding’ scriptures that comes to mind when we are facing a crisis of some […]
En-Courage “But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.” Hebrews 3:13 We are all, as followers of Jesus, to be an encouragement to others. We are to daily encourage, because life can be tough. Encourage: En-Courage To encourage means to help […]
“Be devoted to tenderly loving your fellow believers as members of one family. Try to outdo yourselves in respect and honor of one another”. Romans 12:10 These past few months have been a strange time, and for many people, a lonely time. Thankfully the church I belong to went online almost as soon as lockdown […]