Our lives stand or fall on our understanding of who Jesus is. Perhaps this Christmas can be a time when we consider again what Christmas is, and who Jesus really is. Ah yes; Christmas is about remembering, Christmas is about releasing, and Christmas is about receiving. Read more...
The illustration above is Esther kneeing before King Ahasuerus. An elderly woman supports her, and the king lowers his sceptre to her head, as a sign of acceptance and affection. It’s a key moment in the history of the Jewish people. Read more...
In the midst of all the evil of our own land, all the people need to know that God, the Lord, is God; Sovereign, Master, King, Creator, Judge, Saviour. But especially we the people of God, need to know that God is the Lord, that He is God. End of story. Read more...
What is our perspective, our view, our vision, our concept of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit? It’s very important. How we view something is our reality of that. It’s a bit like wearing glasses. They become a filter, that changes what is, to what we see. The reality hasn’t changed, but what we see of it has. Read more...
Everything was filled with His presence and everything that wasn’t Godly just vanished away. His love filled the room. I mean His love! His indescribable love! It was love like we have not and cannot know or fully understand. It was total, powerful, inconceivable and indescribable in human terms. Read more...
When things are going well, how do we see God? When things are not going well, how do we see God? Because our perspective of God matters a great deal. How do you and I see God? What is He like in our view? These are massive questions. Read more...
We’re considering the thought that the I am of God comes before the I will. God is who He is, that’s is His Identity. After that, we have the things God does, that’s His activity. Read more...
God through the prophet Isaiah says to us to fear not, and be not dismayed. Fear has the capacity to grip us. It is real but it is powerless when God is in the picture. Fear also blinds us to seeing things we should see that are there, and causes us to see things we shouldn’t see that are not there. Read more...
In just a little while here in New Zealand it will be Easter. It’s the time when we remember why Jesus came to the earth the first time; for redemption. It’s a wonderful time of year and great opportunities abound to tell others of the reason for the season. Read more...
God’s grace is His ability to do for us what we could not do, and to make us what we could not become. Our salvation, and our position before God is all a work of grace. There’s nothing we can do to earn or deserve it. Read more...
