Ps 119:18-20, Exodus 16:15-16, 1 Sam 14:24-29. Just as the Israelites had a provision of manna from heaven for their physical journey, we also have the provision of God’s word. The taste of Manna was Oil and Honey, speaking of the Holy Spirit’s illumination and the quickening effect in our lives. Ancient Words ever true, […]

In Psalm 119 the Psalmist uses the word “affliction” 7 times. When we consider these verses together we can see a maturing process and a growing understanding in the believer’s heart of how God uses affliction in our lives. We are sheep that are prone to wander and go our own way, but he can […]

Jesus came ‘to give His life a ransom for many’ (Matthew 20:28). Those who believe in the Lord Jesus are redeemed by His ‘precious blood’ (1 Peter 1:18-19). Why could only Jesus pay the ransom price to release us from the deadly results of our sin? How did He achieve this and what does it […]

1 Chron 4:9-10. Jabez was a man who had pain associated with his name. There was something that had happened in his past that he had no control over. This threatened to affect his whole life, yet we read that Jabez turned out to be an honourable man and rose above that name, his past, […]

Ps 63:1-5 & Other Scriptures. Why do churches fade and die? Why did some believers grow cold and lose their passion? What must be at the root of true praise? How does a Christian find the flow, the song, the oil, the wonder onoce again? In what ways must a believer guard their heart?