“Cursed is the one who trusts in man”, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land whereContinue reading “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and not in man”
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Make Straight a Highway
A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will beContinue reading “Make Straight a Highway”
They will soar on eagle’s wings
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no-one can fathom.He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;but those who hope in the LordContinue reading “They will soar on eagle’s wings”
Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
“Well done, good and faithful servant.” Matthew 25:21
Do not rely on the spider’s web
Job 8:13-15, 20-21Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.What he trusts in is fragile; what he relies on is a spider’s web. He leans on his web, but it gives way; he clings onto it, but it does not hold. Surely God does not reject aContinue reading “Do not rely on the spider’s web”
A Highway Will Be There
Be strong, do not fear, your God will come …..Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs.In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.And a highway will be there;It will be called the WayContinue reading “A Highway Will Be There”
Your Fruitfulness Comes from Me
O Ephraim, have no more to do with idols ……I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me.Who is wise? He will realize these things.Who is discerning? He will understand them.The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble and fall. Hosea 14:8-9
Consider the lilies
Sermon on the mountLuke 12 27-28Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire,Continue reading “Consider the lilies”
Let the mountains sing together for joy
Psalm 98:7-9Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.Continue reading “Let the mountains sing together for joy”
Merry and True 