Goal! You can’t miss it. The way players react when they score a goal! Pure joy. Some grab their shirt and proudly display their number to their fans, or run, pumping their arms in the air as the crowd cheers. They’ve accomplished something amazing and deserve to feel proud. While others falling to their knees,… Continue reading Pro 28v25 – Proud goal
Streaks are a blessing and a curse; it seems most apps now have them. Every day you open the app and perform a required task, you earn another day in your unbroken streak. When days become months and even years, the thought of breaking the streak is just too terrible to consider. And so we… Continue reading Jos 1v8 – Your streak
Millions watch unboxing videos on YouTube where someone slowly opens the box of a new phone or sports shoes. The attraction is in the anticipation of seeing the new item revealed. Anticipation builds as the cellophane is unwrapped. The smooth whisper of the box lid lifted. It’s crazy that there is so much interest in… Continue reading Rom 8v19 – unBoxing Day
In our world, where hope is lost Where faith is gone and lives forlorn Unto us, a child is born. In our world, where people hurt Where dreams are broken, and hopes are riven Unto us, a son is given. In our world, where rulers fail Where peace is lost, and wars do smoulder The… Continue reading Isa 9v6 – In our world
We have lots of emojis for it – 😃 😊🤣😁 – joy, happiness. Yet what is it that brings us joy? Getting a new phone? Going on a holiday? Meeting a long-lost friend? Our sports team winning? Many things can bring us a surge of joy, but it’s a joy that soon fades as the… Continue reading Mat 2v10 – exceeding great joy
Have you ever put so much effort into something you almost fainted? I have had this experience running ultramarathons. These races are a big stretch for me as a rather average runner. Often the last few hours push me way beyond my limit resulting in me sometimes feeling light-headed and close to fainting from exhaustion.… Continue reading Psa 84:2 – Fainting
Jack Dale’s greatest desire was to win a gold medal in the 50m Olympic freestyle race. His dad was a very talented swimmer and agreed to be his coach. Over the years, Jack followed his dad’s training program and instructions. Sometimes it was really difficult pushing Jack beyond what he thought possible. However, his dream… Continue reading Isa 26v8 – Trust and glory
Do you sometimes feel absolutely wretched – separated from God and following His ways? The people in the time of Ezra felt like this. Ezra read God’s Word to them, and the people wept. They understood how far they had fallen from God’s commandments. But Ezra encouraged them, and those same words are offered to… Continue reading Neh 8:10 – His Strength
Shame; “a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.” How often in your life do you experience this feeling? We just said a hurtful thing about a close friend. We were angry with a family member. We were dishonest at work. Shame destroys our happiness, health, and… Continue reading Psa 34:5 – Sparkling
You wake up in the morning and reach for your phone. You notice an unread message. You open it. It’s from Jesus. “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing… Continue reading Son 2:10-13 – The Love message