We were recently driving along a long dusty farm road. It was a scorching 40c day. We passed a flock of sheep huddled together in a desperate attempt to shade each other. We felt so sorry for them and would have loved to provide them with a huge shady tree to shelter from the scorching… Continue reading Psa 61v4 – The shelter
May I pray this blessing for you? But first, let’s understand how blessings work. The first time blessing is mentioned in the Bible we read – “God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply…” (Genesis 1:22). Blessing is fruitfulness and multiplication. My blessing, fruitfulness, shared with you, multiplication. I received this prayer of blessing… Continue reading Psa 20v1-5 -Blessings Multiplied
“Come to my house” – “Come to my home”. While these may appear to be the same thing, there is a vast difference between them. A house is a building. A home is a place where people live. House describes the thing. Home describes the activity. A house is described by facts like the number… Continue reading Psa 90v1 – Your home
You are travelling home late at night, and get a flat tyre. It’s dark, and you’re alone. Is your first response to panic feeling frightened and vulnerable, or do you immediately notice the angel beside you and ask for God’s divine protection? There are three Bible passages where God assures us of the presence of… Continue reading Psa 91v11 – Angels all around
Mothers naturally do some things better than fathers. One of these is comforting. Maybe it’s because of the bond created at birth when a mother holds her newborn child. But whatever the reason, it’s a comfort found nowhere else except one place, the origin of comfort – God. “As a mother comforts her child, so… Continue reading Isa 66v13 – Our comfort
Visiting a castle in Europe, I was struck by just how huge these structures are. The walls are not only incredibly thick – enough to build a house on top of them – but they are many stories high. Often when a town was attacked, the inhabitants would all retreat into the safety of the… Continue reading Psa 91:2 – My Fortress
There is a strange verse at the start of the book of Judges. “The LORD was with the people of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had iron chariots” (Judges 1:19). It sounds like Almighty God couldn’t take out a… Continue reading Jdg 1:19 – Iron chariots
“Walkies!” One word and our dogs are transformed from deep sleep to fevered excitement. As we walk down our long driveway, they run all over the place, freely sniffing and exploring. However, when we go out the gate, we attach their dog leads. The rest of the walk is a little more constrained as they… Continue reading Joh 8:36 – The dog walk
Some have called Nehemiah the second shortest man in the Bible (knee-high Miah 🤣), but while that’s a joke, he does pray the shortest (unrecorded) prayer. The Jewish people are in captivity in Assyria (Iran). Nehemiah is a butler to the king, a job that requires his absolute best. Just looking sad could mean death.… Continue reading Neh 2:4-5 – The shortest prayer
Dark clouds are everywhere; a storm is brewing. That’s how life sometimes feels when everything starts to go wrong. It’s overwhelming. And in our storm, we cry to God, “Why me? Why do bad things always have to happen to me?” However, it’s often only in these dark moments that we see the light shining.… Continue reading 2Co 4:6 – Clouds and sun