“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul”. 1 Peter 2:11 [KJV] Tower Hill I’m sure we can all think of instances when we felt very alone in a crowd. Maybe you went to an event and didn’t know anyone there. Or you were in a place where everyone around you was speaking a language you didn’t know. Perhaps you were the only work colleague who didn’t laugh at the boss’ crude joke. Maybe you’ve joined a new chur

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 [KJV]   At some time, we all reach a point in our lives when continuing to do God’s will seems impossible. Circumstances seem hopeless, our labours appear fruitless, disappointment crushes us and we are emotionally and physically exhausted. “Lord,” we might say, “I can’t do what You want!” But what we’re really saying is, “I don’t want to do what You want.” Yet Jesus says, “If y

“They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.” Psalm 34:5 [KJV] I was sitting with a group of friends at a function, when dessert was announced. Instantly, one of the men’s faces lit up with a huge smile. “Wow,” I joked, “You must really like dessert, you’re beaming!” The man looked confused, then laughed, “Oh no,” he said, “My wife just came back into the room. I was smiling at her.” Aww! There’s something special about the way a person’s face

“I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19b [KJV] Flinders Ranges SA There are many descriptions...

"O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever." Psalm 136:26 [KJV] During the week, I read Psalm 136 in my...

“My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.” Psalm 57:7 [KJV] Have you ever noticed the difference between...

“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou...

“Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, [and he said] …who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”...

““Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain …ye...

“My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him.” Psalm 62:5 When we were little, my younger sisters and I loved to...

Last Sunday, I asked a couple of Christian girls a question: what are things people say to you when you are single? In a few minutes, the...

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans...

““And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am...

“Even the youths shall faint and be weary… But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as...