“Encourage one another daily” (Hebrews 3:13)
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
(Hebrews 10:23-25)
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgement you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you." (Matthew 7:1-2) We see faults in others long before we see them in ourselves. We judge others more harshly than...
"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men..." (Colossians 3:23) On my brother Alfred's birthday in August of 2018, he was getting treatment in Mexico. As he was on the other side of the world, it was difficult to get him a gift or do...
It is only in one gospel, and only a few verses, but what a wonderful insight this extraordinary incident affords us. The Lord Jesus is nearing the town of Nain on the road from Capernaum and a large crowd is with him. "And when He came near the gate of the city,...
In a certain farmyard there was a pond, and around the pond were scattered a number of ducks. They were pleasantly tame, and they appeared, if you can say this of ducks, reasonably content in their small world. They had their own routines and a well known, and...
For some reason we tend to associate zeal with youth, and misguided youth at that. We expect, and we usually see, the zeal fade with time, and we tend to associate maturity with something much cooler, more moderate and better managed. Is this as it should be? Why do...
“If you love Me, keep My commandments." (John 14:15)"You are My friends if you do whatever I command you." (John 15:14) There are many precious sayings of the Lord Jesus that are both well known and much loved. But there are some, like these, that are, shall we say,...
A voice says, "Cry!"And I said, "Why should I cry?" We bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. The days of our age are threescore years and ten;or even by reason of strength fourscore years;yet their span is but labour and sorrow;they are soon...
"Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3:18) When we were children we wanted to grow and we expected to grow. We thought little about how we grew because it happened so naturally and, to us, imperceptibly. Life appeared to be...
"You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light." (1 Peter 2:9) I go to a restaurant. Of course I have chosen the one that best...