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‘“Abba, Father,” he said’ Mark 14.35 We have already looked at how Jesus was deeply distressed in the Garden of Gethsemane. In fact, the...

‘…he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.’ Mark 14.33 It is often implied that to be anxious or troubled is a failing or sin, yet...

“Rise! Let us go!” Mark 14.42 These words sound very positive and almost cheerful, yet they do not really do justice to the suffering...

“Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour?” Mark 14.37 There is something very powerful about this simple question that Jesus seems to ask...

‘But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.”’ Mark 14.31 Today is Palm Sunday, where the...

“Do you think I cannot call on my Father” Matthew 26.53 In the garden of Gethsemane, as the mob arrived to arrest Jesus one of his...

‘And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua … who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving.’ Nehemiah...

‘. . . God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.’ 1 Thessalonians 2.12 Some people seem to live such exciting Christian lives –...

‘The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.’ Proverbs 14.6 Both mocking and discerning are to...

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed…” Mark 4.3-4 This parable of the sower is so well known, with its...

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and...

‘You say, “I am rich…” But you do not realise that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.’ Revelation 3.17–18 Perhaps the most...

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes.” Revelation 21.4 This is such a tender picture of the love of God that we will encounter in...

‘The LORD confides in those who fear him;’ Psalm 25.14 The Living Bible phrases this so beautifully: ‘Friendship with God is reserved for...

“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory” Revelation 4.11 God is worthy and there will be times in our lives when we stand...

“All things have been committed to me by my Father.” Matthew 11.27 In many ways this sounds like a perfectly simple statement, but the...

‘God, who does not lie…’ Titus 1.2 This short statement can bring us up short. If God does not lie, then everything he says must be true....

‘For this God is our God for ever and ever;’ Psalm 48.14 What a stunning statement to bear in mind as we read the Bible and ponder the...

“I desire mercy, not sacrifice” Matthew 12.7 These simple words turn so much on its head. When we do something special and sacrificial...

“And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matthew 10.30 It is quite a thought that God knows us to such an extent that the...