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‘… Jesus Christ, who is … the firstborn from the dead’ Revelation 1.5 The resurrection of Jesus is an incredible event that affects us...

Some incredible statements about Jesus feature in this verse and the next, and we will be looking carefully at them over the next few...

‘Let us not give up meeting together…let us encourage one another’ Hebrews 10.25 The writer of Hebrews has been encouraging his readers...

If you were to take these words seriously, your response could certainly not be, “So what?” Jesus oversees everything you do; he has gone...

‘For the Lord takes delight in his people…. Let the saints rejoice in this honour…’ Psalm 149.4-5 Things in which we take pleasure or...

“Surely God is my salvation” Isaiah 12.2 Perhaps one of the most common mistakes we make as Christians is that we tend to react rather...

The concept of Christ dwelling in our hearts is probably something we take quite lightly, thinking of it as a lovely description of his...

“Do not be afraid…” Deuteronomy 3.2 In the first three verses of this chapter, Moses is recounting the story of the encounter between the...

God, our loving father, is always at his work of loving, saving and caring. What’s more, nothing you do or don’t do will alter this fact...

In this particular story, Jerusalem had been captured and most of the people exiled, leaving only a few folk behind. These people came to...

This verse might seem like an obvious statement, but the implications of it are enormous for us, especially the phrase, ‘his...

There are countless times when we simply do not know what to do. You have probably been talking to someone or listening to their story...

Comparing yourself to others is such a harmful activity; it is one of the quickest ways of negating the wonderful things God is doing in...

The context of this verse is that Solomon had just dedicated his newly built temple to God and that very night God delivered his view and...

The self-control of the Holy Spirit may initially conjure up an image of a puritanical figure denying himself – and presumably us – any...

The gentleness of the Spirit, which is also a part of his nature, speaks of the wonder of his approachability. If you had a deep, dark...

The quality of faithfulness carries with it a sense of reliability; it speaks of constancy and consistency in spite of the...

‘Good’ is a very over-used word that is applied in a variety of ways, but it is an excellent description of the Spirit who dwells within...

Kindness is a beautiful word. We are used to thinking about the love of God, but the word ‘kindness’ adds something extra to the list of...

What a relief to know the Spirit within us is patient! Impatience and desperation are terms we might be tempted to think of as his...