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Green pastures and quiet waters are external images of something internal to which we probably all aspire: peace. The words in this verse...

This is a beautiful promise that, if we think about it, is very bold: we will never be in want. The rest of the psalm goes on to explain...

If you live in a town or city, the notion of a shepherd may not mean much to you; you may not meet many shepherds in the course of your...

Something special happens when we can make the transition from God being ‘God’ to being ‘my God’. When we are able to speak to God in...

This is one of those beautiful phrases in the Bible that can have a growing influence upon us as we put a different emphasis on different...

This extract is how the Good News Bible translates Eve’s wonder as she stared at the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. In her case,...

I wonder what Jeremiah thought when he heard God speaking these words to him. It must have startled him. Presumably he assumed he was...

There is something incredibly hopeful about this detail from the story of Jesus healing a man at the pool of Bethesda. It probably...

The beginning of Genesis is an incredible picture of God’s creation and the rebellion of the human race against him. It is not just about...

The six simple words in this verse contain so much wisdom. At the heart of it, a practical application would be: if someone does...

When Isaiah saw into the future, he glimpsed something of the coming Messiah. This verse reveals that he saw something beautiful about...

What could God do through you today? If it is true that a spirit of power and love is within us, what difference can we make to those...

Most people have a fairly poor impression of themselves, either because they feel bad about past actions or because other people have...

This beautiful verse empha­sises that no matter who we are or what our background is, every single one of us has the privilege to come to...

Abraham uttered these words in response to God’s extraordinary promise that he and Sarah would have a child, and that through this child...

If God really is everywhere all the time, of course he sees everything, but what do we think God really sees? It is our answer to that...

In this passage Peter is about to be told that he is going to fail Jesus, despite his protestations to the contrary. That news is...

We may think we have a pretty good idea of what makes something a sin and could come up with a list of actions we would be able to...

An old saying, ‘Seeing the world through rose tinted spectacles’ is about choosing to view life in a positive way. As Christians who bear...

We rightly apply this command to things such as swearing and uttering inappropriate oaths, although there may be another application of...