Practical meditations upon God’s Word
As I was reading the astonishing story of the ten plagues, I was struck by one phrase. Amongst our Heavenly Father’s systematic destruction of everything the Egyptians had, with wave after wave of devastation and catastrophe, my eye was not caught by how the incredible plagues arrived. It was how they left. It occurs first […]
We find an interesting contrast between Hosea 10 and Colossians 1 about fruitfulness. In Hosea 10:1 the people of Israel are condemned for being an empty vine and only bringing forth fruit unto themselves. Unfortunately, the words of the prophet had no effect; the people were in the same state at the time of Christ. […]
It never ceases to amaze me the infinite layers of meaning that the Father has woven into the fabric of Scripture. This struck me again recently when looking at the story of Jesus turning the water to wine in John 2. It is easy to read over this event and take nothing more from it […]
We would do well to “count our blessings”. We so readily get caught up with the mundane and often onerous things of life with all their pressures and become complaisant, dissatisfied, even disgruntled. But, to stop and purposely think about the numerous blessings we have can put things in better perspective. David did this at […]
Imagine if you were given the diagnosis that you have a terminal condition — you could die at any time. How would you live your life? Would you become demoralised, morose, and give up? Or, would you live each day as if it were your last? The fact is, every one of us has a […]
Isaiah 40:1–11 All those voices speaking on Yahweh’s behalf, and what are they saying? The messages spoken are most intriguing: Verses 1–2 have Yahweh’s voice calling upon His servants to speak unto His people words of comfort Verses 3–5, a voice calls for hearers to go out into the wilderness to prepare a straight, smooth, […]
Isaiah 40:1–11 We continue our theme from Isaiah 40. This time, we focus on the voices. There are several voices in Isaiah 40:1–11. Some of them are identified; others are implied: Verses 1–2: it is Yahweh’s voice crying, “Comfort ye, comfort ye, comfort ye my people, says your God.” He speaks unto His servants to […]
Isaiah 40:1–11 Who is this voice? John the Baptist? Well yes, he was a voice (John 1:19–23), and he did make that cry from the wilderness beckoning any who would respond to come into the wilderness to prepare for the coming of the Lord. But, the voice in Isaiah Chapter 40 is not only John […]