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03/09/2025

13/06/2024

God forgives and restores
Thursday 13th June 2024

‘Cleanse me from my sin.’ Psalm 51:2 NKJV

There is bad news, and there is good news. The bad news is, when David tried to hide his sin, God exposed it to the nation. The good news is, when he repented of his sin, God forgave him and expunged his record. And what God did for David, he will do for you. All you have to do is get down on your knees and pray, ‘Cleanse me from my sin…Create in me a clean heart, O God’ (Psalm 51:2, 10 NKJV).

If you want to know how God responds to such a prayer, here’s what he said to Solomon, David’s son: ‘If you walk before me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep my statutes and my judgements, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, “You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel”’ (1 Kings 9:4-5 NKJV).

Today you may feel that because of your sin you are beyond hope and redemption, and that you have forfeited the opportunity to be useful to God and to fulfil your destiny. Don’t believe it! You can recover. You can be restored. You can be forgiven. You can regain your integrity. You can be healed and become whole again. You can sing: ‘There is a fountain filled with blood, drawn from Immanuel’s veins, and sinners plunged beneath that flood, lose all their guilty stains.’ The word for today is – God will forgive and restore you; all you have to do is ask him.

19/05/2024

Rise above worry
Sunday 19th May 2024

'Trust in the Lord.' Proverbs 3:5 NIV

When you evaluate your worries, you may find you're doing one or all of these: (1) Forgetting that God is your friend. The psalmist said, 'The Lord is a friend to those who fear him' (Psalm 25:14 NLT). Friendship with God is built by sharing your life's experiences with him - every activity, every conversation, every problem and every thought. When you don't, you end up unaware of his presence, oblivious to his voice, resistant to his correction and out of sync with his timing. And when you live that way, there is one inevitable result - worry!

(2) Taking on things you shouldn't. Peter Marshall prayed: 'Father...check our impulse to spread ourselves so thin that we're exposed to fear and doubt, to the weariness and impatience that makes our tempers wear thin; [that] robs us of peace of mind; that makes skies grey when they should be blue; that stifles a song along the corridor of our hearts.' You lose your song when you add the unnecessary pressure of maintaining your exterior image, increasing your pace to keep up with the 'Joneses' and trying to fix everybody or live up to their expectations.

(3) Failing to give God lordship in everything. Either Jesus is Lord over every area of your life, or he is not Lord over any of it. We tell ourselves certain parts of our lives lie in the realm of God's concern, but not others. The Bible says, 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight' (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV). To live any other way is to live a worried life! Rise above worry
Sunday 19th May 2024

'Trust in the Lord.' Proverbs 3:5 NIV

When you evaluate your worries, you may find you're doing one or all of these: (1) Forgetting that God is your friend. The psalmist said, 'The Lord is a friend to those who fear him' (Psalm 25:14 NLT). Friendship with God is built by sharing your life's experiences with him - every activity, every conversation, every problem and every thought. When you don't, you end up unaware of his presence, oblivious to his voice, resistant to his correction and out of sync with his timing. And when you live that way, there is one inevitable result - worry!

(2) Taking on things you shouldn't. Peter Marshall prayed: 'Father...check our impulse to spread ourselves so thin that we're exposed to fear and doubt, to the weariness and impatience that makes our tempers wear thin; [that] robs us of peace of mind; that makes skies grey when they should be blue; that stifles a song along the corridor of our hearts.' You lose your song when you add the unnecessary pressure of maintaining your exterior image, increasing your pace to keep up with the 'Joneses' and trying to fix everybody or live up to their expectations.

(3) Failing to give God lordship in everything. Either Jesus is Lord over every area of your life, or he is not Lord over any of it. We tell ourselves certain parts of our lives lie in the realm of God's concern, but not others. The Bible says, 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight' (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV). To live any other way is to live a worried life!

09/05/2024

Life can be like Goliath, threatening and daring
But like David ; With God on your side and your talents in your hands.
Knock down every giant you face today
Go and do that which you are purposed to do in Jesus’ name. Amen
GO GET IT !

05/04/2024

Talking to your Father
Friday 5th April 2024

'Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.' Matthew 6:32 NLT

Jesus said, 'Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need' (Matthew 6:33 NLT). You ask, 'When I think about God, is that the same as praying?' It can be. We're all familiar with the power of unspoken communication. Many of us grew up with parents who didn't have to say a thing to make their will known. It may have been a certain look in their eye or some other unspoken signal. But we knew exactly what was being communicated and how we were expected to respond. Prayer works that way too.

When you think about God, it's prayer; and when God communicates his thoughts back to you, it's a form of answered prayer. A little boy wanted a bicycle for Christmas, and one night he was praying at the top of his voice telling God exactly what kind and colour of bike he wanted. His mother said, 'Son, you don't need to shout for God to hear you.' He replied, 'I know, Mama, but I need to shout if Grandpa is going to hear me and buy me that bike!'

You don't need to shout for God to hear you, and you don't need to try and conjure up answers to your prayers. Jesus said, 'Your heavenly Father knows what you need before you even ask' (Matthew 6:32 NLT). So, why even take the time to pray? Because God wants you to approach him with confidence, trust him with all your needs, and build a relationship with him. That's what it's all about!

29/02/2024

Happy New Month!!