In last week's lesson on faith, looking at Hebrews 11:6, we learned from Enoch that faith in God comes by developing a relationship with God. Let's go to Heb. 11:7 and see what Noah has to teach us: "By faith Noah, after being warned about what was not yet seen, in...
"Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments. Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation. For this God is our God for ever and...
Every morning a wild magpie flies from across the hills and lands in a tree in the garden. There he waits. He waits until we come out of the house and see him. Then he waits until we throw tiny pieces of bread or food scraps to him. He catches each piece on the wing,...
The new garden niche was on a steep slope. You started at the bottom and climbed colourful stepping stones to reach its topmost point. The stepping stones were part of the charm of the tiny area and when you got there, you rested on a seat beside a large urn full of...
We drove along a dirt road for about fifteen minutes. Right along the fence line of the farm paddocks on one side of the road were remnants of tall, wooden telephone poles. I remembered when the telephone system reached the area and what a blessing it was to the...
I love You, Lord, my heart cries.You’re my redeemer and my friend. You are always near me,And Your love will never end.You bring me through the valleys,You fill my heart with cheer.I am truly blessed, Dear Lord,Because You’re always near.Your love is always...
So what about God's blessings? Who is to receive them? Do we have to earn them? Do they bring happiness? Our story begins in the 120th year of the life of Moses. The children of Israel are about to cross the Jordan River and enter Canaan, Joshua is about to take over...
It is Valentine's Day. What will you give to the Valentine in your life? Jesus set the example unselfish giving when He gave His life for us, and the Bible tells us that there is no greater love than the laying down of one's life: "Greater love has no one than this,...
Last week, in Lessons from Ezekiel's Temple, Part 13B, we discovered that when we join together as one, the Spirit of the Lord can flow through us as a mighty torrent that will heal the dead world of sin, bringing life to the billions on this planet. But it all starts...
In last week's lesson on the gates of Jerusalem, we saw that when we are faced with trials and temptations and discouragement begins to set in, we need to walk through the third gate of Jerusalem, the Old Gate. We need to remember God's faithfulness in the past, and...