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If God cares for the clouds, how much more does He care for us?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:09:26 GMT</pubDate><title>'Come unto me all ye who are wearied or burdened and I will give you rest.' Matthew 11 verse 26.</title><link/><guid>603a296fa4947e56511da210666f782b</guid><description><![CDATA[We mostly talk to God with our shopping list of wants, and longings and ideas.  What He wants is for us to fall into His arms and allow Him to love us and that takes time.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:10:05 GMT</pubDate><title>He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.</title><link/><guid>f6680ca2f9407a106a5267e733e8d9b6</guid><description><![CDATA[We all need a willing and available "someone" to share our deepest needs and cares.  So why not share David's shelter - the One who is the Most High and Lord of All?  David never regretted dumping his heavy load of "cares" on the Saviour and neither will we.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:10:37 GMT</pubDate><title>Many, O  Lord, are the wonders you have done.  The things you planned for us no-one can recount to you;  were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.  Psalm 40 verse 5.</title><link/><guid>47f91aac81df3ff7a07df71a30346b0d</guid><description><![CDATA[To think the Living God has a plan for each one of us is awesome.  And that plan has so many wonderful surprises for us to experience - the extraordinaryt answers to prayer; the amazing opportunities he gives us - and so much more.  How can we thank Him enough?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:09:45 GMT</pubDate><title>Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his love endures for ever.  1 Chronicles 16 verse 34.</title><link/><guid>0a4ea35c7e4ba56460fc159a58e94038</guid><description><![CDATA[We must give God thanks.  It is so easy to criticize and blame and so easy to be downhearted.  When we come across something we can't explain, or can't handle, God is pleased if we trust Him to get us through it and worship Him because the He is glorified in it.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:11:02 GMT</pubDate><title>For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother's womb.  Psalm 139 verse 13.</title><link/><guid>bd4ca9c0c7c350eb64e3a06781b01918</guid><description><![CDATA[There is only one you - your features, your characteristics and your abilities are all unique.  And what is more significant is that God was personally involved in every detail.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:11:40 GMT</pubDate><title>For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3 verse 16.</title><link/><guid>6290420cbf98db231637b72046028483</guid><description><![CDATA[God so loved the world that He did something.  He sent Jesus, His only Son, to die on the cross for our sins, in order that we might be saved and have everlasting life.  The question is, what have you done about it?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:12:22 GMT</pubDate><title>But God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.  Psalm 66 verse 19</title><link/><guid>1b48da191617f6749527302598e36d07</guid><description><![CDATA[Do you feel depressed?  Uncertain about your future?  Anxious over a strained relationship?  Need help?  What you need is prayer - call on God, tell Him every detail and the burden will be lifted even if the problem is not solved..  He will help you.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:13:11 GMT</pubDate><title>Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  Psalm 23 verse 4.</title><link/><guid>d443202f47c444760640641bd3fa52ca</guid><description><![CDATA[Even if this day is shadowed by fear and uncertainty, or dreadful calamity, God is with us.  He is closer to us than our next breath.  He is ALWAYS there with us.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:33:04 GMT</pubDate><title>'Father, if you are willing take this cup from me; yet not my will but your's be done'.  Luke 22 verse 42</title><link/><guid>5f953915746b1b78da0ecb353dabd4ce</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus understands what pain and suffering is all about.  He didn't want to die.  But, if he hadn't died on the cross for our sins, we would still be guilty.  Come to Him, ask His forgiveness, and He will give you everlasting life.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:14:41 GMT</pubDate><title>How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.  Psalm 133 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>3800a68628cff9b500b587d1747393b7</guid><description><![CDATA[It makes life so much easier if we can live with each other in peace and tranquility but it needs tolerance on behalf of everyone - in other words we must give and take.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:15:35 GMT</pubDate><title>All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.  Psalm 139 verse 16.</title><link/><guid>7121d01c1988fc098362d024b459a20c</guid><description><![CDATA[We were thought about long before we were actually born.  God reached into our lives and shaped us into the person he wanted us to be.  Are we directing our life in God's plan and His glory, or going our own way?  In other words, are we in the nucleus of God's Will?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:16:16 GMT</pubDate><title>'Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us'. Hebrews 12 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>47b1d27bfeb258c29790d63f8c35bee3</guid><description><![CDATA[We won't find this easy. It was never meant to.  We live in a society that wants everything now.  We are not prepared to wait.  We are not prepared to persevere.  God, however, has a plan for us and it could be tough, but when we are about to quit, let's look to Jesus and keep going.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:16:57 GMT</pubDate><title>Let everything that hath beath praise the Lord.  Psalm 150 verse 6.</title><link/><guid>048a4e188d75a1ca222de42fe42e2d8a</guid><description><![CDATA[We should praise the Lord as He made everything there is, and as God said in Genesis 1 verse 31, "it was very good".  But do we?  We grumble at this and that, when things go wrong and when our lives turn messy or difficult.  How often do we praise the Lord and thank Him for all He has done for us?  Let's do it now.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:17:49 GMT</pubDate><title>Give thanks to the Lord for He is good.  His love endures for ever. Psalm 136 verse 7.</title><link/><guid>b6072fc822313a54e9edcd3724428755</guid><description><![CDATA[God's love doesn't last for an hour or a day or a year - it lasts for ever and ever.  He just pours it out on us in blessing upon blessing.  Let's praise and thank Him now.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:19:01 GMT</pubDate><title>Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Psalm 143 verse 10</title><link/><guid>f85f373f45a13d200c4e8613b984ba58</guid><description><![CDATA[To meet with God and linger in His presence so that He can show us His will for our lives is very special and undeserved.  Then to be used by God and to serve Him, what a privelege.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:19:42 GMT</pubDate><title>When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.  Proverbs 10 verse 19</title><link/><guid>4e582906c80611d95becd226a7ae4c37</guid><description><![CDATA[Words can be kind or cutting, grateful or complaining, truthful or false.  They can cultivate a friendship, they can make or mar our day and they can traumatize a person for ever.  So let's think before we speak because once spoken words can never be undone.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:20:44 GMT</pubDate><title>There are different kinds of service but the same Lord.  There are different kinds of working but the same God works all of them in all men.  2 Corinthians 12 versews 5 and 6.</title><link/><guid>c4381f7568e641b3e27610bae3c20290</guid><description><![CDATA[Let's enjoy and appreciate all members of our own family and also of our Church.  Their outlook and style may be different from ours but enjoy their fellowship knowing each one is precious to God.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:21:25 GMT</pubDate><title>Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.  Psalm 143 verse 10;</title><link/><guid>c422a37a433f354b190882b5ad35c9fa</guid><description><![CDATA[To meet with God and linger in His presence so that He can show us His will for our lives is very spoecial and undeserved.  Then to be used by God and to serve Him - what a privelege.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:23:03 GMT</pubDate><title>As far as the east is from the west so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103 verse 12.</title><link/><guid>d6eaa2ca858885356bce726442a88d89</guid><description><![CDATA[What a weight sin can have on our consciences - all the little white lies, the gossip divulged, the unkind thougt or deed, as well as the bigger sins.  These are all completely forgiven and remembered no more when we truly love God and have received His forgiveness.  Stop wallowing in how badly we feel.  We're free from guilt.  We have a clean slate.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:23:54 GMT</pubDate><title>Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.  Ephesians 5 verses 1 and 2.</title><link/><guid>ce893b2084bf20c2710bbe5a8d96fecc</guid><description><![CDATA[God wants us to be imitators of Him and that means to "mimic" Him.  This doesn't just mean on Sundays at Church, but our everyday lives should reflect Christ in all we say and do.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:24:19 GMT</pubDate><title>Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.  Psalm 105 verse 4.</title><link/><guid>863d0dc19dc4f0c59bc3d6bf17885ab5</guid><description><![CDATA[God has a plan for each one of us and if we want to do His will, we should be in the centre of it.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:24:50 GMT</pubDate><title>The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9 verse 10.</title><link/><guid>cd2bc23ac1a7a43fef9970e408702e71</guid><description><![CDATA[If we respect the Lord and His dealings with us, He will give us treasures of wisdom, love and joy which no other can give us and we, in turn, will begin to understand some of the "why's" in this life.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:25:31 GMT</pubDate><title>I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.  Psalm 17 verse 6.</title><link/><guid>1d67bc3d9adf69bb388facfa9ad18552</guid><description><![CDATA[When we are in trouble or distress we cry out to God and 'he gives ear to us and hears our prayer'.  He, the Almighty God, bends over to listen!<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:26:18 GMT</pubDate><title>For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.  Ephesians 2 verse 8.</title><link/><guid>5be8dbd33049c41cda3274325d5eb868</guid><description><![CDATA[Salvation is a gift from God.  Jesus reached out to us when He paid the penalty for our sins by dying on the cross in our place.  All He asks us is that we take this wonderful gift by faith.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:26:46 GMT</pubDate><title>There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil but joy for those who promote peace.  Proverbs 12 verse 20.</title><link/><guid>dce19cb1a0601dfb41211e09e12371b8</guid><description><![CDATA[What attitude we take in life makes all the difference.  If we think bad things we promote strife, envy and hatred, but if we think lovely things we promote love, peace and joy.  What atitude will you take today?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:27:40 GMT</pubDate><title>When times are good be happy; but when times are bad, consider.  God has made the one as well as the other</title><link/><guid>80d6e72139b77dcbd7316e0c47a8434f</guid><description><![CDATA[God has made both - happy times and times of suffering and we need both in life.  Suffering is essential because it brings us up sharp.  It makes us sensitive to the voice of God and softens us.  It reveals our true nature.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:28:13 GMT</pubDate><title>How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth.  Psalm 119 verse 103</title><link/><guid>4a7c41bb014f6744ac2a77060d823f27</guid><description><![CDATA[We have been given the most wonderful privelege of having the whole Bible to read in this country of ours.  So many in our world are denied this privelege so, while we are able, may we soak up the Word of God and its message.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:28:48 GMT</pubDate><title>There is a time for everything and a seaon for every activity under the sun.  Ecclesiastes 3 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>48a556b902a24d9c7de1acc18a41369a</guid><description><![CDATA[Our times are in God's hands.  Sometimes what we want is not what God wants.  Take time today to pray for His guidance as He leads us forward into the unknown<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:29:37 GMT</pubDate><title>I will wait for the Lord ... I will put my trut in Him.  Isaiah 8 verse 17.</title><link/><guid>f4e6ca4c034c6f55a20c1e60754ee473</guid><description><![CDATA[We cry to the Lord with our requests and we want answers now.  We are not prepared to wait.  Here it says that Isaiah, that great Old Testament prophet, was prepared to wait and put his trust in the Lord.  Should we not also wait God's timing trusting that He know best?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:51:37 GMT</pubDate><title>A man of knowledge uses words with restraint and a man of understanding is even-tempered. Proverbs 17 verse 27.</title><link/><guid>5853dd4dc92cbae8c1733a0e6def03f1</guid><description><![CDATA[Knowing when to speak and when not to is a mark of wisdom, and keeping a check on our temper shows understanding and integrity.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:30:57 GMT</pubDate><title>Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.  Matthew 7 verses 7-8.</title><link/><guid>2d8e72d15324c3fb42f4cca55a90d24e</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus here in this passage, doesn't say that "most" will receive, or "some" will receive.  Jesus, himself, says that everyone who prays will receive.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 17:06:20 GMT</pubDate><title>The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.  Proverbs 26 verse 22.</title><link/><guid>68e4db62cdfaec387740c1c1b89c55a3</guid><description><![CDATA[Who has not been hurt by slanderous claims or exaggerated falsehoods and rearranged facts, or even choice titbits which are not true?  Let us be loyal to our friends and acquaintances, and be upright and true in our conversation and never give way to gossip.  It can ruin a reputation and a person can be damaged for life.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:53:59 GMT</pubDate><title>The entire law is summed up in a single command, 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself.' Galatians 5 verse 14.</title><link/><guid>e5855455f3ca87e8cc82d2a15243b2af</guid><description><![CDATA[I accept you as you are.
I will forget our differences.
I care when you are hurting.
I believe you are special.
I want only the best for you.
This is how we should love others.  Do we love our neighbour like that?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:54:42 GMT</pubDate><title>Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Hebrews 2 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>c04e207be8eda6b8e8db763eba5093c2</guid><description><![CDATA[Considering quitting?  Or even running away? or stopping before you've finished?  Our Lord never promised an easy run but He has promised to be with us every step of the way.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:38:12 GMT</pubDate><title>Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it.  Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.  Isaiah 37 verse 14.</title><link/><guid>20d75818a1d37dd8ae11ac3f4ca8936a</guid><description><![CDATA[Hezekiah had bad news in this letter but what did he do?  He spread the letter out before the Lord and asked for His help and His guidance.  When we have problems what do we do? Do we grumble, or pretend they aren't there, or do we tell our Lord all about them?  He is always ready to listen.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:42:11 GMT</pubDate><title>Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Hebrews 2 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>1978c9b8700aafa6bf9fde14be146e31</guid><description><![CDATA[Considering quitting?  Or even running away? or stopping before you've finished?  Our Lord never promised an easy run but He has promised to be with us every step of the way.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:08:12 GMT</pubDate><title>Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Psalm 150 verse 6.</title><link/><guid>fdb6be12ebd51a873beb1225bb2b83f1</guid><description><![CDATA[We should praise the Lord as He made everything there is, and, as God said, "it was very good".  But do we?  We grumble at this and that, when things go wrong and when our lives turn messy or difficult.  How often do we praise the Lord and thank Him for all He has done for us?  Let's praise Him now.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:23:51 GMT</pubDate><title>For to us a child is born, to us a son is given and the government will be on his shoulders.  And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Ãverlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9 verse 6.</title><link/><guid>ea5c946e8f0098a668fcfaedf4224616</guid><description><![CDATA[At Christmas time this passage is read in Churches, in schools, on the radio, TV. and elsewhere.  The wonderful fulfilment of this prophecy was Jesus born in a lowly stable in Bethlehem.  This was the first time God's voice could literally be heard.  Everybody should have believed but many didn't.  Many still don't.  Do you?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2007</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:47:19 GMT</pubDate><title>Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?'  And I said, 'Here am I, send me!'  Isaiah 6 verse 8.</title><link/><guid>2b062c617d2baab1a10f67f6c2b87b45</guid><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of this New Year this is certainly a timely word.  Isaiah heard the Lord calling and he at once said, "Send me".  Jesus called Peter, Andrew, John and James and said, "Follow me".  At once they left their nets and followed Him.  Matthew, too, left his tax collector's booth and followed Him.  What will we do when Jesus says to us, "Whom shall I send?"  Will it be "Here am, I send me", or, "No, I haven't the time".<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:44:20 GMT</pubDate><title>You were bought at a price.  Therefore glorify God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6 verse 20.</title><link/><guid>32d4239c3dc63d992ef4b278dfd03252</guid><description><![CDATA[Since becoming Christians we do not belong to ourselves, nor do our bodies.  God owns them.  We should then be very careful how we use our bodies because God wants to be glorified in them.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:39:18 GMT</pubDate><title>All this comes from the Lord Ãlmighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.  Isaiah 28 verse 29</title><link/><guid>9f57c62e0c610f76e74730e230847e81</guid><description><![CDATA[If we trust the Lord with our lives and our future, He will guide us with His counsel and His wisdom.  We need never fear what will happen to us because He is in control.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:43:04 GMT</pubDate><title>But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.  Isaiah 40 verse 31.</title><link/><guid>49e5756bdb518eb9b90c7c914e3a2baa</guid><description><![CDATA[When we hope in the Lord we give over to Him all our worries, and fear and our panic and receive in return a strength we never knew before.  There is a quiet confidence that He is in control and we don't need to understand why He does what He does.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:57:21 GMT</pubDate><title>'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways, my ways', declares the Lord.</title><link/><guid>7f83809335ab35d2c376f2a29badf779</guid><description><![CDATA[God does not need any reason to explain His ways.  They are too complex.  We have to trust Him and accept His ways as the very best.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:36:54 GMT</pubDate><title>My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love. Colossians 2 verse 2</title><link/><guid>66ef2ab525f1a866e9a3f3f99cbf1af9</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul wanted the Colossians to be encouraged and united.  What we need today is encouragement to bring out our very best and love that is willing to forgive and refuses to take offence.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:31:07 GMT</pubDate><title>But let him who boasts, boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth for in these I delight. Jeremiah 9 verse 24.</title><link/><guid>4a37803be95e4bf275d9857887160803</guid><description><![CDATA[Let's make it our aim today to really get to know the Lord - to read His word, to talk to Him and to get to know His heart.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:01:43 GMT</pubDate><title>He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.  Psalm 23 verse 3.</title><link/><guid>307b273572cc11a52326a09f35d96ebb</guid><description><![CDATA[We can't always figure out the next step on our earthly journey.  Everything is in chaos but when we ask Him, God has a way of guiding us through the muddle and stresses of life into the paths of righteousness, which restore our happiness and joy completely.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:31:02 GMT</pubDate><title>'In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.'  Isaiah 30 verse 15.</title><link/><guid>6866345e3408e8fdb4f8847e161067cb</guid><description><![CDATA[Are you under pressure?  Are you tense?  Is everything getting to you?  Trust God with the problem and put Him in control.  He will make all the difference.  But will you?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:36:49 GMT</pubDate><title>So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. Galatians 3 verse 9.</title><link/><guid>e70476a581db476f9a6831506f8e48e3</guid><description><![CDATA[It is the uncertainty of the future that strengthens our faith.  If we knew what would happen it would take no faith, only obedience.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:43:19 GMT</pubDate><title>'O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?' declares the Lord.  'Like clay in the hand of the potter so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.' Jeremiah 18 verse 6.</title><link/><guid>ccef9766fa16b794fd349ec76bf3a980</guid><description><![CDATA[God wanted the Israelites to change.  He also wants us to change no matter how long or how painful the process will be.  We must trust Him even although we don't understand what He is about.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:14:27 GMT</pubDate><title>Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm.  Nothing is too hard for you.  Jeremiah 32 verse 17.</title><link/><guid>3240cb4198066db64b8f395c77b1b362</guid><description><![CDATA[Do you realize that the most impossible situation is "nothing" to God?  He is the Lord and God of the entire world and His promises are sure, and nothing, nothing at all is too hard for Him.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:45:12 GMT</pubDate><title>I can do everything through him who gives me strength  Philippians 4 verse 13.</title><link/><guid>a96384b5a39c985557ae3368b5bfcdfe</guid><description><![CDATA[Sometimes we underestimate what we can do because we don't put God in the equation.  He wants us to do great things for Him because we are His ambassadors here on earth.  So today let's say, "Yes, I CAN do EVERYTHING through Him who gives me strength".<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:56:19 GMT</pubDate><title>Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.  Then it was said among the nations, 'The Lord has done great things for us'.  Psalm 126 verse 2.</title><link/><guid>9c61094463ed91d3814ca271fb37f78d</guid><description><![CDATA[Infectious happy believers have no trouble in convincing people that Christianity is real and that Christ is the centre of their lives.  Are we a good role model?  Are we transformed?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 13:52:23 GMT</pubDate><title>'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways, my ways', declares the Lord.  Isaiah 55 verse 8.</title><link/><guid>7180ea810d548dceed040c45b7a0a0bb</guid><description><![CDATA[God does not need any reason to explain His ways. They are too complex. We have to trust Him and accept His ways as the very best.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 17:49:17 GMT</pubDate><title>'Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name, you are mine'.</title><link/><guid>153119b9eb75070baafe4e536e10aeab</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus, the Son of God, died on the cross for us, so that if we believe on Him and have our sins forgiven, we are redeemed and are His for ever and ever.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 09:57:01 GMT</pubDate><title>For this is what the Lord says, 'I will extend peace to her like a river.'  Isaiah 66 verse 12</title><link/><guid>bdd282e00a0bf4701f8a925d4ef2e545</guid><description><![CDATA[When we spend a time of quiet with the living Lord, we are more ready to face the world with its demands and heavy responsibilities.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:26:36 GMT</pubDate><title>'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the Lord, 'Plans to prosper you and not to</title><link/><guid>af41b5299edb90619c50b0b9b66d0ed0</guid><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah was giving hope from the Lord to the exiled Israelites in Babylon.  The Lord also has plans for us, a hope and a future, if we put our trust in Him.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:21:27 GMT</pubDate><title>'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the Lord, 'Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to  give you hope and  a future'.  Jeremiah 29 verse 11.</title><link/><guid>ef01b5e48aa3e9793eee975ecdd9db08</guid><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah was giving hope from the Lord to the exiled Israelites in Babylon.  The Lord also has plans for us, a hope and a future, if we put our trust in Him.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:52:06 GMT</pubDate><title>For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with.  Romans 6 verse 6.</title><link/><guid>07aff93ea498acb874991b2ed8a26716</guid><description><![CDATA[God's goal for us is not that we should be happy and pain-free.  God's goal is that we should become the man or woman God called us to be.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:33:08 GMT</pubDate><title>This the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.  Psalm 118 verse 24.</title><link/><guid>bf0abe44960076ae4d81af1129a84d7b</guid><description><![CDATA[Every single day we live is a special day.   God has made it and he wants us to rejoice.  And every day we have a choice to make, whether to do right or to do wrong.  Let's make the right choice.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:19:57 GMT</pubDate><title>For I will forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more.  Jeremiah 31 verse 34.</title><link/><guid>7ecf74dc0e9221b7b4f466a3bf4c9959</guid><description><![CDATA[God, who knows absolutely everything about us - what we have done and where we have gone - will 'remember our sins no more'.  Not "forget them" which is a human trait, but "remember no more" which is a Divine gift.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:57:55 GMT</pubDate><title>A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.  Proverbs 25 verse 11.</title><link/><guid>5adb7db43ff88af661d2e0b8b067ca72</guid><description><![CDATA[Wise words spoken at the right time can transform somebody's day and make it meaningful and special.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:33:51 GMT</pubDate><title>They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads.  Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.  Isaiah 35 verse 10.</title><link/><guid>5c9d4f302eec44a57d66509edceea4e8</guid><description><![CDATA[Here is unutterable joy - joy that spills over into everything we do, say and touch.  No more sighing, no more tears, jiust everlasting joy - this is Heaven.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:21:04 GMT</pubDate><title>We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves.  2 Corinthians 10 verse 12.</title><link/><guid>a3877347780469d69e8b3ee3d05a9a7c</guid><description><![CDATA[God has made us all different.  We all have different gifts, goals, likes and dislikes.  We should appreciate and accept that God has planned us as we are. How awful it would be if we were all alike.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:22:05 GMT</pubDate><title>So do not fear for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God.  I will strengthen and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand.  Isaiah 41 verse 10.</title><link/><guid>88ee6f70a0956588e4b5aa88954c61f4</guid><description><![CDATA[When God is with us we have nothing to fear - poor health, our family, our finances, our home, our job, our relationships are all taken care of by Him.  He will never let us down.   Even when the way is hard, and things do go wrong, He will never let go of us. He has never said He will take away the pain but He will always be there for us.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:46:04 GMT</pubDate><title>Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other. Ephesians 4 verse 32.</title><link/><guid>55592cbb8a9f4e8ae82d2bba204cf91f</guid><description><![CDATA[Harmonious friendships are the result of hard work.  We must regularly communicate and that means time.  It also means listening as well as talking.  We must forgive rather than bear a grudge.  We must bear one another's pain and suffering.  We must get into each other's "shoes".<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Sep 2008 19:19:26 GMT</pubDate><title>'Call on me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'  Jeremiah 33 verse 3.</title><link/><guid>786358695ea05a093a4bb2a8bd9cf60c</guid><description><![CDATA[God wants us to talk to Him.  He wants to respond to our call.  He loves us so much that He wants to share His heart with us.  Are we willing to involve Him in our lives and take time with Him?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:14:17 GMT</pubDate><title>For you, O Lord, are the Most High over all the earth; You are exalted above all gods.  Psalm 97 verse 9.</title><link/><guid>d6fb644085d0d2454fc86cf108a151ca</guid><description><![CDATA[There is no one higher than God. He is the head of the universe.  No other gods have made the world - no other gods can intervene in our lives.  Let's thank Him and worship Him now for all He has done for us.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:31:35 GMT</pubDate><title>Listen, my son, and be wise and keep your heart on the right path.  Proverbs 23 verse 19.</title><link/><guid>f85d5ab43e284a8c229a16f337f297cc</guid><description><![CDATA[The quest for character requires wisdom.  Wisdom to see that certain things be kept from the heart as well as others to be kept in the heart.  Our hearts will be attacked so we need to guard them as we seek to follow Jesus.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:24:33 GMT</pubDate><title>Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls.  Matthew 11 verse 29.</title><link/><guid>567637c978b86ffd6372fbb6d231d067</guid><description><![CDATA[We should learn from Jesus and to be more interested in serving the needs of others than having our own desires met.  To be unselfish is to give up our own agenda for the sake of others.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:29:27 GMT</pubDate><title>For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.  Ephesians 1 verse 4.</title><link/><guid>c458b55c24ead681a5a9fc5ea7400323</guid><description><![CDATA[God chose us before the world began to be his followers.  This is mind-blowing,  but there is more - God looks at us as if we had never sinned because Jesus died for us.  What incredible love!<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:27:58 GMT</pubDate><title>Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.  They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.  Lamentations 3 verses 22,23.</title><link/><guid>9fad5b83bd0ff56a231943b1c350659a</guid><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah knew of God's faithfulness.  We also know God's faithfulness to us in so many ways.  He has us in mind all the time and nothing is going to happen to us that He is not involved.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:15:32 GMT</pubDate><title>'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future'.  Jeremiah 29 verse 11.</title><link/><guid>ac4b206ef1c3828efe6451ef594e4dd8</guid><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah was giving hope from the Lord to the exiled Israelites in Babylon.  The Lord also has plans for us, a hope and a future, if we put our trust in Him.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:16:47 GMT</pubDate><title>'The harvest is past, the summer has ended and we are not saved'.  Since my people are crushed I am crushed; I mourn and horror grips me.  Jeremiah 8 verses 20 and 21.</title><link/><guid>62eeae17a4352806d1fdc7c9302481e6</guid><description><![CDATA[Jeremah's heart is broken because his people have rejected God.  Are our hearts broken because our family, friends and loved ones have rejected Jesus?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 19:25:15 GMT</pubDate><title>A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger.  Proverbs 15 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>2bd80faf42f9da9cecc297660205632e</guid><description><![CDATA[Think before you speak as words can never be taken back.  They can bring encouragement but they can also stir up strife.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:44:05 GMT</pubDate><title>A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.  Proverbs 19 verse 3.</title><link/><guid>2e16888df1f357759a341d0f79def6e7</guid><description><![CDATA[So often we go our own way and do our own thing without reference to God at all.  When things go wrong, and they do, we say, "I wonder why God has allowed this to happen to me", and "It's not fair".  We have ruined our life, not God.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:36:33 GMT</pubDate><title>Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.  Isaiah 26 verse 4.</title><link/><guid>04047b13e81503f051f5b0913e6643e5</guid><description><![CDATA[God wants our absolute confidence, our total trust in Him.  There is nothing, nothing at all that He can't handle - whatever the circumstance, whether great or small - including your particular worry, today.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:10:15 GMT</pubDate><title>I know, O Lord, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for a man to direct his steps.  Jeremiah 10 verse 23.</title><link/><guid>8cf0aeb4759d9a8cb098b35b24eb0242</guid><description><![CDATA[We want to take control of our own lives and do our own thing forgetting that God is really in control and knows our every step as well as our every breath.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:45:20 GMT</pubDate><title>Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.  Ecclesiastes 9 verse 10.</title><link/><guid>9c70babc0b58261c01c3b633088a4852</guid><description><![CDATA[God has given us work and hands to do it.  Let us enjoy it and so fulfil our days with the tasks he has given us.  May He never catch us wanting or being idle.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2008</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:04:48 GMT</pubDate><title>For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  John 3 verse 16.</title><link/><guid>1cd6bf50ab846b0f34d20f0ab9681d12</guid><description><![CDATA[At this time of year we exchange gifts with one another.  However, God has given us the most wonderful gift of His Son, Jesus, who was born to die for each one of us so that we might have eternal life.  Won't we say 'Thank you' for this special and unique gift?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:39:45 GMT</pubDate><title>Carry each others burdens and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ.  Gal 6 vs 2.</title><link/><guid>6ad5107b3e7dd5dcc9ce80ec8c94af02</guid><description><![CDATA[We all have problems but shared with others helps to lighten the lead.  If your burden cannot be shared and is too private, the Lord is always there for us and so leave all your worries with Him.  However, let us always be willing to listen and have time for other people. May we never be too busy.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:03:13 GMT</pubDate><title>Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed.  Proverbs 16 verse 3.</title><link/><guid>5e77b4101ecac691537e8272d1dcae7f</guid><description><![CDATA[Let us commit this New Year to God that we may be effective witnesses in our families and communities.  May we also be effective in our homes, workplaces, schools, colleges and universities and where we worship and where we socialize because we have given each and every day to the Lord.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:55:10 GMT</pubDate><title>The Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. Joel 3 verse 16.</title><link/><guid>d9d69e540552635c2301d453bdfef1a4</guid><description><![CDATA[When you have nowhere else to go the Lord is always there for us.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:35:53 GMT</pubDate><title>Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Philippians 4 verse 4.</title><link/><guid>b9a77eed6c11ab303658004ac132082b</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul just loved the Lord and had full confidence in him.  He had hardships, many of them; he had pain, he was arrested, he was put in prison, yet Paul's joy and faith was in the Lord.  Let us put our faith in the Lord and rejoice.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:47:41 GMT</pubDate><title>I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them, I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.  Ezekiel 11 verse 19.</title><link/><guid>adbb0e5e20b3304ccc4b5094c7a52371</guid><description><![CDATA[It is only the living God who can change hard hearts into hearts that are receptive to His voice.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:50:24 GMT</pubDate><title>He who sows bountifully will reap bountifully.  1 Corinthians 9 verse 6.</title><link/><guid>a3f32e90d1d513a9f471c2697d47cf3b</guid><description><![CDATA[God promises those who give bountifully will reap bountifully.  So give.  Give extravagantly.  I've never known anyone to go bankrupt because they were too generous to God's work.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:43:08 GMT</pubDate><title>We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.  2 Corinthians 10 verse 12.</title><link/><guid>f9bda822b514d489f9de87d4b0a87210</guid><description><![CDATA[God has made everyone different.  We each have varying talents.  What would be worse than constant comparison with each other would be, that is if everyone was alike. We should appreciate and accept each other as God made us.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:22:37 GMT</pubDate><title>Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Ninevah.  Jonah 3 verse 3.</title><link/><guid>f3ca077fc60bbcb3761de9004740166c</guid><description><![CDATA[God wants to use us just as we are - inadequate, frightened, inexperienced and all - but He can't if we refuse to do His bidding.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2009 20:53:57 GMT</pubDate><title>In my distress I called to the Lord and e answered me.  Jonah 2 verse 2.</title><link/><guid>1ac64e983a3e0e33d701499835dd4e36</guid><description><![CDATA[The Lord was there when Jonah needed Him most.  He is also with us too and cares for us deeply and when we need Him, He will always hear our cry.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:27:41 GMT</pubDate><title>I am my lover's and my lover is mine; he browses among the lilies.  Song of Songs 6 verse 3.</title><link/><guid>065ac2e75426d4cca612cce6091475a4</guid><description><![CDATA[Here is the perfect union of husband and wife.  Their love for each other is so lovely and pure and honest. They are not too busy to make time for each other and to say, "I love you". Are we?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:28:30 GMT</pubDate><title>Give glory to the Lord our God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills.  Jeremiah 13 verse 16.</title><link/><guid>fe2854ca7ff670d6851f3299c2688ab5</guid><description><![CDATA[Glorifying God means being absolutely absorbed and committed to Him that we can't get enough of Him, and letting all thoughts of going our own way evaporate.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:53 GMT</pubDate><title>How the gold had lost its lustre; the fine gold become dull!  The sacred gems are scattered at the head of every street.  Lamentations 4 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>cf13779c8eb56c72bbb48ed2ee3cf580</guid><description><![CDATA[All the lovely things that seemed so valuable are meaningless.  Are we pursuing things that seem worth possessing but are empty and futile?  The things that promise hope and happiness are not in the possession of goods but of the love of God and His Kingdom, which brings pure joy and fulfilment.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:21:37 GMT</pubDate><title>You will again have compassion on us; you will tread all our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.  Micah 7 verse 19.</title><link/><guid>6e04f32433cbd69b2150ca06915b10d8</guid><description><![CDATA[If our Lord can hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea, we should also forgive each other and not build up resentment, grudges and animosity.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:50:42 GMT</pubDate><title>Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be joyful in God my Saviour.  Habakkuk 3 verse 18.</title><link/><guid>037cb66eba377faffeb3bbcb347df0be</guid><description><![CDATA[Although there was calamity all around, Habakkuk rejoiced in the Lord.  When our lives are falling apart, do we sing praises to God, because God gives us the victory through praise?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:08:26 GMT</pubDate><title>Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. Isaiah 59 Verse 1</title><link/><guid>55b0328cc91a3831dcdb24b3d9f0e923</guid><description><![CDATA[Do you think the Lord is not answering your prayers?  God has a beautiful way of mending broken situations, although not always in the way we want.  When he is in the frame anything is possible.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:19:38 GMT</pubDate><title>'You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little.  What you brought home, I blew away.  Why?'  declares the Lord Almighty.  'Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house.'  Haggai 1 verse 9</title><link/><guid>9756972d0c0cb924065f40ac72693488</guid><description><![CDATA[Busyness makes you feel good but does nothing for your soul.  These Jews only thought of themselves, their houses, their family and their work and they forgot about the temple which was lying in ruins - yet they were busy.  Are we the same? Thinking about our homes and going about our work, using up all our time with this and that but not giving God a thought except perhaps at church on Sunday.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:07:04 GMT</pubDate><title>Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3 verse 5</title><link/><guid>e819e99ebab515f321611e3a9cf1808e</guid><description><![CDATA[We must trust God without question because His will is perfect. All that is happening in our lives fits into His perfect plan for us.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 May 2009 20:00:11 GMT</pubDate><title>Does a maiden forget her jewellery, a bride her wedding ornnaments?  Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.  Jeremiah 2 verse 32.</title><link/><guid>9187f06177e732934dfd8405530364c6</guid><description><![CDATA[Do we put time things, people instead of having space for God?  Is He crowded out because our days are full of other matters?  Let us make time for God today.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:50:48 GMT</pubDate><title>To this you were called because Christ suffered for you leaving you an example that you should follow his steps.  1 Peter 2 verse 21.</title><link/><guid>d2a58e76bfa9ec84cf7bba427605e2c3</guid><description><![CDATA[God gives direction in our lives, but we need to obey his leading because he is shaping us into the image of Jesus, regardless of all the pain and heartache that we endure.  We must, bowever, remember we are not in charge, He is.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:16:03 GMT</pubDate><title>'Does a maiden forget her jewellery, a bride her wedding ornaments?  Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number. ' Jeremiah 2 verse 32.</title><link/><guid>585aee47ce929f8db2c94a3f79769413</guid><description><![CDATA[Do we put time, things, people first instead of having space for God?  Is He crowded out because our days are full of other matters?  Let us make time for God today.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 19:25:30 GMT</pubDate><title>In this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem.  Jeremiah 19 verse 7.</title><link/><guid>ebe7d61c18d88a75ef8823281739003b</guid><description><![CDATA[We all have plans, but are they our own plans or God's plans for us?  In Judah and Jerusalem they had no time for God.  Have we?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:27:42 GMT</pubDate><title>Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. Matthew 4 verse 1</title><link/><guid>b55c8505b789a62f3b2a5a8c368bd277</guid><description><![CDATA[This is one example, which shows that Jesus, Himself, did not have an easy ride in this life.  And we won't either. Yet we want to be like Him - that is our goal. He suffered temptation, so will we; He was misunderstood, so will we be. But He was never caught out. We can only accomplish being like Jesus by trusting Him and having His Spirit within us. On our own we fail miserably.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:56:44 GMT</pubDate><title>Ask and it will be given you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks the door will be opened.  Matthew 7 verse 7.</title><link/><guid>a0a575878b6debe19a237791c44901c8</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus said these words and He wants us to ask, to seek and to knock. If we don't ask, or seek or knock we won't get the blessings He wants to shower on us.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:32:35 GMT</pubDate><title>He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.  Micah 6 verse 8.</title><link/><guid>05191d3ec547b7c3c83bfdd264b3047e</guid><description><![CDATA[What we think of God affects all aspects of our life.  It affects our attitudes, our morals and our standards.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:28:34 GMT</pubDate><title>Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart, and You will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.   Matthew 11 verses 28-30</title><link/><guid>24a5562f9df17d24f29111acdb83c67f</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus isn't demanding - he is gentle.  Being yoked with Jesus is not hard - it is easy.  And instead of increasing our anxiety and care - Jesus makes it lighter.  What wonderful promises to take with us today.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:11:26 GMT</pubDate><title>Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.  Ecclesiastes 9 verse 10.</title><link/><guid>9fa88c192ee44ce7ad5878deffaf6dfa</guid><description><![CDATA[God has given us work and hands to do it.  Let us enjoy it without complaining and so fill our days with the tasks He has given us.  May He never catch us wanting or being idle.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:41:41 GMT</pubDate><title>'Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed', says the Lord, who has compassion on you.  Isaiah 54 verse 10.</title><link/><guid>7f3a03d935324bc5d036e96b4288462a</guid><description><![CDATA[God's love is always there, always the same whatever happens.  There are no ifs and buts God's love is constant.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:11:43 GMT</pubDate><title>Jesus stopped and called them, 'What do you want me to do for you?'  Matthew 20 verse 32.</title><link/><guid>9df39637fb1527c080fac27a0b586b94</guid><description><![CDATA[These blind men knew exactly what they wanted Jesus to do. It was to receive their sight. If Jesus asked us the same question what would we say?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Aug 2009 18:57:39 GMT</pubDate><title>And I - in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.  Psalm 17 verse 15.</title><link/><guid>003c8a3f768916b16076c4040bfbd629</guid><description><![CDATA[One day we shall see the face of the Saviour we love and adore and have spoken to for so long.  How hard it has been to be in a relationship with someone we have never seen.  Yes, we long to see His face.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:22:54 GMT</pubDate><title>Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place where he prayed.  Mark 1 verse 35</title><link/><guid>7e783796a070f69e874d847cbad4efd7</guid><description><![CDATA[It was a priority wth Jesus that He talked with His Father. I wonder is praying to God a priority with us?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:10:56 GMT</pubDate><title>'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest'.  Mark 6 verse 31.</title><link/><guid>f901fb83c3102c10a1a08cee14761a7a</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus saw the need for rest and relaxation.  We all need time off to recharge our batteries and be ready for our work.  It is not a luxury, it is an essential.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:13:11 GMT</pubDate><title>I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.  Hosea 14 verse 4.</title><link/><guid>893b757358530e8258da9ef9ecba1253</guid><description><![CDATA[The Lord is always there for us.   When the Israelites turned to the Lord He freely forgave them.  And He freely forgives us all our sin, whatever it is, if we confess our wrongdoing and trust Him.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:11:53 GMT</pubDate><title>Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, 'Go to the great city of Ninevah and proclaim to it the message I give you.</title><link/><guid>c05134fee2722081816268b7c77bd256</guid><description><![CDATA[God wanted to use Jonah, and although he messed up the first time, He gave him a second chance.  God wants to use you, even if you think you can't, but He won't if you don't try.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:57:58 GMT</pubDate><title>Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him.  'Abba Father', he said, 'everything is possible for you.  Take this cup from me.  Yet not what I will but what you will.  Mark 14 verses 35 and 36.</title><link/><guid>5036d2361cd991b097a51bd1c74ff6cd</guid><description><![CDATA[Here we see our Lord really praying to His Father and knowing that leaving the matter with Him will result in a calm assurance that everything is under control. Jesus then had no anxiety for His welfare as God was in full control of the circumstances.  When we have a problem, do we leave it with the Lord and know that the result is the best solution possible?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:15:10 GMT</pubDate><title>Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. 'Abba Father', he said, 'everything is possible for you.  Take this cup from me.  Yet not what I will, but what you will.' Mark 14 verses 35-36.</title><link/><guid>5bc09cb259491ecd1a35650def9398f1</guid><description><![CDATA[Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and 
Here we see our Lord really praying to His Father.  He knows that leaving the matter with Him will result in a calm assurance that everything is under control.  Jesus then had no anxiety for his welfare as God was in full command of the circumstances.  When we have a problem, do we leave it with the Lord and know that the result is the best solution possible?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:35:20 GMT</pubDate><title>Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall forgive my brother when he sins against me?  Up to seven times?  Jesus answered, 'I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.'  Matthew 18 verses 21 and 22.</title><link/><guid>59567b2624f3979bc65e1ead67289122</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus forgave us everything and he wants us to forgive and forget any action or word that has been said against us.  But are we willing to forgive?  Even up to seventy-seven times?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:42:03 GMT</pubDate><title>Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall forgive my brother when he sins against me?  Up to seven times?  Jesus answered, 'I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.'  Matthew 18 verses 21 and 22.</title><link/><guid>1650810ac92d9ef2b998e8b600b1ecfc</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus forgave us everything and he wants us to forgive and forget any action or word that has been said against us.  But are we willing to forgive?  Even up to seventy-seven times?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:29:54 GMT</pubDate><title>For where your treasure is your heart will be also.  Luke 12 Verse 34.</title><link/><guid>1c30458f8a889d2a920a5fbc3593e406</guid><description><![CDATA[We all have treasures some are expensive, some are not, and some are memories, but are they first in our lives?  As Christians we must put Jesus first in our lives and that is treasure indeed.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:30:11 GMT</pubDate><title>Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30 verse 5.</title><link/><guid>5635d4f6d8fb3a72a56cf7efa527f358</guid><description><![CDATA[God's Word is completely reliable and trustworthy.  God wants us to have our total trust in Him and He will never let us down.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:27:46 GMT</pubDate><title>'To me to live is Christ and to die is gain' Philippians 1 verse 21.</title><link/><guid>8b4cfb993fee19e8a7040702dc387d93</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul wrote this in his letter to the Philippians and that's the way he lived.  He cultivated a Christ-centred life. Do we?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:47:02 GMT</pubDate><title>For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  John 3 verse 16.</title><link/><guid>b5f4e11f0ef397be300f2bfdd5b0ad36</guid><description><![CDATA[What a wonderful promise. Jesus will give eternal life to everyone who believes in him.  We haven't got to do some great feat; we haven't got to give a lot of money; we haven't got to do anything but believe in him.  And what will he give in return?  Eternal life!  That's a promise indeed!<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:57:15 GMT</pubDate><title>The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, 'We have found the Messiah (that is the Christ).  And he brought him to Jesus.  John 1 verse 41.</title><link/><guid>22f2f43a398bc8ed07bba3dd4b29c29f</guid><description><![CDATA[What a wonderful example to follow - Andrew brought his brother, Simon, to Jesus.   Do we bring our family and friends to Jesus?  Are we longing for them to know Him too?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:44:47 GMT</pubDate><title>'Unless I go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go I will send him to you.'  John 16 verse 7.</title><link/><guid>585dd2da1af2351417fac315f593dcf4</guid><description><![CDATA[When Jesus rose again to be with his Father in heaven He sent another helper to be with us.  This helper becomes part of our lives deep within.  Jesus is no longer on this earth with us but He has sent the Holy Spirit to be in us.  What a promise!<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2009</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:36:44 GMT</pubDate><title>They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth.  They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.   Ezekiel 27 verse 31.</title><link/><guid>1f3b6e31267458e6c2742aa052a04220</guid><description><![CDATA[This is what the Lord says about Tyre.  Because the people had gone away from the Lord and gone their own way and followed other gods, they would suffer. How are we doing?  Do we go our own way or do we follow God's way?  Is Jesus the centre of our lives?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:48:11 GMT</pubDate><title>Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests'.  Luke 2 verses 13, 14.</title><link/><guid>b5a5153ddb7d8df7a16aaafc4d9545fe</guid><description><![CDATA[This was the most important event in history, that Jesus, God's own Son, came to this world as a baby and lived a perfect life and then died for the sins of the whole world.  The angels praised him at His birth.  Are we praising Him now?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:49:03 GMT</pubDate><title>'Do not let your hearts be troubled; trust in God; trust also in me'.  John 14 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>1887325fc7ddf44e38f909225828cda5</guid><description><![CDATA[We are often anxious and troubled over events in our lives.  What does Jesus say?  We mustn't be troubled.  He will always be there to help us.  We MUST trust Him.  Do we?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:42:40 GMT</pubDate><title>Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.  Acts 17 verse 11.</title><link/><guid>17bd491234252076e27dec8e2bd83241</guid><description><![CDATA[Here we see the difference in character between the Bereans and the Thessalonians.  The Bereans wanted to know everything about Christ and sow to others that they loved the Lord.  It isn't what we do that counts so much in life as who we are.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:50:49 GMT</pubDate><title>'For nothing is impossible with God.'  Luke 1 verse 37.</title><link/><guid>d43dec850c5eb7b1f797490777aa2f27</guid><description><![CDATA[Mary was going to have a son by the Holy Spirit, and Elizabeth was going to have a son in her old age.  Things that were impossible, yet with God they became possible. We come up against impossible things in our lives and, if we want what God wants, impossible things happen.  For nothing is impossible with God.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:15:50 GMT</pubDate><title>For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Chrisyt Jesus our Lord. Romans 5 verse 23.</title><link/><guid>7c90bd21f85308c57110b0a179e03d14</guid><description><![CDATA[Eternal life is a gift. It is free to everybody but is wasn't cheap. It cost Jesus his life.  It is simple for us to accept or reject, but it wasn't easy. It is for everyone but it isn't automatic. All of us have to receive the gift of salvation before it is ours. If you haven't received this wonderful gift from God, will you do so today?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:37:41 GMT</pubDate><title>To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  1 Corinthians 1 verse 2.</title><link/><guid>ad2ffc0deb62b33b8e0c676502bc246c</guid><description><![CDATA[We who love the Lord with all our heart are called to be holy - specially set apart for God, to do his bidding wherever it takes us and whatever it is.  What a calling!<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:08:34 GMT</pubDate><title>In repentance and rest is your salvation; in quietness and trust is your strength; but you would have none of it.  Isaiah 30 verse 15.</title><link/><guid>0cb7c597fa6ca58a074c59931f900c6e</guid><description><![CDATA[Are you under pressure?  Are you tense?  Is everything getting to you?  Trust God with the problem and put Him in control.  He will make all the difference.  But will you?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:07:35 GMT</pubDate><title>Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.  Psalm 37 verse 7.</title><link/><guid>03edc05c34582e9545e9f36086eb69ca</guid><description><![CDATA[Waiting doesn't seem to be in our thinking.  We want whatever it is now.  Moreover, we want God to be in a hurry too.  But God wants us to wait patiently for Him even when the whole world seems to be going on without us.  He has a plan for our lives and sometimes that plan means waiting.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:10:49 GMT</pubDate><title>Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith; be men of courage, be strong.  1 Corinthians vs 13</title><link/><guid>b3bee5236238f448f725ead45aef422b</guid><description><![CDATA[Extraordinary feats needing much courage by everyone are applauded but a real test of courage is by being faithful and saying "No" to temptation; enduring a painful illness with fortitude and not complaining; or standing alone when you are misunderstood and not gossipping when everyone else is.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:50:57 GMT</pubDate><title>Pray continually. 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 17.</title><link/><guid>eafca80dc662d60430c50b8bcda5b102</guid><description><![CDATA[We don't know how prayer works in our lives but it does work.  I think we must understand that it is not our own selfish wants that is the main role of prayer, but to understand what God wants, however hard that may be.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Apr 2010 19:47:22 GMT</pubDate><title>We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.   Colossians 1 verse 28.</title><link/><guid>3a6d0eb074ad1ddd0ef1a25a347fb1a3</guid><description><![CDATA[Do you believe in a God that can bring change in our lives?  He can alter bad habits; He can shatter old resentments; He can change our attitudes, and cast aside our fears.  If we let Him, He is making us day by day, week by week, year by year and little by little, perfect in Christ.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:52:15 GMT</pubDate><title>Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'  Mark 8 v.31.</title><link/><guid>63996bc23f8b1edfc327a9e0fa45834b</guid><description><![CDATA[When we follow Jesus we must be prepared to hold things, possessions, people etc. loosely, always putting Him first and not having our own way.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:41:11 GMT</pubDate><title>Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.  Philippians 4 verse 8.</title><link/><guid>b4e450ef2160d5ccdb7545d234b1ff99</guid><description><![CDATA[Let's be positive in our thinking.  Let all negative thoghts be abandoned. Even when our lives are difficult we must live above our circumstances and think about lovely things. Our day will be much brighter and it will help us through any horrible experience we may have.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 May 2010 15:24:52 GMT</pubDate><title>As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus, Himself, came up and walked along with them.  Luke 24 verse 15.</title><link/><guid>2074c5b634457bd38f616bdacd6fffc5</guid><description><![CDATA[On the road to Emmaus these two people were talking about Jesus and all the events that had happened in the last few days.  Then Jesus came and talked with them and allayed their fears.  Jesus was there when they needed Him most and He is always with us too when we really need Him.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 19:06:35 GMT</pubDate><title>By all this we were encouraged.  2 Corinthians 7 verse 13.</title><link/><guid>d61a6c34c3fdf68a09ea36880a759b44</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul had sent a letter to the Corinthians which concerned them and caused them sorrow. However, it was godly sorrow, which led to repentance. So Paul was encouraged. Do we encourage our leaders even when they have hit hard and challenged us in our walk with the Lord, or do we condemn them?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 20:38:47 GMT</pubDate><title>This is the message you heard from the beginning; We should love one another.  1 John 3 verse 11.</title><link/><guid>43a94e8225105a4e71c96c078d59b902</guid><description><![CDATA[Love comes from God and He wants us to love and love and love.  It is easy to love those who love us; it is easy to love those who are like-minded; but to those who hate us how hard it will be.  Here in the Word it says we are to love. We are to put barriers aside; we are to put feelings aside; and love, even if we are not loved in return. It may be one of the hardest things we ever have to do.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:14:17 GMT</pubDate><title>You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.  Revelation 2 verse 3.</title><link/><guid>8da1921087d826359c437c1901789dbc</guid><description><![CDATA[In our Christian walk with the Lord we shall endure hardship. It may be long and arduous, it may come in the way of failure or loss or even pain or disease. There is no such thing as instant endurance.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:33:13 GMT</pubDate><title>Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 'Go to the great city of Ninevah and proclaim to it the message I give you'.  Jonah 3 verse 1.</title><link/><guid>9287391f05e87338aa43acc7ed205e49</guid><description><![CDATA[The Lord gave Jonah a second chance.  He saw his potential and was His man. God wants to use us, inadequate, stumbling and all, but He can't if we refuse to do His bidding.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:02:16 GMT</pubDate><title>Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with me.  Revelation 3 verse 20.</title><link/><guid>a58c76aff28eeea694c9bb1606b04c67</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus is standing outside every heart and knocking. He wants to come in and take over our lives and live with us for ever. We, however, have to open our heart's door and let Him in.  Have you done so?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 19:10:51 GMT</pubDate><title>Jesus said, 'Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing.'  Luke 23 verse 34.</title><link/><guid>5d8e9226fc29f14cf0c49ccccad3b32a</guid><description><![CDATA[Jesus was on the cross watching the soldiers divide up his clothes and he was full of compassion for these men. He really loved them.  When we are hurt, do we forgive?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:46:17 GMT</pubDate><title>When Peter saw him, he asked, 'Lord what about him?'  John 21 verse 21.</title><link/><guid>d8778dd4b94d1aa00995c0826ac1b14f</guid><description><![CDATA[God calls each one of us to do specific things.  He doesn't want us to concern ourselves with what others should be doing. Each job is unique. Each job is special.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:48:48 GMT</pubDate><title>For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperisahable, through the living and enduring word of God. 1 Peter 1 verse 23.</title><link/><guid>d715813a7fbceeebfa845de257dd85d9</guid><description><![CDATA[Our Bible is a book like no other.  It is living and inspired.  It has God's finger on every page, every chapter, every line and every word.  And through this Word we have been born again, changed into people that follow Jesus.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 21:07:47 GMT</pubDate><title>So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.  Acts 24 verse 16.</title><link/><guid>0cf84bf4495c29d556b2ad0b31007a6b</guid><description><![CDATA[What a wonderful testimony Paul had.  He kept his conscience clear.  Do we?  Is there anything between you and God?  Put it right today.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:51:26 GMT</pubDate><title>The head jailer gave Joseph free rein, never even checked on him, because God was with him; whatever he did God made sure it worked out for the best.  Genesis 39 verse 23.</title><link/><guid>d780d9a7b4c662e9880d7822ba651d3d</guid><description><![CDATA[Joseph was put in prison unlawfully but Joseph never complained.  The prison jailer trusted him so much that he was put in charge of the other prisoners.  The jailer saw that God was with him.  In our everyday lives do we shine for Jesus?<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:27:48 GMT</pubDate><title>All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.  Acts 2 verse 4.</title><link/><guid>b41226033b69c80097ee341a4baa3744</guid><description><![CDATA[We must never think that because the Holy Spirit is invisible He is not at work.  He is ready to move among us transforming our lives.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:29:06 GMT</pubDate><title>Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.  Philippians 1 verse 6.</title><link/><guid>d85bde7c70d0f28fadc964d323249a31</guid><description><![CDATA[God is going to complete in us what He started.  On the way it may be painful, and it may involve changes that we don't want to happen.  It may be a hard, painful path but it is the one He has chosen for us.  One day we will understand why.<br/>]]></description></item><item><category>2010</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:30:04 GMT</pubDate><title>And Moses answered, 'Look at me, I stutter.  Why wuld Pharah listen to me?' Exodus 6 verse 30.</title><link/><guid>2d1b9d6540a6e341d46f3f318e039f1c</guid><description><![CDATA[Moses again made excuses when God asked him to do something he felt unable to do.  Do we say, "No" to God's promptings instead of trusting His judgement?<br/>]]></description></item></channel></rss>