And I am glad. [Psalm 47v4]

When I attended Bible college ,we sang a hymn which has meant a lot to me, I was at Bible college to be trained to serve the Lord. At the beginning I thought I knew were I was going ,but it did not work out the way I thought,in fact I never in my wildest dreams thought I would end up were I have, which brings me back to that hymn, here is the first verse, God holds the key of all unknown and I am glad, if other hands should hold the key,or if He trusted it to me, I might be sad. [Father I thank you for leading me the right way, and giving unto me what is best for me, I thank you that you hold the key , and not me, in Jesus name, Amen.]

Awful Things Happen. [Romans 3v23]

The reality to life is this, awful things do happen, rape, murder etc,of course there are a lot of good things that happen, I suppose we do need keep a sense of balance. The world is such an inconsistent place, there are in fact no guarantees, that things will not go wrong, life is not a fairy tale, were everyone lives happily ever after. The fact of the matter is we live in a fallen world, man by sinning, has caused those awful things, sin has and does affect ,everything and everybody. The only hope for any of us is , first of all to recognize our condition,we are sinners, and to embrace Gods solution by believing on the Lord Jesus , for the scripture tells us Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.[ Father God I thank you for Jesus the Saviour of the world and most of all that He is my own and personal Saviour, Amen]

Different.

Alexander Prior was seen as different, by other children, instead of playing football, he just wanted to play the piano, so they made him suffer, by picking on him. Alexander learned the piano at the age of three, composed his first symphony when he was eleven, his difference was, he was gifted. While his parents rejoiced in their gifted child others felt he was strange, and picked on him, many people are seen as differant , because of their colour , race, poverty,disabilities, colour of their hair, the shape of their nose, etc. God who created us in our mothers womb , which he did, made us all different, so dont let any body make you feel inferior, or bad about yourself, God loves you. [Father help me to accept others, with all there differences, to see them as you see them, and to love them as you love them. in Jesus name]

Burdens

Burdens come in many ways, are you burdened?, well what does one do when one is burdened? , pray , and remember God understands. The burdens that are on my heart , I pray about, mybe I will be able do something , in giving or doing, mybe all I can do is pray, and pour out my heart to God.I wonder how God feels ?, He see all that is going on, all,He misses not one thing, Jesus said He sees the sparrow that falls to the ground, so whatever burden you are carrying, do not despair. [ Father there are many burdens on my heart, I bring them to you, the conflicts in the world, the injuctices, the lost who are going to hell, the sick , the dying, so many things, God be merciful ,in Jesus name, Amen.]

Calm Down.

As I observe life , I see more and more the importance of calming down , I wonder just how many accidents are caused by people who are in a hurry ,or feeling under pressure. So today dont be a driven human being, be a led child of God, in Psalm 31 v22 we read ,I said in my haste I am cut off, Child of God we are never cut of from God , just take time to speak to him, calm down. [ Father help me to calm down in my soul today, to not be driven to distraction , with all the pressures of life, to be still and know that you are God, I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.]

Cost

It is reckoned that it will cost half a billion dollars for those who are trying to win the race for the Whitehouse, in fact whither they win or loose it will cost a lot of money. One very important aspect of our Lords teaching was cost, the cost of following Him.we read of those who appeared to want to follow Jesus but when He confronted them with the cost of discipleship,they refused to pay the price. Often in our preaching we speak of the benifites , forgiveness of sins, peace, eternal life, etc, but we neglect to mention the cost of following Jesus, it is called easy believisim, the fact of the matter is, it is not easy to be a Christian. [Father in a world that continually clamours for more of the good life, help me not to loose sight of the challenge of my Saviour to take up my cross, to deney myself, and to follow Him. Amen.]

Bread Alone.

When Jesus performed the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand,plus, [John 6,] the people wanted to make Jesus their king, Jesus who knows us through and through, did not let them, why ?[v26, reveals to us the why,] Jesus came to meet our deepest need, so many feel if only I could win the lottery, if only, is the cry of the human heart. What we think we need is not necessary what we do need, that is what Jesus meant when He said man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God[Matthew 4v4] [Father only through your Son Jesus is our deepest need met, and only in doing your will , am I trully satisfied, and fufilled, help me never to loose sight of this, in Jesus name, Amen.]