Thought for June 1st. “HOLD FAST TO THE HOPE SET BEFORE US”
Today's readings.. (Joshua 18), (Isaiah 24), (Hebrews 6,7) Our generation, more than ever before, struggles to have any long term hope and vision of the future! The way ahead looks increasingly uncertain making the warning
Thought for May 31st. “THE MESSAGE … DID NOT BENEFIT THEM”
Today's readings.. (Joshua 17), (Isaiah 23), (Hebrews 3,4,5) We continue reading the challenging chapters of the letter to the Hebrews. It was obviously written in the final years the Temple existed in Jerusalem before it
Thought for May 30th. “MADE LIKE HIS BROTHERS”
Today's readings... (Joshua 16), (Isaiah 22), (Hebrews 1,2) Today we start reading the Epistle to the Hebrews: primarily it is a careful analysis and explanation of God’s purpose in using his Son to reconcile the
Thought for May 29th. “I PRAY THAT …”
Today's readings.. (Joshua 15), (Isaiah 20,21), (Philemon) What do you pray for? Prayer is personal, it is intimate! It certainly was for the Apostle Paul, he lays bare his heart in many of his letters
Thought for May 28th. “TRAINING US TO RENOUNCE UNGODLINESS”
Today's readings.. (Joshua 14), (Isaiah 19), (Titus 1,2,3) We are surrounded by ungodliness to a far greater degree than experienced by any previous generation – at least in the western world. We can say we
Thought for May 27th. “DAMASCUS WILL CEASE TO BE A CITY”
Today's readings.. (Joshua 13), (Isaiah 17,18), (2 Timothy 3,4) Several prophecies in Isaiah attracted our attention as we read our 2 chapters in Isaiah today. Damascus was the capital of Syria in those days –
Thought for May 26th. “IF … WE WILL ALSO LIVE WITH HIM”
Today's readings.. (Joshua 12), (Isaiah 16), (2Timothy 2) Among the believers in the First Century there was in circulation what are called the ‘sayings of the faithful’. There was no opportunity for the great majority
Thought for May 25th. “WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE”
Today's readings.. (Joshua 11), (Isaiah 15), (2 Timothy 1) Paul tells Timothy in his 2nd letter, “I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience” [1 v.3] How necessary to
Thought for May 24th. “FLEE THESE THINGS”
Today's readings.. (Joshua 10), (Isaiah 14), (1 Timothy 6) The Apostle Paul concludes his first letter to “his son” (Phil.2 v.22) Timothy with a survey of the problems and bad influences amongst some of the