Tag: Faith

  • A place of pain..

    A place of pain..

    “Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also….. Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered…

  • A desert place…Overflowing

    A desert place…Overflowing

    But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get ready and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.) So he got ready and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of…

  • Oil the Shields..

    Oil the Shields..

    These were the words I heard from the Lord as I prayed recently. I had a picture of shields that were bright, shiny and polished. They reflected such a bright light that the reflection was blinding. This verse in Isaiah 21:5 says “Rise up, captains, oil the shields!”Isaiah 21.5 The instruction here is to get…

  • The 9th Hour Experience..

    The 9th Hour Experience..

    In our lives most, if not all of us, have had or will have a painful experience. Jesus himself had such an experience: “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”Matthew 27.46 NKJV “why God?”…

  • Hope..a re-post

    Hope..a re-post

    I realised that hope is not as easy to define as I once thought and can be easily misunderstood. My own hope in the past was not always properly formed and I think when I reflect back was either a false hope, misguided optimism or wishful thinking on my part. So when things did not…

  • Growth comes from God..

    Growth comes from God..

    “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their…

  • Mountains..

    Mountains..

    I was having a look back in my prayer journal and noticed that I had made a few scribbled notes about mountains. As I read my notes again, I realised that this year I have certainly (and I’m sure I’m not alone in this) encountered some “mountains” in my life. I’ve come to realise that…