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Provider of Rest
Had a thought today! It's just a little shift - but somehow big as well! Today is Sabbath. I love Sabbath. It's a day we've been given to rest - no work involved! Just rest in his goodness, notice his gifts, and cherish the relationships he's given us! "The Sabbath was made for man..." - the words of Jesus himself! (Mark 2:27) It came at the end of creation week, when God had finished making all that was a part of our world, and "... it was very good" - his words. (Genesis 1:
Tuning in...
Do you remember when we used to have to turn a dial to tune into a radio station? (Maybe I'm just showing my age now 😄) If you turned the dial too fast it was difficult to actually land on one with a clear signal. You had to turn it carefully, and when you caught some noise you'd gently adjust back and forth until you were right on the wavelength and the signal was coming through clearly. Now if you were on short-wave radio settings, you might land on any number of stations
Written in the Dust...
Jeremiah 17:13 "LORD, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water." Someone opened my eyes this week about this verse in relation to Jesus writing in the dust at the scene where a woman caught in adultery was thrown at his feet for judgement. These men would have well known this verse and imagery, and while many have speculated on
Mind Games
Long ago, I read a book called "The Practice of the the Presence of God" by Brother Lawrence. It changed my whole approach to my Christian life! Basically, it recommends becoming aware of the presence of God in every moment of your life, not just keeping it in its own little compartment. It's a great idea! But it can be difficult to do sometimes! Especially when your mind is focused on work skills and relationship dramas. My mind has a little game it plays on me, where music
Battle Grime
I have an angel statue in my garden. It's a replica of the one that guards my Dad's resting place. This one was the original, but it was chipped by the gardeners, so I brought it home and replaced it with a new one. I love the powerful protector sense it projects. This morning I came out to pray after it had been raining. The angel that began a beautiful white, was spattered all over with debris. It looked, even more, like it had been deep in battle on our behalf. And it remi
Unholy vs Holy
I've struggled with the harshness of God's response to Nadab and Abihu. It seems to clash with the deep compassion he shows as himself in Jesus. But I knew it had to still mesh somehow. So I began to search. Nadab and Abihu were the oldest sons of Aaron. They had been delegated the highest honour of ministering before God in the tabernacle on behalf of the Israelite people. They were pretty new at it! The roles had only recently been created. They were part of a system God ha
Because I said so...
When I was a child, there was a time when a discussion was settled and decided by my parents saying "Because I said so." It meant there was no more room for questioning. The parent had made a decision and it would not be changed. At the time it could feel unfair, like your position on the topic was overridden by theirs! Looking back though, from a parent's perspective, those decisions were made from a position of needing to protect those who were unable to understand the pote
New Wine
I read something this morning that triggered a thought I'd never quite had before! I love that! It was part of a collection of slides with quotes about moving forward with life, and not looking back - along with sweet cartoon pictures of a little person walking with Jesus. One of the tiles held the quote about wineskins. "And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour ne
His Creation...
I sit here in my beautiful garden, on a day that celebrates creation and the one who made it. Our little patch of paradise continues to be a place I am constantly amazed is ours. All I prayed for was a little pocket of garden I could sit with him in, and he answered with such a lavish gift! It turns my mind to what he has made, from the intricate beauties our eyes cannot see without magnification, to the explosion of colour and light that scatters across our universe, only vi
From their Perspective
I always try to take the stories from the bible, and put them into a modern context. To try and make them more real. To put the faces of humanity as I know them into those 2 dimensional stories, and round them out into something more relateable. Something I can connect to, rather than just words on a page. I was driving to work, when I began to think about Jesus. We are quick to condemn the religious people of the day for the way they did not see who he was - after all, they'
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