The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favour has […]
Read More JJ25 #28 – Service: Comfort the Brokenhearted(Reflections and notes on Jesus’ words to the church in Smyrna in Revelation 2:8-11. Explore the previous parts of this series.) Jesus’ words for Smyrna are not many, but is said is packed with a lot. Considering this letter we get how Jesus relates to the church; what Jesus recognises about the state and plight of […]
Read More What The Spirit Says … 06 Smyrna: Endure for Real riches(It’s a great honour to share this special entry. These are words that were shared on a prayer meeting held recently. The inspired writer and speaker – Cynthia Bourne – loves Jesus and shares that love with saints in a church based in Manchester. I trust your weeping will be put into heavenly cperspective as […]
Read More Guest Entry: Weeping births JoyAbba: You showed the situation. When my sin had caused such a deep chasm between us, when justice needed to be satisfied, when what was right needed to be fulfilled. In that state I was not only totally inadequate, I was totally apathetic. I was totally rebellious, whatever fleeting moments of other thoughts, I wasn’t […]
Read More A Passion PrayerShe was such a vibrant and powerful force. That was clear when I saw her. It explained so much about her reputation. So when she had the first stroke it was a blow. It was seeing her after the second stroke that was really devastating. I did not know how to deal with that suffering. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: It’s The Suffering That Really Gets To YouIt was difficult to see him endure suffering for so long. This once strong and vibrant man, now brought low by age and debilitating disease. Very tough to watch him go through it. At times I felt it was humiliating and there were those who had been used to seeing him bouncing along being helpful […]
Read More There’s A Golden SkyI like real testimonies. Some of my favourites are ones that say that before they met Jesus their lives were fine and then when they met Jesus it was all turned upside down. I like the ones that talk about how before they didn’t have that many issues in certain relationships, but as soon as […]
Read More Faith and Contrasting FortunesI have given them your word and the world has hated them,for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am […]
Read More Prayer for Change – Set Up and Set ApartMy friend was telling me that it was because the roots were settled deep that’s why they could endure. It was great to hear that. It was necessary to be reminded of that. Storms come to everyone, struggles are a part of life. The ability to endure is not so much about what you can […]
Read More Built to Endure?There was an occasion as I child that I had to go to the dentist. I say I had to go, because obviously my Mum told me I had to go and to be fair, she did come with me. As the dental expert poked about in me mouth, I recall he did just one […]
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