They were His people, He was their God. There were other gods to be sure – but all had to be ditched in favour of the one true God who liberated His people with a strong hand from the oppressor. As it was then, so is the invitation today – those who recognise the oppression […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: No Other godsWhat do you do in the presence of brilliance? It’s a start to verbally acknowledge it, but something else has to go with it. It’s a good sign to offer a physical gesture, but there’s got to be more to it than that. You can understand the response of great beings to the brilliance of […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: How Would You Respond To Brilliance?Does Jesus expect us to be fanatic in following Him? I was working in an office a long time ago. In that office there was a colleague who loved Manchester United. We worked in London and Manchester is quite a trek from there. Yet this colleague would go to watch United play home and away […]
Read More Fanatic for Jesus?Right relationship with God is so crucial to have a good grip on wisdom. That statement cannot be overstated. Wisdom is so crucial to life. Without wisdom decisions that are made are liable to count for nothing. Without wisdom mistakes and bad moves are inevitable. Without wisdom joy and eace are elusive. Wisdom is that […]
Read More A Word of Wisdom: Foundations(Reflections and notes on Daniel 3 – the series so far had an introduction before considering the way Daniel and his friends settled in the strange land and in the last episode there were explorations in how the righteous emerged from a ridiculous situation.) It is an incredible story to read for a number of […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 04 – Through The FireTo obey requires overcoming a hurdle. At least one, but there’s always the first one. There is something about overcoming the first hurdle in obedience. He calls and the issue is, do you trust Him? Can you get over yourself and get all into trusting Him to be true to His word? In that discipline […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: The First HurdleHe had interceded for his people. He already enjoyed the privilege of engaging with God as friend to a friend. Now, however, Moses sought something more. Please show me your glory. Exodus 33:18 The relationship between God and Moses was already special. The first encounter had seen Moses given an insight into who God was that […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 17 – Not Just The Regular (Part Two)It’s true. You will serve someone or something. It’s amusing how some of us look to avoid that truth. After all if we’re the captain of our own destiny and we’re in charge of what will happen to us, how can this be subject to someone we give allegiance to, something we dedicate our lives […]
Read More Kingdom Commitment – Day Two: No One But The KingSome people think that when God gave the law to Moses for the children of Israel that those laws were difficult to live up to. There were a number of laws – over 600 – and what they covered was fairly comprehensive. They were not focused on solely external activities. These laws were to set […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Store Your Treasures in HeavenYou want it? I can give it to you. All you have to do is … The enemy was no longer looking challenging the identity. He was going for the jugular. He was offering something that would be enticing to anyone. All the glory of all the kingdoms of the world was his to offer. […]
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