The match is never over until the final point has been won or lost
My husband always points out that a game of tennis is never over until the final point is played. And you don’t know the final point is the final point until it has been...
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Being unfaithful
God recalls Israel’s first love. That honeymoon period when the people were devoted to their God, loved Him with their whole hearts like a bride loves her husband. They would follow Him anywhere. They...
The prophet of disaster and hope
Well, hello August! And hello Jeremiah! Jeremiah is described as the prophet of disaster and hope. He’s around in the southern kingdom of Judah in the forty years leading up to the fall of...
Containing a word about churches – there must be more than this.
And so we come to the last two chapters of Isaiah. Some would say I timed that perfectly. Not because it’s the end of the the month, but because I go on holiday tomorrow...
Scrolls, labels, angels and a better way
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the...
Darkness and light
Isaiah 58 spells out what it looks like to walk in darkness:- separate from God it seems like God can’t hear your hands are stained with guilt your lips speak lies and evil things...
What a life with God should look like…
Let no one say… ‘The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.’ Isaiah 56:3 God wouldn’t want anything to do with me. God wouldn’t be interested in me. I’m not good enough. God...
Meet the God of compassion
Sing! It is time. Burst into song! Shout for joy! Do not be afraid. Do not fear disgrace. It is time to come back. Your maker is your husband. You are the bride of...
Cosmic child abuse
From the last section of Isaiah 52 through to the end of Isaiah 53, we meet the suffering servant. This special individual who was a key part of this new story for the people...
Stepping into the new story…
This is a new story. There’s a new key player. A new Israel. A new chosen one. Called by God and chosen before his birth. Called to be a servant of God. To speak...
