The God of Israel who exceeds your greatest dreams and expectations. He is a firm foundation. In Ezekiel 16 In this chapter God takes hold of Israel and she goes from being a child to bride, later in the chapter God records her descent into unfaithfulness. In verse 60-63 He reiterates His deep covenant relationship … Read more
God is the Shepherd of Israel. Psalm 80.1 1 Give ear, O Roeh (Shepherd) of Israel, you that leads the descendants of Joseph like a flock, you who is dwells between the cherubim, shine forth. The Shepherd’s Staff Becomes a Sceptre In Psalm 23.4 The staff was used by shepherds to poke around in crevices to flush out … Read more
One day Dave was praying and asked God if he is really the only way to be saved and maybe there was an easier way? Then God told Dave to go to an Indian restaurant, which he told me, but I said that I fancied Chinese. When we went to the Indian restaurant, a Hindu … Read more
In Ezekiel 48.35 we meet the Lord Who is there Yehovah-Shammah means “Yehovah is there” This was a symbolic name for Jerusalem. The Lord has not abandoned Jerusalem, leaving it in ruins, but that there will be a restoration. There is one reference to Yehovah Shammah in Ezekiel 48.35. Israel is in captivity in Babylon, … Read more
To Central Inters & Juniors 8/6/41 James 3 verse 2 – 8 I wonder have you ever noticed how, so often, it is the little things which are the most important. For example, if you try to turn a horse around by pushing it with all your might on its flank you’ll have a Dickens … Read more
Just after we got married in 1991, like most couples, we bought a house. Maybe not the normal 3 bed, but a four bed semi, which in time we converted to a five bed, as we never used the garage! Did we plan on having a large family? In the conventional sense, no, but we … Read more
Okay, so we’ve just covered Jesus as the Beloved in the Song of Solomon, so, as promised, we’re now we’re turning to our role as the Bride as portrayed in the same book! We have seen that Jesus desires to be with us and seeks us out, and we also seek Him out. This is … Read more
JM Rowland 5, Tichborne Street, Leicester. Life’s Cricket Match To Leicester South Juniors 7/5/1939 To Cambridge Class 31/5/1942 I wonder how many of you are keen on cricket, because, whether we like it or not we are all engaged in a sort of match: the match of course is the Match of Life. Of course … Read more
Drawn from the Song of Songs, also named Song of Solomon, in the Song of Solomon 2.1 we see the Bride say of the Bridegroom; “I am my beloved’s and He is mine.” Yes, how we live for that, He is mine and I am His! This week’s study is an invitation to fall in … Read more
Today we have 3 examples of my experiences of spiritual warfare at work, be encouraged that God works through you to influence the environments around you, even when you’re not aware of it! “We Couldn’t Get Through!” When I first became a Christian, I worked at a community centre. Once a month there used to … Read more