Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.Psalm 107:21The pessimist looks at the world and sees calamity at every turn. The optimist sees linear progress. What is your bent towards? What should the Christian see? What God sees right?So what does God see? Well, all perspectives I think. But truthfully and He tells us something of this. The pessimist...  Read More

Theology ThursdayQ. 38. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?A. At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgement, and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoying of God to all eternity.Westminster Shorter CatechismDo you like new things? Most of us do. Kids love a new toy. A new car. A new hous...  Read More

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.Proverbs 3:5-6Over the next few Wednesdays, in keeping with our Wisdom Wednesday theme, I’m going to explore the idea of ‘Making Godly Decisions’. My experience is that many Christians desire to honour God with their lives but sometimes don’t know how.T...  Read More

“In the greatness of your majesty you threw down those who opposed you.You unleashed your burning anger; it consumed them like stubble.8 By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up.The surging waters stood up like a wall;the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.9 The enemy boasted, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake them.I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them.I will draw...  Read More

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:“I will sing to the Lord,    for he is highly exalted.Both horse and driver    he has hurled into the sea.Exodus 15:1-2I want you to imagine something with me. Imagine Australians had been invaded and enslaved. Forced to work in hard labour, doing all the worst jobs. Receiving only the food you could grow on the side. No sick leave, no medic...  Read More

Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”Mark 9:35There is a deep desire in me to be served. How good would it be? We look at the lives of the super-rich. We imagine they worry about nothing. People to cook, to clean, to provide for their every need.But then I remember Jesus. The most powerful being beyond the universe. He didn’...  Read More

As iron sharpens iron,so one person sharpens anotherProverbs 27:17We live in a time where people are more interested in blunting each other than in sharpening. That’s my general assessment. We want affirmation. Echo chambers. People to agree with us. And we only listen to them if they do.Maybe the issue is that we are no longer made of the right stuff, we have become chalk where once we were metal...  Read More

By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.Exodus 14:21-22Long before Google Maps, there was God. No, I don’t think that’s the point. But this is an ancient ex...  Read More

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13The early Church Father, Tertullian said it best, “Hope is patience with the lamp lit.” The reality is that life can be very dark because of death and its symptoms. And if the Dawkins brigade are right then it is far dar...  Read More

Q. 37. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?A. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves till the resurrection.Westminster Shorter CatechismWhat happens when we die? What happens when a Christian dies? It’s not something we think about much. It’s ...  Read More

Put your outdoor work in order    and get your fields ready;    after that, build your house.Proverb 24:27How do you go with priorities? Are you someone who gets distracted and caught up in less important work/activities? Or are you laser focused?A big part of making godly decisions is about prioritising. One thing we can be sure of, there is always stuff. Stuff we want to do, stuff we need to do ...  Read More

The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”Exodus 13:1-2I wonder how you see yourself? Do you see yourself as belonging to God? Or is your life your own, to do with as you please? In Exodus 13, God tells Moses that all the firstborn children are to be ‘consecrated’ to God, which me...  Read More