Apr 4th 2021 -
Into darkness, God spoke. The world formed. Into dust, God-breathed. We were formed. We walked together hand in hand. Man, woman, creator, in the cool of the morning sun But in dripped doubt, then in flooded blame and shame. How could we rebel against our Papa? How could we accuse each other? Thud. We’d fallen. Banished from his presence through our own selfish pride, the fractures grew. With floods...
Apr 3rd 2021 -
"...so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations." (Isaiah 61:11) On the final day of lent we finish with the following promise: ‘so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.’ For the Israelites, righteousness meant living in line with the covenant between them and God through obedience to God’s law. And although there...
Apr 2nd 2021 -
"For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow..." (Isaiah 61:11) Today is Good Friday, the day we remember everything Jesus did for us on the cross and the sacrifice made on the very first Good Friday. The day grace poured out like living water, the day that brought the gift of forgiveness and...
Apr 1st 2021 -
"and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels..." (Isaiah 61:10) I’m currently engaged to be married. The wedding is on the horizon, a point in the distance that my whole life is moving towards. It’s strange living between a promise and a reality. The offer has already been made, and I have accepted - you can tell by the jewel on my...
Mar 31st 2021 -
"as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest..." (Isaiah 61:10) Over the past two days we have read that the garments of salvation enable us to see the world in a different way, and to be covered in the robes of righteousness means to live a life reflecting the truth and life which you find in Jesus. Isaiah then goes on to...
Mar 30th 2021 -
"and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness..." (Isaiah 61:10) What are you wearing? At the start of the year I went through my wardrobe and threw out everything that wasn’t ‘me’ - that didn’t reflect the person I am. You know those items that look cool, you bought from some hipster-vintage stall and think one day you might be able...
Mar 29th 2021 -
You will spend 3,500 days of your life at work. Or at least you will if you’re an average British worker. That’s 84,000 hours or over 5 million minutes. Your work fills more of your waking hours than anything else in your life. So if you’re serious about Jesus being Lord of your life, you must know what the Bible...
