‘Create in me a clean heart.’ Psalm 51:10 NKJV Sometimes believers think that God will get frustrated and impatient with them if they don’t shape up to a model Christian life. They don’t like to excuse their behaviour, but because God hasn’t smacked them down, they...
‘The kindness of God leads you to repentance.’ Romans 2:4 NASB When you find yourself on the wrong road, repentance allows you to make a U–turn and head back in the right direction. What a blessing. Now, repenting doesn’t increase God’s desire to be with you; it just...
‘A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.’ Proverbs 17:17 AMPC Wherever you live and whatever your job, teacher, road worker or business person, you will have to deal with these three kinds of people: (1) The critic. Let’s face it,...
‘How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!’ Psalm 119:103 NIV The fact that we now enjoy the vegetables we hated as children indicates that, as we mature, we can cultivate [develop] a taste for healthy, life–giving food. And since the Bible...
‘Wait on the Lord. Be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart.’ Psalm 27:14 NKJV David said: ‘I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He...
