‘Suppose one of you has a servant who is ploughing or looking after the sheep. When he comes in from the paddock, do you tell him to hurry and eat… Read more
TEST PAGES
Noonday intensity
Trust in the LORD and do good; live in the land and be safe. Seek your happiness in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desire. Give yourself… Read more
Allowing the children to mature
So they ran and brought Saul out to the people, and they could see that he was a head taller than anyone else. Samuel said to the people, ‘Here is… Read more
Only God can make a new heart
When Saul turned to leave Samuel, God gave Saul a new nature. And everything Samuel had told him happened that day. When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a… Read more
Little people for big jobs
Now on the previous day the LORD had told Samuel, ‘Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the tribe of Benjamin; anoint him as ruler of… Read more
Prayer in tough times
Jesus submits to God’s will. It’s not always God’s will for you to win the lottery. It’s not always God’s will for your severed finger to miraculously grow back. It’s not always God’s will for your hardship to be magically resolved. If prayer worked like that, Jesus wouldn’t have gone to the cross.
