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  • The reason for the blog…

    The Bible says that,” the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” (Hebrews 4 :12)  At the start of 2021, newly retired and starting a New Year in lockdown due to…

  •  29 August 2026 – What have I learned today?

    2 Corinthians chapter 3 verses 2 – 3 (NIV)  You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but…

  • 28 August 2026 – What have I learned today?

    2 Chronicles chapter 32 verse 1 (NIV)  After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. Hezekiah was a wise and faithful king who sought to honour and serve the Lord. Does that mean he never had any trouble or hardships? Here we can quite clearly see that…

  • 27 August 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    2 Corinthians 1: 12-14 (NIV)   Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace. For we do not write you anything you cannot…

  • 26 August 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    2 Chronicles chapter 26 verses 3-5 (NIV)   Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem. ⁴ He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done. He sought God during…

  • 25 August 2026 – What have I learned today?

    1 Corinthians chapter 16 verses 13-14 (NIV)  Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.  How to live our lives in two sentences. It’s possible to stand firm and to be courageous and strong but still to need to be on our guard about how to…

  • 24 August 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Proverbs chapter 20 verses 2-3 (NIV)  A person may think their own ways are right,    but the LORD weighs the heart. To do what is right and just    is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Sometimes what we genuinely think is the right thing to do is not the thing that God…

  • 23 August 2026 – What have I learned today?

    2 Chronicles chapter 19 verses 6 – 7 (NIV)  He told them, “Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a verdict.  Now let the fear of the LORD be on you. Judge carefully, for with the LORD our…

  • 22 August 2026 – What have I learned today?

    1 Corinthians chapter 15 verse 10 (NIV)  But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them —yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.  This verse, although written many years later than…

  • 21 August 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    2 Chronicles chapter 13 verse 18 (NIV)  The Israelites were subdued on that occasion, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied on the LORD, the God of their ancestors. 2 Chronicles chapter 15 verse 15 (NIV)  All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly,…

  • 20 August 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Proverbs chapter 20 verse 21 (NIV)  An inheritance claimed too soon    will not be blessed at the end. In the parable of the prodigal son, found in Luke chapter 15 verses 11 to 32, we actually see the outworking of this verse in Proverbs.  The prodigal son claimed his inheritance and wasted it. But…