I have been meditating on a verse lately, again, I had quickened to me a number of years ago. It's from the Passion Translation, so it's a pretty loose translation, but it always stirs my heart “At each and every sunrise, you will hear my voice as I prepare my sacrifice of prayer to you. Every morning, I lay out the pieces of my life on the altar and wait for the fire of God to fall afresh on my heart” Psalm 5:3 It reminds me every day that I am a living sacrifice and there are areas of my...

I was reading from the Psalms this morning, and I came across a verse Psalm 89:15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.” The word acclaim stuck out, and I thought what does that mean so I looked it up. It was interesting. To acclaim the Lord means to praise Him openly and enthusiastically, often in a way that others can hear or see. It carries the idea of loud public praise, joyful approval, honouring someone with words or actions. So...

I have shared this on several occasions, but it's good to remind ourselves over and over again because over the years, I have seen this played out over and over again, and it's always sad to watch. Satan’s greatest weapon is offence, and that will be one of his main weapons as we approach the end of the age. It's interesting because of social media offences are epidemic in our societies and, sadly, even in the church. Once you have an offence if not dealt with, it leads to betrayal and...