The Bible very often uses imagery in its passages to illustrate and emphasise a point.  This passage is no exception, as it picks up on the Eagles relationship with its young.  The bird watchers among us would realise that Eagles take extremely good care of their young, ensuring their offspring is...

Doubt is definitely a faith tester!  Our Daily Bread hits the nail on the head, when it comes to the sorts of questions that regularly come to mind with regards to the existence of God, with regard to Jesus claims, with regards to pretty much any matter of faith!  The reassuring thing is that I would...

Today’s Our Daily Bread, reminds me not only that I am completely gutted I am not running the London Marathon this year, but also of how important encouragement has been to me throughout any of my marathons.  It is strange that even when you are at that dreaded mile 20 – 22, and your legs...

The reading in the Word for Today looks at Praying the Word.  There are many occasions when I have absolutely no idea what to say when I pray, and I tend to ramble on, trying to cover many subjects without actually praying into the needs of them.  That is not to say that that is wrong, or that God...

First of all I am reminded that temptation is not a sin.  Jesus lead a sinless life on earth to be the perfect sacrifice for our sins.  Even Jesus was tempted in the desert and yet He was able to resist temptation.   It is our calling as Christians to be obedient to the Lord and to resist the devil...

Today’s devotional picks up on complaining!  I am going to lean heavily on the verses it recommends in my journal for today as it is extremely useful in giving clear guidelines on how to eradicate a complaining heart, and be obedient to Him. Phillipians 2:14 – Do all things without grumbling...

There is so much in these verses, I hardly know where to start, so I am going to break it up into chunks. There are many truths we can live by contained here. 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbour, for we are all members of one body Not only do we need...

22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. This challenged me this morning as I too have been guilty in the past of name calling, and teasing.  One step we can take is to really think about the words we use with people.  Sometimes, without thinking, we...