7 March 2020

HEARING AND OBEYING THE VOICE OF GOD (Lenten12)

In my blog about personal temptation, I mentioned how we must yield our faculties SENSES to the Lord. In our bodies we have 5 natural senses, and  unless they are under the Lordship of Christ, they can cause us to sin. We sang a chorus in Sunday School ‘Watch your eyes what they see watch your ears what they hear” etc. These are our 5 senses: SEEING […]

7 March 2020

A DIFFERENT SORT OF CHECK UP (Lenten11)

As Reflection is a major part of our Lenten journey, I want to highlight one of the 10 COMMANDMENTS in this blog. Exodus 20:3 NKJV You shall have no other gods before Me. You may immediately say, “What are you talking about John?” I am not an idolater. Well the reality SADLY   that many Christians are. I am sure for example (I trust) you do […]

7 March 2020

TEMPTATION & TESTING (3)(Lenten10)

I can sincerely say, that I am involving myself in this Lenten journey, and not just writing on topics and matters that can assist others in their reflection and preparation for Easter. I wish I had known 50 years ago what Lent was all about, so I could slow down and “smell the roses”: and reflect on my walk with God. Well I cannot change […]

6 March 2020

TEMPTATION & TESTING (Lenten9)

I want to continue on with some thoughts from my last blog about temptation and testing. Every Believer is tempted, end we must be convinced that we have been given all the necessary weapons to deal with every temptation, and that as James tells us, “we are to count it all joy when we are tempted and tested” James 1:2 KJV. Paul tells us that […]

4 March 2020

TEMPTATION AND TESTING (lenten8)

I want to write about TEMPTATION & TESTING today as it is an important matter we need to give consideration too, and may we have greater understanding and appreciation for it and its purpose as we journey through Lent this year. Many of us as children learnt to pray what is called the Lord’s prayer, which is better called the Disciples prayer. included in the prayer […]