Apr2017
The price of obedience
In his life on earth Jesus made his prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, who could save him from death. Because he was humble and devoted, God heard him. But even though he was God’s Son, he learnt through his sufferings to be obedient. When he was made perfect, he became… Read more
Apr2017
Only human
Let us, then, hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we have a great High Priest who has gone into the very presence of God – Jesus, the Son of God. Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was… Read more
Apr2017
Big brother
The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any two-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart. There is nothing that can be hidden from God; everything in all creation is… Read more
Apr2017
My Lord and my God
A week later the disciples were together again indoors, and Thomas was with them. The doors were locked, but Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, and look at my hands; then stretch out your hand and put it in my… Read more
Apr2017
Placing our trust in God
You, LORD, are all I have, and you give me all I need: my future is in your hands. How wonderful are your gifts to me; how good they are! (verses 5,6) Read Psalm 16 Things aren’t always what they seem. Life can appear to be difficult, painful and even cruel, but… Read more
Apr2017
Holding firm
My friends, be careful that none of you have a heart so evil and unbelieving that you turn away from the living God. Instead, in order that none of you be deceived by sin and become stubborn, you must help one another every day, as long as the word ‘Today’ in the scripture applies to… Read more
Apr2017
Think of Jesus
My Christian friends, who also have been called by God! Think of Jesus, whom God sent to be the High Priest of the faith we profess. He was faithful to God, who chose him to do this work, just as Moses was faithful in his work in God’s house. A man who builds a house… Read more
Apr2017
Just your size
Since the children, as he calls them, are people of flesh and blood, Jesus himself became like them and shared their human nature. He did this so that through his death he might destroy the Devil, who has the power over death, and in this way set free those who were slaves all their lives… Read more
Apr2017
Blood, sweat and tears
But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, so that through God’s grace he should die for everyone. We see him now crowned with glory and honour because of the death he suffered. It was only right that God, who creates and preserves all things, should make… Read more
Apr2017
Communicating in person
In the past God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. He is the one through whom God created the universe, the one whom God has chosen to possess all things at the end. (verses 1,2)… Read more
