Faith, Family and Food
Waiting is never easy, and waiting on God can be one of the hardest things to do. We always want quick fixes, but God does not work within our timeline. And often in our waiting season we feel God is silent. And that silence, or the uncertainty of how things would pan out can make... Continue Reading →
Feeling a bit beaten down by challenges and attacks from the enemy. God knows that there will be times when hurt, worry or fear may make us lose sight of his presence and who we are in him. May these words from Isaiah encourage and remind you of some beautiful truths. In Isaiah 43:1-3a “But... Continue Reading →
2 Thessalonians 3:3 "But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one." The Lord is indeed faithful. If there is any uncertainty that is setting your heart to be anxious, take refuge in him. Psalm 91:4 “He will cover You with His feathers, and under His wings you will... Continue Reading →
We continue in the story of David, Nabal and Abigail found in 1 Samuel 25. As I had mentioned in my last post, we will be looking at this story and glean from each of the three people involved. We looked at Nabal and David in my previous posts and this week we will look at... Continue Reading →
1 Samuel 25 tells us a story of an interaction between three people, David, Nabal and Abigail. The three of them respond in three different ways and we will be looking into all three. Our actions affect our outcomes and we see this clearly through this story. As we spend time in this passage of... Continue Reading →
When we open our scripture passage today in Numbers 34, we get a detailed instruction of the boundaries of the land the people were to inherit and the appointed leaders who God placed to be responsible over apportioning it to each tribe. It begins with a simple instruction from God. Num 34:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses, Command... Continue Reading →
Num 32:1-5 “The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock. So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said, ….the land the Lord subdued before the people of Israel are suitable for livestock, and your servants have livestock. If we have... Continue Reading →
Numbers 31 constitutes the war declared by the Lord against the Midianites. This war was the Lord’s vengeance, because of the wickedness of the Midianites, who caused the seduction of the Israelites in the pagan worship of Baal of Peor (Num 25). The second generation of Israel, now poised in the plains of Moab were... Continue Reading →
Going back a few years, I had another mum at my son’s school who was always very friendly whenever we saw each other at school events and we would have a lovely chat and she would say, “We have to meet up outside of school, we should catch up over coffee”. My son graduated from... Continue Reading →
Num 28:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses, “Give this command to the Israelites and say to them: Make sure that you present to me at the appointed time my food offerings, as an aroma pleasing to me.” As we open Numbers 28 and 29, we see God speak to Moses to remind the generation of Israelites about to enter the... Continue Reading →
