A most excellent shadow and type of Christ the Bridegroom and His Church, His Bride, is seen in the traditional Jewish wedding of Jesus’ day when He was on earth. It is full of shadows and types that move me to tears. For instance, just like in the West today, the chosen bride in ancient Jewish times always had a choice. She, like us, could reject the proposal. This is seen in the case of Rebekah in Genesis 24:57-58. When…
Dear brother or sister, Firstly, let me say; in this post, I am not condoning war, killing, or racism, and I am not pro any country over another or offering my opinion on military service. Having said that, I recently went and watched American Sniper; what a movie; what a story. In a nutshell and be it right or wrong, it is the true story of Chris Kyle who signed up to serve his country with a deep heart conviction that…
Dear Brother or Sister, If you feel like you’re in a storm right now, here is a link to what seems to me to be a very anointed song by a dear sister in Christ and a dear friend of mine. The song will cost $1.79 AUS to purchase but I don’t post this to get sales for her (Kathy’s album has been out for over a year). Rather I post this in the hope that you will find great…
The tree needs branches to bear fruit A head needs a body to express itself God wants the church to express Himself Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He is the Tree of Life – The Vine tree. Jesus is the Head of His church. The church is the Body of Christ. Jesus said “I am the Vine, you are the branches”, Unless you remain in the vine you cannot bear fruit.
Until Christ is Formed in You There is a Christmas morn Celebrated each an’ every day When Christ the Saviour is born Not in feeding trough or hay But in hearts who choose, believing Having seen the Son of God Through faith in hearing, receiving The Life from up above That Life grows daily increasing In hearts of those now changed Ever fuller, deeper, wider None will ever be the same A will of our own no longer…
“Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it” (Mark 10:15). Even though I’m 47 years of age, I love this plate and I use it almost daily. I bought it myself a while back because being plastic, it doesn’t let my toast go cold! I bought it from the children’s products in the supermarket aisle……… yes, there is definitely a child in me who is alive and…
Psalm 24, verse one. “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it”(NIV). What a comfort this is to me. Yesterday, here in Australia, 3 people died as a result of a siege in Martin Place Sydney; up 18 innocent people were held hostage for 16 hours by a religious extremist gunman. As the last couple of days have unfolded, television and social media have given 24/7 coverage of events, with live…
Just yesterday I began to see one of the most important stages in my Christian growth that I’ve not understood until now, through Andrew Murray’s book “Absolute Surrender”. I have understood the point we as believers get to, when we share with Paul’s cry “oh wretched man that I am, who will save me from this body of death?” (Romans 7:24). I thought even getting to this point was a spiritual leap of some significance atleast. What I didn’t understand…
Continuing from The Worthiness of God Part 1, today I want to explore the shadows and types of Christ in the life of King Solomon (1 Kings: Chapters 1-10) and before he disobeyed God. God promised King David his descendants would be on the throne forever. It is Christ who reigns forever on the throne. As was King Solomon, Christ was in the line of King David, the Tribe of Judah. Solomon was given wisdom from God and is still known…
(Picture above is found at http://biblestudyoutlines.org/bible-study-lessons/old-testament-bible-study/1-kings-6-bible-study/) Have you ever read the account of Solomon’s building the temple for God? I’ve been recently struck by the extravagance of Solomon’s ‘giving’ to the Lord. No, God never asked for it to be built; it was King David’s desire, that was given to his son King Solomon to fulfil but God sure accepted it. What struck me, is that King Solomon at the time of building the temple knew in his inner man,…