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Jesus replied, "All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. John 14:23. You will never experience the fullness and depth of God's love until you walk in His ways. When we truly decide to follow Jesus and walk in His ways, we will be filled with His Holy Spirit, God's Spirit dwelling in us. His Holy Spirit will lead us in all truth, fill us with peace beyond measure and illuminate our path. We will hear Go

"I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid. John 14:27. God wants to give you a peace of mind and of heart that's beyond words. When you invite Jesus into your heart everything changes. You suddenly realize that Jesus is the answer to eternal life and peace that you've always been looking for. He fills your heart with His love and helps you to see things differently. As you read H

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34-35. How we relate to others speaks a lot about the genuineness of our faith. Jesus desires that we learn to love others as He has loved us. It's how we live and love that will reveal Jesus moving in and through our life. The love God gives you is meant to be given away so that God can fill

If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, so that you will do as I have done to you. John 13:14-15. Jesus wants us to be more like Him, to serve others as He served us. Today there is such a focus on leadership and virtually nothing on serving. Even in the Bible there is only 3 mentions of leadership and more than 300 references on serving. Yet we will never make effective leaders until

Abba, Father," he cried out, "everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine." Mark 14:36. Jesus prayed this in the last hours before He was led away to be crucified. If there was another way for humanity to be redeemed from its sin and reconciled back to God, God would have made a way, otherwise He would be a very cruel God to allow His son to die a horrendous unnecessary death. But there was no other

We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that's what they thought, too!" Numbers 13:33. We must live by faith and not by sight. Don't limit yourself by what you see or what you think you can do. Moses sent 12 spies into the land and 10 came back with a negative report based on what they saw. After everything that God had already done for them, they were still looking at their own ability and not at what they could do toget

The Lord now said to Moses, "Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites. Numbers 13:1-2a. We need to step into God's promises. Even though the Lord said He was giving the Israelites the land, they had to take it. They had to trust God each step of the way, and as they did, they saw God's hand move in incredible ways. And so it is for us, we too must step into the promises and stirrings that God puts on our heart, and learn to trust Him

The second is equally important: 'Love your neighbour as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these." Mark 12:31. We were created for relationship, first with God and then with each other. When we invite Jesus into our heart, we become a part of His family where we realise how much we are truly loved by God. He then begins to change us from the inside out so that we can start to see others with His heart. As we start to treat others as we would like to be treated,

Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: 'Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.' The second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these." Mark 12:29-31. ‘Love God, love others’ sums up the gospel in 4 words. When we are totally sold out for God we become like pliable clay in t

Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105. God is always speaking to us through His Word or by His Spirit, but our problem is that we're not always listening. As we spend time in the Word, God will give us fresh revelation into our situations. He may also prompt us to take a course of action, or to make a decision, but the choice is always ours to trust Him. We must remember that God will always make a way. At times you'll need to step out in

Then Jesus said to the disciples, "Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received it, it will be yours. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble. Psalm 41:1. You were created to be a blessing. God has put His heart inside of you so that what stirs Him should stir you. As you see others in need don't just pass them by, but follow your heart and bless them in some way, whether you can give them time, some food or whatever they need. Whilst we can't unravel a lifetime of difficulties in the lives of others, we can make a differ

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. Psalm 40:1-2. When we w

Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. Mark 6:41. Jesus gave the disciples the bread to distribute so they could experience the miracle through their own hands. It's nothing that they could do, but Jesus working through them. In the same way Jesus wants to work t

Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed. Mark 6:41-44. Jesus can take your small steps and praye

for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:11b-13. With Jesus in our heart there is a quiet place of confidence that regardless of what we are going through God will make a way. In that place we can learn to

But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then. Mark 10:31. God's hierarchy is different to mans’. The way God sees things is totally opposite to how we see things. Our society chases wealth, puts the famous on pedestals and seeks after self-gratification. Yet God is looking out for those people who will step into the plans He has for their life, who will follow His stirring on their heart's. So

He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, "Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else." Mark 9:35. Jesus came to serve humanity and not to be served. God's Word speaks much about serving and very little about leading, yet today the opposite is true. There are so many courses about leadership and very little about serving. It would appear that pleasing self is more important than serving others, yet biblically the o

What do you mean, 'If I can'?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if a person believes." The father instantly cried out, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!" Mark 9:23-24. We should never give up or lose hope in what Jesus can do. What He's done for others, He can do for you. We just need to keep believing in His promises for provision, healing, guidance, or for whatever it is we need. God will fulfil His promises to us in His Word. We just need to keep believing

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Mark 8:36. We can get so caught up in ourselves, with worldly pleasures and material gain that we can actually miss out on God's best for us. The world only offers temporary fulfilment whereas God desires to fill your life with His love, peace and joy that will last forever. As you invite Jesus into your heart He will give you different perspectives on life. He will change your heart towards others an