Do you know who you are in Christ? What gives your life meaning, purpose and direction? The world’s belief system says that our feelings, experience, and desires determine our identity. These are moving targets bound to leave us feeling confused, unstable and discouraged. But as a redeemed child of God, our position in Christ is...
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The Right and Wrong of Boasting
Paul taught the Corinthians to boast—not in themselves, but in their relationship with Jesus and His work in the gospel (1 Corinthians 1:31). True boasting should be about God’s glory and what He has done, rather than drawing attention to ourselves. It is God’s approval that is the ultimate measure of our worth (2 Corinthians 10:17-18). So, Paul chose to boast in his own weakness (2 Corinthians 11:30–33), that the power and grace of God might shine more clearly in his life.
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When God’s Comfort Flows like a River
How do you understand ‘comfort’? Often we think of comfort as the removal of trouble and any obstacle to the ‘comfortable’ life. But God’s comfort is the strength, grace, and encouragement to endure trials in a way that pleases Him. Do you know what it means to be comforted by the Father of mercies and...
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Flourish
By Rosie Moore. There is a direct correlation between our engagement with the Bible and whether we flourish as Christians. Psalm 1 teaches that a flourishing Christian life is rooted in God’s Word. Delighting in and meditating on Scripture is essential to spiritual health. Like a tree planted by streams of water, we must draw from...
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Why our view of Christ matters.
An emasculated Jesus is just part of creation, not Lord over it! He is not the Jesus of the Bible, who laid the foundation of the earth from the beginning and will roll it up like a garment (Heb 1:10-12). This weak Jesus is not the faithful protector of His people, the reconciler who brings peace and assures the ultimate overthrow of defeated powers of evil and darkness. Our view of Christ matters!
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How many mothers-in-law does it take to change a light bulb?
So how do we handle in-law problems after we’re married? A starting point is to hold in tension two God-given principles: The first is to separate from parents (leave and cleave) and the second is to honour our parents. It’s not a question of either… or, but both… and. As a mother-in-law and a counsellor, I know that a critical and controlling spirit is a lethal combination which can wreck family relationships.
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The only foundation for human worth
Article published on The Gospel Coalition Africa, July 29, 2024. By Rosie Moore. King David’s worldview expressed in Psalm 139, that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made” is the only true foundation for human identity and worth. It is also the bedrock for fundamental human rights and liberties. David knew that the Creator who fashioned his innermost being...
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Does my life have purpose and meaning?
Psalm 139:13-16 shares how all my days are ordained or planned out by God. That even before we were born, God saw the inner parts of our body and recorded the days of our lives. “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well” (Psalm 139:13-14). I often revisit Psalm 139 to remind me of the wonderful reality that I cannot escape the Lord’s watchful eye. God knows, God sees, God cares.
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Honey for the heart
In Psalm 19, David meditates on the limited parts of God’s Word which he had in his possession—the Torah. We have much more in our Bibles. God’s Word is tangible proof that the Creator of the universe loves us and wants a personal relationship with us. He invites us to taste and digest his words of truth which are sweet as honey.
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