‘Don’t be afraid’

LIVE BY GOD’S WORD!

(May 03, 2025) Norman and Margaret Moss share another precious meditation…

We went into a restaurant recently and found our table. On it was an imitation rack for Scrabble letters, the tiles spelling out the word RESERVED.

Our son- in-law who enjoys a game of Scrabble said, ‘That’s wrong.’ Of course we asked why and the reply was ‘You can only have up to seven tiles at a time on your rack.’ 

Well… it gave us something to meditate on for a few moments.

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DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS

(April 11, 2025) Brian Bell shares encouragingly on an important issue…

This short meditation is drawn from my reading of Deuteronomy 1:17NLT—

‘When you make decisions, never favour those who are rich; be fair to lowly and great alike. Don’t be afraid of how they will react, for you are judging in the place of God…’

These words of counsel were spoken by Moses to men who had been appointed as leaders to help him lead the children of Israel. In verse 13 we’re told they had been chosen by the people because of their—

  • Wisdom.
  • Understanding.
  • Good reputation.
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THREE CHRISTMAS ‘FEAR NOTS’

(December 15, 2024) Robert and Maureen McQuillan encourage…

Believe it or not, 2024 is drawing to a close… yes, it will soon be Christmas, then New Year’s Eve and 2025 will be here!

We have a question for our readers (for ourselves too) based on the biblical Christmas story. But let’s start this way…

Fear
The most repeated command in the Bible is ‘Fear not!’ In fact, it’s been said that there are 365 ‘Fear nots’ in the Bible — one for every day of the year! In Facing the Future, author Lloyd Ogilvie even said that there are 366, one for every day of the year, including Leap Year! (Reference: SoulShepherding author Bill Gaultiere).

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SEE 2024 THROUGH SPIRITUAL EYESIGHT

(January 03, 2024) Norman and Margaret Moss reflect…

I (Norman) had reached the time of life when reading the lower lines of the optician’s chart involved a few hopeful guesses!

So it was no surprise when the optician ruled that it was time for a cataract operation. I am happy to report that I finished last year with better sight than at the beginning. And now I can really ‘look’ ahead to 2024!

Exciting spiritual eyesight
But…
seriously, how exciting it is to know that Jesus offers us more than mere physical eyesight! He offers spiritual eyesight.

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