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The heart of God is the heart of a good father. And a good father finds special delight in blessing his children. Would you dare to believe that God wants to abundantly bless you as his child?

God is always at work. Especially in troubled times. As kingdom people who trust in the Lord we need to keep our eyes on Jesus and ask ourselves...  how is God working in this?

Jesus offers us unshakable hope. When the world is crumbling all around us he is able to keep our souls at rest. Abiding in this hope is critical for our souls in troubling times.

Life as we know it involves many difficulties and challenges, and if we have unrealistic expectations of how easy life ought to be, we will get deeply discouraged. But if we come to see that the world is undergoing a birthing process, and that God will eventually bring it to its right end, we can learn to trust him in the difficulty and partner with him in the work he is doing.

We are daily faced with the question of whether we will try to live independently from God or yield to his Spirit. The road of independence makes us feel more in control, but it is ultimately lifeless. The only way to truly experience the full beauty of his kingdom is via the path of daily yielding to the desires of the Spirit.

There are all kinds of people in church. Some are new Christians some have walked with the Lord for years. The ones that God uses however are the ones that are consecrated to him.

The journey of life is by no means easy and Jesus encouraged us to take it one day at a time. There is freedom in learning to trust him with every step along the way.

In our world there is a constant pressure to focus on physical needs and wants to make us happy. But the scripture teaches us that what we need for true life is far more than bread and water. We need the source of life... Jesus.

Many of us already have at least some idea about what it means to know someone. When applied to Jesus, Paul seems to refer to “knowing Christ” as a full-orbed term which has many layers and summarises the Christian experience. And when we think of “knowing Jesus”, we tend to personalise it to the individual. Yet, when Paul uses the term, he seems to think that it’s a community affair. What exactly does it mean to “know Christ”?

Unity is very dear to the heart of God and is critical for the church’s mission on earth. Hence, we must be careful to pursue love and resist all forms of divisiveness. Without this we will never be able to experience the fullness that Jesus has promised for his church.