Mary and Joseph were willing to get out of their comfort zones when called by God. Are you?

With the General Election  occuring this month we are encouraged to think about how the Bible promotes three areas of justice: distributive, public justice, and personal morality.  As we prepare to vote we should consider what our responsibilites are.

Let's respond to His desires for us, listening to Him all the time.

We are not Roman soldiers, but as followers of Jesus we are part of the Army of the living God. Our enemy tries to deceive us.  As we saturate ourselves in the Bible (the Word of God), so we are helped to continue to stand no matter what we face. Many people have given wonderful responses after reading God's Word over many centuries. Let us decide to do the same.

We need to know Jesus as a Saviour not simply on a one off occasion, but as a continuous relationship. Jesus invites us to a daily, moment-by-moment loving relationship with Him. Sin will make us all ineffective for God, but yoking ourselves to God will give us tremendous joy in our lives. We need to be proactive and vigilant in the way we live our lives for God. He continues to lavish His love on us - going beyond the expected measure and exceeding the ordinary.

God is powerful. He can do anything! Psalm 1 reminds us that we are blessed as we delight in God and His Word.Where are we trusting? Who are we trusting? Without faith it is impossible to please God.

Let's live well in obedience to God's Word. Let's wear the whole armour - God has made it for us.

God has made the Armour we wear, so that we can all wear it every day. As we wrap God's truth about Himself, ourselves and each other around us then we are changed. God hasn't given His final word on us, NCF nor the nations yet. What we might have done or thought in the past doesn't stop us being used by God today and in the future. Ask God what He feels about you.

Just as many of us wear different sorts of 'armour' in our normal everyday lives and not just for big events like climbing a mountain or swimming fairly deep, so we need to wear God's armour of light on a daily basis. Basing the Talk on Romans 13:8-14 and Ephesians 6:10-20 we are reminded that life may not be fair, but by wearing God's Armour we are given protection spiritually and emotionally against attacks that will come our way.

Are you actively and positively abandoned to God? Have you decided to yoke yourself to Jesus and closely follow Him? We look at several examples from the Bible where people wanted to put God at the centre of their lives - both on a national and individual  level. Whilst it's good to frequently visit God, we are encouraged that it is much better to abide in Him and to let Him grow in renown in our lives.