Jesus brings joy. He shows us that God keeps his promises. He is the answer to every promise. May he help us to be joyful even in tough times.

The patience of the LORD with us even when we repeat the same failings. Jesus prays for us, knowing what it is like to be tempted, yet he never once sinned!

We can blot out the sun by holding a 5p in front of our eye. We do that with God when people and problems can seem like giants and we doubt and do the wrong thing. May he help us to remember and do the right thing, trusting in Jesus.

The Bible certainly isn't a boring book. God's friend Abraham had prayed for Lot to be rescued. Lot was rescued and then this happens! Yet, even in this God is working out his plan to save the world through Jesus!

The LORD is so kind in rescuing us - it's all his doing! May we love Jesus more than we love anything else and keep trusting him.

God does what is right - he is fair and he shows us just how fair he is. We can trust him with justice. We can pray that he will deliver us from evil - and he will!

Abraham is being like Jesus, not self-focused but praying for others. Abraham knows what the LORD is like - he is big in mercy - and so he teaches us how to pray.

God is humble. He comes down because he wants to be known. Jesus eats and drinks with sinners.

Nothing is impossible with God - a child to old Sarah (and Abraham). Even a virgin birth to Mary many years later. We get to pray to God Almighty and ask for help in whatever situation we are in, following the example of Jesus.

The LORD is absolutely relentless in working out his plan. It's always Plan A - God living with his people in a world full of life. He makes promises and he keeps them...for ever!