| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 6 secs | 0 Comments
This psalm is written by King David, and has been a blessing and encouragement to many people over thousands of years. It starts with the phrase “Do not fret”, which sets the tone for the rest of the psalm. David is giving sound, Godly advice, very practical and well reasoned. It is true that we […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 21 secs | 0 Comments
There is so much we can take from this Psalm! It shows us how God reveals things to us in so many different ways. We can often think God is silent, but God is always speaking, the problem is with us – are we listening? God speaks to each of us in a different way […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 47 secs | 0 Comments
James 1:5 says, ‘Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms’. The psalms are beautiful songs to sing. Once, during a time when I was laid low following a brain haemorrhage (subarachnoid, if you are a doctor reading this!), I wrote some simple poems which I put to music. One was based on this psalm. It […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 24 secs | 0 Comments
The Psalms kick off with just 6 short verses. It makes for quite quick reading, but I often find shorter bible readings can grab my attention and get me thinking in-depth a lot more. Psalm 1 offers brilliant contrasts between the blessed/righteous and the wicked/sinners. It starts off by stating that we are “blessed” if […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 30 secs | 0 Comments
Here at the end of the book of Job we see the glorious trilogy; still relevant to us today, that of Confession, Repentance and Restoration. Rom 10:9 – 11: because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 17 secs | 0 Comments
Picture the scene. Job had been a devout servant of God over many years, and God had blessed materially with family and flocks. Then suddenly, with no warning and no obvious reason, Job was subject to extreme pain, firstly in the loss of his family, flocks and farmworkers, and then in physical pain and discomfort […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 22 secs | 0 Comments
The heavenly parliament is in session again (v1-7 is almost identical to 1:6-12) and the Gatecrasher is there once more. His strategy to get Job to curse God has backfired. Despite losing his livestock, his servants, his home, and even his children, Job’s integrity is unbroken (v3). So Satan tries again, and the Lord gives […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 21 secs | 0 Comments
Job had it all: sons and daughters, sheep and camels, oxen and donkeys, and servants! What more could anyone want? ‘He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.’ But he was not only wealthy, he was also good: ‘blameless and upright’ – not that he was sinlessly perfect, but he was […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 45 secs | 0 Comments
Nehemiah 8 and 9 are the smell and aroma of revival. The Lord has visited His people and they are returning fully to Him. In chapter 8 they had gathered to hear God’s word read and explained. This had provoked mourning and weeping, but they are sent home to feast and enjoy being together in […]