I closed last week’s blog with a challenge. What has the task of letting ‘God speak first’ in all your communications with Him been like this past week? Take some comfort from the story of Samuel. Even though there will be times when we question His voice, the wonderful thing is, Father God will keep speaking in the midst of all our uncertainty. Samuel made time for God: “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:9,10). Maybe again today, just take some time to be

If I asked you to describe God, to sum up His attributes, nature and His character, what would you say? I guess we might say God is almighty, a faithful God, a holy God; He’s our Father, He’s love, He’s righteous, a God of justice, a God of grace. And all those are true and right, and there’s so much more, but very rarely will someone say He’s a God who speaks! I know this is fundamental, but in order to know God better we need to have hearts and ears that are ready to listen

Selwyn Hughes says, "Christians seem preoccupied with knowing more about themselves instead of being anxious to know more about God. Any Christian bookshop manager will tell you the bestselling books are on self-image, managing money, finding inner healing. All important, but the most important thing is to know God and to know him better." We said last week that ‘ beholding’ must come before ‘ becoming .’ We have to spend time in His presence, His word, in prayer, behold

We continue in our series of ‘Knowing God.’ Not just knowing His presence, but what about ‘Knowing His Glory?’ We not only have a God...

We continue in our series of ‘Knowing God Better.’ Last week we started to look at the ‘Presence of God’ and we were reminded that “God’s...