Hope4Bath

O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. 3 My soul also is greatly troubled; but You, O Lord—how long? 4 Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake! 5 For in death there is no remembrance of You; ….  Read More

The great American preacher Dwight Moody came to Britain in the nineteenth century and conducted services with thousands in attendance, which had a big impact upon many people. He was the outstanding evangelist of his day. A young man came up to him one day and stated that God had told him that he would ….  Read More

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My ….  Read More

Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. 2 Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, for to You I will pray. 3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up. 4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in ….  Read More

The Bible pictures us as sheep that have ‘gone astray’, and as those who ‘have turned, every one, to his own way’, Isaiah chapter 53 verse 6. Conversely, the Lord Jesus is viewed as the Good Shepherd, who came that the sheep ‘may have life, and that they might have it more abundantly’, John chapter ….  Read More

Our initial reaction to this heading might well be that it is the wrong way round! Naturally speaking, we talk about people passing from life to death; yet, when we come to the Bible we discover that it is the correct way round. We learn that we were born, spiritually, ‘dead in trespasses and sins’, ….  Read More

Many of us live our lives as if they are never going to end. The Bible gives us frequent reminders as to the brevity of life, e.g. ‘For what is your life? It is even a vapour that appears for a LITTLE TIME and then vanishes away’, James chapter 5 verse 14. ‘We finish our ….  Read More

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. 2 How long, O you sons of men, will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness and seek falsehood? Selah 3 But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; the Lord will hear ….  Read More

One of the most glorious verses in the Bible is John chapter 3 verse 16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.” The verse is often known as “The Gospel in a Nutshell”. If we had no ….  Read More

Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which ….  Read More