Hope4Bath

Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true ….  Read More

We are encouraged in the UK to STAY HOME, keep safe and protect the NHS. Home has many meanings and memories, not all of them happy which is very sad. Interestingly, when God created the first 2 humans, Adam and Eve, He brought them together as a couple and gave them a home, the first ….  Read More

Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide Yourself from my supplication. 2 Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily, 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they bring down trouble upon me, and in wrath they hate me. ….  Read More

Let us now consider some of the characters Jesus met on his journey across the sea. They are not dissimilar to those we meet on our journey through life. Firstly, there was a man with an unclean spirit, Mark chapter 5 verses 1-20. He lived among the tombs and no one could tame him. When ….  Read More

We noted in a previous meditation that the sea is a picture of the restless nations that engulf us in the world – nations that constantly seek peace but find that it is beyond their grasp. We noted that true peace can only truly be found in Jesus Christ. In today’s reading, Mark chapter 4 ….  Read More

Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your strength. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers have risen up against me, and oppressors have sought after my life; They have not set God before them. Selah 4 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is with those who uphold my ….  Read More

One of the abiding memories of my youth is fishing with my father from beaches along the south coast of England. It was there that I gained my fascination with the sea. I was captivated by its restlessness; even on the calmest of days. Isaiah, an Old Testament prophet, wrote, ‘But the wicked are like ….  Read More

Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” 18 They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is saying.” ….  Read More

I suspect that following his experience of missing out on the appearance of the Lord Jesus to the disciples after His resurrection, that Thomas remained close by them from now on, so that he would not make the same mistake again. Later on, at the suggestion of Simon Peter, seven of the disciples, including Thomas, ….  Read More

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. 2 God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. 3 Every one of them has turned aside; they have together become corrupt; there is none who ….  Read More