Hope4Bath

Last week we considered the very last words that Jesus spoke on the cross before His death. Immediately prior to those words, He uttered one word although in most translations it appears as three words, ‘It is finished’, in the original Greek text it is one word, ‘tetelestai’ = ‘FINISHED’, John chapter 19 verse 30. ….  Read More

Suggested reading: Hebrews chapter 1 verses 1-4 Last week we shared three meditations on the lessons we can learn from the LAST WORDS spoken by various individuals. This week we will consider three further examples. There can, of course, be no more important LAST WORDS then those spoken by God Himself: ‘God, who at various ….  Read More

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was ….  Read More

“In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry came before Him, even to His ears” Psalm 18 verse 6. You are not alone today with your fears and pain. David, the psalmist, was fearing for his life and was passing through many ….  Read More

Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4 to the place of ….  Read More

Without doubt, the most important last words ever to fall from a man’s lips, were spoken by Jesus Christ. They are made even more poignant by the fact that they were spoken as He approached death on a Roman cross. ‘And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, into Your ….  Read More

12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the ….  Read More

Suggested reading: Luke chapter 2 verses 25-35. It has not been revealed to many individuals as to precisely when they are going to die. However, a man called SIMEON, who lived in Jerusalem, was an exception to this rule. He longed for the coming of the Messiah, who would bring comfort and consolation to the ….  Read More

Some of the most memorable statements are those spoken immediately prior to a person’s death. Usually, there is nothing light or flippant about them. Without wishing to be morbid, I invite you to reflect on THE LAST WORDS of some remarkable individuals. ‘And they stoned STEPHEN as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord ….  Read More

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God ….  Read More