Hope4Bath

There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. 2 Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you ….  Read More

Suggested reading: Haggai chapter 2 verses 1-9. If you have been able to join us for some of our recent meditations, you will have considered some of the small things in the Bible that speak to us of Christ. We have meditated on: the SMALL round thing (the bread) that came down from heaven the ….  Read More

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I ….  Read More

Suggested reading: 1 Kings chapter 19 verses 1-18. Continuing with our meditations on the small things that lead us to Christ, we turn to the Old Testament prophet, Elijah. This chapter in his life begins with him hiding in a cave, where God asks a question, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ He gave God ….  Read More

In three of our previous meditations, we shared some thoughts about one of the SMALL THINGS in the Old Testament that points us to Christ. Today we will consider the instructions God gave to Moses about another small thing that speaks to us of Christ. And the Lord said to Moses, “Take sweet spices . ….  Read More

For in fact the body is not one member but many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore ….  Read More

“But God …” How thankful we should be for God’s divine intervention in our lives. When all seemed hopeless and we were helpless God intervened. We understand the ‘buts’ in our lives, usually turning a pleasant situation into a bad one. For instance, we may work hard in our studies and work ‘but’ we have ….  Read More

This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac. 20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. 21 Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all ….  Read More

Suggested reading: Exodus chapter 16 verses 1-21. We conclude our meditations this week on the manna (bread – ‘the small round thing’) that God sent down from heaven as food for the children of Israel to feed upon. Today we will consider the responsibility of the people in relation to this gift from God. They ….  Read More

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are diversities of ….  Read More