Hope4Bath

Suggested reading: 2 Kings chapter 4 verses 42-44. THE UN-NAMED PROVIDER He is simply described as ‘a man . . . from ‘Baal Shalisha’, verse 42. In a time of famine, he brought God the first-fruits that rightly belonged to Him. He gave willingly and bountifully; indeed, he was even prepared to give the very ….  Read More

Suggested reading: 2 Kings chapter 6 verses 8-23; chapter 7 verses 1-2. Elijah, Elisha’s predecessor, was a prophet associated with earthquakes, wind and fire; however, in contrast, Elisha was ‘a still small voice of GRACE’. John’s Gospel reminds us that, ‘GRACE and truth came through Jesus Christ’, John chapter 1 verse 17. HOW DOES GRACE ….  Read More

Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, 18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, 19 and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge ….  Read More

(Jesus said) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2 Now when he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the ….  Read More

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your ….  Read More

Now the report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” So it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well. 17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and depart; go to the land of Canaan. 18 Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will ….  Read More

Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it. 3 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph; does my ….  Read More

Then Judah came near to him (Joseph) and said: “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father or a brother?’ 20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have ….  Read More

16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ….  Read More

Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there. 3 The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any ….  Read More