To Keep In Mind.

Revelation 22:7

"Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book."

Have a very blessed new year, as we wait for the coming of our Lord.


Peter Clark.

A Promise To Care For Us.

In Revelation 21, almost at the very end of God's Word to us we are reminded of the essential characteristic of God towards us....

....care

"....To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life" Revelation 21:6


With that in mind, have a great day and a very blessed new year,


Peter Clark.

Another Morning Prayer.

Here is another good prayer to start the morning with....

"We (I) consecrate this day to your service, O Lord; may all our (my) thoughts, words, and actions be well-pleasing to you and serve the good of our (my) brothers and sisters; through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen."


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

God's Holy Spirit In The Old Testament.

There are lots of examples of God's Holy Spirit in the Old Testament.

I came across one example this morning....

Nehemiah 9 verse 20 and verse 30.

"You gave your good Spirit to instruct them."

"By your Spirit you admonished them through your prophets."

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Celebration Of The Word Of God.

Nehemiah 8:2-6

"So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the book of the Law. Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for the occasion....Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, "Amen, Amen" Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground."

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

In Praise Of A Good Wife.

Proverbs 31:10-20

¹⁰ A truly good wife
is the most precious treasure
    a man can find!
¹¹ Her husband depends on her,
    and she never
    lets him down.
¹² She is good to him
    every day of her life,
¹³     and with her own hands
    she gladly makes clothes.

¹⁴ She is like a sailing ship
    that brings food
    from across the sea.
¹⁵ She gets up before daylight
to prepare food
    for her family
    and for her servants.
¹⁶ She knows how to buy land
and how to plant a vineyard,
¹⁷     and she always works hard.
¹⁸ She knows when to buy or sell,
    and she stays busy
    until late at night.
¹⁹ She spins her own cloth,
²⁰     and she helps the poor
    and the needy.

Have a great day,

Peter Clark.

Good News Today.

The angels said to the shepherds....

"....Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you, he is Christ the Lord..." Luke 2:10

Have a great day,

Peter Clark.

The Biggest Problem We Have.

What is it?

NOT repenting.

Revelation 16:9,11

"....but they refused to repent and glorify him."

"....but they refused to repent of what they had done."


Have a great day,




Peter Clark.

"Song Of Moses" From Revelation.

It is good to be reminded of the greatness of God. These verses certainly do that....very powerfully.

"Great and marvelous are your deeds,
     Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways.
     King of the ages.
Who will not fear you, O Lord,
     and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
     All nations will come
and worship before you,
     for your righteous acts have been revealed."  Revelation 15:3-4


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

How To Handle Life...

I came across this advice this morning. I thought it was so simple AND useful.

Revelation 13: 10c (the end of the verse)

"This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints."



Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Hearing And Doing.

I started reading Revelation this morning and in the very first paragraph there is a reminder that not only are we to read the Word of God, but to put it into action in our lives.

"Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near." (Revelation 1:3)


Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Praying For The Lord's Help.

Psalm 140:1-5

A Prayer for the Lord’s Help

140 Rescue me from cruel
    and violent enemies, Lord!
²     They think up evil plans
    and always cause trouble.
³ Their words bite deep
    like the poisonous fangs
    of a snake.

⁴ Protect me, Lord, from cruel
and brutal enemies,
    who want to destroy me.
⁵ Those proud people have hidden
traps and nets
    to catch me as I walk.

Have a great day,

Peter Clark.

God Wins.

In these later days of 2012 my Bible Readings (the Old Testament ones) come from Ezra.

As you know it all has to do with the rebuilding of the Temple. Jewish people are allowed to go and work on the construction etc.

But there is much opposition.......just like there is in our mission to proclaim God's Gospel and in the leading of His Church.

But don't be discouraged....in the end.... God wins....always....and so do not give up.


Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

A Timely Reminder.

From Matthew 5:16...

"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."

TFTD: We could turn that into a very useful prayer as the new day starts.


Have a great one,


Peter Clark.

For The Pregnant Ones!

Psalm 139 came up today in my Bible reading.

"You are the one who put me together
     inside my mother's body,
and I praise you
     because of the wonderful way you created me.
Everything you do is marvellous!
     Of this I have no doubt.

Nothing about me is hidden from you!
I was secretly woven together
     deep in the earth below,
but with your own eyes
     you saw my body being formed.
Even before I was born, you had written in your book
     everything I would do." (vs 13-16)

Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Coming Up....In Heaven Near You.

Revelation 7:9-17

This is a great vision of our future.

⁹ After this, I saw a large crowd with more people than could be counted. They were from every race, tribe, nation, and language, and they stood before the throne and before the Lamb. They wore white robes and held palm branches in their hands, ¹⁰ as they shouted,

“Our God, who sits
    upon the throne,
has the power
to save his people,
    and so does the Lamb.”

¹¹ The angels who stood around the throne knelt in front of it with their faces to the ground. The elders and the four living creatures knelt there with them. Then they all worshiped God ¹² and said,

“Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom,
    thanks, honor, power,
and strength belong to our God
    forever and ever! Amen!”

¹³ One of the elders asked me, “Do you know who these people are that are dressed in white robes? Do you know where they come from?”

¹⁴ “Sir,” I answered, “you must know.”
Then he told me:

“These are the ones
who have gone through
    the great suffering.
They have washed their robes
in the blood of the Lamb
    and have made them white.
¹⁵ And so they stand
    before the throne of God
and worship him in his temple
    day and night.
The one who sits on the throne
will spread his tent
    over them.
¹⁶ They will never hunger
    or thirst again,
and they won’t be troubled
by the sun
    or any scorching heat.

¹⁷ The Lamb in the center
of the throne
    will be their shepherd.
He will lead them to streams
    of life-giving water,
and God will wipe all tears
    from their eyes.”

A High Calling.

I was reminded this morning of the high calling that our leaders (under God) have...

Malachi 2:7

"For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction - because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty."

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

The True Light!

In December Heather and I were invited to the local council chambers for the annual Jewish celebration of Chunakah - The Festival Of Lights.

Invited along were Jews, Christians, Hindus and others.

All cultures have a celebration of lights. The only culture that doesn't is the "others". Theirs is a culture of "nothingness" (and it shows).

John the Baptist said this of Jesus, "The true light that shines on everyone was coming into the world; The Word was in the world, but no one knew him, though God had made the world with his Word." John 10:10

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

A Morning Prayer.

Lord and heavenly Father,
you have brought us safely to this new day;
keep us by your mighty power, protect us from sin,
guard us from every kind of danger,
and in all we do this day
direct us in the fulfilling of your purpose,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

(A Prayer Book For Australia, page 409)


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Mouthing Off.

We have to be careful what we say....

Psalm 141:3-4

"Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD;
     keep watch over the door of my lips.
Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil,
     to take part in wicked deeds
with men who are evildoers;
     let me not eat of their delicacies."


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

God Knows.

In the early chapters of the Revelation we see that God has a very clear and detailed knowledge of his people.

In Chapter 2 God says to the church in Ephesus...

"...I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary." (vs 2-4)

TFTD: God knows what is going on in our heart too.


Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Being Open To God.

A secret of a healthy relationship, with God, or with anyone is to be open and sincere.

We see that was a priority for the Psalmist too, in Psalm 139...

"Search me, O God, and know my heart;
     test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
     and lead me in the way everlasting." (v.23-24)

Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Keep On Keeping On.

Jude writes in his letter....

"But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear - hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh." (Jude 20-23)

The words immediately following those words are....

"To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy...."

TFTD: Let us continually remember that God can keep us - stay close - pray.

Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

The Worst Thing To Do!

Do you want to get offside with God?

Would you like to provoke a patient God to anger?

Here is how you do it.

Zechariah 7:11-13

"But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears. They made their hearts as hard as flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the LORD Almighty was very angry.
When I called, they did not listen; so when they called, I would not listen, says the LORD Almighty."

TFTD: Don't do it!

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Great Scott What An Great Encouragement.

Heather and I have been away on a short holiday. We met up briefly with some old friends and parishioners.

It was so encouraging to see them actively engaged in exercising their faith.

I understood what John was saying as he wrote....

".....I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." (3 John 4)


Have a great day,


Peter Clark

In The Coming Days....

In the coming days we learn of what will come about - perhaps what HAS come about already.

"Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is a deceiver and the antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him. Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work." (2 John 7-11)


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Light For The Jews.

I knew a Jewish man in a former Parish who told me that as a child he was forbidden to read Daniel.

Of course, he couldn't wait to read the Prophet.

He became convinced that the Prophet was writing about the coming Messiah (who he now embraced).

What really helped him was doing the mathematics of Daniel 12, verses 11 and 12.

"From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days."

It might seem a small and insignificant point for us....but for him it was huge.....so huge that he could not get around it.


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

God's Love Shown To Us.

As John writes...he is crystal clear when it come to defining and describing the love of God.

Here are some examples......


"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him." (1 John 4:9)

"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." (1 John 4:10)

Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

It Is Not A Surprise.

It always comes as a surprise.....but shouldn't....

1 John 3:13  "Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you."

If the living of our life is "preaching" the Gospel of Christ, then let us not be surprised that we will be hated, and suffer persecution in some form or another.

Count it an honour....to suffer with Christ.



Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Two Great Truths.

This morning I was reminded of two great truths from 1 John 3.

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! (v.1)

"But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin." (v.5)

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

An Od Testament Description Of Jesus.

An Old Testament description of Jesus from Daniel 7 verses 13and 14....

"In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshipped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed."

TFTD: It is a great comfort to know that Jesus was a part of God's BIG plan for the world. This plan went back to the beginning of the world.

We too are a part of that plan......amazing.


Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Christian Living.

1 Peter 4 has some good advice to help us live for Christ.

"...but live according to God in regard to the spirit...be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray...love each other deeply...offer hospitality to one another with our grumbling...use whatever gift (you) have received to serve others...faithfully administer God's grace...if anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God...if anyone serves...do it with the strength God provides..." (vs 6-11)

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Having Old Fashioned Guts.

Before they were thrown into the fiercely burning furnace, Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego say this...

"If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." (Daniel 3:17-18)

Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

To Leaders..

1 Peter 5:2-4

"Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers - not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away."

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Learning Spiritual Truth.

In Daniel Chapter 2 there is a very good illustration of HOW we learn spiritual truth.

King Nebuchadnezzar has a bazaar dream and he asks Daniel to interpret what it means.

Daniel says to the King that he cannot do it.... "but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries..." (v.28).

That is what happens.

In verse 47 Nebuchadnezzar says to Daniel, "Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries...."

There are a couple of things here...

First, Daniel acknowledges that God is the one who reveals mysteries.

Secondly, Daniel tells the King that. It is like when Paul says "How will they hear without a preacher"

It is after that process that the King is able to integrate what he has learned and express it.

We learn in a similar way.


Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Sermon 25th November 2012

CHRIST THE KING B     John 18:33-37     25^th November, 2012.

Our Gospel lesson today speaks of a great king. 

Christ the King is a Sunday when we celebrate the fact that we have a great king.  That great king is Christ.

This is going to mean very great implications for us.

This is not JUST a ceremony.

Not JUST a special Sunday.

If we are going to focus on and celebrate Christ the King Sunday,

It means that we are going to live with Christ as our King.

That just doesn’t involve us in SAYING lots of things,

It involves us in LIVING a particular way.

And there has to be evidence of us living with Christ as our King.

The Gospel lesson seems like a strange choice

for the Sunday that we call Christ the King. 

On Christ the King Sunday,

we would expect to find King Jesus on a throne,

high and lifted up. 

We would expect to find throngs of people on their knees before his throne.  Instead we find Jesus on trial before Pilate. 

We find him on the way to the cross––on the way to his death.

Pilate asks Jesus, "Are you the King of the Jews?" 

Jesus' accusers had claimed that Jesus was trying to make himself a king. 

They knew that Pilate could not tolerate a challenge to Rome's authority. 

"Are you the King of the Jews?" Pilate asks Jesus. 

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world." 

Pilate’s great motivator was popular opinion and political considerations.

History judges Pilate on his treatment of Jesus.

Pilate must have thought that with Jesus out of the way,

That would be the end of it.

The King of the Jews gone,

Never to be heard of again.

But Jesus came to show the world a new type of king. 

The Jewish people knew what kind of king they wanted. 

They wanted an old kind of king. 

They wanted another David. 

• They wanted a king who would lead them, sword in hand. 

• They wanted a king who would cut down their enemies. 

• They wanted a king who would march home with prisoners in tow. 

• They wanted a king who would live in a palace––a king who enjoyed the better things in life. 

• They wanted their king to give them the better things in life. 

They wanted no more Roman soldiers on their soil. 

They wanted no more Roman taxes deducted from their pay. 

And so Jesus was going to disappoint many,

confuse many.           

Jesus came to show us a new kind of kingship. 

• Jesus’ Kingship was not the power of a sword

but the power of love. 

• Jesus came to rule, not from a throne,

but from a cross.

• Jesus came riding in Jerusalem, not on a great horse,

but on a donkey.

• Jesus came, not sucking up to the powerful,

but healing the sick.

• Jesus chose his inner circle, his friends and colleagues

not from the theological colleges,

but from fishing boats.

There is a story that helps us understand

the difference between what people wanted from Jesus

and what Jesus actually offers. 

A Danish sculptor started out to create a statue of Jesus. 

He had in mind exactly the kind of man he wanted to represent

––a strong man

––a man in charge

––a man before whom all people would bow. 

With that clear vision,

he worked quickly to create a tall figure

––head thrown back and arms stretched high in a gesture of authority.

Having finished his work,

the artist locked his studio and went home.

During the night, a fog rolled into the studio through an open window. 

When the artist returned the next morning,

he was shocked to find the statue ruined. 

The fog had moistened the clay,

and Christ's head drooped. 

His arms had fallen low. 

The strong, chiseled features of his face had softened. 

The artist, seeing how the statue had changed,

Was about to fix it all up. 

Then it struck him! 

The statue was not ruined! 

It represented Christ in a different light. 

No longer a commanding, powerful Christ,

it had become a servant-Christ. 

The lowered head allowed Christ to see people who were down and out. 

It let him look at little children. 

The lowered arms were inviting. 

The softened face was compassionate. 

Instead of trying to restore the statue,

the artist made only one change. 

On the statue's base he inscribed the words, "Come unto Me!"

Jesus came to show us a new kind of kingship.

We know the whole narrative of Jesus.

It's easy for us to see that King Jesus was doomed to fail.

He would never be able to fulfill people’s expectations of him. 

• Compassion is no match for a sharp steel edge. 

• You can never make an army out of the lame, the blind, and the sick. 

• Softness just encourages bullies and the not so nice. 

In a worldly view, Jesus did fail. 

Within hours of entering Jerusalem,

he was being whipped and driven through the streets to his cross. 

The crowds mocked him,

and the soldiers killed him. 

They hung a sign over his cross that read,

"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews,"

The sign was intended as a joke. 

If Jesus was intended to be a conventional king

Then his whole life was a joke! 

Born in a stable among goats

(although the Pope in his new book reminds us probably correctly that there were no animals present at Jesus’ birth)

he was definitely crucified between two thieves! 

He had a  poor start in life

which led to a poor end of life! 

We would be foolish indeed to follow such a foolish king!

But follow we do! 

Foolish disciples have followed this foolish Christ for two thousand years,

and they still do. 

Foolish disciples follow Christ today in every nation of the world. 

This morning, millions of people are breaking bread and drinking wine to remember the One who brought us the foolishness of the cross. 

The one who died lives again,

not just in heaven,

but in the hearts of every disciple across the face of the whole, wide world. 

And what of those who killed King Jesus? 

• Where are his accusers?  Gone! 

• Where are the Herods?  Gone! 

• Where are the Roman soldiers?  Gone! 

• Where is the Roman Empire?  Gone!

In an amazing turn of history,

the smartest and most powerful people of Jesus' day have turned to dust

––along with everything for which they stood. 

All that remains of ancient Rome are a few coins and a few ruins. 

But the one whom they killed lives on. 

And the promise is that we haven't seen anything yet! 

Just wait!

To judge the world – and everyone in it. 

Jesus has called us,

his disciples,

his church,

to follow him

––to take command and to wield authority as he did. 

This means giving instead of taking! 

It means loving God and our neighbour as ourself! 

It means caring instead of abandoning hopeless causes! 

• In Christ's name, Christians have died on mission fields all over the world so that people might hear the good news that Christ died for them. 

• In Christ's name, Christians have started hospitals to heal the sick in times and places when there was no money to be made in it. 

Christians are still doing that, you know. 

Christian physicians and nurses are braving primitive conditions throughout the world today to heal people who have no health insurance and no money and no hope.

• In Christ's name, Christians have started soup kitchens

––and orphanages

––––taken in alcoholics

––and drug addicts

––started homes for the elderly

• In Christ's name, Christians have carried dying people off the streets in India so that they might die in dignity.

We, the church, are always tempted to try the other way

if we can get our hands on enough money

––or if we can persuade the government to do it for us

––if we can just grasp the levers of power

––that all will be well. 

But King Jesus has shown us a new way. 

He has shown us a cross. 

Jesus said to Pilate, "You say that I am a king.  For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.  Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." 

The truth to which Jesus testifies is the truth of the cross. 

For two thousand years,

it has seemed folly that a man would become king by dying on a cross. 

The Apostle Paul called it the foolishness of the cross. 

Jesus called it the truth. 

CHRIST THE KING

Has to transform us/ renew us

Our destiny is NOT to have the perfect church service.

Our destiny is to follow CHRIST THE KING.

Are you doing that?

Is it making any difference at all to your life?

An Account Of Our Life Required.

This morning I was reading 1 Peter 4 and this verse came up (verse 5)

"But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead."

We will have to give an account for the life we have been given....

...what will you say?


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Living For Christ...

1 Peter 3:15-16

¹⁵ Honour Christ and let him be the Lord of your life.
Always be ready to give an answer when someone asks you about your hope. ¹⁶ Give a kind and respectful answer and keep your conscience clear. This way you will make people ashamed for saying bad things about your good conduct as a follower of Christ.

The Gospel According To Peter.

1 Peter 2:24-25

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of you souls."

Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Praise Be To God.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time."

1 Peter 1:3-5

Isn't that am amazing piece of Scripture? When I have more time I must come back to it - and pull out the many thoughts included there.


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

God Pleading.

In Psalm 130 we see God pleading for Israel....He does the same for us.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
     for with the LORD is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.
     He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins. (130:7,8)

God's message has never been any different.


Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

The "Submission" Debate Revisited.

James 4:7

"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Wisdom From Heaven.

We have good wisdom described in James Chapter 3..

"But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness." (vs.17,18)

Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Blessed Are All....

Psalm 128:1-6 has a very special blessing for us...

"Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
     who walk in his ways,
You will eat the fruit of your labour;
     blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
     within your house;
your sons will be like olive shoots 
     around your table.
Thus is the man blessed
     who fears the Lord.

May the Lord bless you from Zion
     all the days of your life;
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
     and may you live to see your children's children.
Peace be upon Israel."

Have a great day of blessing,


Peter Clark.

God's Heart.

Sometimes you hear people say that the God of the Old Testament is different from the God of the New Testament.

In Ezekiel we get a picture of the heart of God....

"As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel?" (33:11)


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

A Very Useful Blessing.

Hebrews 13:20-21

²⁰ God gives peace, and he raised our Lord Jesus Christ from death. Now Jesus is like a Great Shepherd whose blood was used to make God’s eternal agreement with his flock. ²¹ I pray that God will make you ready to obey him and that you will always be eager to do right. May Jesus help you do what pleases God. To Jesus Christ be glory forever and ever! Amen.

Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Living With Others.

"Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord; See to it that on one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many." (Hebrews 12:14,15)

Have a great day,



Peter Clark.

Consider Jesus.

This morning I came across this verse in Hebrews.

"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (12:2-3)


Have a great day,


Peter Clark.

Thankful for Victory.

124 The Lord was on our side!
Let everyone in Israel say:
²     “The Lord was on our side!
Otherwise, the enemy attack
³ would have killed us all,
    because it was furious.
⁴ We would have been swept away
    in a violent flood
⁵     of high and roaring waves.”

⁶ Let’s praise the Lord!
He protected us from enemies
    who were like wild animals,
⁷     and we escaped like birds
    from a hunter’s torn net.

⁸ The Lord made heaven and earth,
    and he is the one    who sends us help.