These Lively Oracles

It’s time for me to take a rest. I’m making myself take a break for a few weeks so that my thoughts can become uncluttered and I can start some new blogs. But I shall not be idle. I have some old cemeteries to visit and churches to see. And hopefully they all will give me some new insights to share with you. The Prophet Isaiah tell us… Isaiah Ch40 (31) But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. And Jeremiah declares…. Jeremiah 6 (16) This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls….” I love the verse in David’s “Shepherd’s Psalm” – Psalm 23, where it says… (2) He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. Two key words in that verse are “makes” and “leads”. One old commentary that I read about this Psalm s...

It’s a whole lifetime ago now but when I got my first ever taste of work it was as a message boy. Not one of the sort that you did a couple of hours after school, or a simple Saturday job. Mine was working for an electrical company with fulltime Monday to Friday hours. I was required to do the shop runs, help with deliveries and do minor jobs in the workshop. I suppose it was a baptism of fire, of sorts, coming straight out of school hours into a full time working environment. And although it was a long time ago now I still have strong memories of working for that company. I ended up being offered an opportunity to serve my apprenticeship as an electrician once I left school. I do remember one or two occasions during my time there that I was given a certain amount of leeway to try and sort out some minor problems on my own. I thrived on this. I can’t remember what the tasks where exactly now but I do remember the feeling of pride at the workmen approving of me sorting out some ...

I think a lot of us can sit and allow our minds to ponder over our years of life decisions and experiences. As christians, we know that God has his hand on us and our loved ones. I myself like to sit and think of the many churches, projects and people that   have been involved with over the years. For a long period of time I was not in the right frame of mind to be of any real use to our churches. But I let things rest, and left these things in God’s hands. And now, things have changed again. A renewed church attendance, of sorts, and a renewed interest in my Bible studies. This latter one has been the biggest step forward for me personally. I preacher that I was listening to online recently was talking about the book of the Prophet Joel. Not much is know about this prophet but it is believed that he lived sometime between 500BC and 900 BC. But the preacher did dwell on one verse that started me off on my own train of thought… Joel 2 (25)And I will restore to you the ye...