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He (Jesus) was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. ~ Romans 4:25 I was once speaking in a bookstore, and a non-Christian woman asked me a question about how I knew that God loved me personally. [...]

4 But may all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who long for Your saving help always say, “The LORD is great! 5 But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are [...]

God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of His blood -- to be received by faith. ~ Romans 3:25 The Cross is the centre of the Christian faith -- where everything meets, and everything makes sense. But the cross is foolishness [...]

30 I will praise God’s name in song and glorify Him with thanksgiving. 31 This will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves. 32 The poor will see and be glad — you who seek God, [...]

9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. 10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even [...]

19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Saviour, Who daily bears our burdens. 20 Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. ~ Psalm 68 This is an extraordinary thought -- and a great comfort. We [...]

“What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? 4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.” ~ [...]

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine on us — 2 so that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 May the peoples praise You, God; may all the peoples praise [...]

17 “Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God, 18 if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you [...]

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. 3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cringe before You. 4 All the earth bows [...]

1 "You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such [...]

5 Blessed are those You choose and bring near to live in Your courts! We are filled with the good things of Your house, of Your holy temple. You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Saviour, the hope of all the ends [...]

28 “Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, [...]

9 All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what He has done. 10 The righteous will rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; all the upright in heart will glory in Him! ~ Psalm 64:9-10 The Psalmist [...]

5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him. 6 Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. 7 My salvation and my honour depend on God; He is my mighty rock, [...]

18 “The wrath of God is being revealed from Heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. [...]

1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You; I thirst for You, my whole being longs for You, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 2 I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and Your [...]

16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the Gospel the righteousness of God is revealed— a righteousness that [...]

1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to You, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For You have been my refuge, [...]

This is the second of our Friday updates, which we are starting because of the seriousness of the current situation in Australia and the world. There is a sense in which we are at a tipping point, so the need for prayer is ever more [...]