Category: Identity

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Comfort Comfort

I think its true to say that we all would choose comfort over discomfort!  I know I do. 

For some of us our comfort comes in the form of a recliner chair with remote control in hand and our favourite beverage. For others it is comfort food such as chocolate or a big bowl of ice-cream drizzled with your favouirte topping and sprinkled with chocolate bits. For still others it’s the warm embrace and hugs of from people who stick with you. For others it’s the security of employment.

These thing may indeed bring comfort. However Isaiah 40:1-11 suggest, that our true comfort, is found;

Firstly in the truth that we are identified by God as His people (40:1) despite our incompatible behavoiour that deserves punishment. God intends that we will have a future together. Continue reading “Comfort Comfort”

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since God has chosen you

“….. since God has chosen you, made you holy, and lavished his love upon you. You must be tender-hearted, kind, humble, meek and ready to put up with anything.  Let the king’s peace be the deciding factor in your hearts ….”   Col 3:12,15

NT Wright asks in his commentary on Colossians, “Have you ever seriously tried to forgive someone who has wronged you? Have you ever seriously tried to be compassionate and patient? Have you ever tried to let Christ’s peace, Christ’s word, Christ name be the reality around which you order your life?     If you have, you’ll know it’s not easy.” Continue reading “since God has chosen you”

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The art of intolerance

Rev Craig Mischewski reflects …
I have been spending a lot more time in prayer and reading Scripture of late, and in my time in the prophet Isaiah I read this text.  In light of the current proposals from the Assembly, I feel that the text speaks into this situation.

Isa 19:22  “And the LORD will strike Egypt, He will and heal it, they will return to the LORD and He will be entreated by them and heal them…” Continue reading “The art of intolerance”