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Posts from May 2017

“Aaron’s staff that budded”

In Numbers 17 we read of the miraculous account of the budding of Aaron’s staff. The Israelites had again been grumbling against the Lord so He instructed the leaders of each of the 12 tribes to place their staff in the Tent of Meeting (the Tabernacle). Aaron’s staff was included as he headed up the tribe of Levi. The next day, not…

“In this world you will have trouble” (John 16v33)

In one of my readings this week I was particularly struck by Spurgeon’s comments on these words of Jesus.  If we are asking why we experience trouble, Spurgeon suggests we look in four directions: Upward – can we see our Heavenly Father’s purity and holiness and realise that one day we will be like Him? However, to become like Him will surely…