‘Is it well with you?’ (2 Kings 4:26) Is Jesus precious to your soul? Are you mourning over sin or after the presence of your beloved Saviour? Are you strong in faith, giving glory to God? Are you desperate for communion with your heavenly Father? Is the world beneath your feet? Are you glowing with […]
TDR: 15 January Psalm 102:27
‘But you remain the same, and your years never end’ (Psalm 102:27) Everything below is liable to change; health may give place to sickness, pleasure to pain, plenty to poverty, love to enmity, honour to disgrace, strength to weakness, and life to death. Remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. But though […]
TDR: 14 January Ephesians 5:15
‘Be very careful then, how you walk – not as unwise, but as wise’ (Ephesians 5:15) You are in an enemy’s land; surrounded by temptations, and have a heart that is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. To honour Jesus in your spirit, communications, and every action should be your constant aim. You are […]
TDR: 13 JANUARY JAMES 1:6
‘When he asks, he must believe and not doubt’ (James 1:6) The believer’s prayers should be regulated by God’s promises; he often fancies he wants what would only do him harm; and therefore, if he ask he is denied, not in anger but in love. God has promised all good, and only good, to His […]
TDR: 12 January Psalm 38:6
‘I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning’ (Psalm 38:6) But what is the cause of your mourning? There is nothing apart from Jesus worth mourning for, or beside sin worth mourning over. Is it because of the unevenness of your walk with God? Or on account of […]
TDR: 11 January ‘Come unto me’ (Matthew 11:28)
‘Come unto me’ (Matthew 11:28) Jesus calls you to His throne. He is there waiting to hear, relieve and bless you. You are to go to Him just as you are, and receive from Him all you need. He will give you wisdom, to direct your steps; peace, to keep your hearts; strength, to do […]
TDR: 10 January ‘I am a worm’ (Psalm 22:6)
‘I am a worm’ (PSALM 22:6) Man is naturally poor and proud, but grace strips him and humbles him in the dust. Here the highly favoured David, the man after God’s own heart, cries out, “I am a worm.” How little, how despicable he appeared in his own eyes. Every one that humbles themselves shall […]
TDR: 9 January ‘Gethsemane’ (Matthew 26:36)
‘Gethsemane’ (MATTHEW 26:36) This was a garden at the foot of Mount Olivet. Here Jesus, as the SUBSTITUTE of His people, received the cup of wrath from the hand of His offended Father. It was the wrath of God, all we had deserved, the punishment we must have endured; the Son of God in our […]
TDR: 8 January ‘I WILL HELP YOU’ (Isaiah 41:13)
‘I will help you’ (ISAIAH 41:13) Wherever the Lord leads us, He will support us; nor shall the difficulties of the way, or the weakness we feel, be too much for us. His hand is stretched out to us, and it is for faith to lay hold and proceed, confident of assistance. The arm of […]
TDR: 7 January ‘Let him deny himself’ (Matthew 16:24)
‘Let him deny himself’ (MATTHEW 16:24) It is required by Jesus that every disciple should practise self-denial. We must deny and crucify the workings of self-righteousness, and venture alone upon His work and worth for our salvation. And we must mortify the pride of reason and intellect, and believe as His word reveals, and walk […]
TDR: January 6 ‘Do not be anxious about anything’ (Philippians 4:6)
‘Do not be anxious about anything’ (PHILIPPIANS 4:6) The Lord cares for us. He knows our wants, and has promised to supply them; our foes, and He will deliver us from them; our fears, and He will make us ashamed of them. All creatures and things are in His hand and at His disposal. All […]
2015 Resolutions and Life in the Spirit
As we enter a new year, it is customary to list our new hopes and priorities, sometimes described as ‘resolutions’. Apparently the majority of New Year Resolutions made last January (according to a YouGov poll for The Times) centred on exercise, weight and health. Although ‘New Year Resolutions’ tend to receive bad press in our […]
What do you [want] NEED for Christmas?
As we come to the final edition of another year’s Cambray magazine production, I wish to thank Michael Hews our multi-gifted editor and Jackie Champion for her professional eye with design layout, and the excellent team who print and collate our church magazine every month. It is a major means of communication and enables the […]
INVESTING 100 DAYS = 2,400 HOURS
‘There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven’ Ecclesiastes 3 is a very helpful companion as we try to figure out wisdom for life and work. There is indeed a time to work and a time to rest! And I have been immensely privileged to be granted a sabbatical […]
NEW WINE, OLD WINESKINS
Tim Welch reminds us of the issues he raised when he led a discussion at a recent Church Members’ Meeting on future church structures. He plans to say more to us about these issues when he returns from his sabbatical. The old wineskins of organisational life at Cambray are creaking and straining. The spiritual fervour […]
A Pastoral Epistle!
A Pastoral Epistle! It is a special joy to warmly welcome Tim, Melody and Ethan Martin to Cambray, as Tim comes to join us as our new Associate Pastor. We are delighted that the mind of the gathered church sensed the will of God prompting us that Tim Martin was to be God’s choice for […]
What Jesus started…
LET’S CONTINUE WHAT JESUS STARTED… To everyone reading these words, may I start by wishing you a very Happy New Year! It is my specific prayer that each person who belongs to Cambray, and those who feel on the margins, will know the close presence and power of the Lord Jesus Christ as we enter […]
Unwrapping Christmas
If somehow you could strip away all the trappings of your life and faith as a Christian, what would be left? What should be left? This is a question that I ask myself from time to time, to check that I’m not simply worshipping the church, friends, comfort, family, or any of the other blessings […]