Andy's Inspiration Box

"The idea that men and women are sinners and need a Saviour may seem quaint to most people, but it is nevertheless a truth we need to hold the line on." - Selwyn Hughes

Matthew 5:17-18   New International Version (NIV) The Fulfillment of the Law 17  “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.   18  For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."

Psalm 130:6-8 New International Version (NIV) 6 I wait for the Lord     more than watchmen wait for the morning,     more than watchmen wait for the morning. 7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,     for with the Lord is unfailing love     and with him is full redemption. 8 He himself will redeem Israel     from all their sins.

Matthew 5:14-16   New International Version (NIV) 14  “You are the light of the world.  A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.   16  In the same way, let your light shine before others,  that they may see your good deeds  and glorify  your Father in heaven.

Isaiah 46:8-11 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 8 “Remember this, and be [a]assured; Recall it to [b]mind, you transgressors. 9 “Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’; 11 Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man of [c]My purpose from a far country. Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, surely I will do it.

Habakkuk 3:17-18 New International Version (NIV) 17 Though the fig tree does not bud     and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails     and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen     and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,     I will be joyful in God my Saviour "Let’s face it, sometimes it is hard to hold on to faith. We don’t so much fully embrace faith; we cling to it by our fingertips. As our text reminds us, there are times when life circumstances are such that we wonder if God is really there, or more accurately, if he is there for us. But this is when we realise that while life situations change, our God does not. We realise that faith is not knowledge. I don’t have to know what God is doing to trust him. I simply have to trust that he knows what he is doing." - David Reay