Charles Cameron

Lord, You are more important than we are.

Lord, You are more important than we are. We serve You. You save us. We preach – but we cannot save! It’s only You who can save. May we never forget that, without You, we are nothing and we can do nothing…

Lord, we thank You that Your way is the best way.

Lord, we thank You that Your way is the best way. It’s ‘make up your mind’ time. Every day, we must make up our mind – Will it be the way of the world? Will it be the way of the Word? It cannot be both.…

Lord, we thank You for Jesus.

Lord, we thank You for Jesus – risen from the dead, and living in us! We remember Jesus’ resurrection – and we give thanks with great joy. We think of Jesus, living in us – and we’re learning to live…

One Year Bible: Numbers 7:66-9:14; Luke 2:41-52; Psalm 35:11-18

At the time of the book of Numbers, worship took place in the Tent of Meeting. By the time of Jesus, worship took place in the Temple. The Passover was being celebrated in the Desert of Sinai in the the…

Grace comes before holiness. Grace leads to holiness.

Before we come to “the Ten Commandments”, we have these great words, “ I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery” (Exodus 20:2). Grace comes first. Holiness follows…

Exodus 20:2 (KJV), Psalm 1:1 (KJV)

Good preaching does its hearers good.

God's Word does not return to Him empty. It accomplishes the purpose for which He sent it (Isaiah 55:11). Often, we feel like God's Word returns to us empty. It never returns to Him empty. Wherever God's…

Psalm 19:7 (KJV), Isaiah 55:6 (KJV), Isaiah 55:7 (KJV), Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)

God is faithful.

The Psalmist speaks of his enemies - "my foes" (Psalm 3:1). They are not only his enemies. They are the Lord's enemies (Psalm 2:2). What an encouragement it is to know that we do not stand against our…

Psalm 2:2 (NIV), Psalm 3:1 (NIV)

Seeking God's face

We are to seek God's face. Seeking God's face - what will this mean? We could simply repeat what is said here - come to him in prayer, come to Him with humility, come to Him in repentance - turning from…

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

Making Disciples

We begin with making decisions - but we don't end there. We must go on from there to making disciples. Making a decision for Christ is just the beginning. Growing into a disciple of Christ - this is God's…

Acts 15:36 (KJV)

There is only one Saviour - Jesus Christ.

There is a progression, in Scripture, beyond the revelation given through the Old Testament prophets to the great revelation given in the coming of Jesus Christ to the world. He is greater than all the…

Luke 10:23 (KJV), Luke 10:24 (KJV)

Keep the obedience going. Look to God for His blessing.

We don't earn God's blessing as a reward for our obedience. His blessing is always His gift - but we must never forget this: He gives His blessing to those who are walking with Him in obedience. Remembering…

Joshua 22:2 (NKJV), Joshua 22:5 (NKJV), Joshua 22:6 (NKJV)

Salvation comes to us from God. Praise goes from us to God.

"Let heaven and earth praise Him ... For God will save ... " God does not save us because we praise Him. We praise God because He saves us.

Psalm 69:34 (NKJV), Psalm 69:35 (NKJV)

"What the Spirit says to the churches"

"What the Spirit says to the churches" (Revelation 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22). What does the Spirit say to the churches? - He speaks the words of Christ, the risen Lord. * We need the Spirit - "Be filled…

Revelation 2:7 (ASV)

"The Holy Scriptures are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 3:15).

In the Bible, we have God's written Word. The Bible points us to Christ. he is God's living Word - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... The Word became flesh…

2 Timothy 3:15 (ASV)

"Your Word is truth" (John 17:17).

Where does our faith come from? It comes from the Lord. He has spoken to us in His Word. He is still speaking to us. Are we listening to Him? We're not to come to the Word of God with the attitude that…

John 17:17 (ASV)

"Is there any word from the Lord? (Jeremiah 37:17)

There are different ways of asking questions. "Is there any word from the Lord?" (Jeremiah 37:17). This is a question which invites Jeremiah to speak the Word of the Lord. In Genesis 3:1, we have a very…

Jeremiah 37:17 (ASV)

"The Revelation of Jesus Christ"

Jesus reveals Himself. He does not keep his distance from us. He comes near to us. This is the great message of the Book of Revelation. Jesus is "God with us" (Matthew 1:23). In Revelation, we read about…

Revelation 1:1 (ASV)

Beyond the darkness of sin, there's the light of salvation.

Genesis 1-3 This is not only about creation. It's also about sin. There's also the promise of salvation (Genesis 3:15). Even in the darkness of sin, there's a glimpse of the light that will come. God…

Genesis 3:15 (ASV)

The persecutor becomes the preacher.

The name, "Paul", speaks to us of God's amazing grace. Before his conversion, he was "Saul." By the grace of God, he became Paul. He was "called" by God. The great turnarond in his life came when he heard…

1 Corinthians 1:1 (ASV), 1 Corinthians 1:2 (ASV), 1 Corinthians 1:3 (ASV), 1 Corinthians 1:4 (ASV), 1 Corinthians 1:5 (ASV), 1 Corinthians 1:6 (ASV), 1 Corinthians 1:7 (ASV), 1 Corinthians 1:8 (ASV), 1 Corinthians 1:9 (ASV)

"In the beginning, God ... "

* "In the beginning, God" (Genesis 1:1) Here, we are taken back to eternity, back to the eternal God. There is nothing beyond this. There is nothing beyond Him. * "God created the heaven and the earth"…

Genesis 1:1 (ASV)

The grace comes from God. The glory goes to God.

* Christ's disciples were concerned about the restoration of the kingdom to Israel (Acts 1:6). He was preparing something better for them. They were to take the first steps in bringing the message of…

Acts 1:6 (ASV), Acts 1:7 (ASV), Acts 1:8 (ASV), Acts 1:9 (ASV), Acts 1:10 (ASV), Acts 1:11 (ASV), Acts 1:12 (ASV), Acts 1:13 (ASV), Acts 1:14 (ASV)

The Renewal of our Whole Life

God is concerned with personal transformation. He is not a superficial observer of human experience: ‘Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart’ (1 Samuel 16:7). He looks at…

2 Corinthians 4:16 (ASV)

The Restoration of God's Glory

The restoration of God’s glory has already begun ― ‘we ... are being transformed into his likeness, with ever-increasing glory’ (2 Corinthians 3:18) ― but it will not be completed in this mortal life.…

2 Corinthians 3:18 (ASV)

Touched by the Lord, let us speak for Him.

We speak as those who,‘in the temple’, have caught a glimpse of the glory of God. In response to the divine commission ― ‘Go and tell this people’, ― we speak so that our hearers might see more clearly…

Isaiah 6:1 (ASV), Isaiah 6:2 (ASV), Isaiah 6:3 (ASV), Isaiah 6:4 (ASV), Isaiah 6:5 (ASV), Isaiah 6:6 (ASV), Isaiah 6:7 (ASV), Isaiah 6:8 (ASV), Isaiah 6:9 (ASV)

Life in Community

Human life is life in community. We are called to serve the wider community. This aspect of our response to God cannot be ignored. It is an important sociological maxim that ‘no man is an island’. Our…

Genesis 1:26 (ASV), Genesis 1:27 (ASV), Genesis 1:28 (ASV)