Joel A'Bell

  • God's word for your walk!

    Ever taken a long drive? I still remember the first time I drove from Sydney to the Gold Coast - it felt like I had left the country! It was so far and and so complicated. Freeways were only in sections…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 13:8 (NIV)

  • One Thing!

    How good it would be to to boil down all the long lists of things to do to just One Thing? Of all the priorities, which is it that is most important and deserves your entire focus to keep it the One Thing?…

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 10:42 (NIV)

  • Burnt Toast

    Have you ever burnt the toast? It produces a smoke that gets into everything and lingers for ages! I grew up with the smell of burning toast, usually because us kids often burnt it, but mostly because…

    Created 6 months ago

    2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)

  • Forgetting to NOT Remember!

    There is a big difference between forgetting and not remembering. Forgetting is a recall issue, a flaw in your mental capacities. God obviously can't forget. Not remembering something is the choice…

    Created 6 months ago

    Hebrews 8:12 (NIV)

  • God is in love!

    Many parts of the Bible show the frustration of mankind trying to keep a law that they continuously stumble over and God trying to bless people through a legal system that won't permit Him to do so.…

    Created 7 months ago

    Song of Solomon 4:7 (NIV)

  • Sit Before You Walk!

    Have you been walking somewhere and not quite sure where you're going? This has happened many times driving too, even if you do have a SatNav! Just last week it was incredibly difficult to continue my…

    Created 7 months ago

    Ephesians 2:6 (NIV)

  • Go and sin no more!

    What is it that gives you the power to stop sinning? Or are you just stuck in the same mistakes with no real way out and no hope of freedom? Sin gets its strength from the law, but the law is good and…

    Created 7 months ago

    John 8:11 (NIV)

  • Press through

    Too often we long for breakthrough but focus on the problem. Think on what Christ had already done and praise Him for what you have not yet received. We must learn to press through!

    Created 8 months ago

    Galatians 4:27 (NIV)

  • Salvation included healing!

    Have you ever wondered why Jesus was so brutally afflicted before He went to the cross? I bet most of us still only think about or sons being forgiven, but that was later when He breathed His last and…

    Created 9 months ago

    Isaiah 53:4 (NIV)

  • Because I am right, I want to live right!

    There is such a works mentality in our culture, and it sneaks into our churches too. We feel, in order to be right, that we must live right. So what happens when you make a mistake? you have to start…

    Created 9 months ago

    Romans 5:9 (MSG)

  • Always working!

    Find a moment, any moment, and stop long enough to think on God's Word today, because it never returns to Him without working!

    Created 9 months ago

    Isaiah 55:11 (NIV)

  • Which Wash Cycle are you on?

    Have you ever put your clothes in the washing machine and forgotten they were there? A few days later there is an awful stench coming from one of the smallest rooms in your house! Sin is very similar…

    Created 9 months ago

    1 John 1:7 (NIV)

  • God is NOT absent minded!

    How do you go finding your keys? I rarely lose mine, mainly because I always put them in the same place. Have you ever asked God where they are? God would have no problem locating them because He never…

    Created 9 months ago

    Hebrews 10:17 (NIV)

  • Lost in Transaction?

    The events of our lives are the milestones in which we see change has taken place but life is mostly lived in the daily routine. It's the routine that often blurs any progress or forward motion. Groundhog…

    Created 9 months ago

    Luke 12:6 (NIV), Luke 12:7 (NIV)

  • The Wisdom Journey

    Thoughts from Brian Houston at Hillsong Leadership Network in London. Wisdom is meant to be to build God's House, not line your pockets. V7 the fear of the Lord is the beginning... Where do you stand…

    Created 11 months ago

    Proverbs 1:1 (NKJV)

  • Asking Prayers

    Questions have answers. Problems have solutions. How great it is to serve a God that is powerful in every way and who knows everything there is to be known! There is no wonder that He answers our prayers…

    Created 11 months ago

    Psalm 13:6 (MSG)

  • Consuming Light.

    Fear has to do with darkness. God's perfect love drives out darkness - how? Because God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. Not even the shadow of darkness can coexist in the fullness of…

    Created 11 months ago

    Psalm 27:1 (NIV)

  • Not Now is not No!

    There are two great things in this life... God speaking to people and then God making it happen. The problem is when God speaks, we want it to happen right now! Job 42:2 says: “I know that you can do…

    Created 12 months ago

    Job 42:2 (TNIV)

  • Fearful Worship!

    Fear does crazy things to us all. Mostly, fear paralyzes us and renders us helpless from functioning properly. Have you ever been that scared that you can't move? I used to be terribly scared of heights,…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Ezra 3:3 (NIV)

  • Motivational Prayer!

    Elijah is faced with a monumental task of silencing the idol worshipers of Baal and declaring the praises of the Living God. The contest is set for the real God to answer by fire from Heaven! Most of…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Kings 18:37 (NIV)

  • When To Praise?

    There is a lot about our society that creates circumstantial Christianity. Our beliefs and values get influenced and adjusted depending on how we experience the situations around us. This should not…

    Created about 1 year ago

    2 Samuel 22:4 (NIV)

  • External Comparison?

    Don't you think it's funny that we never compare ourselves with somebody else's heart or motives or character? It's never an internal comparison! We only really compare ourselves to the external qualities…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)

  • What's your name?

    I never thought about the significance of my name until I started reading the Bible at 15. Seeing the meanings of people's names in Scripture was amazing. In fact, I never met another person called Joel…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Exodus 34:6 (NIV)

  • Presents or Presence?

    We have started a little tradition in our family, that whenever Julia or I go away, we come home bearing gifts for the kids - and they love it. When they were younger, the moment seemed to be more about…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Exodus 34:6 (NIV)

  • imageNATION!

    God has gifted every human with powerful gift of imagination. We are to worship the Lord with all our heart, soul, MIND and strength. Who do you look to in your minds eye? Imagination - imageNATION…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Exodus 20:4 (NIV)