Today is Easter Day. Happy Easter everyone! This verse could be a challenge for all of us today. How many of the words of Jesus do we remember? We must be prepared at all times to share our faith, remembering much of what Jesus Himself told His followers to do.

Did it really need the Israelites to get into such a state of exhaustion from their slavery for God to hear their cries? No! God was waiting for the right person to be the right age with the perfect upbringing, to be in a position to listen to His voice.

This verse is a good one to think about on the day we remember that Jesus died for you and me so that the former things can be forgotten. He changed the world in a way no other person has ever done. He gave us the ultimate example of forgiveness.

After the angels had told the family of Lot to head for the hills and never look back, God rained burning sulphur on Sodom and Gomorrah. Sadly, his wife could not resist the temptation to turn around and look back. At that very moment she became a pillar of salt!

When life is ebbing away sounds like a good moment to remember Jesus. He is still forgiving and accepting repentant last minute converts, just as He was when the thief on the cross said a similar last minute prayer and became a believer at the very end of his life.

What challenges me about this verse is the word continue! I must confess that remembering or praying for those in prison is not something I do continually. I only do that occasionally when I am reminded by reading a verse like this one! Hebrews is full of reminders for believers.

Paul is addressing the believers in the Corinthian church, about the subject of unity and leaders who set an example. He has heard that there are divisions beginning as some people express their preferences about leaders. Paul is adamant that The Only One to follow is Jesus Christ, crucified, raised!

Palm Sunday is the day when we remember the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Thousands of people laid palm branches on the road for the donkey to walk on. They believed that Jesus was their Saviour and their King. And He was, but not in the way they understood.

What an encouragement for those of us who spend much of our lives trying to obey what God has said and to encourage others to do the same. It does not matter whether we carry a title of pastor, priest, or king, or whether we have no recognition at all.

What a sad statement this is from the Lord through this young prophet Jeremiah. This message given to Jeremiah contains a heartfelt summary of the history of Israel, letting Jeremiah know that God is not happy with His people who have forgotten Him and all He did for their ancestors.