‘My only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me.’ Acts 20:24 NIV The story is told of Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen, a wealthy Canadian man who survived the sinking of the Titanic. After it struck the iceberg, he returned to his... ‘He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples.’ Matthew 14:19 NKJV The Bible says that Jesus ‘took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to Heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the... ‘A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.’ Psalm 51:17 NASB Brokenness leads to blessing. To receive a double portion of the spirit of Elijah, the farmer Elisha had to break and burn his plough. To demonstrate her love for Jesus, Mary had to break... ‘The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit.’ Psalm 51:17 NASB Brokenness is the process by which God strips us of pride and self-sufficiency so that the character of Christ can shine through. Brokenness doesn’t necessarily mean experiencing some tragedy. Many people... ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ 2 Kings 3:16 NKJV All things don’t come to those who wait but to those who prepare. There is a great illustration of this in 2 Kings 3. As part of God’s strategy for defeating the Moabites, God told the Israelites to dig a ditch,... ‘David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple.’ 1 Chronicles 28:12 NLT The first Jewish temple ranks as one of the architectural wonders of the ancient world. It was built in the tenth century BC, and the project’s scope...