by Susan Barnes | 5 Oct 2026 | Podcast
“The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.” Psalm 14:2 I desire to be wise and make wise choices and decisions, but sometimes I feel indecisive. Generally, it’s because I think I...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Aug 2026 | Podcast
“You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority—the flocks and the herds and all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents.” Psalm 8:6-8 God calls us to be good...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Sep 2025 | Short Devotion>People
[Delilah] said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when you won’t confide in me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength” … So he told her everything. (Judges 16:15, 17) Surely Samson knew...
by Susan Barnes | 31 Oct 2024 | Short Devotion
Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. Proverbs 23:3 Proverbs teach us wisdom and it isn’t wise to crave delicacies. Delicacies come in many forms food, alcohol or material possessions like fine jewellery. It’s also wise to avoid...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Oct 2024 | Short Devotion
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Proverbs 22:3 God will show a prudent person potential danger. We become aware if we’re putting ourselves in a spiritually unhealthy situation. We may be at an...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Sep 2024 | Short Devotion
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 Words are powerful. They can encourage or devastate, bring understanding or distress. We bear the consequences of what we say. We will “eat its...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Aug 2024 | Short Devotion
The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly. Proverbs 12:23 Knowledge can be used to hurt, embarrass, or shame others. If we use knowledge to prove our superior education, our better memory or our clever use...
by Susan Barnes | 25 Jul 2024 | Short Devotion
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is a reverential awe of God’s Almightiness. When we recognise God’s power and knowledge, it’s logical to submit to his superior understanding. How do we know the right way to spend our...
