by Bob Gass | 16 Jun, 2026 | The Word for Today
‘For forty days He was tempted by the devil.’ Luke 4:2 NIV In Scripture, the number 40 denotes testing, trials, and temptation. God told Noah, ‘Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the... 
by Bob Gass | 15 Jun, 2026 | The Word for Today
‘Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.’ Ephesians 6:4 NIV The story is told of a man in a supermarket pushing a trolley with a screaming baby. He kept repeating softly, ‘Keep calm, George.... 
by Bob Gass | 14 Jun, 2026 | The Word for Today
‘For without Me you can do nothing.’ John 15:5 NKJV Because God’s Spirit lives within you doesn’t guarantee His power is at work in your life. God’s power is available, but you must plug into it. Jesus associates our spiritual life with a vine and its branches: ‘I am... 
by Bob Gass | 13 Jun, 2026 | The Word for Today
‘When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfil it.’ Ecclesiastes 5:4 NIV When the pressures in your life begin to mount, the first thing you will be tempted to drop is your time alone with God, praying and reading His Word. And what’s more, Satan knows if he can... by Bob Gass | 12 Jun, 2026 | The Word for Today
‘You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You.’ Psalm 63:1 NIV Dr Stephen Olford said, ‘I want to hear the voice of God before I hear anyone else’s in the morning, and His is the last voice I want to hear at night.’ Whatever time you set, morning or evening, be...