David Hathaway

When I was imprisoned for Bible smiggling, who could I turn to? Who could help me? I couldn't contact the British government. There was no one who could help me. There was only one Person I could turn to: Jesus; He is our deliverer. Whatever situation you find yourself in, turn to Jesus. He'll answer every prayer and touch your heart with His love and peace.  'Run to the Father' and 'You answered...

In this episode, based on James chapter 5, we are cautioned against accumulating wealth on earth rather than in heaven. A person can amass vast fortunes and become the wealthiest individual in the nation or across the globe, yet material riches endure for only a fleeting moment. Once this life ends, that wealth is gone forever. When weighed against eternity with Christ, earthly riches count for no...

In this episode, based on James chapter 5, we are cautioned not to store up worldly riches, but instead to build wealth in heaven.   Naked we enter this world, and naked we depart. We brought neither wealth nor clothing with us at birth, relying completely on others; when our lives come to an end, we are just as dependent once more.   In verse 2, James underscores this stark reality: earthly riche...

How does revival start? Revival starts in your heart. My father, who came to faith during the Welsh Revival, often recounted how that movement began: a single young girl stood in a prayer meeting and declared, "Oh, I love Jesus." The moment she spoke, the power of God fell upon that gathering. Revival must begin in your own spirit. When I held onto Joel 2:28, "I will pour out my spirit on all fles...

In this episode, based on James chapters 4 and 5, we are reminded to live faithfully and honestly, entrusting our lives to God’s care. The final verse of chapter 4 carries immense weight: "Therefore, to him who knows to do good and fails to do it, to him it is sin." James highlights a truth I learned from my father: there are sins of commission – the wrong things we actively do – and sins of omiss...

Thank-you to you, our supporters, who so generously gave towards the costs of our evangelism in Wrocław, Poland. We received this report from our Polish organiser: ‘It is with great joy and gratitude that I am sharing a short summary of David’s evangelism which took place in September 2026, from our perspective as the organisers.  ‘The entire event was deeply rooted in prayer from the very beginni...

Reading Joel 2, in verse 28, He says: "I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh." In verse 30: "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth..." And verse 32: "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered." Then I went to chapter 3, "Proclaim this among the Gentiles... Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.....

Based on James chapter 4, we are reminded neither to worry nor boast about the future, but to fix our eyes on the coming kingdom of Christ. David Hathaway: I have battled cancer twice. People often ask, “Why did that happen to you?” Yet on both occasions, God used that affliction to transform my life. Similarly, when I found myself imprisoned as an evangelist and Bible smuggler, my immediate, natu...

Based on James chapter 4, we are reminded neither to boast nor worry about the future, but rather to entrust our lives fully into God’s hands. David Hathaway: To those who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this city, spend our money, take a holiday, or carry out our plans” – why do you say that? James reminds us: you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. We can formulate all the plans we...

This is the God of Israel: your God, a God of power, love, and deliverance. We can release His power into our lives. In Deuteronomy – the fifth book of Moses – Scripture promises that when you face trouble, tribulation, and distress, you can reach Him right where you are. Even amidst anguish, fear, concentration camps, or the horrors of war, the promise stands: if you call upon Him and seek Him wi...

Do you want the key to promotion? In today’s episode, based on James chapter 4, we are instructed: “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.” David Hathaway: The Scripture makes this crystal clear. The Lord promises that when we seek Him with all our heart, we will find Him. James urges us: “Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn a...

In today’s episode, based on James chapter 4, we are instructed to resist the devil and draw near to God. “Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to live in us envies intensely?” That is profound – the Holy Spirit within us, the very Spirit of Christ, jealously desires our devotion. This is strong language because God does not accept divided loyalty. We are faced w...

As a teenager, I knew an authentic baptism of the Spirit had to produce fruit and evidence. Among the nine gifts of the Spirit – the vocal, the intellectual, and the practical – I did not want to settle merely for vocal gifts. I sought the practical, asking God specifically for the gift of faith.  God granted that request, and for decades my ministry was defined by living and walking by faith. We...

In James 4, we are cautioned that if our goal in life is to pursue the world, we cannot be a friend of God. The Holy Spirit empowers us to remain faithful to Him. In verse 4, James addresses something striking: “You adulterous people!” What does he mean here? He is not referring merely to marital infidelity or earthly relationships between men and women. He hits the nail on the head when he declar...

At the heart of every true vision lies the power of prayer. In 1 Kings 18, when the prophet Elijah stood on Mount Carmel and challenged the prophets of Baal, he prayed. The moment his prayer ended, fire fell from heaven and consumed the sacrifice. When he prayed, the fire came down. We need that same compelling vision today. The calling God placed in my heart in my youth burns just as brightly now...

Based on the Book of James, chapter 4, we are encouraged to ask God to supply our needs, but we need to ask with the right motive. The reason you don't receive is because you don't ask God. You know, it – it's very interesting because in my life, I've always tended to take counsel from God and ask Him. I didn't ask my mother or my father – you may find that strange, but I didn't – and I didn't ask...

Based on the Book of James, chapter 4, we are encouraged to ask God to supply our needs and not to be jealous of what others have. There is a battle going on: good against evil. Do we do this, or do we do that? It's a battle that sometimes, in our choosing, in our choice, has to be fought on a regular basis. We have to choose. James says that part of the battle is because we want something and we...

The cross is identification, not just that we identify with Jesus, but He identifies with us in our humanity. God sent His Son and allowed Him to suffer, to be rejected and despised. The Bible describes Him as a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Jesus was not born in a palace, but in a filthy animal stable. He never owned a house or received a salary or pension. God sent Jesus to reconcile us...

Based on the Book of James, chapter 4, we are told to submit ourselves to God and not to fight one another. I've got a heading in my Bible which is, "Submit yourselves to God." And that really is the theme of this: submitting to the Lord – submission. I don't think we fully understand the importance of submission. So often, if you're in a fight with two men, one does not want to submit to the othe...

Based on the Book of James, chapter 3, we are urged to speak good, wholesome words which uplift others. What we sow, we will also reap. I mean, this is a quotation from the Lord Himself: that what we sow, we reap. If you sow discord, then you'll suffer the results. But if you sow peace and love and kindness, then you'll receive the reward of that. So, coming back to the beginning of this – and I r...

When I was finally released from prison, everyone urged me to move on. They asked where I would go next, and when I told them I was going back behind the Iron Curtain, they did everything they could to stop me. Friends, colleagues, everyone I knew said: “Forget the past. Forget the suffering and imprisonment. Start a new life.” I couldn't do that. During my sentence, I was held in two different fa...

Based on the Book of James, chapter 3, we are urged to live a life of goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth. It's easy to talk the talk, but not so easy to walk the walk. If you talk it, live it. Don't talk something and live differently. Now, that comes basically from the Scripture. Because he says, he who's wise and understanding, show what you mean by what you say and what you do, an...

Proverbs 29.18 delivers an uncompromising truth: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Throughout Scripture, prophets, priests, and apostles were defined by one common thread: they were propelled by divine vision. Vision is not wishful thinking, nor is it a personal ambition dressed up in religious vocabulary. It is the steady, quiet conviction of hearing the voice behind you say: “This i...

Based on the Book of James, chapter 3, we are cautioned to be careful about the words we use. Jesus said, "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks." We should be consistent in what we say. And in verse 11, he sums it up very, very carefully: "Can fresh water and dirty water – salt water – come from the same spring?" It can't. And he also says, "Can a fig tree bear half figs and half oli...

Based on the Book of James, chapter 3, we are cautioned to be careful about the words we use – make sure they uplift and not lead to destruction. We need to realise the importance of what we say. Then, of course, in verse 9, he goes on: "With the tongue we praise the Lord, and with it we curse man, who has been made in God's image. Out of the same person's mouth can come both blessing and cursing....