Genesis 2:7 part 3 Our life is more than just physical. He “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.” Adam became a living being through the breath of God. Again, this is so precious and personal, intimate and loving. Adam possessed something of divine nature, even though He was created. He didn’t just have … More Daily Devotional for 15 July 2020 – Genesis 2v7 part 3
Genesis 2:7 Yesterday we saw the amazing truth that the Lord God has formed us personally. Genesis 2:7 tells us two more important things about being human. First: “The Lord God formed the man of dust.” Second: “The Lord God… breathed into his nostrils the breath of life….” We’ll look at that tomorrow. Dust. To be personally formed … More Daily Devotional for 14 July 2020 – Genesis 2v7 part 2
Genesis 2:7 “…then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” Look at how personal this is. In Genesis 1, every other created thing God made by speaking. “God said… and it was so.” But here, “The … More Daily Devotional for 13 July 2020 – Genesis 2v7
I concluded the series of sermons for Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church today. The links to all 13 sermon videos are below for ease of reference. I will gradually be publishing my notes for each message (these will be available backdated to the date of each message). You can search for them here. Message 1 – … More 1 Thessalonians series – links to all the sermons
This is the final message in the 1 Thessalonians series, and is called “God is faithful.” It was the final message sent out exclusively online. The following Sunday, our church was going to reopen for services, although online messages would continue to be recorded. God has shown His faithfulness to His people by bringing us … More 1 Thessalonians series message 13 – 1 Thessalonians 5v23-28
Genesis 1:27, 31 Why are people valuable? Why are you important? Where does a person’s worth come from? It is the job we do? It is our race or gender? Is it how much money we have? Is it what we have achieved? Is it the family we were born into? Is it how many … More Daily Devotional for 12 July 2020 – Genesis 1v27, 31
Jeremiah 33 “Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” (Jeremiah 33:3) Is praying worth it? We pray and the answers seem to take a long time to come or the answers aren’t what we were expecting. Jeremiah 33:3 is an amazing … More Daily Devotional for 11 July 2020 – Jeremiah 33
Jeremiah 32:18-19 In yesterday’s verse, Jeremiah said to the Lord, “Nothing is too hard for You” (Jeremiah 32:17). In the next two verses we find out why. The Lord is the “great and mighty God” (v18). He is both great (literally: very, very big) and mighty (powerful, strong). He is great and mighty in love … More Daily Devotional for 10 July 2020 – Jeremiah 32v18-19
Jeremiah 32:17 We all have difficult/impossible situations in our lives. They are impossible for us, but not for the Lord – “Ah, Lord God! It is You who have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you” (Jeremiah 32:17). Nothing means nothing. He … More Daily Devotional for 9 July 2020 – Jeremiah 32v17
Psalm 118:28-29 This psalm ends the same way it began: “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever” (v29). At the end of all that Psalm 118 has said about what God has done, the psalmist reminds himself (and us) that everything is grounded in God’s covenant … More Daily Devotional for 8 July 2020 – Psalm 118v28-29
The best is yet to come 