John 14:27 Notice that Jesus says, “My peace I leave with you.” Not just peace, but His peace. What is His peace? Firstly, it is the peace we spoke about yesterday: peace with God. Jesus, God the Son, has been in perfect harmony within the Godhead for all eternity, and He has reconciled us to … More Daily Devotional for 9 May 2020 – John 14v27 part 2
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you…” 75 years ago today, the UK celebrated the end of the Second World War in Europe. The Allies had achieved victory over the evil of the Nazis and now there was peace. About 7 years before that day, a British Prime minister … More Daily Devotional for 8 May 2020 – John 14v27
Isaiah 40:31 An eagle doesn’t flap its wings quickly, using lots of strength; it soars – it is carried by the currents of air. Strength from God doesn’t come by flapping with human energy but from waiting on the Lord, with faith and patience. Waiting isn’t inactivity. The eagle doesn’t just sit there; it flies … More Daily Devotional for 7 May 2020 – Isaiah 40v31
Isaiah 40:30-31 Human strength always runs out. Verse 30 tells us even the strongest run out of strength. Every human ability is limited. Physical strength, human wisdom, human creativity, emotional energy… all human abilities eventually fail. Israel’s strength, of even their young men, would fail completely when they were taken away as prisoners to the … More Daily devotional for 6 May 2020 – Isaiah 40v30-31
Isaiah 40:29 Here is a promise to the weary and the weak. We can struggle because we are naturally weak; we are humans, we don’t have supernatural strength in ourselves. We also struggle because we run out of strength; we get worn down and exhausted by the battles that we face. In this verse, the … More Daily Devotional for 5 May 2020 – Isaiah 40v29
Isaiah 40:27-28 Have you ever felt that God has forgotten you? If you have, you are not alone. The people of Israel in Isaiah’s time thought that God had abandoned them and forgotten them. The Lord has spent the whole of chapter 40 revealing to them who He is and now He challenges them: “Why … More Daily Devotional for 4 May 2020 – Isaiah 40v27-28
Psalm 46:10-11 “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) Over the last few days, we have been looking at Isaiah 40, “Behold your God!” God wants us to know who He is. Today’s verses tell us five really important things: First: We need to “be still.” This doesn’t mean we do nothing … More Daily Devotional for 3 May 2020 – Psalm 46v10-11
Isaiah 40:25-26 The Lord wants His people to know who He is, so that they can trust Him and be at peace. In v25, He asks them a similar question to v18, “To whom then will you compare me?” If you remember two days ago, I encouraged you to imagine a pair of weighing scales, … More Daily Devotional for 2 May 2020 – Isaiah 40v25-26
Isaiah 40:21-24 In times of trouble, it is easy to forget who the Lord is. Our minds can be overcome by the trouble and fear and the suffering we are going through. So, In v21, He speaks to His people and says, “Don’t you know how great I am? Have you forgotten?” And then He … More Daily Devotional 1 May 2020 – Isaiah 40v21-24
Isaiah 40:18-20 Yesterday we saw that God is a “heavyweight”. He is “weighty”. He weighs the mountains, the sea, the dust of the earth. His wisdom is so great it cannot be measured. The nations may look great, but they weigh nothing compared to Him. This next part of Isaiah 40 continues with the same … More Daily Devotional for 30 April 2020 – Isaiah 40:18-20
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