Hebrews 9:26 Living in this world, we face a daily battle with temptation and sin. God is perfect and holy; we are not. We fall short every day. What do we do? Many people ignore their sins; we pretend that they are not there, we don’t think about them, but we live lives that are compromised and cold. We … More Daily Devotional for 15 October 2020 – Hebrews 9v26 – Once for all
Hebrews 7:25 Yesterday, from verse 24, we saw that Jesus is always there; He is always our High Priest. He is (from Proverbs 18:24) always the friend that sticks closer than a brother. Today’s verse shows us the result of Him always being our High Priest. It says: “Consequently” (or “therefore”), “He is able to save to the uttermost” … More Daily Devotional for 13 October 2020 – Hebrews 7v25 – He is able to save completely
Hebrews 7:24 On Saturday, we saw that Jesus is the friend that sticks closer than a brother. People are going to let us down but He never will. One of the reasons that He will never let us down is that He is forever. Even those closest to us will not be with us forever, … More Daily Devotional for 12 October 2020 – Our permanent priest
Proverbs 18:24 During these days, there are so many people who have an opinion. There are opinions about Covid-19, opinions about health, opinions about the government, opinions about vaccines and, still, opinions about Brexit! We even have people among our friends and family who will tell us that we should or shouldn’t do certain things. … More Daily Devotional for 10 October 2020 – Proverbs 18v24 – the true Friend
Psalm 119:169 What do we pray for? We pray for lots of important things: for God to meet our needs, for healing, for guidance, for protection and for family and friends. But the Bible also contains prayers for other things. Today’s verse says: “Let my cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word.” This … More Daily Devotional for 9 October 2020 – Psalm 119v169 – a vital prayer
Psalm 145:10 According to this verse, thanking God is natural and normal. “All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord.” Not some of God’s works, but all – the whole of creation. The verse continues: “and all your saints shall bless you!” If we’re honest, though, there are times and days when we really don’t feel like … More Daily Devotional for 8 October 2020 – Psalm 145v10 – Joining the chorus
Hebrews 4:16 The last part of Hebrews 4:16 tells us what we receive when we come to the throne of grace – “that we may receive mercy and grace to help in time of need.” We don’t pray just because we are Christians. It is not a religious thing that we do and that is it. We … More Daily Devotional for 15 September 2020 – Hebrews 4v16 part 3 – mercy and grace to help
Hebrews 4:16 Yesterday we looked at the first part of this verse: “Let us then with confidence draw near…” Draw near to where? “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace…” When you pray in the name of Jesus, you are coming to the throne of grace. What does this mean? Firstly, you … More Daily Devotional for 14 September 2020 – Hebrews 4v16 part 2 – the throne of grace
Hebrews 4:16 “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace…” Why? Because we have a perfect High Priest. The end of verse 15 told us He is “without sin.” So, when we go into the presence of God in His name, we go as people who are accepted by Almighty God. … More Daily Devotional for 13 September 2020 – Hebrews 4v16 – Let us then draw near with confidence
The last part of Hebrews 4:15 tells us that Jesus is “one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” This is how we know that He is able to “sympathise with our weaknesses.” He is good and compassionate and He has placed Himself as Jesus the Man where He Himself truly faced … More Daily Devotional for 12 September 2020 – Hebrews 4v15 part 3 – Tempted in every way yet without sin
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