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
Today’s Bible Study (to support our weekly prayer) addresses who God is and how we can make decisions with faith and wisdom rather than fear of things. A big decision for many believers in England at present is whether or not we should be returning to church services when they reopen. I seek to address … More Lansdowne Prayer Meeting 7 July 2020 – Isaiah 41:1-10
Psalm 118:25-27 Yesterday, the scripture was about rejoicing and being glad in the day that God has made (v24). Today, it is about giving thanks for salvation. Two of today’s verses (v25, 26) are spoken by the crowds as Jesus went into Jerusalem on what is called Palm Sunday (Matt 21:9). Hosanna means “save now”. … More Daily Devotional for 7 July 2020 – Psalm 118v25-27
Psalm 118:24 The fact that you are reading is proof that you have received another gift from God – “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” This is not a promise that the day will be easy, but a declaration of faith – this day, … More Daily Devotional for 6 June 2020 – Psalm 118v24
This message continues to look through the “final instructions” in Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. The message is called, “The Worship of the Waiting Church.” Introduction Last week, we looked at how the church waits for the coming of Christ – the life of the waiting church. This is part of worship in the … More 1 Thessalonians series message 12 – 1 Thessalonians 5v16-22
Psalm 118:23 – “This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.” Many years ago, our family was in Paris on the day that the museums were free to go into. In the Musée d’Orsay there are lots of pictures painted by Claude Monet, of the lake, with the bridge and the lilies. … More Daily Devotional for 5 July 2020 – Psalm 118v23
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