Devotions to help you live out your faith
At this time of year when you drive on the roads there is all sorts of dirt that gets sprayed up onto the windscreen, making it hard to see until you squirt the water to allow the wipers to clear the windscreen. And then within a minute you find yourself having to do it again. […]
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Rev. 22:13 Jesus is the first and the last, the beginning and the end. He was there at the very start of creation, the Word through whom all that is was formed. He did not enter the scene […]
“…who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Rev. 1:8 There is power in the name of Jesus. He is the one who is and was and is to come. He has always been and He always will be. The word translated as Almighty is the Greek word pantōkratōr meaning all-ruling, […]
We have a problem, you and me See we’ve all rebelled against holy God You can argue your innocence But death is the proof Our rebellion is sin and sin leads to death So we have a problem, you and me For we all break God’s laws We all fall short of His standards Our […]
“It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”” Isaiah 25:9 Advent is a time of waiting. A time for remembering that first wait for […]
Today, as we wait eagerly for Christmas which is so close now, I wanted to share some thoughts on waiting from Bonhoeffer, taken from his advent reflections book God is in the Manger: “Waiting is an art that our impatient age has forgotten. It wants to break open the ripe fruit when it has hardly […]
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” Romans 12:1 I was struck recently by the lyrics of the last verse of the carol In the Bleak mid-winter: “What can I give him, poor as I […]
There is a slogan “A dog is for life not just for Christmas” and I think as Christians we can get caught in the trap of thinking celebrating the birth of Jesus is just for Christmas. We put lots of energy and effort into Christmas services. We have all the carols and festive Bible readings. […]
“but in your hearts honour Christ the Lord as holy” 1 Peter 3:15 There is section in the classic carol Joy to the World that goes “let every heart prepare Him room” that I think is an important reminder reminder for us as we approach Christ. We need to remember to honour Christ the Lord as holy. […]
“And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and remained there until the death of Herod” Matthew 2:14-15 The birth of Jesus was not widely celebrated on the first Christmas. King Herod in particular felt threatened when the wise men came looking for the newborn baby they said had been born to […]