Devotions to help you live out your faith
As we journey through Lent we are going to be sharing regular reflections on the names of Jesus that we see throughout the Bible, taking time to focus on who Jesus is as we build up to Easter. Almighty One – “…who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Rev. 1:8 […]
There is all sorts of fear and anxiety in the world right now. These are unprecedented times. I am not a virologist. I am not an expert in infectious diseases. But this I know – no matter what the weeks ahead bring we can have hope and we can have peace. I have a firm […]
“But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” James 2:18 James is teaching us that true faith must be visible. It is a cliche, but challenging, question to ask yourself – if being a Christian […]
“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed […]
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:2-4 Trials are a certainty in life. No-one will make it through life without […]
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” James 1:1 This is how James starts off his letter to the church. He introduces himself as a servant. James would have been one of the leading figures in the church, a well respected pastor, the brother of Jesus and with enough of a reputation […]
There is a dam, and behind it is a huge reservoir of love and mercy and grace that God longs to flood us with. But we need to take a sledgehammer to that dam, breaking down the walls we put in place, walls of fear and doubt and coolness and popularity and respect and safety […]
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was […]
“Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of […]
“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he […]