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1 Samuel 20 Today’s reading gives us an Old Testament example of the sort of covenant “connectedness” to which we are called by God in the Body of Christ. Jonathan was the son of king Saul, and therefore next in line for the throne according to royal custom. David was the young man whom God
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Daily Reading: Exodus 18 18 You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone… 21 … Select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds,
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Romans 12:1-8 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship.” (v.1) Through this inspired verse, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the truest and most proper form of worship is not
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Matthew 22:34-37 Jesus replied: ‘“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (v.37) This one verse is spiritual treasure chest containing many beautiful ‘jewels’ of truth and grace. Some of those ‘jewels’ shimmer with practical beauty and reveal truth to us about the importance of
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Psalm 73:23-26 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. (v.25-26) Psalm 73 as a whole expresses the journey of Asaph, the psalmist, from a place of almost losing his faith (v.2)
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1 Chronicles 16 “Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.” (v.11) The Israelites had not truly worshipped according to the design God gave them in the wilderness since entering the Promised Land. They had erected the tabernacle (the place of worship) at Shiloh, but steadily the sinfulness and corruption of the
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Exodus 33:7-23 In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve enjoyed unhindered, life-giving intimacy with God, connecting to God face to face. This was how God had created us humans to relate to Him – as His beloved children, expressing our love to Him and being loved by Him in deeply personal relational connection. Ever
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Today the daily devotions reached the end of one focus, and a new focus will begin from Monday. Here’s the story behind that… Last year, the leadership of the Church I currently serve, Walmer Methodist, discerned three very clear calls/foci from God for 2023. We as a local Church are called to be a Church
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John 13:1-17 and Philippians 2:1-11 “(Jesus) being in very nature God … … made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant …” (Selected phrases of Philippians 2:6-7) In John 13 we see an example of what the apostle Paul described in Philippians 2. Jesus knew that He was the Son of God by His very
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Matthew 13:55-58 ‘Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? … And they took offence at him. (v.55 and 57) Outside Nazareth, Jesus was less credible and an “underdog” in the eyes of some because He came from Nazareth. (John 1:46) Today’s reading shows us that being the local carpenter’s son (even one known to be a ‘righteous
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