HUMILITY
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Daily Readings: 1 Peter 5 and Psalm 45 And all of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one another; for the scripture says, “God resists the proud, but shows favour to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, then, under God’s mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time.
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Daily Readings: Luke 21 and Psalm 37 Jesus looked around and saw rich people dropping their gifts in the Temple treasury, 2 and he also saw a very poor widow dropping in two little copper coins. 3 He said, “I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others. 4 For the others offered their gifts from
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Daily Readings: Luke 20 and Psalm 36 45 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 ‘Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the market-places and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of
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Daily Readings: Luke 5 and Psalm 21 As I read and reflect on Luke 5, I’m struck by the contrasting reactions to Jesus and His ministry. On the one hand there are those who are awestruck by His authority, power or forgiveness. In awe of Jesus, Peter “fell at Jesus’ knees” (v.8). Knowing of Jesus
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Daily Readings: Luke 3 and Psalm 19 It’s hard to imagine how John’s ministry made such an impact in an age of zero technology. All he relied on was word of mouth, and yet people came from across the whole region to hear his message, respond to the Word of the Lord and be baptised
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Daily Readings: 2 Corinthians 10 and Psalm 128 There were those in Corinth who publicly maligned and opposed Paul’s ministry, saying all sorts of negative things about him. One derogatory ‘accusation’ against Paul was that he was unimpressive and timid in person. They claimed that while his letters were highly impressive, face-to-face he just seemed
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 4 and Psalm 116 In 1 Corinthians 4, Paul wrote to correct the pride among the Corinthians Christians, and addressed sinful attitudes like being “puffed up” and “boasting”. These Corinthians had actually come to look down on Paul and the other apostles, whom they viewed as foolish, weak and dishonoured. By
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Daily Readings: John 13 and Psalm 32 The night of Jesus’ betrayal had arrived. Judas had negotiated his price and was awaiting his moment. The rest of the apostles were oblivious. The day had been long, and many preparations had been made for the evening meal. Everyone was tired, and in their weariness they had
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Daily Readings: Matthew 20 and Psalm 20 The chapters of Matthew we have read this week (16-20) are regularly punctuated by the refrain that in God’s Kingdom, the first will be last, the last will be first, and the greatest will be the one who takes the lowest place. Clearly, Jesus aimed to emphasize this
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Daily Readings: Matthew 19 and Psalm 19 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, ‘Who then can be saved?’ 26 Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’ In Matthew 19, the disciples come to the realization that following Jesus and meeting His
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