JESUS, SON OF GOD
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Daily Readings: Revelation 21-22 and Psalm 63 The final chapters of the Revelation are filled with the promise of the new creation. When Jesus returns as King and Lord of all, the entire universe is re-created, never to be corrupted by sin again. In this glorious new creation, God dwells with His people in a
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Daily Readings: Luke 2 and Psalm 18 The history of the world shifted on what would later be written and sung about as that “Holy Night” – the night of Jesus’ birth. The Son of God had been conceived and carried to term in a womb He had created. He had survived on the amniotic
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 3-4 and Psalm 11 Hebrews 3-4 mainly focuses on the issue of Christians remaining steadfastly faithful and holding on to our faith in Jesus all the way to the end, so that we may ultimately enter the eternal rest that God has prepared for us. With that in mind, and writing about
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Daily Readings: Colossians 1-2 and Psalm 146 The apostle Paul wrote a letter to Christians living in the small city of Colossae while he was in prison in Rome. His point in writing it was to encourage them with the wonderful truth about their Lord Jesus Christ. Chapters 1-2 are filled with revelation about the
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Daily Readdings: 2 Corinthians 8 and Psalm 126 In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul wrote again about the offering he was organising for the wellbeing of the famine-stricken Jerusalem Church. He had written to them about this in 1 Corinthians 16, and the Church had responded with great willingness to set aside money regularly and sacrificially
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Daily Readings: Mark 15 and Psalm 68 Yesterday we noted how Jesus stood boldly before the High Priest and the Sanhedrin and made “the good confession” (1 Timothy 6:13) of the truth about His identity as the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One, despite knowing that it would give them the excuse they were
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Daily Readings: Mark 3 and Psalm 54 So much happens in Mark 3, but the unifying theme that seems to surface for me in my devotional time today is this: You either receive Jesus as the Son of God (v.11), submit to His Lordship and obey Him OR resist Him, refuse to accept His Lordship
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Daily Readings: John 5 and Psalm 40 Probably the most significant statement in John 5 is this: 18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. Make no mistake. The Bible is
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As mentioned when we first started our journey in John, this Gospel highlights seven miraculous signs performed by Jesus to reveal some truth about His identity. The first of these was when Jesus turned water into wine at the wedding in Cana, revealing that He has miraculous transformative power (John 2). The second is in
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Daily Readings: John 2 and Psalm 30 Remember that the Gospel of John presents seven miraculous signs performed by Jesus to reveal His identity. In John 2 we find the first of these signs. By turning water into wine at the wedding of an unnamed friend or family member, who was evidently not well-enough-off to
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