Devotional
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 8-9 and Psalm 14 10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord.I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts.I will be their God, and they will be my people. With these words, quoted from Jeremiah 31:33, the author of…
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 7 and Psalm 13 The author of Hebrews continues his long discussion of the superiority of Christ. In chapter 7 he comes to the matter of Jesus’ superiority as a priest. By definition a “priest” is a mediator who goes between God and humanity to build a bridge. The Latin for “priest”…
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 5-6 and Psalm 12 The focus of this devotional is Hebrews 6:1-12. This difficult passage can best be understood from a bird’s-eye view. Zoom in too closely and the details of the author’s argument may prove very confusing indeed. But the big picture is captured in a few key statements in verses…
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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: Hebrews 1-2 and Psalm 10 The author of Hebrews is unknown, although it is clear that he was not an eyewitness of Jesus but had received the Gospel through hearing it preached (see 2:1 & 3). Early manuscripts are entitled: “To the Hebrews,” which shows that it was written to Jewish Christians and…
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Daily Readings: Titus 3, Philemon 1 and Psalm 9 The letter to Philemon was a deeply personal letter, written by Paul to his dear Christian friend named Philemon who lived in Colossae. Philemon had been discipled by Paul during his ministry in Ephesus (a neighbouring city to Colossae) and had subsequently opened his home as…
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Daily Readings: Titus 1-2 and Psalm 8 The Letter to Titus is another product of Paul’s imprisonment in Rome. Titus had been assigned by Paul to pastor and teach the fledgling Church on the island of Crete, and to appoint elders who would provide long-term oversight and leadership to the Church there. It seems that…
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Daily Readings: 2 Timothy 3-4 and Psalm 7 The exhortations Paul gave Timothy in this letter are made all the more forceful and poignant by the fact that Paul wrote them on the verge of his own martyrdom. Paul knew that his own physical ministry was about to be ended by a Roman executioner, so…
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The letter we call 2 Timothy was written not long before Paul’s execution. At the time of writing it, Paul knew that the time of his death was drawing near (4:6-8), and he wanted to send final words of love, encouragement and instruction to his younger disciple, Timothy. Daily Readings: 2 Timothy 1-2 and Psalm…
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Daily Readings: 1 Timothy 5-6 and Psalm 5 5 … (They) have been robbed of the truth and (they) think that godliness is a means to financial gain.6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it … 10 For the love of money is a…
