Devotional
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Daily Readings: Matthew 5 and Psalm 5 In this first part of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus made it abundantly clear that He had not come to lower God’s standards. He had come to fulfil all that God required. Jesus lived a life perfectly pleasing to God the Father, and He taught His followers…
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Daily Reading: Matthew 4 and Psalm 4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ (Matthew 4:4 NLT) Jesus was very hungry after his extended season of fasting. In His hunger, He was deeply tempted to use His divine…
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Daily Readings: Matthew 3 and Psalm 3 Today is Ash Wednesday – the day of deliberate confession and repentance that marks the start of the season of Lent. How appropriate then that we come to Matthew 3 today. In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, “Repent…
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Daily Readings: Matthew 2 and Psalm 2 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. (Matthew 2:12 NLT) Devotional Thoughts It seems to me there is a clear contrast in Matthew 2. On the one…
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Daily Readings: Matthew 1 and Psalm 1 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 1:20 NLT) Devotional Thoughts…
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From Monday 12 February, the weekday daily blog posts will focus on a chapter (or sometimes two) of the New Testament. This aligns with our Walmer Methodist Church Annual Bible Reading Plan (available for download on the Resources Page of this blog). The readings will cover the entire New Testament over the rest of 2024.…
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Daily Reading: Ephesians 4:11-16 We know that Jesus came to make the only Way for us to be brought home and adopted into the Family of God. He died and rose again to restore us to right relationship with God. While He certainly would have done that for you even if you were the only…
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Today we turn our attention to the final “Ancient Path” we’ll be considering in this Series – that of diligently following Jesus in community with others. This is one of those beautiful ways we are invited to walk down to encounter the Lord more deeply. Daily Reading: Mark 1:16-20 In our individualistic society, we tend…
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Daily Reading: Psalm 86:1-10 Because we only ever read these poems we call the Psalms after they have been translated into our own language, we miss out on the original language’s flow, rhythms and rhymes that are such important elements of any poetry. Perhaps that’s why a psalm can sometimes feel like a slightly disorganised…
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Daily Reading: Hebrews 10:19-22 Did you notice that those four verses are a single sentence? It’s as though the author of Hebrews was so excited and overwhelmed by the revelation of God’s invitation that it all came spilling out in breathless wonder. At its very heart, this long sentence is an invitation to “Draw near…
