Devotional
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Daily Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” The little word that helps us to make sense of these three short verses is the word “in“. The equivalent instruction in Philippians 4:4, instructs us to “rejoice in the Lord”. To “rejoice…
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Daily Reading: Luke 17:11-19 Two things distinguished the leper in this story from the other nine – first, he was a Samaritan, and second, he was the only one who returned to thank Jesus for healing him. As a Samaritan, everyone would have expected him to be least spiritually aware. And yet, while the other…
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Daily Reading: Isaiah 12 As our Thanksgiving journey continues, today’s reading invites us to thank the Lord in relation to our salvation. Don’t miss the fact that Isaiah 11 describes the coming of God’s anointed Saviour King, the Messiah, and the perfect justice and peace of His Kingdom. In that context, Isaiah 12 calls us…
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As we continue our deliberate journey of thanksgiving, may I remind you of my suggestion that we each take a daily time of reflection to write down as comprehensive a list as possible of our reasons for thanksgiving. This is a response to the call of Psalm 107:43 to, “Ponder the loving deeds of the…
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This week we will be on a deliberate journey of thanksgiving as we (Walmer Methodist Church) prepare our hearts for our Thanksgiving Services next Sunday. On a practical note, may I suggest we each take a daily time of reflection to consider our reasons for thanksgiving, and even to write down as comprehensive a list…
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My apologies to those on the email distribution list. For some reason the links to the Scripture readings from the email are malfunctioning. I’m trying to get to the bottom of it. In the meantime, if you want the convenience of clicking through to the Bible, please click on the large print title above (“The…
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Daily Readings: James 5:13-18 and Mark 11:12-25 James 5 appears to indelibly connect prayer with confession and forgiveness. Perhaps this is a recognition that while physical wellness is important to the Lord, spiritual wellness is even more so. The Lord cares deeply when our bodies are in pain, and even more deeply when our relationship…
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Daily Readings: James 5:13-18 and Matthew 11:25-30 As we consider our call to prayerfulness throughout this week, it would be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that prayer is always and only about asking great things from God and seeing God do great and miraculous things in response to our great faith. Instead,…
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Daily Readings: James 5:13-18 and Psalm 27 Psalm 27 is a beautiful expression of the wrestling match between faith and fear that often happens in the human heart in times of difficulty. In it, David mentions the very real physical dangers he faced from wicked enemies, besieging armies, wars, oppression, and malicious false witnesses. Remarkably,…
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This week we come to our final section of James 5 and consider the life of prayerfulness. Daily Readings: James 5:13-18; 1 Kings 17:1 and 1 Kings 18:41-46 The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16 To restate the above in the context of James 4, we might say: Out of…
