Devotional
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Psalm 36 This week we are reflecting on what Jesus’ exile to Egypt as a ‘refugee child’ means (See Matthew 2:13-18). What does it teach us? How should it shape us? Today’s passage for our devotional time is Psalm 36, and especially v.7-8. “7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the…
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Matthew 25:34-40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” (v.40) We continue our week of reflection on Jesus’ time in Egypt as a young refugee, along with Joseph and Mary. Remember that Jesus spent a…
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Exodus 23:1-9 “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.” (v.9) People of other nationalities or ‘ethnicities’ who are forced (or who choose for some reason) to leave their home country and live for a time in another country have always been a…
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Matthew 2:13-18 “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt … So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt.” (v.13-14) King Herod refused to accept that anyone else could possibly rule as King, and so he set out to put…
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I don’t normally post on a Saturday, but this is the final day of 2022, so its worth the exception. It also enables us to complete the book of Proverbs. Daily Reading: Proverbs 31 and Psalm 1 Proverbs 31 is best know for verses 10-31 which is about “the wife of noble character”. If you…
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Daily Readings: Proverbs 30 and Psalm 145 Proverbs 30 contains the “Sayings of Agur”. We’re not too sure who Agur was, but he starts his chapter with a declaration of his own unworthiness and limitations, making sure to place God in His rightful place. He then poetically rejoices in who God is; namely, the omnipotent…
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Daily Readings: Proverbs 29 and Psalm 37 “Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.” (Proverbs 29:18) This verse has many different translations into English. The Amplified Bible tries to capture the thought expressed in Hebrew by translating it as follows: “Where there is no vision…
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Daily Readings: Proverbs 28 and Psalm 32 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. (Proverbs 28:13) As the year 2022 creeps towards its end, the next three daily devotions will offer what I hope will be helpful ways to journey towards 2023 with Jesus. Proverbs 28:13…
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Daily Reading: Matthew 2:1-12 Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and all around the world worship will rise to the Lord Jesus. Jesus’ coming to the world in human flesh, and His life, death and resurrection have so deeply impacted people for the last 2000 years that all over the world He is loved, worshipped and adored.…
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Daily Reading: Luke 2:8-20 Is it somehow significant that God chose Bethlehem’s shepherds to be the first to hear an announcement of the Messiah’s birth? I believe it was. The shepherds of this region are known to have been the major suppliers of lambs for the Temple sacrifices. To me it’s deeply significant that they…
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