Devotional
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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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Daily Readings: Micah 5:2-4 and Luke 2:1-7 The great Feast of the Incarnation will soon be marked in enormous, gilded cathedrals all over the world. In our own homes it is bound to be marked with beautiful decorations, the exchange of gifts and much literal feasting too. But that’s a world away from the circumstances…
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Daily Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 As Christmas creeps closer, we continue to reflect on the Person of our Coming Saviour. As with yesterday’s devotion, please take some time to read through the passage slowly. Prayerfully consider what the angel’s message to Joseph reveals to you about this Jesus, whose birth we will celebrate next Sunday. Then,…
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Daily Readings: Isaiah 7:1-14 and Luke 1:26-38 It’s the final week of preparation for Christmas, so our attention now shifts to the events surrounding the birth of our Saviour. Luke 1:26-38 is the record of Mary receiving the news that God had so highly favoured her that she was to become the birth-mother of the…
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Daily Readings: Isaiah 60:1-7 and Psalm 139:7-12 In Isaiah 59:2 God’s people were warned that their sins had separated them from God, and v.9 describes that separation like this: “We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.” To be seperated from God is to be isolated from the…
