"God has set eternity in the human heart" (Ecclesiastes 3:11). We feel that there's something more - Something more than life in this world. Where does it come from? Is it something that's just there? or Is there something more than that? Has God put it there - this sense of something more? Eternity - …
Day: November 3, 2022
No more darkness
"The darkness is passing and the true light is already shining" (1 John 2:8). Often, it seems to us like we are surrounded by darkness. We wonder, "Is there any light at the end of the tunnel?" When we feel like this, we need the eternal perspective, the vision of God's glory - "The city …
Eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord
Numbers 16:36-18:32; Luke 5:17-32; Psalm 37:10-20 The Levites had an important part to play in the life of Israel. A man called Levi (Matthew, the writer of the first Gospel) had an important part to play in the life of the early Church. We are told, in Psalm 37:17, that “the Lord upholds the righteous” …
The Word and the words (3): Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
"For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit" (John 3:34). Jesus, the living Word of God, was sent by God, the Father, to our world. From the heart of Jesus, the living Word of God, flows the spoken Word of God. The words that came …
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When The World Comes To An End, God’s Word Remains – Forever.
Jesus speaks about the end-times: "The earth and heaven will disappear." He also speaks about something that will never come to an end: "My words will never disappear" (Matthew 24:35). In all of life's changing circumstances, we must hold on to this great truth: God's Word is forever.
Lord, help us to keep on telling people what you have done for us.
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch (Isaiah 62:1). “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a …
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The Lord’s greatest blessing
Jesus, God's Son, is "Immanuel" - "God with us" (Matthew 1:23). Jesus, still, says to us, "I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20). We ask the Lord for his blessing. He gives us himself. This is the Lord's greatest blessing - to know that he is with us, always.
Listening to what God says to us through his world, his written Word and his Son
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands... The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple" (Psalm 19:1,7). God speaks to us through his world, and he speaks to us through his written Word. Speaking to us through his world, he prepares …
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Let Us Worship The Lord With Holy Fear And Heartfelt Love.
Psalms 98:1-100:5 ‘Exalt the Lord our God... Make a joyful noise to the Lord’(99:5,9; 98:4,6; 100:1). We are to worship the Lord with joy. We are to glorify God. We are to enjoy Him. In our worship, we must never forget the holiness of God: ‘He is holy!... The Lord our God is holy!’(99:5,9). In …
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Jesus’ Death Was Not The End Of His Story.
‘It is finished’ (John 19:30). These are not words of despair. They are words of triumph. At an early stage in His public ministry, Jesus said, ‘My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me to finish His work’ (John 4:34). Even then, He was looking ahead to the Cross, to the …
Worship Your Saviour.
The Lord comes to us as our Saviour - “When I said, ‘My feet are slipping’, Your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up. When I worried about many things, Your assuring words soothed my soul... The Lord has become my Stronghold. My God has become my Rock of refuge” (Psalm 94:18-19,22). We are …
More than ‘telling the truth’ – we are to be witnesses for Christ.
"You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free ... If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:32,36). "I am the way, and the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). When we speak about 'the truth' we should, also, speak about Jesus. It is a good thing …
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Learning From God's Word 