Looking to Jesus, we are assured of this: Satan will be defeated …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – December 1st December: John 10:1-42 The Christian life is not easy. The devil ‘comes …

‘Pull yourself together’: What good will this do – without the love of Jesus? …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – December 1st December: Job 3:1-4:11 ‘I’m reaching the end of my tether’ – Do …

Jesus Christ, ‘the Lamb without blemish’, has ‘made atonement’ for sin through the shedding of His ‘precious blood’ …

Leviticus 1:1-2:16 Jesus Christ, ‘the Lamb without blemish’, has ‘made atonement’ for sin through the shedding of His ‘precious blood’ …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – November

1st November: Deuteronomy 1:1-46 With the exception of Caleb and Joshua, the older generation – including Moses – was not …

We need the encouragement of God’s Word …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – November 1st November: Psalms 60:1-61:8 There is so much to hold us back from …

We’ve wandered away from the Lord … He’s waiting for us to make our way back to Him …

For more notes on God’s Word, visit God’s Word For Every Day. Genesis 4:6-16. In the story of Cain, we see …

I once was lost, but now am found …

For more notes on God’s Word, visit God’s Word For Every Day. Genesis 6:1-8 The story of Noah is the story …

Jesus brings His light into our darkness …

For more of these Daily Devotional Readings, visit God’s Word For Every Day. Matthew 4:12-17 Having overcome His enemy, Jesus …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – October

1st October: 2 Chronicles 17:1-18:34 In 17:3, we read of backsliding – in David, Asa and Jehoshaphat. ‘Jehoshaphat walked in …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – October

1st October: Numbers 19:1-22 The sacrifice was to be ‘without defect’. There was to be ‘no blemish’ (2). Here, we …

Close To The Heart Of God, Created To Glorify Him

We come here to the creation of woman. Her creation is bound up with the creation of man. She is …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – September

1st September: 1 Chronicles 21:1-22:1 ‘Satan stood up against Israel…’ (21:1). ‘Satan’ is ‘the devil’ (Revelation 12:7). He is a …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – September

1st September: Numbers 1:1-54 ‘Every man able to go forth to war’: This is the key phrase in verses 1-46. …

Numbers 25:1-26:22

Read of Israel’s adultery and idolatry and remember God’s Word of warning: ‘Don’t let the world squeeze you into its …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – August

1st August: 1 Chronicles 1:1-54 What are we to make of this long list of names? – A waste of …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – August

1st August: Leviticus 1:1-2:16 Jesus Christ, ‘the Lamb without blemish’, has ‘made atonement’ for sin through the shedding of His …

Matthew 2:13-23 – Stand amazed in the presence of Jesus.

The story unfolds according to God’s saving purpose and not Herod’s Satanic schemes. Herod dies. Jesus lives. The purpose of …

Matthew 2:7-12 – Wise Men Point Away From Themselves To Jesus.

Bethlehem was a ‘little town.’ Humanly speaking, it did not have any great importance. Its importance is derived from the …

Genesis 4:1-5 – True faith is always faith in Christ, and never ‘faith’ in anything we can ever offer to God.

The name of Abel appears among ‘the heroes of the faith’ (Hebrews 11:14). The story of Abel is a story …

Daily Devotional Readings

In these “Daily Devotional Readings”, you are invited to take a journey – an exciting three-year journey of discovery. On …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – July

1st July: 2 Kings 1:1-2:13 ‘He took up the mantle of Elijah’ (2:13). Elijah’s ministry had ended. Elisha’s ministry was …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – July

1st July: Exodus 20:21-21:32 So many instructions – Don’t get bogged down in details. Remember this: We do not live …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – July

1st July: Jeremiah 39:1-18 You can take the man out of Babylon, but you can’t take Babylon out of the …

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

‘Hear’ and ‘do’ (1-3; James 1:22-25). In our obedience to God, there is to be the fear of the Lord …

Deuteronomy 2:1-37

During their wilderness years, God’s people had many problems. God is greater than all the problems! Israel’s journey began in …

Numbers 27:1-23

The daughters of Zelophehad were concerned about the continuation of their father’s name (1-11). Our first concern must be the …

Luke 17:1-37

In verses 1-10, Jesus speaks about temptation, forgiveness, faith and service. (a) Temptation – ‘watch yourselves’, always remembering that we …

Luke 15:1-32

People were coming to Christ (1). Still, the critics were murmuring among themselves (2). What did Jesus do ? – …

Deuteronomy 7:1-26

Enter, Destroy, Possess (1-2). Don’t try to jump straight from entering to possessing. Don’t forget to destroy. We enter the …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – June

1st June: 1 Kings 1:1-53 David’s reign was coming to an end. He would be replaced by Solomon (30). No …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – June

1st June: Exodus 1:1-2:10 Things were difficult for Israel yet ‘the more they were oppressed the more they multiplied’ (12). …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – February

1st February: Psalms 82:1-83:18 ‘The Lord’ is ‘the Most High’ (18). Through faith in Jesus Christ, we become ‘sons of …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – April

1st April: Isaiah 52:1-12 ‘Good News’ – Let us ‘shout for joy’. ‘Good News’ – Let us sing ‘songs of …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – March

1st March: Psalm 86:1-17 ‘You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you…Teach …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – January

1st January: Joshua 1:1-18 For Israel, it was a new beginning. They were leaving the wilderness. That was their past. …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – May

1st May: Genesis 37:1-36 Here, we have human sin and divine grace. We see jealousy (11) and its effects: ‘where …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – April

1st April: Genesis 25:19-34 Esau was a fool. He chose his own way rather than the Lord’s way. Jacob was …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – January

1st January: Psalm 77:1-20 Sometimes, we have more questions than answers (7-9). The questions keep flooding into our minds. We …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – May

1st May: Jeremiah 1:1-19 To understand Jeremiah’s story, we must look ‘behind the scenes’: ‘The Word of the Lord came …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – December

1st December: Haggai 1:1-15 ‘”Why is everyone saying it is not the right time for rebuilding My Temple?” asks the …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – November

1st November: Hosea 1:1-3:5 ‘Hosea’ means ‘salvation’. Married to ‘an adulterous wife’, Hosea spoke with great compassion to ‘the land’ …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – October

1st October: Ezekiel 38:1-23 We read here of God’s judgment upon ‘Gog from the land of Magog’: ‘When Gog attacks …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – September

1st September: Proverbs 23:19-35 ‘Keep your heart on the right path’ (19). How are we to do this? We must …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – August

1st August: Lamentations 1:1-22 Jerusalem had fallen into hard times – ‘she who once was great among the nations…has now …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Three – June

1st June: Jeremiah 23:21-40 ‘I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – May

1st May: 2 Samuel 1:1-27 ‘How are the mighty fallen!’ (19,25,27). The tragedy of Saul was there for all to …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – April

1st April: 1 Samuel 17:1-58 David defeats Goliath. This is not only a story about David and Goliath. It is …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – March

1st March: Ruth 1:1-2:23 Ruth meets Boaz. It seemed like a ‘chance’ meeting – ‘she happened to come…'(2:3). It was …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year Two – February

1st February: Judges 1:1-2:5 ‘You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth? (Galatians 5:7). Everything seems to …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – March

1st March: Genesis 15:1-21 God is greater than our circumstances. God had given great promises to Abraham, yet there appeared …

Daily Devotional Readings: Year One – February

1st February : Genesis 6:1-8 The story of Noah is the story of God’s grace – ‘Noah found grace’ (8). …

Daily Devotional Readings : Year One – January

1st January: Psalm 119:105-112 We begin the year with the words of verse 105: ‘Your Word is a lamp to …

In Christ, we are set free to obey God.

We noted, in Genesis 1:1-3, the importance of getting our priorities right – God, God’s Word, God’s Spirit. Here, we …

Our Fall Into Sin – And The Foundation Of Our Salvation

We read of ‘the breath of life’, producing ‘a living being’ (Genesis 2:7). Separated from God through our sin, we …

Creation – and New Creation

We now come to the creation of humanity, male and female. Our creation is described in a distinctive way – …

A Great Hymn Of Praise

The Bible’s opening chapter is a great hymn of praise, emphasizing that all things have been created for the glory …

Get Your Priorities Right – God, God’s Word, God’s Spirit.

‘Genesis’ means ‘beginning’. These opening verses challenge us to get our priorities right – (a) The priority of God (Genesis …

‘My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.’

As we read God’s Word day-by-day, we are to pray for an increase of our desire for God: ‘My soul …

‘Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.’

We begin the year with the words of Psalm 119:105 – ‘Your Word is a lamp to my feet and …

Romans 11:1-36

‘You stand fast only through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe’ (20). In 9:32, Paul contrasted …