1 O thank the LORD, for he is good;his love endures always.2 Let those whom God redeemed say this,those rescued by his grace.He saved them from their enemies3 and brought them from the lands,From east and west, from north and south,safe from oppressing hands. 4 Some wandered in the desert wastes,not finding any wayTo reach […]
URC Daily Devotion 27th July 2019
Then Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar, was severely distressed for a while. His thoughts terrified him. The king said, ‘Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or the interpretation terrify you.’ Belteshazzar answered, ‘My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you, and its interpretation for your enemies! The tree that you saw, which […]
URC Daily Devotion 26th July 2019
King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages that live throughout the earth: May you have abundant prosperity! The signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me I am pleased to recount. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders!His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his sovereignty is from generation to […]
URC Daily Devotion 25th July 2019
Then Nebuchadnezzar was so filled with rage against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face was distorted. He ordered the furnace to be heated up seven times more than was customary, and ordered some of the strongest guards in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of […]
URC Daily Devotion 24th July 2019
The resolve of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego resonates with my own experience and articulates my own faith. It is also, I suggest, a resolve that has echoes of our Dissenting spirit. Firstly, it affirms faith and confidence in the power of the God who “is able to deliver”. Faced with the prospect of the furnace […]
URC Daily Devotion 23rd July 2019
King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue whose height was sixty cubits and whose width was six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent for the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counsellors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials […]
URC Daily Devotion 22nd July 2019
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshipped Daniel, and commanded that a grain-offering and incense be offered to him. The king said to Daniel, ‘Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery!’ Then the king promoted Daniel, […]
URC Daily Devotion 21st July 2019
1 Praise the LORD! Extol his goodness!for his love endures always.2 Who can tell his mighty actions,or in full declare his praise?3 Blessed are those whose way is right,acting justly in his sight. 4 When you show your people favour,then, O LORD, remember me.Help me when you come to save them;5 let me know prosperity—Joyful […]
URC Daily Devotion 20th July 2019
Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, ‘Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will give the king the interpretation.’ Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king and said to him: […]
URC Daily Devotion 19th July 2019
In an ancient kingdom a powerful ruler sets his experts a deadly test, ‘reveal to me my dream and its interpretation, or pay the ultimate price’. Concerned for his life and that of others, a mid-level advisor makes a promise that he cannot in his own strength keep, to reveal the king’s dream and its […]