Samuel took a phial of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him; he said, ‘The Lord has anointed you ruler over his people Israel. You shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their enemies all around. Now this shall be the sign […]
Daily Devotion 27th September 2018
Born in 1581 at Ranquine in Gascony, Vincent was educated by the Franciscans and was ordained at the age of nineteen. He was something of a token priest until his conversion in 1609, when he resolved to devote himself and all he owned to works of charity. He founded communities for men and, with Louise […]
Daily Devotion 26th September 2018
There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish son of Abiel …a man of wealth. He had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he; he stood head and shoulders above everyone else. Now the donkeys of […]
Daily Devotion 25th September
Israel is persistent in its call for change. Their system of haphazard leadership is creaking at the edges to say the least and people are unhappy. They have turned to Samuel as it is the appointment of his sons and their behaviour that seem to be the source of the disquiet. However, despite Samuel’s advice […]
Daily Devotion 24th September
When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel… Yet his sons did not follow in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice. Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him, ‘You are old and your sons […]
Daily Devotion 23rd September 2018
In Zion praise awaits you, Lord;to you our vows we’ll pay.To you all people will come near;you hear us when we pray. When we were overwhelmed by sins,and guilt upon us lay,You pardoned all our trespassesand washed our guilt away. How blessed are those you choose, and bringwithin your courts of grace!We’re filled with blessings […]
Daily Devotion 22nd September
Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all […]
Daily Devotion 21st September
If you will only obey the Lord your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth; all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the Lord your God: Blessed shall […]
Daily Devotion 20th September
Man shouts at cloud is a modern and slightly glib euphemism for pointlessness. Here we have this story of Jesus doing just that. In fact, he rebukes the storm that is causing such chaos. Rebukes: severely tells off or expresses extreme disapproval of. And the winds and the sea do indeed listen and shut up! […]
Daily Devotion 19th September 2018
We know that all things work together for good[a] for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family. And those whom he predestined […]