Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they have rejected the law of the Lord, and have not kept his statutes, but they have been led astray by the same lies after which their ancestors walked. So I will send a fire on […]
URC Daily Devotion 8th January
And he said:The Lord roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem;the pastures of the shepherds wither, and the top of Carmel dries up.Thus says the Lord:For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;because they have threshed Gilead with threshing-sledges of iron.So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and […]
Our Next Daily Devotion series
Dear <<First Name>> I hope you have enjoyed the Devotions between Christmas and Epiphany as we reflected on the songs of the season. Now Christmas is fast becoming a memory and, in our Daily journey together, we turn to the book of Amos which will work through over the next few weeks. Amos is portrayed as […]
URC Daily Devotion 6th January
We three kings of orient areBearing gifts we traverse afarField and fountain, moor and mountainFollowing yonder star. O Star of wonder, star of nightStar with royal beauty brightWestward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy Perfect Light. Born a King on Bethlehem’s plainGold I bring to crown him againKing forever, ceasing neverOver us all to reign. O […]
URC Daily Devotion 5th January
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed, Great David’s greater Son!Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun!He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free;To take away transgression, And rule in equity. He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth;And love, joy, hope, like flowers, Spring in His path to birth:Before Him on the mountains Shall peace, the […]
URC Daily Devotion 4th January
Of the Father’s love begottenere the worlds began to be,he is Alpha and Omega,he the source, the ending he,of the things that are, that have been,and that future years shall see:evermore and evermore. By his word was all created;he commanded, and ‘twas done;earth and sky and boundless ocean,universe of Three in One,all that sees the […]
URC Daily Devotion 3rd January
1. Before the world began one Word was there; grounded in God he was, rooted in care; by him all things were made; in him was love displayed; through him God spoke and said ‘I AM FOR YOU.’ 2. Life found in him its source; death found its end; light found in him […]
URC Daily Devotion 2nd January
In the bleak mid-winterFrosty wind made moan;Earth stood hard as iron,Water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow,Snow on snow,In the bleak mid-winterLong ago. Our God, heaven cannot hold HimNor earth sustain,Heaven and earth shall flee awayWhen He comes to reign:In the bleak mid-winterA stable-place sufficedThe Lord God Almighty —Jesus Christ. Enough for Him, […]
URC Daily Devotion – 1st January 2018
O little town of BethlehemHow still we see thee lieAbove thy deep and dreamless sleepThe silent stars go byYet in thy dark streets shinethThe everlasting LightThe hopes and fears of all the yearsAre met in thee tonight For Christ is born of MaryAnd gathered all aboveWhile mortals sleep, the angels keepTheir watch of wondering loveO morning stars […]
URC Daily Devotion 31st December
It came upon the midnight clear,That glorious song of old,From angels bending near the earth,To touch their harps of gold:“Peace on the earth, goodwill to all,From heaven’s all-gracious King.”The world in solemn stillness lay,To hear the angels sing. Still through the cloven skies they come,With peaceful wings unfurled,And still their heavenly music floatsO’er all the […]