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 […]
Daily Devotion 18th September
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God.His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth,Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.Within its citadels God has shown himself a sure defence. Then the kings assembled, they came on together.As soon as they saw it, […]
Daily Devotion 17th September
For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice for ever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. I will rejoice in […]
Daily Devotion 16th September
Hear me, O God, as my complaint I voice;From threat of enemies protect my life.Hide me from every plot of wickednessAnd from the rage of evildoers’ strife. They whet their tongues until they are like swords,Their bitter words like deadly arrows aim.They shoot in secret at the innocent,And suddenly attack him without shame. They spur […]
Daily Devotion 15th September 2018
So Jesus called them and said to them, ‘You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes […]