The Bible is a love letter from God to you. What makes the Bible so exciting is not the book itself, but the fact that through it we encounter the person we love. Check this out…
God has given us ‘a conscience’ so that we know that some things are ‘good’ and others are ‘evil’. But our consciences can be dulled, and they need to be sharpened by objective truth. Check this out…
First things first, as they say. The things that are most important to God should take precedence in our life. What are the priorities of Jesus? What about yours? Take a look at this…
Christian life is full of spiritual highs and lows. In the passages for today we see how spiritual highs and lows are closely connected. Check this out...
When the New Testament writers speak of God’s love they point to the cross. When they speak of God’s power they point to the resurrection. The resurrection means that the risen Jesus is present with you now. The result of the resurrection is not only his power and his presence but also his provision. Check this out…
God calls you into a relationship that involves partnership with Him. The Christian faith is essentially about what God has accomplished for you thru Jesus Christ. However, we are not mere spectators. You are called to respond. God involves you in his plans. Check this out…
Today, focus your thoughts on Jesus, the Saviour of the world, and meditate on how he saved you.
Slavery, in any form, is a horrific evil. Freedom is a wonderful blessing. ‘Freedom’ is probably the best contemporary word to define what the Bible means by ‘salvation’. The whole Bible could be summed up as the ‘history of salvation’. It is the story of God’s desire and purpose to free his people. You are set free. Check this out…
The Word of God ‘is continually coming out of the mouth of God’; it is like a stream pouring forth and, like the stream of a fountain, it is never static. God is continually communicating with us. He’s doing this primarily through the life-changing words of the Bible. Check this out…
‘I did it my way’ is the way of the world. It is not the way of Jesus. Jesus said, ‘Yet, not as I will, but as you will’ (Matthew 26:39). He prays, ‘May your will be done’ (v.42). He made no excuses. Jesus did it God’s way. Moses, on the other hand, as we will see today, made five excuses before eventually agreeing to follow God’s way. Check this out…
Hostility to the people of God is not something new. Perhaps you are facing hostility in your workplace or even in your family because of your faith. The passages today not only highlight the reality of living in a hostile environment, but they also point out how you can survive and thrive in the midst of such hostility. Check this out…
Life is not a competition in which you must succeed. It's not meant to be a rat race. Life is a tremendous blessing and an opportunity. God has trusted you with gifts and abilities, which he wants you to use. Use them or lose them. He is faithful to us and he expects us to be faithful to him. Check this out…
‘The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us’ (Deuteronomy 29:29). We need to be clear about what the Bible is clear about. Don’t be agnostic about what you 'can' know. Equally, don’t be dogmatic about the things that the Bible is agnostic about. Check this out...
Your words matter. However, what matters most is not the number of words you speak but the kind of words you choose and the purpose for which you use them. The apostle James tells us that although ‘the tongue is a small part of the body’ it is extremely powerful (James 3:5). In the passages for today, we see how your words can be used, just as the apostle James describes, for good or evil. Each day you have great potential: either to destroy or to build. Check this out…
John C. Maxwell says, ‘Leadership is influence.’ He points out that, according to sociologists, even the most isolated individual will ‘influence’ 10,000 other people during his or her lifetime! To be called by God to influence others is an enormous privilege, but it comes with great responsibility. Check this out…
The life of faith is full of challenges, difficulties, and trials. But there are also ‘times of victory.’ In the passages for today we see three different types of victory. Check this out…
Only when you comprehend God's transcendence can you realize how marvelous his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy intimate friendship with God.
‘Faith’, in the Bible, is primarily about putting our trust in a person. In that sense, it's closer to love. All loving relationships involve some element of trust. Faith is trust in God that transforms all your other relationships. Check this out…
Jesus is the greatest leader of all time and He is more than just a spiritual leader. He gives a practical and effective leadership model for all organizations, for all people, for all situations. You may not think of yourself as a leader, but leadership is about influence. You do have influence, therefore, in a sense, all of us are leaders. Check this out...
John Stott wrote that God will answer ‘No’ if the things we ask for ‘are either not good in themselves, or not good for us or for others, directly or indirectly, immediately or ultimately’. We don’t always get to know the reason why the answer is ‘No’. We need to remember that God sees things from an eternal perspective and that there are some things we may never understand in this life. Check this out...