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22nd. June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
Peter Millar’s message this week picks up on the subject of birds. Yesterday we thought of the sparrows, but before we read his contribution on magpies, let us hear from Jesus: 25 ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will […]
20th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
Isaiah 53:1-9 53 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should […]
19th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
The difficult days continue and although there are signs of a lessening of the threat from Covid-19, as individuals and as a nation we need wisdom as well as faith to navigate the coming weeks and months safely. Here are some thoughts about wisdom from the scripture< James 3:13-18 13 Who is wise and understanding […]
18th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
After these days of North Sea haar and low clouds it was very pleasant out for a walk in the warmth of last evening. It feels that summer has returned, at least for a while. Officially summer begins on Saturday, June 20th with the longest day of the year at 16 hours and 38 minutes […]
17th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
3 Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. 4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. […]
16th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
I came upon this quote from a commentary which resonated with me today as I was looking for some thoughts to share. I have highlighted the sentence: God always answers the general intent of His people’s prayers. He does so not only to reveal His own glory but also to provide for the Christian’s spiritual […]
15th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
I have sometimes wondered what it must be like to be imprisoned, locked up for a time, or worse for an indefinite time, not knowing when freedom will return. This lockdown is nothing like so extreme, but it does give us a taste of the restrictions under which many people live their lives. Whether by […]
13th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
Sometimes Christian witness involves great physical and mental cost as Jesus’ crucifixion attests. Not everyone is called to that level of witness. I have excerpted from Peter Millar’s weekly letter this article about the Archbishop of York who faced suffering in his own country and whose testimony in this country is telling at this time […]
12th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 4 There is a river whose […]
11th June. 2020. Daily Devotion.
During the summer of 1982 we attended a service in the continuing Free Church of Scotland in Duthil and Tomatin, south of Inverness. It was most unusual because the minister, the Rev’d Bill Scott, preached on the nativity of Jesus, complete with Christmas Psalms and readings from Micah and the Gospels. To us it might […]