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6th. May 2020. Daily Devotion.
Today, here are two thoughts about the nature of God. God is Unchanging. “When you go to the people of Israel, tell them, ‘I am sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:14 Do you know anyone who goes around saying, “I am”? Neither do I. When we say, “I am,” we always add another word. “I […]
5th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
In a conversation today, someone remarked on the sound of the doves in her garden. We have wood pigeons in the conifer trees in the Manse garden, and I often hear them cooing and warbling outside my study window. The conversation reminded me of the verse from the Song of Solomon in the King James […]
4th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
Do you feel hemmed in by the current lockdown? I am sure that many people do, and as we note from the news there are places where people are protesting vociferously about it. It is probably true that throughout most of our lives we are hemmed in by many things; by everything from the circumstances […]
2nd. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
Thank you to Peter Millar for his weekly meditation: A Candle in the Window Words to encourage us in tough times. A grandmother’s tip: My grandmother once gave me a tip: In difficult times, you move forward in small steps. Do what you have to do, but little by little. Don’t think about the future, […]
1st May. 2020.Daily Devotion.
I received an invitation from Inverkeithing Primary School on Tuesday to create a poster for a collage which was going to be displayed at a virtual school assembly on Thursday. All the staff and associated workers were asked to create a poster and a motto for the school. At first, I thought, “Oh no, not […]
30th. April 2020.Daily Devotion.
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness – 2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, 3 and which now at his […]
29th. April 2020.Daily Devotion.
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you ill? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith […]
28th. April 2020.Daily Devotion.
Matthew 7:24-27 24 ‘Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation […]
27th. April 2020.Daily Devotion.
Devotion Monday 27th April 2020 7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I […]
25th. April 2020.Daily Devotion.
I am happy, once again to share A Candle in the Window, this week’s thoughts by Peter Millar: Words to encourage us in tough times. One of my favourite poems: I will not die an unlived life. I will not go in fear Of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, To […]