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12th. July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
Proverbs 2:11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you. Whereas yesterday’s shield metaphor indicated God’s protection from direct attacks, today we learn that wisdom saves us from more indirect attacks: the allure of evil. Proverbs 2:12 says wisdom will rescue us “from the ways of wicked men,” and 2:16 says “wisdom will save […]
11th. July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
Proverbs 2:6-7 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose way of life is blameless. The search for wisdom is compared to looking for valuable things like “silver” and “hidden treasure” When we receive this wisdom from the […]
9th. July. 2022. Daily Devotions.
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 In this passage by C. S. Lewis, from “The Screwtape Letters”, Screwtape outlines one of the most damaging forms of greed: The sense that our time is ours alone, and when it is spent in a way that does […]
8th. July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day. Genesis 1:31 The good, perfect, and loving Creator made an amazingly good world. The great song of creation in Genesis 1 closes with this resounding affirmation: “God saw all that he had made, […]
7th. July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and illness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the […]
6th. July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. 18 The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:17-8 Feeling overwhelmed? Most people don’t really need any terrible problem to get down in the dumps sometimes. Disappointment and frustration simply come with the package. We […]
5th. July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
A Day of Praise 1 I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. 2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. Psalm 145:1-2 In the hymn “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling,” Charles Wesley describes our life in God’s coming […]
4th. July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
3 Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.’ John 3:3 & 3:8. We are products of […]
2nd. July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
31 Jesus answered them, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Luke 5:31-32 We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sin. I have heard others, and I have heard myself, recounting cruelties and falsehoods committed in boyhood […]
1st July. 2022.Daily Devotions.
7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’ 8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the Lord returns to Zion, they will see it […]