Daily Devotion
By this shall all men know
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13 v 35 Various disciplines and professions are identified by their own unique ‘thing’. Doctors by white coats and stethoscopes, mechanics by overalls and accountants by smRead More
Keep the main thing the main thing
1 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 1 Cor 15:1-Read More
The crux of the matter
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 1 CoRead More
Before and after
21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behaviour. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation... Col 1:21-22Read More
A doctrine of the first rank
1 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For whatRead More
The crown of life
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. James 1:12 In Colossians 3:1-2 we are encouraged to set our hearts and our minds on thingRead More
Believe and do not doubt
6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. James 1:Read More
Suffer wisely
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5 The Reformed Study Bible says that "to be wise in biblical terms is to know and understand godliness, to do what is pleasiRead More
Do you have staying power?
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4Read More