Devotional 9th June
In 1949 George Orwell wrote a book called 1984. He wrote about a society where surveillance cameras are watching over everyone’s movements. His well-known phrase in the book is “Big brother is watching you.” George Orwell was pretty close to the truth because today surveillance cameras are being installed everywhere.. Today, there are an estimated 4.2…
Devotional 2nd June
The Search for Satisfaction When I am on holiday my family and I often put together jigsaw puzzles, and we all know that to get a satisfying outcome we need all the pieces. We spend our days putting it together, hoping to create a complete picture out of all the scattered pieces. Some times it…
Devotional 26th May
Service In the Christian sense service is an attitude of heart and it’s also an expectation: “our attitude should he same as that of Christ Jesus, who, being in very nature God…..took the very nature of a servant…he humbled himself and became obedient to death as a criminal.” Phillipians: 2:5-8. Jesus said “ For I…
Devotional 19th May
Matthew 10:41 (NIV) says: “Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward”. Verse 42 says: “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell…
Devotional 12th May
Mothers Mother’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to make mothers feel special and loved, but a very commercial event today and society makes you feel guilty if you don’t “buy” a gift for Mum. It’s not that I have anything against mother’s day or mothers in general, it’s the money making racket that I’m against….
Devotional 5th May
1Thess. 4:11 (KJV) And that ye study to be quiet……….. There is little doubt that the tempo of life in the first century A.D., when Paul wrote these words to the Thessalonians, was rather slower than it is today. Nevertheless, Paul encouraged the church at Thessalonica to “study to be quiet “.Even in those days,…
Devotional 28th April
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR ALL SEASONS Spring, summer, fall, and winter – these are the seasons of the year. Life also has its seasons. Some are filled with joy, while others are characterized by difficulty. Take comfort because there is a principle from the Bible that can encourage and sustain you through every season: OUR God is…
Devotional 21st April
The Christian’s Greatest Need In my Bible study library I have a tiny booklet of just 16 pages written by the late great theologian Dr Etherbert Bullinger (1837-1913). The booklet is entitled ‘The Christian’s Greatest Need’ and if I was to summarise his message in just a few words, this is essentially what he says:…
Devotional 14th April
Truth Last Easter (2012) met an old friend whom I hadn’t seen for 30 years. We discussed a number of things and then we talked about the Easter holiday. He was of the view that he would rather believe in the Easter bunny and in Santa Claus, than in God because they were a lot…
Devotional 7th April
Reflections There are a lot of things that intrigue me about Jesus. One of the aspects of His ministry that has always produced jaw-dropping, head scratching response, is His opposite teachings. Consider these paradoxical propositions: to live you must die (Mark 8:34) to gain you must give (Matt 19:21); “blessed are those who mourn’ (Matt…