God is really among them O breath of God come sweeping through us, Revive your church with life and power. Elizabeth Ann Porter Head Read 1 Corinthians 14:23—25 I may have become used to expecting little of my unbelieving friends. I may expect them not even to recognise the presence of God. Then I…
Let all things be done for upbuilding Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped in your word. Psalm 119:74 Read 1 Corinthians 14:26—33 Whatever we do or do not do at my local church, whether we make space for tongues or for prophecy or for gifts that were…
The lost Ark My soul longs, indeed it faints For the courts of the Lord. Psalm 84:2 Read Jeremiah 3:14—17 If the Ark contained the stone tablets on which God himself had written with his own hand (or was it Moses?) his ten key commands to his people,[1] I can think of nothing more…
Water of life My soul thirsts for God, For the living God. Psalm 42:2 Read John 4:7—14 So is this true? Can I say that the water Jesus gives gushes up to eternal life? Has there been anything through the course of this day that has had me drinking this in? Anything I can…
The invitation not to be missed Blessed is anyone Who will eat bread in the kingdom of God! Luke 14:15 Read Luke 14:16—24 Just about every time I come to the holy communion the words of Jesus echo in my ears, ‘I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine until the…
The narrow door People will come from east and west, from north and south, And will eat in the kingdom of God. Luke 13:29 Read Luke 13:22—28 I can be pretty sure, if I am on the outside of this door Jesus speaks of, hoping to look in, that, as narrow as the doorway…
The beginning and the end He began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’ Luke 4:21 Read Luke 24:44—49 Here Jesus places himself at the heart of my Bible. He invites me to see him not as a latecomer to the story, as much as he wants in…
A church working properly You ascended the high mount, leading captives in your train And receiving gifts from people. Psalm 68:18 Read Ephesians 4:11—16 If I have time tonight, let me think in two directions at once. Who in my congregation really ministers to me? Really enhances my life? Startles me with their servant…
In the face of unbelief The more I called them, The more they went from me. Hosea 11:2 Read John 5:41—47 All around me I see unbelief. It is written on the faces of many of my fellow commuters. It is in the conversation of my friends and relatives. Sometimes cheerful, sometimes thoughtless and…
The word that burns deep An obligation is laid upon me, And woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel! 1 Corinthians 9:16 Read Jeremiah 15:15—21 Let me think. When was the last time that God seemed to put his word so deeply and strongly in me that I wanted to speak…