The secret giver Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, Shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves. Psalm 126:6 Read Matthew 6:1—8 What a pity. What a pity it is, if, finally, I am moved to generosity, and I can’t tell a soul. It would be nice if…
DetailsThe promise Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, For the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. Psalm 115:1 Read Genesis 15:1—6 Here I stand at the beginning of the response of humanity to God’s promise. I stand in the line of Abraham. All he…
DetailsWhenever you fast The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, And then they will fast on that day. Mark 2:20 Read Matthew 6:16—21 This could be a journey ahead for me, the question of fasting. Jesus sets the spirit of it. It is to be something between God and…
DetailsDespised and rejected He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, Yet he did not open his mouth. Isaiah 53:7 Read Luke 9:51—56 This was no ordinary tour, the journey to Jerusalem. I reflect on this tonight: Jesus deliberately, purposefully prepared the way for his journey. He accompanied it with his own commentary. Jerusalem, he…
DetailsA faithful heart From you let my vindication come; Let your eyes see the right. Psalm 17:2 Read Genesis 13:7—13 This man Abraham is my companion tonight. The revered man of God. Reverend Abraham! All that he had was the promise of God. The land before him: he was led to it by God.…
DetailsAn attempt to understand As one from whom others hide their faces He was despised, and we held him of no account. Isaiah 53:3 Read Luke 18:31—34 The events that Jesus predicted I can look back on as past tense. For me they have been turned into a precious, immeasurably precious saving work. I…
DetailsThe Sabbath rest So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, Because on it God rested from all the work that he had done. Genesis 2:3 Read Hebrews 4:9—13 I will think about the Sabbath rest tonight before I go to my daily rest. It is God’s time. It is the time that…
DetailsAn unbelieving heart On the glorious splendour of your majesty And on your wondrous works, I will meditate. Psalm 145:5 Read Hebrews 3:12—4:1 The scripture reminds me how easy it is to forget the living God. Very likely this day I have just lived has made the point quite clearly. The spiritual practices the…
DetailsWe will serve the Lord To whom will you compare me, Or who is my equal? says the Holy One. Isaiah 40:25 Read Joshua 24:1—2,13—16 The place I call home, my lived environment, its rich provision, my sense of home — so much has been laid out for me before I came here, given…
DetailsTime to listen Master, speak, your servant heareth, Waiting for your gracious word. Frances Ridley Havergal Read Luke 10:38—42 I have heard people say that they are no good at doing nothing. They have to be busy. So they take this story as a reproof. They think they must learn to be a Mary,…
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