Cold or hot? Clap your hands, all you peoples; Shout to God with loud songs of joy. Psalm 47:1 Read Revelation 3:14—22 So am I cold? Or hot? Only one option would ever be acceptable. If I were a cold Christian, how would I look? I would rarely have followed the prompting of the…
A saint of God The faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth That is in accordance with godliness. Titus 1:1 Read 2 Corinthians 6:11—18 This evening devotion requires me to comb through my life with discernment. It could have a life-changing outcome. On the one hand I am in Christ, and…
The first day of the week He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. Luke 24:30—31 Read Acts 20:7—12 To get through to the funny story about the long-winded sermon that nearly killed a boy the narrator has brushed past a…
Bread for the morrow Give us this day Our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 Read Exodus 16:16—23 I’m pretty sure that this account of God’s provision is an abiding lesson as well. Put together with the prayer, ‘Give us today our daily bread,’ put with the space I occupy on a hungry planet, put with…
Hungry for more O taste and see that the Lord is good; Happy are those who take refuge in him. Psalm 34:8 Read Mark 6:35—44 It’s getting late. I’m in this crowd, listening to Jesus, the dark coming on. The teaching has been good, really good. None of us have wanted to leave. If…
The long-planned banquet Enter his gates with thanksgiving, And his courts with praise. Psalm 100:4 Read Matthew 22:8—14 I can take into myself many angles on God’s character, God’s generosity, from this reading. It seems a central story of Jesus: a wedding celebration, a royal bridegroom, an invitation to whoever will come, the opportunity…
Shameless Those who are ashamed of me and of my words … Of them will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes. Mark 8:38 Read Jeremiah 17:12—17 I think in this reading I have a possible insight into the psychology of the prophet. This is valuable because he has something I…
I will remember their sins no more At the one time Justified and a sinner. Martin Luther Read Hebrews 10:11—18 I am told here — it is underlined and put in bold terms so that I cannot mistake it — I’m told there has only been one, only one sacrifice for the sin of…
Holy devotion Every day I will bless you, And praise your name forever and ever. Psalm 145:2 Read Hebrew 10:1—4,10 If there is one thing about my faith that causes me a deficit of joy, that is, if I find myself held back from actual enthusiasm in in my worship; if I am less…
At-one-ment Hast thou not seen how thy heart’s longings have been Granted in what he ordaineth? Joachim Neander Read Romans 3:21—26 If there is one thing that drives me to prayer, if I have a deep heart-longing that would make this time something more vital and more than a mere exercise, it is surely…