LifeWords Devotionals
Friday 7 May 2021 · Devotions
So much happens as a result of seemingly chance encounters with others. People marry as a result of such encounters, or they change careers, or they find new meaning and hope. We can never dismiss such meetings as if they are accidents. God brings people across our paths for a purpose.
Thursday 6 May 2021 · Devotions
Most of us have lived long enough to know life is not always fair. As the writer of this text acknowledges, the good sometimes suffer whereas the not so good get off lightly. We can’t dismiss this as miserable pessimism and insist that if only we looked on the bright side of life we would see a different story.
Wednesday 5 May 2021 · Devotions
A question that some counsellors ask their clients is, “Who is in your grandstand?”
Tuesday 4 May 2021 · Devotions
Those of us who regularly preach sometimes have the mistaken idea that lives will be changed if we simply speak words that are consistent with the Bible. Right information will lead to transformation. This isn’t how it works.
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Monday 3 May 2021 · Devotions
I love the Psalms because of their raw honesty. The Psalmist will regularly praise God and thank him for his presence and help. Then again, he will also wonder out loud whether God is really there at all.
Friday 30 Apr 2021 · Devotions
Jesus said lots of comforting, reassuring things. This saying isn’t one of them. At first glance it seems a monstrous egotistical demand that relegates our deepest human relationships to the sidelines
Thursday 29 Apr 2021 · Devotions
Mind control or thought control has a sinister implication. Someone, somewhere, is trying to manipulate us or brainwash us. But it need not be so threatening.
Wednesday 28 Apr 2021 · Devotions
That word “peace” can mean different things. It can simply refer to a period between declarations of war. It can mean a degree of harmony between previous personal adversaries. It can mean relaxing on a deserted beach away from crowds and frantic activity.
Tuesday 27 Apr 2021 · Devotions
One of the reasons so many once apparently committed followers of Jesus stop following him is that they were not committed to him but to something they figured he could give them.
Monday 26 Apr 2021 · Devotions
In our life of discipleship, we cannot always see what is a setback and what is an advance.
Friday 23 Apr 2021 · Devotions
Self centredness is not a recent invention: it has always been with us. We end up living in our own bubble of self: our interests, our concerns, our comfort are what matters most.
Thursday 22 Apr 2021 · Devotions
The key difference between Christianity and other faiths is that those other religions tend to stress our need to clamber up a ladder of merit or ritual in order to be right with God.
