LifeWords Devotionals
Monday 17 May 2021 · Devotions
It has been rightly said that some followers of Jesus are so heavenly minded that they are of no earthly use. But it can also be true that some followers of Jesus get too preoccupied with this chapter of our whole life story.
Friday 14 May 2021 · Devotions
It starts out as an interest in God. A sense that this God is to be explored, understood, and even perhaps trusted. So this God is studied, researched. Many books have been written about him so at least some of those books are read. And so the picture of God becomes clearer. We come to know a fair bit about him.
Thursday 13 May 2021 · Devotions
This was the setting of Jesus’ first ever miracle. But our focus is not so much on the later miracle of water into wine, but on the prelude to it: namely the faith of Mary and what it might teach us about faithful prayer.
Wednesday 12 May 2021 · Devotions
Some people seem to spend most of their lives in front of a complaints window with a sour and offended look on their faces. They are the types who believe that every silver lining has a cloud. That if all is going right, something must be wrong.
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 · Devotions
We need to be not tied to the dramatic and extraordinary: much Christian living is not like that at all.
Monday 10 May 2021 · Devotions
For many of us, there is always the sense that something better is somewhere else. The grass is greener in the distant fields. If satisfaction is to be had, then it is to be had elsewhere. Life will only yield its pleasures if we move on from where we are.
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.
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
