Monday 19 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
Tolerance is regarded as one of the greatest virtues. Being open minded is a sign of maturity.
Friday 16 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We all want simple answers to complex problems, neat resolutions to messy predicaments. If we put this desire into practice, we may end up with misguided answers and unsatisfactory resolutions.
Thursday 15 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
God’s commands may look like a straitjacket to some. Designed to squeeze the life out of us, designed to keep us on some sombre straight and narrow, designed to stop us celebrating the many good things of life.
Wednesday 14 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We make two mistakes when approaching the Bible. One is to regard it as absolutely crystal clear on all matters because God would not have it any other way.
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Tuesday 13 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
There are two measuring instruments that have similar names but different functions. Followers of Jesus are to be thermostats and not thermometers. We are to affect our environment not just reflect it.
Monday 12 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
The phrase, “Let go, let God” is one of those phrases that is both disturbing and comforting. Taken the wrong way, it can suggest that we become passive and assume God will do all our work for us.
Friday 9 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
Sometimes there are no words. We may be in pain, we may be utterly fatigued, we may be totally confused. We reckon we ought to pray for that situation or that person. But the words don’t come. Or if they do come, they are jumbled and make no sense. And all this may cause us to despair at our lack of prayerfulness.
Thursday 8 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We are often and rightly urged to love others. To do this, we need to grasp what love is and is not. Love is not mere warm feelings. Love may involve rebuke, offering unwelcome counsel, or declining to grant a seemingly reasonable request.
Wednesday 7 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
Some might think Jesus is guilty of breathtaking arrogance. If we want access or relationship to God then he is the only way. None of this business about all religions being the same and there being many paths to the one common destination.
Tuesday 6 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
My faith doesn’t stand or fall on whether Jesus taught the short or longer version of the Lord’s Prayer. I will not abandon my faith if I can’t reconcile the histories written in the books of Kings and of Chronicles.
Monday 5 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
The old saying tells us that there are only two certainties in life, death and taxes. And since rather too many avoid the latter, that leaves us with only one true certainty.
Friday 2 Apr 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We can so easily misunderstand words on a printed page. We are not sure of what body language is behind the words.
