Wednesday 23 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We are repeatedly told to rejoice always, which seems absurd given the state of the world and the occasional state of our own lives. Given the Bible is not absurd, what do we make of passages like this?
Tuesday 22 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
In the days of the Psalmist, a watchman was a very important person and yet someone who couldn’t make things happen. He kept alert so the people of the city could stay safely asleep. He can’t make the night go faster, but then again, he is confident that the night will end. His watching and waiting are not futile or fearful. The dawn will come.
Monday 21 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We can get rather mixed up about forgiveness. First, Jesus is not saying our forgiving others causes him to forgive us. We can’t earn forgiveness. He is rather saying that just as he offers forgiveness to us, we are to do likewise to others. We imitate him.
Friday 18 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
The great Polish pianist, Paderewski, once gave a private concert in the home of a wealthy aristocrat. One guest was a young woman who came with her son. This boy was learning to play the piano so his mother thought it a wonderful opportunity to let her son hear a real master at work.
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Thursday 17 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
Those of us who have wandered off to the far country may wonder what might happen if we decide to go back home. After all, we are returning to a holy and just God whom we have let down so very badly.
Wednesday 16 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We sometimes hear it said that salvation is “all of God”. It is not. Jesus makes it clear, as do other Scriptural writers, that a human response is needed.
Tuesday 15 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
There is really no such thing as unanswered prayer. It is just that we don’t get the answers we wanted or expected. Or those answers are a long time coming. God is not deaf to our prayers but we may be blind and deaf to his responses.
Monday 14 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
If we want a pretty clear picture of the sort of God Christians worship, this short passage will do very nicely. We can conjure up an image of God that has him distant and almost abstract.
Friday 11 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We can be very selective in our ethical standards. Some who protest about social injustice, racism, political corruption, can disregard more personal moral issues such as sexual promiscuity and care for the unborn. Others who get hot under the collar about such personal morality might shrug their shoulders at obscene business profits and the nuclear arms race.
Thursday 10 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
If we get God wrong, everything else goes wrong. Having a false idea of God may be worse than not having any idea of him at all. The opening phrase of the Lord’s Prayer gives us some clues as to getting God right.
Tuesday 8 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
We sometimes hear of sporting identities being urged to be good role models for others. Parents and other authority figures aspire to set good examples to others. So it is no surprise that the Apostle Paul sees himself as a bit of a role model.
Monday 7 Jun 2021 · Devotions · LifeWords Devotionals
One of the key lessons to learn in Christian ministry is to choose which battle to fight. Sometimes we might find ourselves fighting for a personal opinion deeply held. Is it worth the fight?
