Day by Day

The Gift Of Obedience “Make promises to the Lord your God and keep them! Let all around him bring gifts to the awesome one.” Psalm 76:11 (CEB) Obey – now that’s a word with a bad press. Our normal human reaction is probably to bristle at someone who demands obedience from us. How many of [...]

Do we Need to—“Make the Grade!” “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) Many Christians in past years would have talked about ‘qualifying’ for the Kingdom of God. But is this a [...]

Amazing Gifts “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17 (NKJV) Christmas is a time of giving and receiving gifts. We may receive gifts from our friends and family, but the best gifts [...]

The Earthrise “In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.” Psalm 102:25 (NIV UK) On December 24, 1968, the astronauts of Apollo 8 were making their fourth orbit around the moon when they saw something that no other human being had seen before. As [...]

Hanukkah: Light in the Darkness “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.” John 1:1 (NIV) In the western world, Hannukah has been called “Jewish Christmas” because it usually occurs in December, and the holiday involves eight nights of beautiful lights, tasty food and giving gifts. Hanukkah today in the [...]

“For Such a Time As This…” “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?’” Esther 4:14 (NIV) ‘Cometh [...]

The Immortal Lives To Die “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 (NKJV) At this time of the year Christians praise and thank God for their Saviour who came to earth, [...]

Times of Thanksgiving “So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” Hebrews 9:28 (NIV) The American Thanksgiving in November celebrates the Pilgrim Fathers being saved from starvation by the [...]

Sleep And Wake “There are many who are dead and buried. Some of them will wake up and live forever, but others will wake up to shame and disgrace forever.” Daniel 12:2 (ERV) In last week’s study, we looked at things you can do to help you sleep, but if you can’t sleep, don’t lie [...]

Send A letter To Me? “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonika, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” Acts 17:11 ( NIV ) Recently, talking to my wife, we were thinking about how [...]