Tuesday 6th June 2023
ACTS 3 It was an ordinary afternoon – nearly impossible, really, after Pentecost! – and Peter and John went as usual to the temple for a special time of prayer. They still followed the Jewish rhythms to some extent at that time and realised the importance of a disciplined devotional time each day in their…
Monday 5th June 2023
2 SAMUEL 7 and 8 The next chapter in 2 Samuel is simple, yet profound! The Ark had been safely returned to Jerusalem without anyone else dying and David was now established fully as king over all Israel. He had had a cedar palace built and moved in with his wives, concubines, children, and servants. …
Sunday 4th June 2023
ACTS 2 This chapter describes “The Birth of the Church”. The Day of Pentecost was, of course, the Jewish festival that celebrated the firstfruits of harvest. How appropriate that the seeds of discipleship that Jesus had ‘planted’ over a period of three and half years should now blossom into a great ‘tree’ or ‘vine’ that…
Saturday 3rd June 2023
ACTS 1 The Book of Acts could be subtitled: “Jesus – Part Two”. Written again by Luke, it begins: “In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all the Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he…
Friday 2nd June 2023
JOHN 21 After a completely stressful, totally exhilarating, life-changing experience, the usual human response is to do something very ordinary. Peter and his mates went fishing. Unsuccessfully, as it happened! It was like the re-run of a well-viewed movie. Jesus stood on the shore and told these experienced fishermen how to fish more effectively (well,…
Thursday 1st June 2023
2 SAMUEL 1, 2, 3 and 4 Saul and his claims to kingship over Israel are both emphatically dead – as is his son Jonathan. It now remains for David to claim what his previous anointing has prepared for him – kingship over all Israel. But David was a man of patience and planning, as…
Wednesday 31st May 2023
JOHN 20 It was fitting that the first person to meet the Lord after his resurrection was Mary Magdalene, who had shown him so much devotion previously, and who had risked arrest and death by sticking so close to him during his trials, crucifixion and at the tomb. She arrived at the tomb at the…
Tuesday 30th May 2023
JOHN 19 Flogged, crucified, died, and buried. That was the sequence of events for the Hero of so-called ‘Good Friday’! Pilate, in his attempt to avoid this unjust execution, had one more throw of the dice: have the prisoner scourged, dress him up and humiliate him, and the crowd might just have their sympathies aroused…
Monday 19th May 2023
1 SAMUEL 21, 22, 23 and 24 The whole of life is a degree-course in learning to trust God. It is not simple to do, which is why it takes a lifetime to master. In this university of Christian Life, the examination season comes when times get very tough, when we reach the end of…
Sunday 28th May 2023
JOHN 18 His disciples having been fully briefed and his prayers completed, Jesus crossed the steep Kidron Valley between the city walls and the Mount of Olives. In doing so, he was retracing his route of a few days previously when he had ridden triumphantly into the city, to the cheers and acclaim of great…
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