Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” – Psalm 91 I love the imagery of God being a shelter and a refuge. When I read this verse, I imagine someone …
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Devotional | Faith during Troubled Times
Where are you, God? I find myself asking this question time and again as I watch in horror the cruelty humanity is capable of. The wars and unrest that appear rife across the globe are distressing to witness. Grief is pictured on every single face of the survivors, as they experience the destruction of their …
Devotional | Waiting For The Bus
Today on the blog we have a devotion from Karen Rees. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” Matt. 24:42 With a seemingly unstoppable worldwide pandemic, massive protest demonstrations in various countries, and the world’s economy on the verge of collapse, are these signs that Christ is …
DEVOTIONS: Still
Still. Something God has been working on teaching me is around the word, still. It has long been a word that I have associated with being still before God; sitting at his feet and waiting on him to speak or move. Being still and trusting that He will do something in the current season. But …
Possible, a devotion by Keona J. Tann
“So Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water…” part of Matthew 14:29 (AMP) Walking on water You may be familiar with this story but here it is …. Jesus wants time alone and sends His disciples out onto the Sea of Galilee, after they leave He goes up unto the mountain …
Love in Action
Romans 12:9-21 This passage in Romans (New International Version) is marked as ‘Love in action’. What an intriguing idea. I’d like to pull out a few of the pieces of advice to focus on them in context of how we serve the Kingdom of God in our writing. V9. Love must be sincere … We …
DEVOTIONAL | The sovereignty of God
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 I’ve been thinking about God’s sovereignty a lot recently. Certain life events have made …
Devotion: Faith or Fear?
1 John 4 v. 18 NIV There is no fear in love. But perfect love casts out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. It was a beautiful day in the school holidays and I had decided to take 5 of our grandchildren aged …
Devotional | Hungry Ghosts and Neighbours
Today we are sharing a devotional from Karen Rees. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:45 Do ghosts …
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DEVOTIONS: Choose to Love
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 Love is a choice. Four simple words that hold a lot of truth and conviction. Love is a choice, and it is a choice only we can make. As I think about that statement, I start to think about my …