Introduction: Yesterday the judgement of evil, individualized for the multiple billions of people who have ever lived since the world began was dealt with in five verses! I guess we are now no longer thinking in millenia, centuries, weeks, days and hours. Today in eight verses we deal with a) the destruction of our knownContinue reading “Revelation 21: 1-8….What a day!”
Category Archives: Christian Faith
Revelation 20: 7-10….A day to be longed for!
Introduction: Christians are human beings. Even in a perfect marriage like ours and with just the two of us involved we don’t always see eye to eye. But after nearly 64 years of marriage we are very much a unit! With billions having been Christians over the two millennia since Christ was earth and notingContinue reading “Revelation 20: 7-10….A day to be longed for!”
Psalm 95: 1-11….Such a ‘Christian horse!’
Introduction: I remember hearing a story, probable apocryphal, about a young girl, who lived on a farm, being given a horse, her own horse, on her birthday! On seeing the animal, before hastening to her parents to thank them, she threw her arms around the horse’s neck and said, ‘You’re a magnificent horse, you’re aContinue reading “Psalm 95: 1-11….Such a ‘Christian horse!’”
Psalm 92: 1-9….A communal hymn!
1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD,to sing praises to your name, O Most High;2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,and your faithfulness by night,3 to the music of the lute and the harp,to the melody of the lyre.4 For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;atContinue reading “Psalm 92: 1-9….A communal hymn!”
Isaiah 44: 23-28….This needs an Accompanying Orchestra!
23 Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it;shout, O depths of the earth;break forth into singing, O mountains,O forest, and every tree in it! – The orchestra is made up of planets and stars, mountains and forest trees playing triumphant gloriously uplifting music to accompany the many reasons for which God is toContinue reading “Isaiah 44: 23-28….This needs an Accompanying Orchestra!”
Rev 12: 7-12….Is this a war that involves us?
Introduction: If you read yesterday’s devotional I copied the whole of chapter 12 of the book of Revelation but only commented on the portion printed in red. Today, I’m concentrating on the portion in brown which yesterday I said was about ‘War in heaven between Good and Evil forces. Victory won for those on theContinue reading “Rev 12: 7-12….Is this a war that involves us?”
Various Passages …. Are History and Liturgy and study/think-ing important for Christians?
Introduction: If history is not important for the church why are so many books of the Bible historical books? From Genesis to Job all the books are based on History! Many of the prophetic books mention historical facts and the first five books of the New Testament are historical! And simple reading is not enoughContinue reading “Various Passages …. Are History and Liturgy and study/think-ing important for Christians?”
Isaiah 41: 11-20….Is there a phobia for the Jews about their future?
Introduction: The word ‘phobia’ is not found in this passage. I use it because as I read this Psalm (remember that we looked at the first 10 verses yesterday) I think that somehow the Israelites have developed an understandable but nevertheless irrational fear of their neighbours! Irrational because God gives explanations, promises and hopes whichContinue reading “Isaiah 41: 11-20….Is there a phobia for the Jews about their future?”
Revelation 9: 1-12….Overview time.
Introduction: As those of you who regularly read these devotionals, will have worked out for yourselves that almost every eighth day I change between Psalms, an Old Testament and a New Testament book. At special times in the church calendar I will deviate a bit for a few days. I am doing a review todayContinue reading “Revelation 9: 1-12….Overview time.”
Revelation: 1:9-20….Can True Love not be involved in Discipline and Judgement?
9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me aContinue reading “Revelation: 1:9-20….Can True Love not be involved in Discipline and Judgement?”