Daily Scripture:‘Be still, and know that I am God!I am exalted among the nations,I am exalted in the earth' (Psalm 46:10)Daily Reflection:This Psalm refers to ‘trouble’, foaming waters, mountains trembling, kingdoms tottering. The writer stands firm in faith that God, ‘the Lord of hosts, is with us’ - not faith after rescue, but faith and hope while in trouble: ‘God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns’.The greater the crisis, the better to be still and to pray for hope and faith. David Evans wrote a fine hymn: ‘Be still, for the presence of the Lord, the holy one, is here… Be still, for the power of the Lord is moving in this place: he comes to cleanse and heal, to minister his grace. No work too hard for him, in faith receive from him. Be still…’David Harmsworth
Daily Scripture"Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive." (Colossians 3:13) Daily Reflection:That’s a lot of forgiving we need to be doing with one another!...... “Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” Now you might well be thinking something like: “That’s all very well, but you don’t know what so-and-so did to me/said to me; they don’t deserve to be forgiven. I can never forgive them!” That is often the case; my guess though is that they have moved on. They might not even be aware of the hurt they have left behind. There are usually only two people who are still hurting because you are holding onto resentment, because you haven’t forgiven: that is you…… and God. This is the hardest thing we are called to do as Christians – to forgive someone who has hurt us. But remember: God will forgive you.Revd David
Daily Scripture:“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14 The Narrow and Wide Gates)Daily Reflection: There are many spiritual teachers who claim to know the way to “ Heaven”, a place of love, peace and joy for ever after. Amazon is full of books about how the spirit world can change your life, and how to be in tune with whatever is "out there". Jesus however, warns against being deceived by this. - He calls this deception the “broad gate” – it sounds good, it seems easy and it entices us in. Small, sitting in the back of a drawer, undisturbed in your house, is your ticket through the “narrow gate” - it is the Bible, the only book written that can 100% show you the way to Heaven, to Life! Be one of the few who finds it. If you don’t have a Bible, please email Revd David Commander (revdavidcommander@gmail.com) and ask him to show you the way to Life!Vicki Young
Daily Scripture:"God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, and makes me tread upon the heights." (Habakkuk 3:19)Daily Reflection: Habakkuk was a prophet in Judah (the southern kingdom) in 612 B.C.; at the time the Babylonians were assuming power, capturing and taking many of the Hebrew people into exile in a foreign land. These were very unsettled times for the people. Habakkuk questions God about why he allowed injustice to thrive, and why evil people prosper? Despite his questions, he knows – deep down – that God is sovereign; that God is his strength through the tough things of life. God is alive and in control; we cannot see all that God is doing nor all that He will do; but God will always do what is right. Knowing that should give us confidence and hope, today, in an unsettled and volatile world.And God’s answer to evil people prospering? They don’t……. not in the long run.Revd David
