Daniel had every reason to feel down about his situation, he had lost everything he knew: his family, his country, the teachings and priestly worship in the temple, the annual festivals, his hopes and expectations for the future, even his name. In their place he now lived in a pagan culture, where the people worshipped…
This thought was first published on 4th August 2021 Romans 5:4“Perseverance, character, and character, hope.” Today I finished the ironing! It had started as a small pile, just a few clothes. “Not worth getting the ironing board out for”, I thought. A few more were added, but I never felt like doing it. “It will…
Psalm 119:103“How sweet are your words to my taste,Sweeter than honey to my mouth.” “The unfolding of your words gives light, it gives understanding to the simple.” v130 “All your words are true;All your righteous laws are eternal.” v160 The Word of God, or the words of God have so many wonderful qualities and purposes: sweetness,…
This thought was first published in February 2021 Psalm 119: 97-104 “Oh, how I love your law!” Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.Your commands are always with me, and make me wiser than my enemies.I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.I have more…
This thought was first published in February 2021 Genesis 2:4-7 “When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens – and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and…
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” This is a meditation on a well-loved verse. We are to trust with all our heart – first of all trust is a mental decision,…
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” This is…
Today we bring you our 500th Thought for the day since we started in March 2020. Thank you to everyone who has contributed during the last 18 months. Romans 5:4“Perseverance, character, and character, hope.” Today I finished the ironing! It had started as a small pile, just a few clothes. “Not worth getting the ironing…
Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo are in full swing as I write this. They…
Philippians 2:1-4 “Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of…