Thought for the day (Page 72)

Every day we post a Thought for the day written by someone within the circuit. Some are very light hearted and some are very deep theologically with all bases between covered.

We hope these will encourage, uplift and make you reflect but most of all we hope you enjoy reading these small daily snippets and take some inspiration on your daily journey

“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go” (Genesis 28:15)

Teach me how to pray

In a recent Bible daily reading, I came across this definition of prayer by the 19th century preacher F.W. Robertson (and no, I hadn’t heard of him either!).  “It is to connect every thought with the thought of God, to look on everything as His work and His appointment, to submit every thought, wish, and resolve…

Misty windows

We are having some external building work done on our house, and as I write this TFTD all the windows have been covered with opaque plastic sheets. This is to prevent the wet plaster dripping onto the glass. Whilst it doesn’t completely cut out the light, unlike the black sheets that were put up earlier…

Unity, or Union

Many years ago, a lovely man, who would do anything for the Church and was one of the best evangelists I have ever met, but who would have “nothing to do with God and all that stuff” commented one time that if I claimed that there was only one God, why did we need three…

Let the skies be filled

Genesis 1 v 20:    “Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.” I cause my family many problems as my birthday is on the 1st January and having struggled to think of presents for Christmas they have to think again of something for my birthday. This year one of my presents was…

Look for the light:

Waiting at the local railway station this week, my attention was captured by a poster advertising a new film.  It read: ‘When you’re lost in the darkness, look for the light’. My mind went to one of the opening verses in John’s gospel, ‘The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light…

Love and Fear

Today’s reading from 1 John 4:19-21 says, in verse 18, ‘There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.’ Many years ago I was in a conversation with a friend which, at the time, seemed…

The Word of God – Meditate on it

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…

Birthdays

Many people grumble that January is a depressing month. The Christmas decorations have been packed away, the tree taken down, the Christmas cake has eventually been finished and the days are still dark and cold. In my family, January sees the start of another round of birthdays and the inevitable question, “what do you want…

Fifteen minutes of fame

There is a quote, often attributed to the pop artist Andy Warhol in the late 1960’s that “in the future everyone will be world famous for fifteen minutes” maybe when people first heard this statement, they would have thought that highly unlikely.  World Famous is a massive claim and I think that even today, most…

I love a cup of tea

I love a cup of tea. In fact, after water it’s my favourite drink. A couple of days ago when I was doing my normal after Christmas “sorting out my cupboards” I was amazed to find that I had quite a few different types of tea. I found Green tea, Jasmine tea, Mao Feng Green…