• Be Still and Know Daily Bible Devotion

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Be Still and Know Daily Bible Devotion

By: Premier
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  • Bring some Spirit-filled peace into your hectic schedule every weekday morning with this new Daily Devotional.
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  • January 12th - Jonah 2:1-2

    January 12th - Jonah 2:1-2
    Jan 12 2025
    Jonah 2:1-2 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. He said, “I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and LORD, you heard me!” The thought of spending three days and nights inside a large fish is well beyond my imagination. And the book of Jonah doesn’t do anything to satisfy my curiosity! This is no newspaper account of exactly what it looks and feels like to be swallowed by an enormous fish. Rather, it is the story of a man meeting with God at a time of extreme need. Jonah’s words echo many of the Psalms and reveal his sense of despair and abandonment. Life seemed to have come to a shuddering conclusion but, amid his confusion, he cried to God and God heard him. Jonah had walked the path of disobedience and now, in the belly of the fish, he needed to set off in a new direction. God had not abandoned him, but was ready to hear his cries. Jonah’s situation reminds me of the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32). Just like Jonah, the son headed off deliberately in the wrong direction. He had the cheek to ask for his inheritance while his father was still alive, and then quickly lost all the money by living recklessly. He was so poor that all he could do was to find a job feeding pigs. It was there in that moment of abject failure that he came to his senses, and it was just the same for Jonah. The lesson we learn is that however far and fast we run, God will always be loving us and inviting us to turn around and come back to him. He won’t force us, but if and when we do return we can be sure that his arms will be wide open to welcome us back. Question What have you learned from Jonah’s attempt to run away from God? Prayer Lord God, thank you that you never give up on us. Amen
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    3 mins
  • January 11th - Jonah 1:1-3

    January 11th - Jonah 1:1-3
    Jan 11 2025
    Jonah 1:1-3 The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. Most Bibles will have the title ‘Holy Bible’ on the cover, which could give the impression that it is a book stacked full of stories of really holy people who never take a step out of line. It is surely a relief to us all that the Bible is nothing like that. At times it feels like the complete opposite! Take Jonah for example. He was called by God but was appalled by the command. Going to Nineveh was absolutely the last thing that he would ever want to do. The city was, at the time, one of the largest cities in the world and was famous for its sin. It stood at the heart of the great and menacing Assyrian empire and everything about it would have been repulsive to Jonah. So, he went to Joppa and found a boat that was heading in the opposite direction to Nineveh. What could possibly go wrong?! The one factor that Jonah hadn’t taken into account was God. He imagined that he could run away from God and that would be the end of it. But how wrong he was! There was a great storm and Jonah told the crew that they needed to throw him overboard. He was then swallowed by a great fish and spewed up on a beach three days later. It’s a remarkable account but it often resonates with people; so many can speak of the way in which they ran away from God, only to find that he had been with them all the time. Running away from God is always a bad idea, because no one knows us or loves us more completely. To run away from him is to invite disaster for ourselves and those around us. Question What would you say to someone who was trying to run away from God? Prayer Lord God, I thank you that you love me so much that, however far I run away, you will still keep loving me. Amen
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    3 mins
  • January 10th - Isaiah 42:1

    January 10th - Isaiah 42:1
    Jan 10 2025
    Isaiah 42:1 “Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations.” I became absolutely fascinated by the law when I was in my teens. I often visited our local magistrates’ and crown courts in Southend and was completely gripped by the whole process. On a few occasions I went up to the Old Bailey in London where they tried the most amazing cases. My mind was well and truly opened up to the darker side of our society and I was given a good crash course in justice. It became clear to me that the difficult work that these courts were doing was vital to the stability of society. But when we read about justice in Isaiah the subject is much wider than merely what happens in courts of law, vital as that obviously is. It refers to God’s desire that everything should be done fairly throughout society. Relationships need to be healthy and strong and the way people treat one another needs to be considerate and loving. Our verse today is the beginning of the first of the Servant Songs in Isaiah. God looked to Israel to be the servant who would fulfil his mission to the world. But we also see him pointing further forward to the coming of the messiah, Jesus. He would be filled with God’s Spirit and would open up a path of salvation and justice to all who would follow him. As servants of God, we are commanded to live our lives in step with the Spirit. This involves living justly and lovingly but also fighting for justice for those around us. Our greatest responsibility is for the most vulnerable – the young, old, immigrants, disabled, homeless and all others who are most frequently overlooked by our society. When we reach out to them we can be sure that we are doing exactly what God wants us to do in bringing his justice to our world. Question Where do you see a particular need for justice among the people you meet each day? Prayer Lord God I recognise that you are a God of justice. Help me to strive for justice and fairness in every part of my life. Amen
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    3 mins

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