Devotionals

Psalm 121 – A song of ascents I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from?My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip – heContinue reading “Wednesday, 25 November 2020 – Song of Ascents”

Good afternoon Church family “But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.” says Psalms 3:3 NIV. The Lord God is a shield about us, our protector, the oneContinue reading “Friday, 20 November 2020 – Our Shield”

Good afternoon Church family “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 This is such an interesting verse. FirstContinue reading “Thursday, 19 November 2020 – Steadfast Love”

Good morning Church family, The verse for the day in the YouVersion bible app is this: “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if heContinue reading “Wednesday, 18 November 2020 – Comfort in Grief”

Good morning Church family, One of the questions we often ask in the hard times is where is God? It can be hard to see Him at work when everything seems dark, yet Psalm 139 v 11-12Continue reading “Tuesday, 17 November 2020 – God is with You”

Good afternoon Church family As a Christian it is really important that we know how God has equipped us. 2 Timothy 1:7 says “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power andContinue reading “Friday, 13 November 2020 – Power and Courage”

Good afternoon Church family I found this verse particularly comforting this morning. “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go,Continue reading “Thursday, 12 November 2020 – Reassurance on Repeat”

Good afternoon Church family Something that I have realised about God and I am sure you know this too, is that His timing is His. We often wonder when He will act and if He has reallyContinue reading “Wednesday, 11 November 2020 – God’s Timing”

Hi Church family Have you ever wondered how exactly God is at work in the world and in our lives. In my quiet time today I was reading the prophet Zechariah and this verse jumped out forContinue reading “Friday, 6 November 2020 – By my Spirit”

Good morning Church family Last night at Bible study we looked at the pattern of God’s kingdom that emerges throughout the Old Testament. What we discovered is that we are to be God’s people living under God’sContinue reading “Thursday, 5 November 2020 – Pride and Humility”

Good morning Church family, How blessed we are to live in New Zealand, sheltered in many respects from many of the burdens of the world today. In watching the news and seeing a return to lockdown forContinue reading “Wednesday, 4 November 2020 – Habakkuk’s Prayer”

Good morning Church family, 1 Chronicles 16:34 says “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” In fact I think we might have sung this song on Sunday. It is a wonderfulContinue reading “Tuesday, 3 November 2020 – God’s Love”

Hi Church family, One important characteristic that we need to develop and hold onto in our faith journeys is perseverance. Often God’s timing is not necessary our timing. One thing to remember is that God never stopsContinue reading “Friday, 30 October 2020 – Persevere”

Good afternoon Church family, At Bible Study the last few weeks we have been looking at God’s overall story that is seen recorded throughout Scripture. At first reading, it seems like the God of the Old TestamentContinue reading “Thursday, 29 October 2020 – Grace First”

Good morning Church family, Yesterday as I was writing the daily devotional, I noticed something intriguing about Psalm 1:1-3. A reminder of what it says again: “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step withContinue reading “Wednesday, 28 October 2020 – Don’t walk with the Wicked”

Good morning Church family, Throughout scripture we see those described as following the Lord and His ways as blessed. Often described as a tree planted in a good spot and bearing fruit. “Blessed is the one whoContinue reading “Tuesday, 27 October 2020 – Trees bearing Fruit”

Good afternoon Church family Throughout history we see times when the people of God humble themselves and give their hearts back to the Lordship of God and begin to living in the wisdom only He can provide.Continue reading “Friday, 23 October 2020 – This is the way”

Good morning Church family This morning as I have been researching what it means to be wise in scripture as part of our series on wisdom, I was amused to find many verses referring to the tongue.Continue reading “Thursday, 22 October 2020 – The Tongue”

Good morning Church family If I was to ask you what is the goal for all of us as disciples of Christ what would you say? As we have been focusing on wisdom, what is the eventualContinue reading “Wednesday, 21 October 2020 – Need Milk”

Good morning Church family Last week we learnt how Jesus is the Wisdom of God and this week I would like to continue on with that theme. So I thought I might share with you a verseContinue reading “Tuesday, 20 October 2020 – Serpents and Doves”

Good morning Church family Jesus is the wisdom of God, we will learn wisdom as we follow Him and discern the will of God. This means we don’t just follow our hearts, we test what we areContinue reading “Friday, 16 October 2020 – Let wisdom guide you”

Good afternoon Church family Today we continue to unpack what wisdom is. Yesterday we learnt that in order to be wise we must follow in the footsteps of Jesus who is the wisdom of God. Ephesians 5:15-17Continue reading “Thursday, 15 October 2020 – Wise people discern God’s will”

Good morning Church Family Let’s begin our quest for wisdom today. Where do we start? 1 Corinthians 1:18 says “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who areContinue reading “Wednesday, 14 October 2020 – Wise people follow Jesus”

Good morning Church Family This morning during my quiet time I was seeking God on what to share next in my devotionals to you and I strongly felt him prompt me to do a series that unpacksContinue reading “Wednesday, 13 October 2020 – Get Wisdom!”

Good morning Church Family Have you ever read the dream of King Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4 and how it came true. God sure does have a sense of humour. You see the King had a problem withContinue reading “Friday, 2 October 2020 – Pride Problem”

Good morning Church Family “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to present a defense to you in this matter. If our God whom we serve is able to deliver usContinue reading “Wednesday, 30 September 2020 – In the Fire”

Good afternoon Church Family Today I have been reflecting on costly obedience. Costly obedience is when God asks us to follow and trust in Him in situations we might perhaps struggle to understand the reason behind. SoContinue reading “Tuesday, 29 September 2020 – Costly Obedience”

Good afternoon Church Family James 5:16 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” Today this verseContinue reading “Friday, 25 September 2020 – Powerful and Effective”

Good afternoon Church Family “But You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.” Psalms 3:3 NASB. Have you ever thought about what stands before you as you face theContinue reading “Thursday, 24 September 2020 – Our Shield”

Good afternoon Church Family At the moment I am working my way through the book of Ezekiel. It is an Old Testament book written by a prophet. As I have read, a trend has emerged, God isContinue reading “Wednesday, 23 September 2020 – God is God”

Good afternoon Church Family Today the verse I want us to focus on is “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when people insult you,Continue reading “Tuesday, 22 September 2020 – Blessed are the Persecuted”

Good afternoon Church Family Today I have been thinking about hope. Every human being needs hope to overcome and survive the challenges that life throws at us. So what is hope exactly, what are it’s characteristics andContinue reading “Friday, 18 September 2020 – Hope Needed”

Good morning Church Family Psalm 37:23-24 says “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.” AsContinue reading “Thursday, 17 September 2020 – Firm Steps”

Good afternoon Church Family I was just thinking today, boy this has been a tough year! A year none of us expected; none of us knew we would be facing a pandemic alongside the usual ups andContinue reading “Wednesday, 16 September 2020 – Grief into Joy”

Good afternoon Church Family Today I was reading Psalm 34 and verse 7 stood out for me, it says “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.” I wonder howContinue reading “Tuesday, 15 September 2020 – Encamping Angel”

Good afternoon Church Family 2 Corinthians 6:18 says “And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”” It’s Father’s Day this Sunday! We are so blessedContinue reading “Friday, 4 September 2020 – Father’s Day”

Hi Church family, One of our church members shared this lovely video on our messenger chat group, it was so good I thought we would use it for our daily devotional today. Here is the link  ApparentlyContinue reading “Thursday, 3 September 2020 Finish the Race”

Good morning Church Family Today in my quiet time I was reading the account in Jeremiah of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. This was due in part to the unfaithfulness of the people of Israel.Continue reading “Wednesday, 2 September 2020 – The Faithful Few”

Good morning Church Family Psalm 29:1-2 says “Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendour ofContinue reading “Tuesday, 1 September 2020 – The Lord’s Holiness”

Good afternoon Church Family Do you know who you are in Christ, are you aware of how special you are to Him? Colossians 3:12 begins with “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved… Have youContinue reading “Friday, 28 August 2020 – Know who you are”

Good afternoon Church Family Rudolf and I are planning our garden for the year and purchasing all the flower and vegetable seed that we need. We get to carry on the tradition started in Genesis 1:11-13 when“GodContinue reading “Thursday, 27 August 2020 – The Third Day”

Good morning Church family, Proverbs 4:2-9 says “I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taughtContinue reading “Wednesday, 26 August 2020 – Get Wisdom”

Hi people! Today is Laurie’s scheduled day off (and also her and Rudolf’s wedding anniversary), so today I am sending the daily devotional instead.  From John Chapter 4, V.35 onwards: [Jesus said], “You have a saying, ‘FourContinue reading “Tuesday, 25 August 2020 – Reaping where Others have Sown”

Good afternoon Church family, Please find the newsletter attached. Here is today’s daily devotional: Ecclesiastes 3:11 says “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no oneContinue reading “Friday, 21 August 2020 – Everything Beautiful in its Time”

Good afternoon Church family, Today I thought I would share this prayer from the Sisters of Mercy. It is in line with our theme for prayer and self-denial. Lord in your hands we are as skeins ofContinue reading “Thursday, 20 August 2020 – Weaver-God”

Good morning Church family, Psalm 27:14 says “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Here the Psalmist says wait for the Lord twice, if you see anything repeated in theContinue reading “Wednesday, 19 August 2020 – Wait for the Lord”

Good morning Church family, Psalm 19:14 says, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalm 19 is a wonderful Psalm, itContinue reading “Tuesday, 18 August 2020 – Acceptable Meditation”

Good morning Church family, This morning I made the comment to my husband, “I wonder what today will bring?” His prompt reply, without delay was “goodness and mercy.” He said “remember what Psalm 23:6 says: “Surely goodnessContinue reading “Friday, 14 August 2020 – Goodness and Mercy”

Good afternoon Church family, We had such a lovely time at bible study last night, it was so good to dive deeper into scripture and to support each other in prayer. One thing that stood out forContinue reading “Thursday, 13 August 2020 – Shameless Audacity”

Good morning Church family, No doubt we are all in shock over last night’s announcement of a return to lockdown in varying ways. We have become so used to being back to normal. It’s time to remindContinue reading “Wednesday, 12 August 2020 – I Will Not Be Shaken”

Good morning Church family, It was so awesome on Sunday to hold up the web of wool we created together. It showed in a practical way how God has specially connected us all together. So what couldContinue reading “Tuesday, 11 Aug 2020 – Become the Gospel”

Good morning Church family, One of the simple things I look forward to at the moment is driving past the fields of sheep that are filling up with gorgeous little lambs close to where I live, andContinue reading “Friday, 7 Aug 2020 – Go Out in Joy”

Good afternoon Church family, I was reflecting on what a year 2020 has been; I think there is not a person on the planet that hasn’t been affected in someway. Many of us are having to faceContinue reading “Thursday, 6 Aug 2020 – Trouble in This World”

Good afternoon Church family, I am working my way through Isaiah at the moment. I find the prophets so fascinating. They had it the hardest I think of all those called by God to be His voiceContinue reading “Wednesday, 5 Aug 2020 – Faith like Isaiah”

Good afternoon Church family, Paul in 2 Timothy 3 gives Timothy final instructions on how to have a strong faith and participate in the mission of God, it is useful advice even today. “You, however, know allContinue reading “4 Aug 2020 -Paul’s Great Testimony”

Good morning Church family, This morning I woke up and checked my social media. I was wondering how our Facebook post for our first Wednesday community Cafe had been received. I’m no tech expect but the resultsContinue reading “Friday, 31 July 2020 – Following Jesus”

Good afternoon Church family, The apostle Paul is an incredible example of a life transformed by the Holy Spirit. When he was Saul, you would not have found anyone more opposed to the gospel than he was.Continue reading “Thursday, 30 July 2020 – Paul’s Thorn”

Good morning Church family, As Christians one of the most important things we can do is look ahead in hope, this is what will get us through the hard times. We are living in the now butContinue reading “Wednesday, 29 July 2020”

Good afternoon Church family, Today was a 2 Corinthians 9:10-12 day, which reads “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlargeContinue reading “Tuesday, 28 July 2020- He who Supplies”

Good morning Church family, 2 Corinthians 10:5 says “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” As ChristiansContinue reading “Friday, 24 July 2020 – Capture every Thought”

Good morning Church family, Psalm 147:11 says “the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.” First of all what does it mean to fear the Lord? Well it doesn’tContinue reading “Thursday, 23 July 2020 – What the Lord Delights in”

Good morning Church family, This morning during my quiet time I was reading Psalm 146 it says “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; IContinue reading “Wednesday, 22 July 2020 – God is Here”

Good afternoon Church family, The verse for today in the Bible app is 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NRSV, it says “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the GodContinue reading “Tuesday, 21 July 2020 – Consoled by God”

Good afternoon Church family, Today I am so grateful to have God in my life, He makes all the difference. No matter what we face be it good or bad, having God to turn to makes allContinue reading “Friday, 17 July 2020 – Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts”

Good afternoon Church family, Psalms 138:3 says “On the day I called, you answered me, you increased my strength of soul.” NRSV. Isn’t that lovely! When we call upon the Lord not only does he answer usContinue reading “Thursday, 16 July 2020 – Increase the Strength of my Soul”

Good afternoon Church family, The verse for today says “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” HebrewsContinue reading “Wednesday, 15 July 2020 – Approach with Confidence”

Good afternoon Church family, Have you ever noticed that the book of Proverbs has 31 chapters. One for every day of the month. In chapter 1:5 it says “let the wise listen and add to their learning,Continue reading “Tuesday, 14 July 2020 – Proverbs Workout”

Good morning Church family, Over the last few days I have been working my way through the book of Job. A righteous man who was tested to prove that he would remain faithful to God in spiteContinue reading “Friday, 10 July 2020 – Humbled and Satisfied”

Good afternoon Church family, I am in the midst of writing an assignment for my masters and it is on the subject of self care and spirituality. An important thing for pastors to reflect on because theContinue reading “Thursday, 9 July 2020 – Unhurried”

Good afternoon Church family, One of my favorite things to watch on YouTube is a man who restores old paintings. Paintings people would probably write off but that have incredible value. God has uniquely gifted him. ItContinue reading “Wednesday, 8 July 2020 – Restoration”

Good afternoon Church family, It’s hard to sometimes know what the future holds for us. But we know we can trust God and that He is at work in every situation we face, working everything for ourContinue reading “Tuesday, 7 July 2020 – Reap with Joy”

Good afternoon Church family, Today I woke up to a song in my head. I have learnt now to pay attention to them, as often it is God trying to teach me something or encouraging me. ItContinue reading “Friday, 3 July 2020 – To God in Prayer”

Good afternoon Church family, Today I am thankful for God’s provision. He is a good Father who cares for and provides for my every need. I was remembering the time I had to leave Zimbabwe, I didContinue reading “Thursday 2 July 2020 – Blessing in Abundance”

Good afternoon Church family, Have you ever read Psalm 136? Every second line repeats “His steadfast love endures forever.” So what does God’s steadfast love mean, well it’s a love that is kind, good and merciful towardContinue reading “Wednesday, 1 July 2020 – Steadfast Love”

Good morning Church family I hope you enjoyed your Sabbath, I did, mine was yesterday! This morning I was reading Hebrews 12 and a part of it reminded me of the lame man. “Now, discipline always seemsContinue reading “Tuesday, 30 June 2020”

Good morning Church family Today’s verse on the Bible app is 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” What jumped out at me thereContinue reading “Friday, 26 June 2020”

Good afternoon Church Do you sometimes struggle with unfairness in life? Do you cry out God can you hear me? It is at times like these that I am drawn to the books of the Old Testament.Continue reading “Thursday, 25 June 2020”

Good afternoon Church One of the most important things we should know as a Christian is who we are? And I’m not talking only about your name, your culture and your background but who you are inContinue reading “Wednesday, 24 June 2020”

Good morning Church family, Countless verses in Scripture speak of God as being a refuge. Here are a few: “Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.” Psalms 16:1 NIV “God is our refugeContinue reading “Tuesday, 23 June 2020”