Author: Jon

Daily Update #305

Pause:Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.  I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.’  I keep my eyes always on the Lord.  With him at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Psalm 16: 1-2, 8 Today’s...

Daily Update #304

Today’s reading:  2    How long, Lord, must I call for help,          but you do not listen?     Or cry out to you, “Violence!”          but you do not save?3    Why do you make me look at injustice?          Why...

Daily Update #303

Today’s reading: This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received from the Lord in a vision.Habakkuk 1:1 (NLT)Today we begin our studies with the Old Testament minor prophet, Habakkuk, which is probably one of the lesser known books of the Bible.  It was written around 600 B.C. and consists...

Daily Update #302

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. 17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain...

Daily Update #301

13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will...

Daily Reflection #300 – Milestone!

Welcome to the 300th Daily Reflection – what a journey it has been since the start of the COVID pandemic. A big thank you to all those involved in the daily reflections… James 5:10 – 1210 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take...

Daily Reflection #299

Today’s reading: 7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Don’t grumble against one another,...

Daily Reflection #298

James 4:13-17 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a...