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 of only three chapters. The prophecy …
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 on the land for three and …
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 save the one who is sick, …
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 the prophets who spoke in the name …
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, brothers and sisters, or you will …
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 little while and then vanishes.15 Instead, you …
James 4:9-12Don’t judge!Today we pray that you would reveal to us whether we harbour resentment, or we lack humility within our fellowship. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who …
Pause: “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.” Psalm 25 : 8 – 9 Reading: “…do you think Scripture says without reason that that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely? But he gives …