Thursday 26th Amos Ch 4 verse 1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!” You might consider this a strange verse for a daily thought? The prophet Amos is addressing the wealthy women who oppress … Read more
Thursday 19th Matt Ch 8 verse 2 ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Satan loves to convict us and drag us down with condemnation and accusation as we recall past failings and times we’ve messed up and hurt other people. As well as reminding us all that when we’ve surrendered our … Read more
Thursday 12th 1 Peter Ch 4 verse 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you The words that jump out at me from this verse are ‘do not be surprised’. In fact what surprises me is the … Read more
Thursday 5th Proverbs 27 verse 6 ‘faithful are the wounds of a friend’ What are friends for I find myself asking? Socialising, sharing life together, being there when things are not going well, but being wounded by them is not an answer that readily sprung to mind. This verse gets to the heart of what … Read more
