[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice]You know the story of how Adam landed us in the dilemma we’re in—first sin, then death, and no one exempt from either sin or death…But Adam, who got us into this, also points ahead to the One who will get us out of […]
Author: Wendy van Eyck
Just slow down now
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] Are you listening? Have you noticed all this? Stop in your tracks! Take in God’s miracle wonders! Job 37:14 (MSG) In February my husband was diagnosed with cancer. And all of a sudden our lives slowed down. In the space of one doctor’s […]
Ordinary (un)holy moments
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you. Proverbs 25:21-22 (NIV) It’s amazing what God […]
How not to waste your money
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, […]
One thing we can control
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. Matthew 6:34 (MSG) I’VE […]
Mocking + Lies = Blessing
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers. Matthew 5:11 Nobody loves me. It felt like I said the words for over an hour. I probably only blubbered them for 5 minutes. I remember […]
The God of new things
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] In the same way I will not cause pain without allowing something new to be born,” says the Lord. “If I cause you the pain, I will not stop you from giving birth to your new nation,” says your God. Isaiah 66:9 (NCV) […]
Life Isn’t What I Thought It Would Be
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. […]
Improvement without inconvenience
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice]When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you cross rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, nor will the flames hurt you. Isaiah 43:2 (NCV) I was driving home with a […]
What does Jesus think?
[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5 (NIV) There’s a guy in my office that works with a man called Jesus. Through out […]