Daily ScriptureO come, let us sing to the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the rock of our salvation. (Psalm 95:1)Daily ReflectionThe following prayer is ascribed to Lancelot Andrewes, an English Bishop and scholar during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I; a man who oversaw the translation of the King James Bible. We would do well to pray this prayer ourselves and try to live it:Blessed are you, creator of all, to you be praise and glory for ever. As your dawn renews the face of the earth bringing light and life to all creation, may we rejoice in this day you have made; as we wake refreshed from the depths of sleep, open our eyes to behold your presence and strengthen our hands to do your will, that the world may rejoice and give you praise.Amen. Revd David
Daily ScriptureSo teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. (Psalm 90.12) Daily Reflection The older I get, … how should I complete that honestly? Like a lot of poetry, Psalm 90 looks at life’s experiences with quite frightening honesty. ‘The days of our life are three score years and ten, or if our strength endures, even four score; yet the sum of them is but labour and sorrow, for they soon pass away and we are gone’. The psalmist prays to be taught to count each day as precious. Taught – because we are so easily led into foolishness – taught to focus on being wise. Boring? Well, not if the alternative is to be scammed. David Harmsworth
Daily ScriptureYour word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path. (Psalm 119:105)Daily ReflectionThis is one of those beautifully simple images portrayed in the Psalms, in fact, in the whole Bible. The lantern is something that is held, and provides light immediately at your feet so you see obstacles before tripping over them and fall flat on your face. The “light” shows us the path that we should be taking; it guides us in the right direction. There’s no point walking off with your lantern, confident of not falling over….. but going completely the wrong direction!Q. What is it that provides this guidance and this security? A. “Your word”, the psalmist says. God’s word. The scriptures! Pick up your Bible; hold it; read it; use it. Don’t leave your “lantern”, your “light”, covered up. Revd David
Daily Scripture“Upon you I have leaned from my birth, when you drew me from my mother’s womb” and Isaiah 49.1 “The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me.” (Psalm 71.6)Daily ReflectionMany times in the Bible the writers describe God “knitting us together in the womb”. The truth is that each of us has been fearfully and wonderfully made by God Himself. Intricately known by Him, and intimately loved by Him, most of us go through life without really taking this on board, or applying it to our lives. So what does it mean to you to hear these truths? Will it make you think differently, act differently, have different life priorities? It should. Nothing could make God love you anymore than He does at this very moment. If someone professed to loving you that much wouldn’t you want to get to know them better? Vicki Young
