Daily Scripture:‘While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you’.’ (Luke 24 v 36)Daily Reflection:Jesus gave the disciples his peace, the same way he is giving us his peace. Jesus gives us his peace, first to experience it within our self. He gives us peace from all the sins we have committed. He gives us peace for all the times we doubted him, for all the times we chose not to follow his will and stick to what we want. He gives us peace from all our shortcomings and failures. He gives us peace from the circumstances around us - to calm us down amidst the storms of life.As we experience Christ’s peace, we are encouraged to give it away as well. Like in love, we are able to love because Christ loved us first, we too are capable to forgive and give peace to one another.Lyn Hayes ALM
Daily Scripture‘Remember the wonderful works he has done…’ (Psalm 105 v5)Daily ReflectionThe God we speak about, today in 2020, is the same God spoken about in the Bible. The saviour God who rescued the Israelites from 400 years of slavery; the mighty God who parted the Red Sea to help them escape; the personal God who guided them through the desert as a cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night… That was then, and this is now – the same saviour God who sent his son to die so that you could start life anew with Him; the mighty God who holds everything in the palm of His hand; the personal God who loves you, and longs for a relationship with you. The same God, still showing His wonderful works today. Vicki Young
Daily Scripture:‘The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.Wait for the Lord; be strong and he shall comfort your heart; wait patiently for the Lord.’ (Psalm 27.1,16-17)Daily Reflection:‘I believe’ stops short of certainty – I don’t know, but I have confidence, I trust. The psalmist is clearly not enjoying life as he would like to, has reason to be afraid, but also has reasons for hope and trust that he will be saved from his troubles/enemies. ‘Wait’ he tells himself, and us; wait, don’t weaken, don’t give in to despair, dare to trust that you will ‘see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living’.David Harmsworth
Daily Scripture‘for the Lord does not see as mortals see, they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart’ (1 Samuel 16 v 7) Daily Reflection:What are we sure of in life? – death and taxes are the “negative” answer! For How often do we hear the phrase ‘You need to make a good impression” - which usually refers to the way we present ourselves to others in respect of our appearance. Does our hair look good, are our clothes smart and have we polished our shoes. We seem to be more accepting of people if they appear to be well turned out and we assume that they will be as nice on the inside as they are on the outside!!God does not care about our appearance, what he deeply cares about is what is in our hearts, the way that we treat each other and the love that we share with all our fellow human beings - regardless of race, gender, or monetary wealth. We are all equal in His eyes and we are all deserving of His unending love.Lyn Hayes, ALM
