Heart to Heart
25th December Advent Devotion – Do not be afraid I bring you Good News
Hello, The Angel said “Do not be afraid, I bring you good news” There is so much fear in our world and indeed our lives today. Fear on a global scale about terrorism and war; Fear that impacts Nations on many levels. Within the UK, the impact of Brexit, and the growing poverty in our…
Read More22nd December Advent Devotion – Meeting Jesus as Lord
Hello, How was it when you were first filled with The Holy Spirit? Can you remember when you met Jesus as Lord? When we meet Jesus as Lord it leads us to surrender our lives or a part of our life to Him. Today we are privileged to meet with Elizabeth as she is filled…
Read More21st December Advent Devotion – Breaking out of Disappointment and Unbelief
Hello, At one time or another we have all had a hearts desire, a hope, a longing for something to happen. For Zechariah and Elizabeth it was to have a baby and they had prayed and waited and waited until finally in their old age hope for this desire died. Silent disappointment wraps itself around…
Read More20th December Advent Devotion – The Lord Our Justice
Hello, I began my morning swim in darkness. Afterwards I stepped outside to the breathtaking sight of the morning sunrise! It stopped me in my tracks! Psalm 19:1 says, The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Photo by Karen Way – Sunrise Over Derby…
Read More19th December Advent Devotion – Hope lives in the messy places
Hello, Our Son made a poster as a welcome to those who visit their home. It says “The strangest of all things, Hope lives in the messy places.” Our reading today meets Joseph in such a place! I have found myself in such places many times, and talking honestly to God said, “If…
Read More18th December Advent Devotion – Oh the arms of love, they fly faster than I can fall
Hello, Today we consider the prophetic portraits of Jesus as coming messiah given to God’s children who at the time were in exile in Babylon. To a people utterly destitute, extremely poor, lacking the means to provide for themselves in any way – they had been unable to keep God’s covenant; They had lost their…
Read More17th December Advent Devotion – Jesus is our Source
Hello, We meet Mary just as the Angel Gabriel leaves. Having received news of not only her own pregnancy but that of Zachariah and Elizabeth immediately she hurries to a town in the hill country of Judea, to their home. I can imagine her tired and breathless yet bursting with excitement as she sees Elizabeth.…
Read More16th December Advent Devotion – He brought us home
Hello, Today we see Our Father’s plan for reconciliation and homecoming for all, I’m so thankful that! One weekend in April 1983 I went to Newcastle to go to out with friends night clubbing. On my way there I met a group of people on the street offering hot chocolate and a chat. They asked me…
Read More15th December Advent Devotion – The power of expectations
Hello, We join with Jesus in Jerusalem as a Jewish Festival is taking place. We gather with the crowds inside the city near the sheep gate at the pool of Bethesda with its 5 covered porches. Its mayhem, sick. blind, lame and paralysed people lay on the porches, among them a man who had been…
Read More14th December Advent Devotion – Our Father’s heart
Hello, There are so many facets to God, for me coming to know him as my Father is profound and precious. Each experience of His love for me draws me deeper, shapes and transforms my heart. This miracle is multiplied as he trusts and enables me to carry His heart and bear His image to…
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