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Reflection on Nehemiah 8 (Week 17, 2026)
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THE GOD OF ISAACGenesis 25 – 26 “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you.” I can’t say that God commonly instructs us as directly and specifically as he did …
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A few days ago, during my regular session with someone whom I have been having weekly discussions over the weekly devotional guides that I have been writing, he told me that he usually spends some time before the session was to start to go over the guide and answer the questions, to prepare for our …
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“What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life. Jesus asks, ‘Do you love …
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THE GOD OF COMPASSIONJonah 1-4 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” “It is,” he said. “And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.” God’s relationship with Jonah is truly fascinating. Jonah knew God to be “the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the …
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SATAN’S SO-CALLED DEEP SECRETSREVELATION 2:18-29 “You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants.” The free nature of the modern church, in that there is no formal control, has always been a source of problems for the church of Jesus Christ. Anyone can set up a gathering …
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(John 8:1-11. This is how I imagined it) It was dawn and there was a chill in the air as Jesus sat down in the temple courtyard to teach those who had gathered. They were drawn to the God he taught them to know, One who is kind and compassionate. There is no need to …
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YET YOU REMAIN TRUE TO MY NAMERevelation 2:12-17 “I know where you live—where Satan has his throne.” Pergamum was one of the centres of emperor worship. It is interesting that Jesus described it as a place where Satan has his throne—a place where the power of evil is strong and focused. Here in this city …
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YET YOU ARE RICH!Revelation 2:8-11 “These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.” In Isaiah 44:6, God says, “I am the first and I am the last, and apart from me there is no God.” Him who is the First and the Last …
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YOU HAVE FORSAKEN THE LOVE YOU HAD AT FIRSTRevelation 2:1-7 “I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance.” Hard work, hardships, perseverance, careful attention to right behaviour, right values, right teaching. These are what characterise the church in Ephesus. They are not wrong, nor are these things bad. In fact, Jesus commends them. …
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THE CHRISTIAN IS LOVE1 John 4:13-21 “Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” This is an amazing statement and I think we do well to not quickly explain it away. The problem in our theological minds is that it seems to bypass the sacrifice of Christ or we will have to …
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