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2026 Devotions Week 43 Matthew 5

david tan — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:50:25 +0000

WORSHIPMatthew 5 “Worship is the submission of all of our nature to God. It is the quickening of the conscience by his holiness; the nourishment of mind with his truth; the purifying of imagination by his beauty; the opening of the heart to his love; the surrender of will to his purpose—all this gathered up …

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2026 Devotions Week 42 Galatians 5

david tan — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:51:58 +0000

WALK BY THE SPIRITGalatians 5 “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Paul now helps us to understand the full picture: The danger of freedom is that it can be abused; the remedy is to walk by the Spirit. Paul uses many phrases to describe …

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2026 Devotions Week 41 Galatians 5

david tan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:16:09 +0000

FREEDOM OR SLAVERYGalatians 5 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Paul draws a line in the sand. This is about the fundamental character of the Gospel. This issue will affect everything about our Christian life. …

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2026 Devotions Week 40 Zechariah 4

david tan — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:53:31 +0000

SMALL THINGSZechariah 4 “Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?” Once you get past the bible’s overview of the creation and fall of man, you will see God consistently …

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Why did John use “Word” in John 1?

david tan — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:05:25 +0000

I am just curious: why the author wrote “Word”? Was John trying to point us to the book of Genesis where God said “let there be…..” If the writer doesn’t tell us why then we can only guess. But if he uses the same word in another context then at least we may be able …

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2026 Devotions Week 39 Zechariah 3

david tan — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:33:51 +0000

SALVATION AND REDEMPTIONZechariah 3 “Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?” This is who we all were: sticks destined for the fire. Yet when we are saved by the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus, our status changes in God’s eyes. Satan wants to keep us in his grip but God would …

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2026 Devotions Week 38 Psalm 89

david tan — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:58:09 +0000

LOVE AND FAITHFULNESSPsalm 89 “If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes, if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands, I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging; but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. …

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2026 Devotions Week 37 Psalm 89

david tan — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:44:09 +0000

WHO IS LIKE YOU, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY?Psalm 89 “I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.” Christians are very familiar with words like love, …

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2026 Devotions Week 36 Psalm 2, 3, 4

david tan — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:55:58 +0000

FOLLOWING CHRIST IN A HOSTILE WORLDPsalm 2, 3 and 4 Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” It is easy to miss the fact that the world is hostile to God; after all, we are a part of the world …

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Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit

david tan — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:32:05 +0000

Zechariah 3 and 4 Good morning. The scripture lesson for today is taken from Zechariah 3 and 4. The scene in Chapter 3 is centred around Joshua the High Priest, one of the key leaders during the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple. The other key leader in that time is Zerubbabel, the Governor of …

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