• Be Still and Know Daily Bible Devotion

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Be Still and Know Daily Bible Devotion

By: Premier
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  • Bring some Spirit-filled peace into your hectic schedule every weekday morning with this new Daily Devotional.
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  • May 7th - Colossians 3:22-23

    May 7th - Colossians 3:22-23
    May 7 2025
    Colossians 3:22-23 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. There was a jazz song that became very popular during the second world war which went: “Tain’t what you do. It’s the way that you do it.” Paul would have agreed with that. There were probably many slaves in the congregation at Colossae, and he knew that the way they did their work was a fundamental part of their Christian testimony. They obviously needed to do the right things, but it was important that they did them in the right way, whether or not their master was watching them. They needed to give their best because the service they were giving flowed from their relationship of reverent fear for the Lord. He would always be watching, even if their master wasn’t. They needed to work willingly at whatever they were doing, as if everything was being done directly for the Lord. These words might be 2,000 years old, but they are just as important today. It’s very easy for us to focus on the people around us. We want to give a good impression and please them. We want to be liked. Paul would encourage us to recognise that the audience that really matters is God himself. He sees the way in which we work for our employer or help in our local church or assist a neighbour, and he is looking to us to give our best. A key word in these verses is “willingly”. The way we work springs from a deep place. The Greek literally means ‘from the soul’ – it arises from our relationship with the Lord. There is all the difference in the world between the person who does a job grudgingly and the person who does it willingly. God wants us to be the kind of person who does their work gladly and joyfully because we know that, before anyone else, we are doing it for him. Question To what extent are your actions moulded by the fact that God is seeing everything you do? Prayer Lord God, help me to always give my best in everything I do. Amen
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    3 mins
  • May 6th - Colossians 3:15

    May 6th - Colossians 3:15
    May 6 2025
    Colossians 3:15 Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. The world is full of conflict. Whether you look at international relations, national politics or even the life of your local community, conflict is never far away – but that isn’t what God wants for us. He has made it possible for us to live at peace through Christ. Paul speaks about Christ acting like an umpire who oversees our lives and continually works to ensure that peace occurs. However, the first word of that sentence is the crucial one – ‘Let’. Peace won’t just happen. We have to give our ‘yes’ to the peace of Christ. We need to welcome him into the centre of our lives and allow him to bring his peace to every situation that we face. Peace is our calling as part of the body of Christ, the Church. We cannot sit idly by when we see strained relationships within the Church. As in every other human community, people fall out with one another, and this should disappoint us but never surprise us. Our calling is to live so close to Christ that we will be continually looking for ways to resolve tensions and to promote warm and trusting relationships. This is often extremely hard work, but the outcome is well worth the effort. Paul often encourages his readers to be thankful, usually towards God. Here, he speaks more generally of the need for thankfulness. We certainly always need to be thankful to God, but an attitude of thankfulness towards others will create an atmosphere of peace. When we are grateful to those around us for who they are and what they have done, it will strengthen relationships and promote peace. Living at peace is the most desirable way to live. Everyone will agree with that. We need to not only worship Jesus, the umpire, but to [itals]let[end itals] him take control. Question In what specific situations do you need to work for peace at the moment? Prayer Lord God, thank you for sending Jesus to give us peace. Help me to welcome his peace today and to share it generously with others. Amen
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    3 mins
  • May 5th - Colossians 3:14

    May 5th - Colossians 3:14
    May 5 2025
    Colossians 3:14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. Robert Browning, the poet, wrote: “Take away love and our earth is a tomb.” It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of love. It isn’t merely one more excellent virtue which we need to acquire – it’s essential because without it no family, organisation or church can thrive. Paul encouraged his readers to put on the clothing of love, and just like any other clothing, we need to head into each day ensuring that it is in place. The Greek word for love in this verse is ‘agape’. This is the love you have for people regardless of how they feel about you. It’s the kind of love which just can’t stop loving. It’s so committed to loving that it doesn’t give up when the going gets tough and the opposition is fierce. It is, of course, the kind of love that God first showed to us. When John wrote his first letter, he pointed to Jesus as being the supreme expression of God’s love. Unfortunately, the word love easily gets confused with other words, such as [itals]like[end itals]. But the truth is that we are called to love people whether we like them or not. To love is our God-given duty. The Bible makes it plain that the way of love is always God’s way and is a path of incredible blessing. At times, it will be agonisingly difficult to love, but as we do so, we are displaying the nature of God. The only way to truly understand agape love is to look at the cross of Jesus. The only possible explanation of Jesus’ death is love. He didn’t have to go that way, but he chose to. If love was that costly for him, we shouldn’t be surprised that we will often have a price to pay as well. Love isn’t ever an easy path, but it is always the right one and the best one, so let’s clothe ourselves in God’s love today. Question What will it mean for you to show agape love to people today? Prayer Lord God, thank you that you have shown me what love really means. Fill me with your Spirit so that I may share your love with others today. Amen
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    4 mins

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