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Today’s Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-3 Pastoral Insight: Isaiah prophesies to Judah in their period of Babylonian exile. After allowing them to be punished through exile he reassures them of restoration by way of reaffirming their identity. With their identity restored he reminds them of the strength and resilience they will have through him. Personal Reflection:  How do we handle spaces and challenges that question our identity? What is God saying to us when we see fire metaphoric

Today’s Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7 Pastoral Insight: Paul encourages the saints in Philippi with the promise of peace. This being the first church established in Europe was poised to experience resistance in the establishment of their faith but Paul reinforces a place of supernatural peace. Personal Reflection: How do we draw on the peace of God when adversity seems inevitable? What can we do to remain calm when our circumstances seem chaotic? Is God’s peace more readily ex

Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-19 Pastoral Insight: Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesus is speaking to the transformative power of the Holy Spirit. That the Holy Spirit would not only govern your actions but also inform your comprehension of God’s love. That without it you can’t conceive the vastness to which the Love of God extends. Personal Reflection: What does being empowered by God’s spirit look like to you? How does understanding God’s love govern how you view yo

Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 4:20-22 Pastoral Insight: The writer emphasizes the weight and value of taking God’s word to heart. The emphasis on God’s teachings guiding and guarding our lives remains at the forefront of the conversation. Personal Reflection: Are you intentional about meditating on God’s word? Do you actively look for guidance from the scriptures? How can you incorporate daily devotion in guiding the day to day decisions In your life?

Today’s Scripture: Jeremiah 30:1-17 Pastoral Insight: Jeremiah serves as a prophet during a time where the children of Israel are being disciplined for straying away from the will of God. Jeremiah is tasked with delivering the news that their suffering has an expiration date and he would eventually restore them. Some of the trials and tribulations we face even today, God allows in order that we become refined. Personal Reflection: Can you recall a time when you went through a

Today’s Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-12 Pastoral Insight: In Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth he emphasizes the importance of unity. The warning against division is a direct message to the church today. The church historically had a propensity towards division and still struggles with it today. Personal Reflection: What are things that you see today that create division amongst the saints? How well are you acquainted with Christians of other denominations? When t

Today’s Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-39 Pastoral Insight: The writer of Hebrews gives hope and assurance that because of Christ’s sacrifice we have direct access to the father. The writer further encourages saints to regularly gather together to build one another in faith through testimony. They then warn us against deliberate sin. Personal Reflection: What does access to the Father mean to you? Why is the assembly of the saints important? What is Apostacy and how do we avoid it?

Today’s Scripture: James 1:1-11 “[1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. [2] Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, [3] for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. [4] And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. [5] If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man. For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.-Psalm 71: 1-5 and 20-22 TRANSCRIPTION:

Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, ‘There is no God.’ His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all