Iain D.’s Journal
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2024
Feb 24
1 Samuel 18:12
Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul.
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
The Lord was with David. How we must also not forget - God is with us in the battles and trials of life.
2023
Apr 25
Hebrews 5:2
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
'Dealing gently'
Jesus is a tender shepherd
2023
Apr 12
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
2023
Apr 10
1 Timothy 4:16
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
"Watch your life and doctrine closely." Important it is to live a life that truly honours Christ. In doing so, we become a good advert for Jesus.
2023
Apr 04
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
"We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters". I am challenged by this verse to be more appreciative of my brothers and sisters in Christ. To thank God for them......and to let them know I am appreciative of them.
2023
Apr 02
1 Thessalonians 4:3
It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
" that we should be sanctified ". God wants me clean, and set apart as a tool in his hands.
2023
Apr 01
1 Thessalonians 3:10
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
Earnest prayer, night and day. Are my prayers for people as zealous as this?
2023
Mar 31
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
"The word of God, which is indeed at work in you"
When I was a teenager, I played a trick on my friend. I put a Vitamin C tablet in his orange juice when he wasn't watching. When he turned round, his glass of orange juice began to bubble ...... then froth......and then overflow! In the same way, God's word in us brings change, and the life of Jesus 'spills over', and touches others.
2023
Mar 30
1 Thessalonians 1:4
For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
God has picked US personally to be his friends.
2023
Mar 29
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
Iain D. from Crewe, United Kingdom said:
'Wrestling in prayer' = intercession for others is not casual, but takes determined and persevering effort.