I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing (John 15:5; NIV).
My root and my vine;
My bread and my wine.
My strength and my peace;
My joy without cease.
My truth and my light;
My way and my life.
My teacher, my prize;
My pearl without price.
My staff and my rod:
My Lord and my God!
“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed (John 20:28; NLT).
Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life” (John 8:12; NLT).
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7; NLT).
Seek light
In the heart of the gospel;
Find hope
In the heart of God’s Word.
Seek faith
In the heart of the gospel;
Find peace
In the heart of the Lord.
Seek joy
In the heart of the gospel;
Find strength
In the heart of God’s Son.
Seek life
In the heart of the gospel;
Find truth there –
In Christ we are one.
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me” (John 14:6; NLT).
I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one (John 17:22; NLT).
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In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it (John 1:1-5; NLT).
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life (1 John 1:1; NLT).
I have put my hope in your word (Psalm 119:74; NLT).
The LORD is peace (Judges 6:24; NLT).
God’s word lives in your hearts (1 John 2:14; NLT).
No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us (John 1:18; NLT).
This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us (1 John 1:2; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
Christ is within!
Our teacher, our kin;
Our shepherd and guide.
The Saviour who died
Is living within:
Our brother, our twin!
Our gospel, our light,
Our pearl beyond price
Is Jesus, within.
Our Spirit, our King,
Our staff and our rod –
Our Lord and our God!
“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed (John 20:28; NLT).
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The Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). (Isaiah 7:14; NLT).
Be sure of this: I am with you always (Matthew 28:20; NLT).
Reading: Psalm 23.
Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up (John 2:19; NLT).
In just three days I’ll rise again,
And you will see my joyful face.
You’ll touch my wounds,
And hear my voice again,
And know my grace.
In just three days I will rebuild
My temple in your flesh and blood.
I’ll heal your heart,
And mend your broken spirit
With my love.
In just three days you’ll see again
My way, my truth, my shining light.
Then we’ll be one
For evermore –
And you will share my life.
I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! (Philippians 3:8-11; NLT).
Rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory (1Peter 4:13; CSB).
Reading: John 20:24-9; NLT.
This blog describes what I experienced in prayer yesterday morning.
His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light (Matthew 17:2; NLT).
You flood me
With your inner light,
And warm me
With your blissful sun.
You overwhelm me
With your love –
Our spirits join:
And we are one.
The person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him (1 Corinthians 6:17; NLT).
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Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16; NIV).
If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the LORD and rely on your God (Isaiah 50:10; NLT).
When there’s no joy,
But only grief;
When there’s no peace,
But only pain;
When there’s no wine,
But only thirst;
When there’s no rest,
But only dread;
When there’s no light,
But only faith;
When there’s no help,
But only hope;
When there’s no choice,
But only death –
Just follow Christ,
And trust in God.
Follow me and be my disciple (Matthew 9:9; NLT).
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23; NLT).
Trust in God (John 14:1; NLT).
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Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” (Mark 15:34; NLT).
Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last (Luke 23:46; NLT).
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever (Psalm 73:26; NLT).
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe (John 20:29; CSB).
Reading: Habakkuk 3:17-19; NLT.
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The Sovereign LORD is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights.
My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16; NIV).
Jesus:
You are so kind,
So just, so good –
You are my way, my truth,
My life, and my love.
Jesus:
You are so brave,
So dear, so wise –
You are my joy, my tears,
My peace, and my prize.
Jesus:
You are my bread,
My staff, my rod –
You are my light, my strength,
My Lord, and my God.
“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed (John 20:28; NLT).
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I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us (Philippians 3:14; NLT).
And now the prize awaits me – the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing (2 Timothy 4:8; NLT).
Moses went into the darkness where God was (Exodus 20:21; BST).
Enter your darkness –
Seeking your light.
Wait there in silence –
Seeking your voice.
Welcome your loneliness –
Seeking your truth.
Rest there in stillness –
Seeking your way.
His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him – though he is not far from any one of us (Acts 17:27; NLT).
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23; NLT).
These words remind us that following Jesus calls for inner transformation, rather than external devotion. The heart of the gospel is radical, self-giving love, so following Christ means learning to live like him, by:
By doing these things as best we can within our current personal circumstances, we can become just a little more like Christ each day.
We will be like him (1 John 3:2; NLT).
We will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ (Ephesians 4:15; NLT).
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Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:13-18; NLT.
When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you (Matthew 6:6; NIV).
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy (Psalm 94:19; NIV).
Prayer
Is my one consolation.
No words –
Just resting in light,
Peace,
Truth,
Compassion,
And love.
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Prayer
Is my one consolation.
No words –
Just drinking in grace,
Mercy,
Healing,
Forgiveness,
And love.
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Prayer
Is my one consolation.
No words –
Just dwelling in God,
Christ,
And their Spirit:
United
In love.
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God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them (1 John 4:16; NLT).
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