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Daily Devotion

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Jan2026

The day the Spirit hit ‘go’

by Jane Mueller

Peter said to them, ‘Repent and be baptised every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit’ (Acts 2:38).

13
Jan2026

Ashes don’t get the last word

by Jane Mueller

A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you, and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26).

12
Jan2026

What do Twenty20 cricket and Ancient Israel have in common?

by Jane Mueller

But now, this is what the Lord says – he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine’ (Isaiah 43:1).

11
Jan2026

When God joined the queue

by Jane Mueller

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptised by him (Matthew 3:13).

10
Jan2026

The voice of the Lord

by Jim Strelan

The voice of the Lord is powerful, the voice of the Lord is majestic (Psalm 29:4).

09
Jan2026

Lord of all

by Jim Strelan

For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved’ (Romans 10:12,13).