Devotion
Dear Subscriber,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to continue the weekday Lift Up Your Heart devotionals.
It is our hope that in the future we may be able to resume providing the devotional, or at least, have a series at particular points in the Anglican Liturgical Calendar.
As you will appreciate there has been considerable time and effort involved in producing the devotionals thus far.
Much of that work has been done voluntarily and we want to thank our writers, recorders and translators for providing such a wonderful service over the course of these past months.
We continue to pray that the devotions will have caused you to regularly turn to the Scriptures and seek the counsel of our great God for your daily life.
The Lord be with you.
Archbishop Ben Kwashi
General Secretary
15th September 2021
The feelings that come to a man who stands on a high mountain peak and looks down onto some immense sea are the same feelings that come to me when I look out from the high mountain peak of the Lord’s...
14th September 2021
Since it is by giving alms that everything is pure for you, you will also receive that blessing which is promised next by the Lord: Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. Dear friends...
13th September 2021
The Lord then goes on to say: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. This hunger is not for any bodily food, this thirst is not for any earthly drink: it...
10th September 2021
After preaching the blessings of poverty, the Lord went on to say: Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. But the mourning for which he promises eternal consolation, dearly beloved...
9th September 2021
Concerning the content of Christ's teaching, his own sacred words bear witness; thus whoever longs to attain eternal blessedness can now recognize the steps that lead to that high happiness.
9th September 2021
Concerning the content of Christ's teaching, his own sacred words bear witness; thus whoever longs to attain eternal blessedness can now recognize the steps that lead to that high happiness. Blessed...
8th September 2021
Dearly beloved, when our Lord Jesus Christ was preaching the Gospel of the kingdom and healing various illnesses throughout the whole of Galilee, the fame of his mighty works spread into all of Syria...
7th September 2021
The coming of the kingdom of God, says our Lord and Saviour, does not admit of observation, and there will be no-one to say “Look here! Look there!” For the kingdom of God is within us and in our...
6th September 2021
Unless the Lord builds a house, the builders labor in vain. You are the temple of God. The Spirit of God dwells in you. This is the house and temple of God, full of his doctrine and his power, a...
3rd September 2021
All of us who believe in Christ Jesus are said to be living stones, according to the words of Scripture: But you are living stones, built as a spiritual house in a holy priesthood, that you may offer...
2nd September 2021
This is our house of prayer, but we too are a house of God. If we are a house of God, its construction goes on in time so that it may be dedicated at the end of time.
1st September 2021
The Jews in this episode were angry at his expulsion of the people who were turning his Father's house into a market. So they asked for a sign to justify their actions, a sign that would show that...
31st August 2021
Every person knows that God exists, but most people do nothing about it.
Yet, anyone who ignores the truth will be judged for their disobedience.
In our final devotion, from 1 Kings 22, we see how...
30th August 2021
Being a leader is hard, especially when it comes to wisely using the power that comes from authority.
In 1 Kings 21 we witness an appalling abuse of power by King Ahab, which stands in complete...
27th August 2021
Bullying is horrible, but it’s even worse when the bully is a leader in power.
In our chapter from 1 Kings 20 we will see some big bullies doing some big bullying.
It starts with King Ben-hadad who...
26th August 2021
When we battle with the same trials and troubles, it’s tempting to seek a fresh word from the Lord.
We can wrongly think that the old, old story of the Bible is outdated and lacking relevance.
25th August 2021
When people say that all religions are the same, they offend everyone.
True tolerance acknowledges that every religion is different, and allows people to disagree with respect.
But, the truth will...
24th August 2021
Big problems call for big solutions.
God’s people have had a big fall since the heights of David and Solomon, and now they need a big solution.
In 1 Kings chapter 17, we meet that solution… a man...