It’s 2023… the beginning of another new year… another opportunity to set yourself a new goal. Why not set yourself a new kind of resolution for this year: to read God’s Word every day! This year do something REALLY good for you.

Seek the Lord while He may be found

Isaiah 55v6

God has made sure that we have His message available to us in His words in the Bible. The Bible tells us in 2 Peter 1 v 21 that although humans wrote the words, they were spoken by God and His power revealed them to the writers. 2 Timothy 3 v16 tells us the same thing.

The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever

Isaiah 40v8

Reading the Bible for yourself can seem a little daunting, it is a very long book with lots of different writers with so much information about lots of different subjects. We would like to help by reading a portion of God’s Word for you every day for the month of January.

Gorseinon Christadelphians have chosen a selection of readings to help give an overview of God’s Word for you to watch or listen to. We’d love you to join us each day on YouTube to enjoy the daily reading. We’ve been posting a new one each day—each one is only a few minutes long.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path

Psalms 119v105

Improve your eternal health by subscribing to our YouTube channel now (while you remember), and they’ll pop up in your subscriptions each remaining day in January.

Subscribe to our Gorseinon Christadelphians YouTube channel now:

Click here, then subscribe

We hope you have a very happy and peaceful time over Christmas. When the New Year comes, many people set resolutions that are for the good of their health.

This year do something REALLY good for you.

‘Seek the Lord while He may be found’ Isaiah 55v6

‘Receive the word with all readiness of mind… search the scriptures daily’ Acts 17v11

God has made sure that we have His message available to us in His words in the Bible. The Bible tells us in 2 Peter 1 v 21 that although humans wrote the words, they were spoken by God and His power revealed them to the writers. 2 Timothy 3 v16 tells us the same thing.

Reading the Bible for yourself can seem a little daunting, it is a very long book with lots of different writers with so much information about lots of different subjects. We would like to help by reading a portion of God’s Word for you every day for the month of January.

Gorseinon Christadelphians have chosen a selection of readings to help give an overview of God’s Word for you to watch or listen to. We’d love you to join us each day on YouTube to enjoy the daily reading.

We’ll be posting a new one each day – each one will only be a few minutes long. Improve your eternal health by subscribing to our YouTube channel now (while you remember), and in the New Year they’ll pop up in your subscriptions each day.

‘Delight in God’s Word and meditate upon it’ Psalm 1v2

Our world is constantly changing. We see new technology everywhere – smartphones, electric vehicles, 5G – becoming commonplace, even within this last decade. Roughly a hundred years ago, in 1924, transcontinental air mail from the US to the UK took one day, ten hours and twenty minutes (USPS, 2022). Today, instant messages can be delivered at the touch of a button! Driverless vehicles are no longer an image of the future but becoming a reality. Moreover, these advancements seem to be speeding up, not slowing down!

Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” He is constant in our ever-changing lives and world.

So if you’re looking for stability in these uncertain times, look no further than the Bible — God’s message has always been the same. From the beginning of the world until the end of time, we know that the good news of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God will persist. We can place our trust in Him; for, in the words of King David, “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer” (Psalm 18:2)

_{ID 125110437 © Kevynbj | Dreamstime.com}

Like

Comment

Share

A phrase often heard in conversation amongst our family, friends and neighbours; but really, what is the world coming to?

These news items and personal accounts made me think about the Bible verse in the gospel of Luke when Jesus talks of a future time when people will be so frightened that they will faint because of what is happening to the world. It feels like the general feeling in this country at the moment is concern, and a time of desperation and fear for many. However this chapter in Luke goes on to say that when these things begin to happen we should look up because we shall see Jesus coming in a cloud with power and great glory. (Luke 21:25-28)

So the answer to the question ‘What is the world coming to?’ is that it is leading to the return of Jesus to the earth to set up God’s kingdom. We hope and pray that this time will be soon, when all the suffering and worrying will be gone and the whole world will be ruled in peace and righteousness by Christ, for the one true God—with justice for everyone.

_{Photo 29665005 / Concern © Photographerlondon | Dreamstime.com}

The cost of living crisis we are living through right now is making life really difficult for some of us as things become more expensive to buy.  Many are experiencing real anxiety about how to pay for the basics of life like food and heating.  The Bible has a unique offer for all who are struggling.

Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance.

(Isaiah 55:1-2)

In these verses, God is encouraging us to think about the relative worth of things.  We spend our money on food and drink which are necessary, but we consume them and eventually we become hungry again and need more.  We also buy other things which we like for a time, but we soon get bored of and move on when the novelty value wears off, usually to buy more things.

On the other hand, there is a truly satisfying produce on offer in God’s ‘shop’.  Not literal food and drink but items which sustain a healthy and long life.  Things like truth, wisdom, love, forgiveness and hope – all of which we can find if we listen carefully to what God has said in his Word, the Bible. This is the ‘treasure in heaven’ which is freely available to anyone who genuinely looks for it.

Jesus once told a parable of a man who found a pearl of great value in a field.  He sold all that he had to buy the field and get that pearl.  The pearl represents the Gospel.  Maybe for you the pearl is still out there, waiting to be found!