When you are hard pressed by adversity,
Look to the hills, and see Your Lord
Coming from the horizons of eternity
To help and save and bless and heal
When you are stuck in the quagmires of life
Look to the Word, and discover within
The liberating work of Almighty God
Who works for good throughout the ages
When you are worried by the mystery of relationships
Look to the Cross, and be humbled
By the love which passes understanding
And breaks down all human barriers
When you are disturbed by sins of the Church
Look to the Spirit of Christ within you
For His presence will guide His people
To repent, and pursue all righteousness
Then, when Satan’s wiles have danced awhile
Look to the path of faith you have trod
And know that for sure, for now, forever
And in Christ, you are eternally secure


Devotions - Saturday 10th of December


Proverbs 1:8-19
Proverbs offers young people straight advice; joining those who roam in gangs to rob others for personal gain is a pathway to evil and suffering. The first lesson in being good is to avoid evil.
Use the links below
to choose your Bible study for today
Mark 10:13-22
Jesus gives some memorable teaching about the Kingdom of God, and welcomes a child into the disciples’ midst. He goes on to explain the way of life to someone who wanted to inherit eternal life.
You have broken into my life, Lord Jesus, with the authority of one who knows what is right for me, and how I can best be fulfilled. You were with me when I was conceived, when I was born, when I grew up, and throughout all the major events of my life, and You know all manner of things about my future that I can never know. Bless me now, I pray, and give me courage to rest in the knowledge that whatever happens to me, You are indeed in control and You will keep me secure, ‘till the end.
AMEN

Consider praying under these four headings, and pray as you feel led. The ideas below may help.
General theme for the week: SCHOOLS
1. For self
Find a new time to pray today, make the effort to do this and discover that as a consequence, your feelings and attitudes can change for better or worse. Press through your feelings to say prayers of blessing for yourself; ask the Lord to bless you, not for any reason except that you are ‘you’.
2. For friends and family
Ask the Lord to bless your friends and family, again, not for any reason, but because they are who they are, and they are precious to you and the Lord of all
3. For the church and its work
Ask the Lord to bless both your church, in your neighbourhood, and also the church within your country, again, not for any reason, except that it is His church and He loves it
4. For community, country and world (the ‘news’)
