Be Still and Know Daily Bible Devotion

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September 01, 2025 September 1st - Luke 18:16-17
Luke 18:16-17
Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
Jesus continually surprised people, but his reaction to children would have been particularly astonishing to his hearers. Children had no status in law and at best they were regarded as potential adults who needed to be seen but certainly not heard. The disciples were keen to protect their rabbi from the children so he could get on with the serious business of instructing the adults. However, as so often was the case, Jesus turned their thinking upside down. Not only did Jesus welcome the children, but he said they provided the role model for his disciples to follow.
What was Jesus getting at? He wasn’t encouraging his followers to be childish. He wanted them to come to him with openness and simple trust. The beauty of children is that they haven’t lived long enough to make life complicated. I’m sure he also wanted to encourage a spirit of adventure in them. I love seeing the delight in children’s eyes when they experience something new. The Christian life is a daily adventure in which God is constantly inviting us to face new challenges and opportunities. Only a childlike attitude will do.
Jesus’ words couldn’t have been stronger. Not only were children to be the role model for every Christian disciple, but Jesus declared that if anyone refused to come like a child, they would be denied entry into the kingdom of God. That’s a very blunt message, but he wanted them to know that an arrogant person would never be welcomed by God. It is only as we humble ourselves like children and come to God with empty hands that he is able to bless us.
Question
What do you most need to learn from the example of children?
Prayer
Help me, Lord, to become more and more childlike as I trust you in every part of my life. Amen
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4min
August 31, 2025 August 31st - Luke 16:10-12
Luke 16:10-12
“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven? And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?”
We all tend to be impressed by competent people who get things done, but competence isn’t everything. A person’s character is of far greater significance. Indeed, a person who has enormous competence but who has a bad character is very dangerous, and their activity is likely to lead to disaster sooner or later.
Jesus’ words are wise ones and we need to listen to them carefully. Faithfulness is a key quality, and if someone has proved unable to be faithful in one area of life, it wouldn’t be surprising if they were unfaithful in other areas as well. If someone shows dishonesty in a trivial matter, it should come as no surprise if they are dishonest on a bigger scale as well. Our core character will determine how we live our lives, whether the issue is large or small or involves our family, business or church.
This all emphasises the importance of continually growing our Christian character. As we allow the Holy Spirit to direct our lives, our character will gradually change so that his fruit becomes increasingly evident in our lives – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). This fruit is amazing because it will last. It isn’t like normal fruit, which has a very short shelf life. Impressed as we may be by competent people, we all need to long for the amazing fruit of the Holy Spirit, which God loves to grow in our lives.
Question
In what ways are you seeking to grow the fruit of the Spirit in your life?
Prayer
Loving God, help me grow closer to you every day and welcome the changes that you are bringing about in my life by your Holy Spirit. Amen
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4min
August 30, 2025 August 30th - Luke 15:20-21
Luke 15:20-21
“While he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’”
Of all the stories that Jesus told, the parable of the prodigal son is the most famous, and it takes us to the heart of the good news. The son was a complete embarrassment. Can you think of anything worse than a son asking for his inheritance while his father was still alive? He then, predictably, went off and squandered the money and ended up stony broke. He was so desperate that all he could do was find a job feeding pigs, and for a Jew, you couldn’t imagine a worse job – they were banned from eating pork.
The people would have listened to Jesus with rapt attention, but when they heard that the son had resolved to go back home and ask for a job from his father, they would have assumed they knew what was going to happen next. Any self-respecting father would give his son a hiding. He would punish him severely because everyone could see that’s what he deserved. However, this father was different. Even though he had been horribly abused, he threw his arms around his wayward son and welcomed him home. He then gave him the best robe, put a ring on his finger and threw a big party.
This is precisely the good news that Jesus came to bring. We have all strayed from God’s ways and treated him appallingly. We don’t deserve his love. Punishment would be entirely appropriate, but incredibly, God throws his arms around us and welcomes us home.
Question
What does this parable say to you personally?
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you that even though I have done so many things that are wrong, you are willing to forgive me and give me a new life. Amen
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4min
August 29, 2025 August 29th - Luke 15:8-10
Luke 15:8-10

Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbours and say, “Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.”
Almost everyone has got a moving story to tell of the time when they lost something very precious. For me, it is normally my keys, glasses or mobile phone and, most of the time, the search concludes successfully within a few anxious minutes. I have never lost my wedding ring, but I have heard many heart-rending stories of people who have. The woman in this story had lost one of the ten silver coins that formed part of the headdress given to her when she got married. There was no point in telling her that she still had nine! The coin was of massive sentimental value, and losing it caused her great distress.
The pain of losing something as precious as the silver coin is massive. It’s gut-wrenching and it dominates life. We struggle to settle to anything else. Then the moment of discovery comes, and the joy is overwhelming. It would be unthinkable to keep it to ourselves. Everyone needs to know about it! Jesus says that’s exactly how it is in heaven when a sinner repents. When even one person turns to God in repentance, heaven has a party!
Joy is a big theme in the Bible and it is God’s response to everything coming together. Sin is the opposite. Sin always spoils, tarnishes and destroys and leads to certain misery. When we live in step with God, the outcome is joy because he sees everything coming together in the way that he wants. God’s supreme desire for us today is to share in his joy, and we will do precisely that as we let his Spirit fill us and direct us.
Question
What brings you most joy in life, and in what way do you think God shares in that joy?
Prayer
Loving Father, thank you for the joy that you pour into my life when I live in step with you day by day. Amen
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4min
August 28, 2025 August 28th - Luke 15:4-5
Luke 15:4-5
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders.
This is such a beautiful story. You can picture the shepherd as he makes sure the 99 precious sheep are safe and warm and then trudges out into the wilderness to look for the one that was lost. It’s a heart-warming story, but it doesn’t make any sense. Economically, why would you run the risk of endangering the 99 by leaving them all alone in the desert while you go out and search for just one sheep, who constitutes only 1 per cent of your business? Surely the shepherd would have been better advised to protect 99 per cent of his business and hope that the silly lost sheep would wander home.
The only explanation for a shepherd acting in this way is love. The shepherd sets out to search for the lost sheep for the pure and simple reason that he has compassion. This gives us an insight into how Jesus lived and worked. He spent a lot of time with people who everyone else considered to be lost causes. He could have spent his time comfortably in Jerusalem having interesting conversations with the educated, influential and religious people, but no, Jesus chose to go to the people who lived on the edge of society – poor people, children, women, people with leprosy, prostitutes and tax collectors. He was looking for the lost sheep.
In our churches today, we need to make sure we never stop seeking the lost sheep. It is very easy to get comfortable in church life and to shape everything we do to suit us. Jesus reminds us that we exist in his name to reach out to people who may be completely unlike us and who may have been rejected by society. When they turn to Christ and find new life in him, we should have a celebration!
Question
In what way are you seeking to reach the lost?
Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that you have been a shepherd to me. Help me to reach out to others with your arms of love. Amen
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4min
August 27, 2025 August 27th - Luke 13:18-19
Luke 13:18-19

Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”
A mustard seed is tiny – between one and two millimetres. You would hardly notice it because it so small, but it can grow into a huge plant, commonly more than two metres tall and sometimes even up to four metres. It’s understandable that Jesus described it as a tree. Inevitably, a mustard plant attracts huge attention from birds, who love to feed on the little black seeds.
Jesus’ point is clear. When we see God at work in the world, it may not look impressive. It may be overlooked because it appears so small, but the kingdom of God is always in the growth business, so even though it might seem tiny, it will keep growing. In many parts of the world, the Church is small and struggling. I’ve visited many towns and even cities where there is only one Christian or just a small group. I’ve always been incredibly impressed when I’ve met such people. In human terms, their situation has looked impossibly challenging, but they’ve had faith that God can grow his kingdom against all odds.
We live in a world that is impressed by size and success, and it is easy for churches to be sucked into this kind of thinking. There is nothing wrong with either size or success, but we must never forget that we serve a God who does miracles. There are many churches and Christian organisations in this country that are, on the face of it, weak and financially insecure. They are not outwardly impressive, but we need to hold on to the fact that we worship a God who brings growth and blessing in phenomenal ways. The one thing we must never do is look down on things just because they are small.
Question
What church, Christian organisation or initiative are you looking at that seems as small as a mustard seed?
Prayer
Thank you Lord that you are a God of miracles. Help me to look at every situation with your eyes and to see how you can bring growth in the most unlikely places. Amen
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4min
August 26, 2025 August 26th - Luke 12:21
Luke 12:21

Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.
I love the fact that most of Jesus’ stories are told in very few words. Our verse today is the punchline to a very brief story he told about a rich farmer who’d had such a successful harvest that he realised he needed to build more barns. He said to himself that he could now settle back and enjoy life. He could eat, drink and be merry. Jesus called the man a fool because he hadn’t considered that his life might come to an end that very night.
Jesus doesn’t want us to drag our way through life long-faced with the morbid realisation that any day might be our last. He wants us to live our lives fully every day, enjoying the wonders of his creation and the miracle of being alive. However, he wants us to do so in the light of eternity. He wants us to invest in the things that last, and nothing is more enduring than our relationship with God. There is nothing wrong with making money, but there is something hideously wrong with thinking about it to the exclusion of everything else.
Our society continually encourages us to think about our money, our possessions, our holidays, our pensions and our health. All of those things are essentially good, but as we look at the adverts and listen to the voices around us, we need to remind ourselves that God calls us to live with the much bigger perspective of eternity. Every day, we need to remind ourselves of the importance of living close to our eternal God and of sharing his love, joy and peace with those around us.
Question
Do you consciously live and make your decisions in the light of eternity?
Prayer
Thank you Lord for the wonderful gift of today. Help me to recognise how precious it is and to ensure that you are at the centre of all of my decisions. Amen
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4min
August 25, 2025 August 25th - Luke 10:41-42
Luke 10:41-42
The Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
It seems to me that some people are naturally activists. They are always up and doing. Other people are naturally reflective. They want to stand back from life and consider everything carefully. In this beautiful incident from Jesus’ life, we meet two sisters who are perfect examples of these different approaches to life.
Martha is the activist. She knows that Jesus is having a very busy ministry and she has decided he needs a good meal. Martha is sure she is right and is therefore appalled when she spots her sister skiving! Mary is sitting at Jesus’ feet listening carefully to him, and Martha is fuming. Mary should be working as hard as she is, and so in a complete strop, Martha goes to Jesus and tells him to order Mary to help her. Jesus’ response must have been devastating for Martha. She was so sure she was right, but Jesus gently informed her that she was completely wrong. Mary was the one who had got it right. Listening to Jesus was a much higher priority than getting the meal ready.
What are we to conclude from this story? it might seem like Jesus was saying that all housework is wrong, but he wasn’t! His point was that this was the wrong time for it. Activity and reflection are both vitally important. Yesterday, we learned that God wants all of us to turn our love into practical action like the Good Samaritan. Today, we have learned that we all need to recognise the importance of spending time at the feet of Jesus. If you are an activist like Martha, God wants you to learn the importance of sitting still and listening to him. If you are naturally reflective like Mary, you need to remember that God is also looking to you to turn your devotion into loving, costly action.
Question
What have you learned from this story?
Prayer
Lord help me to learn the importance of both action and sitting at the feet of Jesus. Amen
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4min
August 24, 2025 August 24th - Luke 10:33-34
Luke 10:33-34
Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.
I love the parable of the Good Samaritan, not least because it would have come as such a complete surprise to Jesus’ hearers. Jesus was being challenged by an expert in the law who asked for the legal definition of the word neighbour. He must have been expecting a sophisticated technical response, and instead Jesus told him a story.
To any Jew, the parable was deeply shocking. The fact that a man had been ambushed on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho wasn’t surprising. The winding road that connected the two communities made it an ideal place to attack a traveller, all so different from the large straight highway that we see today. What was shocking was that the priest and Levite did nothing. No doubt they felt that they had perfect excuses, since touching a dying man could have made them unclean and therefore unable to perform their duties in the temple. Even so, anyone with any heart would realise that they should have responded to the helpless man. Astonishingly, Jesus chose to make the hero of the story a Samaritan. The Jews and Samaritans hated one another with a passion, and Jesus’ decision to focus all the attention on the loving generosity of the Samaritan would have been deeply offensive to his Jewish audience.
Jesus was making a simple and straightforward point. Whoever you are, if you really care for another person, you need to do something. Worshipping God is worth nothing if it doesn’t lead to loving, caring, costly action.
Question
Who is your neighbour and what does it mean for you to love your neighbour as yourself?
Prayer
Lord God our Father, give me your strength and wisdom to enable me to show love to my neighbours today. Amen
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4min
August 23, 2025 August 23rd - Luke 9:51
Luke 9:51
As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
There’s a wonderful description of the servant of the Lord in Isaiah 50:7, which says he set his face like flint. He was absolutely fixed on heading in one definite direction in obedience to the Lord. That’s precisely what we see here in this verse in Luke’s Gospel. Jesus knew exactly what was going on. He knew that the Jewish leaders were determined to kill him, and yet he headed to the city where his life would be under greatest threat. If anyone had done a risk assessment of the situation, Jesus would have been told to avoid the area and head back up north to Galilee.
Jesus’ complete commitment to his Father’s will is awesome. He could have chosen to avoid the dangers, but his desire was to be obedient, so he strode down south to Jerusalem. He had no fear and took a route which no Jewish person would ever have been advised to take. He walked through Samaria, whose people hated and despised the Jews. Sure enough, the Samaritan people kicked up a fuss when they knew he was heading to Jerusalem. This angered James and John, who suggested to Jesus that he might like them to call down fire from heaven to destroy the people, but Jesus wasn’t impressed and rebuked them for their offer.
As they continued on the road to Jerusalem, a man told Jesus that he would follow him wherever he went. Jesus’ response was to inform him that: “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head” (Luke 9:58). Jesus then invited the man to follow him, but he clearly wanted to ensure that the man had no illusions. Following Jesus would require a single-minded commitment. Nothing short of that would do. He was calling on all his followers to set their faces like flint, both then and now.
Question
Have you set your face like flint in obedience to Christ?
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you that you invite me to live a life of obedience to you. Give me strength today to head resolutely in the direction you want me to go. Amen
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