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Daily reflections

Our daily reflections follow the M'Cheyne Bible reading plan, designed for those who want to read the whole Bible in one year. Each reflection focuses on one of the chapters from that day's readings. 

You know my heart: Psalm 17.1–9 (Day 100)

In the Good News Bible, this psalm is headed, 'The prayer of an innocent person'. This is a fair description: the psalmist is convinced that God knows his heart and 'found no evil desire in me' (verse 3). He says he has 'always...

He helped me out of danger: Psalm 18.16–24 (Day 101)

The Hebrew title of this psalm relates it to God's preservation of David in the face of Saul and his other enemies. God is envisaged as a mighty warrior, fighting irresistibly for the psalmist and overcoming his foes.

Sweeter than honey: Psalm 19.1–14 (Day 102)

In his book Reflections on the Psalms, CS Lewis said: 'I take this to be the greatest poem in the Psalter and one of the greatest lyrics in the world.' There are, he points out, six verses about nature, five about the law...

Answer us when we call: Psalm 20.1–9 (Day 103)

Psalms 20 and 21 are prayers for the king, written at a time when an absolute ruler was a far more significant figure than a modern prime minister or president. There certainly laws and customs he would have been wise to abide...

All is vanity: Ecclesiastes 1.2–11 (Day 104)

On first reading it might seem that Ecclesiastes is expressing a deeply nihilistic worldview. This is especially noticeable in the repeated phrase 'all is vanity' or 'chasing after the wind'. In the original Hebrew this phrase...

How can pleasures have meaning?: Ecclesiastes 2.1–11 (Day 105)

Ecclesiastes 2 explores the ways people try to fill their lives, in pursuit of pleasure or possessions. The lifestyle of pursuing pleasure is called hedonism. The Preacher describes experimenting with a hedonistic lifestyle...

A Time for Everything: Ecclesiastes 3.9–14 (Day 106)

Chapter 3 begins by considering that there is a certain time for everything, including the right time to sow and reap, or work and enjoy the results of work. Many people make their self-worth dependent on their work – on...

Two are better than one: Ecclesiastes 4.1–12 (Day 107)

Ecclesiastes 4 starts by talking about oppression. We know that from God's perspective oppression is bad because the Bible talks about this several times. But Ecclesiastes is examining a worldview in which God is out of the...

Keep your promises: Ecclesiastes 5.1–7 (Day 108)

Ecclesiastes 5 goes in a different direction from the previous chapters. It talks about taking seriously what we promise to do for God. Its main message is when you make a vow to God, 'do not delay to fulfil it' (verse 4).
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