PRAISE, PONDER & PRAY
Welcome to Praise, Ponder & Pray, our Church’s online daily devotional—a place to draw closer to God through worship, reflection, and prayer. Join us each day as we seek His presence, deepen our faith, and intercede for others, experiencing the power of His Word and Spirit to transform our lives and the lives of those we love.
WELCOME
We warmly welcome you to join us in a beautiful and uplifting experience of Praise, Ponder & Pray. As we worship together, we invite the LORD to move in our hearts and minds, filling us with HIS love, compassion, and joy. We truly believe that this quiet time together will uplift and inspire you as you enter the presence of God. So come as you are, with an open heart and a willingness to connect, and let's worship together.
PRAISE
Whether you feel led to sing along or prefer to quietly reflect, this is your moment to connect with the Lord through our songs of worship. Play the YouTube video to immerse yourself in the words of the hymn—sing the words as an offering of praise or simply listen and follow along with the lyrics, allowing the message to fill your heart and mind. Let the words guide you into a deeper awareness of God’s presence and love.
DAY 26 - I Will Sing The Wondrous Story
BIBLE READING AND VERSE OF THE DAY
Stay rooted in God’s Word by joining us in today’s reading from the Chronological Bible in a Year. This daily journey through Scripture unfolds the grand narrative of the Bible in the order events occurred, offering a deeper understanding and connection to God’s story. Whether you’re starting fresh or continuing faithfully, let today’s passage inspire, challenge, and draw you closer to the Lord.
You have the option to follow along with our Chronological Reading Plan or embrace your own personal Bible reading plan that resonates with your spiritual journey. Whatever path you choose, immerse yourself in God’s Word daily, as you walk through the Bible one day at a time!
PONDER
Start your day with inspiration and reflection by delving into the timeless treasures of Spurgeon’s Chequebook to the Bank of Faith, a daily devotional that offers promises from Scripture to inspire and strengthen your Christian walk.
The Sacrifice Has Been Accepted
If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these thing. (Judges 13:23)
This is a sort of promise deduced by logic. It is an inference fairly drawn from ascertained facts. It was not likely that the Lord had revealed to Manoah and his wife that a son would be born to them and yet had it in His heart to destroy them. The wife reasoned well, and we shall do well if we follow her line of argument.
The Father has accepted the great sacrifice of Calvary and has declared Himself well pleased therewith; how can He now be pleased to kill us! Why a substitute if the sinner must still perish? The accepted sacrifice of Jesus puts an end to fear.
The Lord has shown us our election, our adoption, our union to Christ, our marriage to the Well-beloved: how can He now destroy us? The promises are loaded with blessings, which necessitate our being preserved unto eternal life. It is not possible for the Lord to cast us away and yet fulfill His covenant. The past assures us, and the future reassures us. We shall not die but live, for we have seen Jesus, and in Him we have seen the Father by the illumination of the Holy Ghost. Because of this life-giving sight we must live forever.
PRAY
After a moment of quietness, let the Spirit of God lead you as you pray for 5 people who you would love to see become followers of Jesus Christ, or people who you know have strayed from God. Name them before the Lord, asking God to reveal Himself to them, and that He would draw them in grace, mercy and love to trust and follow Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Close your prayer time with the Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever. Amen.
