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My Brother Jack

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Hi! Thanks for reading my REAP articles.
I’m currently on holidays at the moment so thought I would do something slightly different.
I have found a number of songs have been really helpful to me over the last year for various reasons. I would like to honour the artists by sharing their song with you.

Paul Colman is an Australian artist who has an amazing ability to put our complex faith into simple lyrics. This song, My Brother Jack , helped to remind me [...]

Braver Than You Think You Are

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Hi!
Thanks for reading my REAP articles.
I’m currently on holidays at the moment so thought I would do something slightly different.
I have found a number of songs have been really helpful to me over the last year for various reasons. I would like to honour the artists by sharing their song with you.
Braver Than You Think You Are - Tanya Gordon

As part of an EP released in January 2007 I heard this song on the radio in the car. At the time I was goin [...]

Blood Money

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

He explains the term 'blood money' to mean something the organisation has to give in order to have them commit to the project.

2 Corinthians 11.1-15

Reference: v.9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so. (NIV Bible)

Explore: Through his line [...]

Happy New Year

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

The new year often comes with many varied emotions.
Sometimes we are glad to see the new year turn over as it allows an opportunity for a clean slate and to put a challenging year behind us. At other times we are sad to see a year pass as it has been meaningful in some way and we would like to hold on to it just a little bit longer.

Either way, time does not stop. 2009 will bring with it many challenges but also many celebrati [...]

Tough Love

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

To earn the right to challenge someone else's decision you need to have a pretty good relationship with them or be pretty convinced that they are heading in the wrong direction.

2 Corinthians 10.1-18

Reference: v.9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. (NIV Bible)

Explore: Sometimes there comes a point in a relationship where 'tough love' is called for. This comes when you can see a loved one [...]

Over And Above

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Whether the situation that arises tugs at my heart or Cam's we will end up having a fairly similar discussion...

2 Corinthians 9.6-15

Reference: v. 7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (NIV Bible)

Explore: Cam (my husband) and I have a number of charities and overseas aide organisations that we give to regularly. While ou [...]

Your Name Precedes You

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

It's sometimes quite disconcerting when you are introduced to an apparent stranger and they come back with, 'Oh, Linda Bailey, I've heard about you.'

2 Corinthians 8.16-9.5

Reference: v.18 And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel. (NIV Bible)

Explore: Sometimes the world can seem such a small place. While I would guess that I only have [...]

Global Financial Crisis

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Seeing that most people reading this blog are not financially connected to me in any way, let me be frank.

2 Corinthians 8.1-15

Reference: v.7 But just as you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us - see that you also excel in this grace of giving. (TNIV Bible)

Explore: This year we have hit a Global Financial Crisis. I don't fully understand wh [...]

Christmas Day

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

For to us a child is born,
to us a son is give,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
(Isaiah 9.6-7, NIV Bible)

Today we celebrate the birth of our Saviour.

While this marvellous event occured over 2000 years ago, we still celebrate the magnitude of God's love and grace for sending His Son to the earth.

Best Friends Forever?

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

It would be impossible to stay 'best friends' with every single person we had met. We can often beat ourselves up about losing touch.

2 Corinthians 7.2-16

Reference: v.6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus... (NIV Bible)

Explore: When I moved to secondary school I found myself moving to four schools in five years. No, this was not due to schools constantly expelling me and my fam [...]

Stumbling Blocks

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

As soon as I placed wheels on my feet I realised how many bumps and grooves there were on the ground's surface. All these bumps and grooves did not stop me from rollerblading, they just made the learning more challenging.

2 Corinthians 6.3-7.1

Reference: v. 6.3 We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. (NIV Bible)

Explore: Nine years ago I decided to learn how to ro [...]

God Conversations

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

When we talk to someone about God there is a big difference in the conversations depending on whether the person is a committed believer or not.

2 Corinthians 5.11-6.2

Reference: v.13 If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. (NIV Bible)

Explore: My mother is a brilliant doctor. She has many letters after her name however she prides herself more on her bedside manne [...]

Live By Faith

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

When he discovered that I was considering moving to a job that reduced my salary, he no longer saw the new ministry as an option.

2 Corinthians 5.1-10

Reference: v.7 We live by faith, not by sight. (NIV Bible)

Explore: Sometimes the most logical is not the most faithful. A few years ago I was asked to apply for a ministry position in another state. Whenever a church asks me to consider a ministry with them I always warr [...]

Big Words

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

From ecclesiology to eschatological, justification to sanctification, I constantly had to search through my dictionary each night to understand what was being said.

2 Corinthians 4.1-18

Reference: v.2b On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every person's conscience in the sight of God. (NIV Bibl)

Explore: At theological college we heard and learnt many long difficult words. [...]

Wedding Veil

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I never realised the difference a thin, white layer of netting would make. Even though I could see through my veil it made everything look a little fuzzy.

2 Corinthians 3.7-18

Reference: v.16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. (NIV Bible)

Explore: My wedding day was a wonderful time in my life. Everything went so smoothly. There were so many friends and family sharing o [...]

Living The Bible

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

AJ Jacobs only wore white, he did not trim the corners of his beard, he did not wink and he aimed to keep all the other hundreds of laws mentioned in the Bible.

2 Corinthians 2.12-3.6

Reference: v.3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. (NIV Bible)

Explore: "We may be the on [...]

No Offense, But...

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

This weapon of vocal destruction is widely used by youth towards their peers. It allows them to unapologetically be as offensive as they would like.

2 Corinthians 2.5-11

Reference: v.5 If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you, to some extent - not to put it too severely. (NIV Bible)

Explore: "No offense, but..." This is a horrendous start to a sentence that usua [...]

Grand Canyon Love

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Sorry for the interruption to 2 Corinthians. Linda Bailey is away from her computer for this week.

Here is one of her favourite reflections from Ephesians.

There is good reason why the Grand Canyon is called 'grand'. It truly blew my mind to see how vast this gash in the earth's floor was.

Ephesians 3.14-21

Reference: v.18 ...(that you) may have power, together with all the saints, to [...]

One year old Daily Devotional

camthecameraman@hotmail.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I am so proud of the work that Linda has been doing here! Delivering a Daily Devotional every weekday with very few exceptions takes a discipline that I can only dream of.

I really love the comments and emails we receive from readers. I hope you continue to find the insights from God's Word that Linda writes as valuable in the coming year as you have this year.

Cameron Bailey - Webmaster and Proud Husband

Daily Devotional - Daily Devotions is over one year old now

linda@dailydevotions.com.au — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I have really enjoyed delivering this Daily Devotional for over a year now. While it has been online for only one year I have been using this R.E.A.P. process for much longer.

I trust that my readers have got as much out of this devotional as I have put into it. Thank you for all those who have sent emails or left comments, it has been a real encouragement to me and my husband who is the webmaster here.

We will keep delivering this while people keep visit [...]