She came to the well at noon to avoid people. Jesus was waiting: the Samaritan woman in John 4
In John 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well at noon and asks her for a drink, breaking social and religious barriers. He offers…
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Short Bible-based devotionals to encourage your faith each day.
Job’s friends were at their best when they said nothing. Then they started explaining his suffering
When Job lost his children, wealth and health, his friends Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar sat with him in silence for seven days. Then they argued that…
Two small coins, worth almost nothing: why Jesus said the poor widow gave more than all the rich
In Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1-4, Jesus watches people giving at the temple treasury. Rich people put in large sums. A poor widow puts in two…
Hiding in a winepress, called a mighty man of valour: Gideon, the fleece and the 300
In Judges 6 and 7, Gideon is threshing wheat in a winepress, hiding from the Midianites, when an angel calls him a "mighty man of valour".…
The priest thought she was drunk. Hannah was praying for a son, and her prayer changed Israel
In 1 Samuel 1, Hannah, childless and taunted by her husband's other wife, prays at Shiloh with such intensity that Eli the priest thinks she is…
Martha was busy serving, Mary sat and listened: the lesson Jesus gave in a kitchen in Bethany
In Luke 10:38 to 42, Martha is overwhelmed with preparations while her sister Mary sits at Jesus's feet. When Martha complains, Jesus gently tells her that…
“He that dwelleth in the secret place”: Psalm 91 and the promise of protection
Psalm 91 is one of the most prayed psalms in times of danger, illness and fear. It pictures God as a refuge, a fortress and a…
“They shall mount up with wings as eagles”: Isaiah 40:31 for the weary
Isaiah 40 was written to a people exhausted by exile. Its closing verse promises that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength, mount…
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills”: Psalm 121, the traveller’s psalm
Psalm 121 is one of the Songs of Ascents, sung by pilgrims travelling up to Jerusalem. It asks where help comes from and answers that it…
Paul wrote “Be careful for nothing” from a prison cell. Philippians 4 and the peace that makes no sense
In Philippians 4:6 and 7, Paul tells believers not to be anxious but to pray with thanksgiving, promising the peace of God that passes understanding. He…