devotional-readings

Romans 12:2 calls us not to be conformed to this world. A devotional on what that might mean for the houses we want, the debts we take on and the way we measure a good home.

For the outside child, the stepchild or the relative left off the family land list: a devotional on Jeremiah 1:5 and being known by God before anyone else decided your worth.

Building, renting and sharing a house all give us plenty of reasons to lose our temper. Proverbs has a word for the moment before we do.

The temper that flares at the same time every evening, the spending you promised to stop, the house rule you break yourself. A devotional on Romans 7 and 8 for households tired of failing.

Bitterness over a boundary, a broken tenancy or a family house can quietly shape a whole life. A reflection on Matthew 6:14-15 and the freedom of letting go.

Sharing a house with extended family tests love in the smallest ways. A devotional on 1 Corinthians 13 and being rooted in love under a crowded roof.

Paul’s call to forget what lies behind applies to past successes as well as failures. A devotional for families still comparing their new home with the one they left.

Isaiah told a people with little to stretch their tent curtains wide. A reflection on enlarging our capacity for welcome, even when the house itself cannot get any bigger.

Paul’s call to forget what lies behind applies to past successes as well as failures. A devotional for families still comparing their new home with the one they left.

Proverbs 3:6 promises direction to those who acknowledge God in all their ways. That includes the long, uncertain decisions about where a family should live.

Ruth arrived in Bethlehem a widow and a foreigner with no land and no home. Her story shows what undeserved favour looks like, and how it ended with a field redeemed and a household restored.

We check the grilles and padlocks every night, but fear often gets in anyway. A reflection on Ephesians 4:27, 2 Timothy 1:7 and Psalm 4:8 for anxious households.

Abraham left his father’s house without knowing where he was going. A devotional for anyone weighing a move away from the family home, and what faith looks like when it has to pack boxes.

Proverbs 29:25 calls the fear of man a snare. A devotional on building, borrowing and hiding trouble for the sake of appearances, and the freedom of trusting God instead.

Some homes run like a busy kitchen before a big lunch: always something to do, never time to sit. Jesus’ words to Martha invite us to evaluate what our households are really for.