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Daily Devotions written by members of St Barnabas to help us grow in our personal relationships with God by reading God's Word. From February 2025, the Scriptures quoted are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). https://berean.bible Prior to February 2025, the Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible® https://netbible.com copyright ©1996, 2019 used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

  1. 6h ago

    2 Kings 13:22-14:7

    2 Kings 13:22-14:7 - Daily Devotion - 10 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 22 And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. 23 But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence. 24 When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place. 25 Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel. Chapter 141 In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. 3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done. 4 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 5 As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king. 6 Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.” 7 Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day. REFLECTIONSWritten by James Davidson I love verse 23: ‘But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them...’ What grace! What compassion! At the start of chapter 13 we were told that King Jehohaz did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of their enemies. But when Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, the LORD listened to him because He saw Israel’s oppression. So LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of their enemies (13:2-5). That is grace! That is compassion! But notice also what God’s grace and compassion caused him to do in the second half of verse 23: ‘He turned toward them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’ The reason he turned toward them in grace and compassion to save them, despite their evil, was his promise to the patriarchs – His promise that he would be their God and he would bless them, His promise that all peoples on earth would be blessed through Abraham’s descendants (Genesis 12:3). This foreshadows the grace and compassion that God has showered on us through Christ! All of us, from birth, did evil in God’s eyes. So God’s anger burned justly against us. We lived as slaves to sin, under the sway of Satan, whether we realised it or not. But God saw our oppression. He was moved with compassion. He lavished us with grace by sending a deliver, his very own Son! Through trust in that Son, we are set free from our slavery to sin and transferred from Satan’s clutches into the kingdom of God. And all of this because of that same covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We are grafted into Israel through faith in Christ. God is blessing all peoples on earth, even us, by bringing us into his people through trust in his Son. Let us pray. Father, we thank you for your grace and compassion to us. Thank you for your faithfulness to your promises. Thank you for sending Jesus to deliver us. Amen. ABOUT THE AUTHORJames is our Honorary Assistant Minister.

  2. 1d ago

    2 Kings 13:14-21

    2 Kings 13:14-21 - Daily Devotion - 9 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 14 When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” 15 Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows. 16 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. 17 “Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory,the arrow of victory over Aram,for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphekuntil you have put an end to them.” 18 Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped. 19 But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.” 20 And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring. 21 Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet. REFLECTIONSWritten by Stephen Shead I found this passage so strange! But let me see if I can lean into the two weirdest bits. First, what King Jehoash says to the dying prophet Elisha: “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” These are exactly the same words that Elisha himself had cried out when Elijah was about to depart (2 Kings 2:12). The phrase means something like: “You are Israel’s greatest protection, far more than any army.” It shows that they knew the word of God is more powerful than any human force. When faithful Elisha had said it to Elijah, God answered his cry by anointing Elisha himself as Elijah’s replacement. Despite Israel’s unfaithfulness, God provided another prophetic guardian. But here, the one who says it is the faithless, idol-worshiping Jehoash. It becomes very clear that he won’t become the new Elisha, because he fails the first prophetic test with the arrows. Perhaps this is a sign that God’s patience with Israel is finally running out. The second weirdness is the dead man touching Elisha’s bones. I think this shows the tragedy of Israel’s failure. The ministry of one like Elisha promised to give life to the dead! But Elisha himself is now dead. His bones carry some residual power, like a chicken still running around after its head is chopped off. But even those bones will dissolve into dust. How much greater is Jesus! Jesus, the great prophet and Word of God, died and was buried in a tomb. But God did not allow his body to decay (Acts 2:31); he glorified him as the risen life-giver. We have a mighty prophetic guardian for all who call him Lord – Jesus, the chariots and horsemen of the whole world. He is the one John saw in his vision: the rider called Faithful and True, the King of kings and Lord of lords who will judge the whole world and the Devil himself with justice and truth (Revelation 19:11-21). The Bible warns us not to take God’s patience for granted (Romans 2:4). But for those of us who have answered his call to repent and trust in Christ, it’s such a comfort to know that Jesus lives to defend us in life from the assaults and accusations of the Devil, and to raise us with him in indestructible glory. ABOUT THE AUTHORStephen is our Senior Minister.

  3. 3d ago

    2 Kings 13:1-13

    2 Kings 13:1-13 - Daily Devotion - 7 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years. 2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them. 3 So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad. 4 Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel. 5 So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before. 6 Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria. 7 Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing. 8 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 9 And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place. 10 In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. 11 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them. 12 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 13 And Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. REFLECTIONSWritten by Stephen Shead The books of Kings have been following the parallel stories of the kings of Israel in the north and Judah in the south. Today we return to the north, with the reigns of Jehu’s son and grandson over Israel. Jehu was the one whom God had raised up to end the dynasty of Ahab and Jezebel, who had made Baal-worship the national religion. It seemed like Jehu would be a “good guy”. But instead of turning Israel back to the Lord God, he replaced Baal-worship with older idols. The very first king of the northern king – Jeroboam son of Nebat – had set up two golden calf statues, one at the southern end of the kingdom (in Bethel) and the other at the northern end (in Dan), and got all the people worshiping them instead of the Lord. Jehu, his son and his grandson went back to “the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit” (v 2, 11). The regime change merely swapped one type of godlessness with a different type. In lots of ways, the nations of Israel and Judah under the old covenant were unique, so we need to be careful about comparing modern nations with them. But especially this week with the US midterm elections, it got me thinking about our hopes for political parties and elections. It’s good for Christians to be actively involved in politics, and some governments do more damage than others. But as much as you want things to change, we need to remember that every change of government will be from one sinful regime to another. None of them are Christ’s kingdom. “But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20). ABOUT THE AUTHORStephen is our Senior Minister.

  4. 4d ago

    2 Kings 12:13-21

    2 Kings 12:13-21 - Daily Devotion - 6 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 13 However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD. 14 Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD. 15 No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity. 16 The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests. 17 At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem. 18 So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem. 19 As for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 20 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. 21 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place. REFLECTIONSWritten by Stephen Shead Weirdly, I suspect the first half of today’s passage is part of the biblical basis for some of the “rules” about handling money in Anglican churches in Sydney. Or if it’s not, it’s just accidentally similar. Two things struck me as similar. First, money used for restoring the temple was kept separate from the offerings that the Law of Moses said belonged to the priests (see Leviticus 5:15-18 and Numbers 18:8-9). In other words, as important as repairing the temple was, it was not to “bleed” money away from what was needed to provide for the priests and sustain their ministry and their families. No, I’m not a “priest” like those Old Testament guys, but the New Testament has a similar principle of financially providing for those who are set aside for the ministry of the gospel (1 Tim. 5:17-18). And in the Sydney Anglican diocese, property money is to be used for property, and ministers are to be adequately provided for. Secondly, the priests didn’t control the money. The priests helped collect it, but it was handed over to others (like the royal scribe and supervisors) to actually pay people. In Sydney Anglican churches, we ministers don’t have access to the money; it is entrusted to faithful and reliable laypeople – our church wardens. A final note: I love the fact that everyone involved in repairing the temple – the supervisors as well as the carpenters and builders – worked with godly integrity and financial faithfulness. Why not thank God now for all the people at St Barnabas who both have practical trades and skills, and who use them with godly integrity and honesty? ABOUT THE AUTHORStephen is our senior minister.

  5. 5d ago

    2 Kings 12:1-12

    2 Kings 12:1-12 - Daily Devotion - 5 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest. 3 Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. 4 Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. 5 Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.” 6 By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple. 7 So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.” 8 So the priests agreed that they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves. 9 Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD. 10 Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD, and tie it up in bags. 11 Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders, 12 masons, and stonecutters. They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs. REFLECTIONSWritten by Stephen Shead Earlier we saw the courage and faithfulness of Joash’s aunt and uncle, Jehosheba and Jehoiada the priest. It’s encouraging to see their influence on Joash – that he grows up with a firm commitment to worshiping the Lord and seeing that his people do the same. Apparently the temple in Jerusalem had been neglected and was in disrepair. Under the old covenant, this was the dwelling place of God among the people, so Joash’s insistence on restoring it was a sign of his genuine faith. I’m not sure what was behind the delay in the building project actually going ahead – did the priests want to do it themselves to save money, and they just never got around to it? At any rate, that all felt way too close to home. It feels too similar to the delays we’ve had in trying to make progress on our plans to improve and expand our church buildings… Except in a very important sense, it’s not at all similar, because our church buildings are NOT temples! We could meet in a warehouse, a barn, or a house like the New Testament churches, and it would be fine. (If you come from a church tradition where that hasn’t been clear, then repeat after me: “A church building is not a temple, it’s just a building.” Or better still, read John 2:21, Ephesians 2:19-22 and 1 Corinthians 3:16 – we are God’s temple, because Jesus is the true temple and he lives in us.) The thing that is the same, though, is the importance of God’s people being joyfully generous in giving to support the work of ministry – motivated by a zeal for God’s name and for people to come to him. Maybe that’s something you can pray about now. ABOUT THE AUTHORStephen is our senior minister.

  6. 6d ago

    2 Kings 11:13-21

    2 Kings 11:13-21 - Daily Devotion - 4 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 13 When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people, she went out to the people in the house of the LORD. 14 And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!” 15 And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.” 16 So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death. 17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people. 18 So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD. 19 He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne, 20 and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace. 21 Joash was seven years old when he became king. REFLECTIONSWritten by Stephen Shead In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul talks about various Old Testament rules and institutions, and then he says: “These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ” (NIV). For some reason, as I read today’s passage, it felt like an Old Testament shadow of the whole gospel – like a tiny preview the great story of Jesus’ victory. Just switch Athaliah to Satan and the forces of evil, and Joash to Jesus. This world is under the rule of Satan, the great usurper and leader of all those who oppose God’s purposes. Jesus came as the infant king, born (like Joash) as the true heir to David’s throne. As a baby, Jesus was whisked away to protect him from the murderous King Herod, and as an adult he was protected from those who sought to destroy him, until the time of his choosing. When that time came, he cast down the devil and defeated him – not by the sword, but by his own death and resurrection. By his death, he broke the devil’s power and “freed those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death” (Hebrews 2:14-15). Through his victorious death, Jesus has instituted a new covenant between God and people. Just as the people of Judah smashed their old altars and idols of Baal (v 18), Jesus calls us to get rid of the things that threaten to take first place in our hearts instead of God. And just as Joash’s victory brought joy and peace to the land of Judah (v 19-20), so also the result of Jesus’ victory is that we have joy and peace with God. Does that seem like a stretch? Well, I don’t mind if it is, because it’s a great story – and it’s true. I’ll take any excuse to tell it again. ABOUT THE AUTHORStephen is our senior minister.

  7. Nov 2

    2 Kings 11:4-12

    2 Kings 11:4-12 - Daily Devotion - 3 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 4 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son 5 and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace, 6 a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple— 7 the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king. 8 You must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.” 9 So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 Then the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD. 11 And the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple. 12 Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!” REFLECTIONSWritten by Stephen Shead I wonder if anyone has ever made a movie of this? It reads like a classic action script … except there’s not much by way of character introduction. So I did a bit of research into who these people were. Remember from yesterday, Ahaziah the king of Judah had been killed, and his mother – the Baal-worshipping Athaliah from the northern kingdom – had seized power and was trying to murder all the royal heirs of David’s line. But Ahaziah’s baby son Joash had been taken into hiding by a woman called Jehosheba. And today, a priest called Jehoiada assembles a heavily-armed commando unit to take young Joash into the temple so that he could be anointed as the new, true king. So who are these people? Jehosheba was Athaliah’s daughter (and the dead king’s brother and little Joash’s aunt), and 1 Chronicles tells us Jehoiada the priest was Jehosheba’s husband. That might seem a small detail, but it helped me to appreciate their courage – and with what’s coming up later in 2 Kings, it’s good to know there were leaders of courage! Not only was what they were doing highly dangerous, they were leading an armed rebellion against their own mother / mother-in-law. I assume they did it because they were so committed to keeping Judah faithful to worshiping the Lord alone, and they wanted God’s chosen king, the descendant of David, to be on the throne. It’s not easy to go against your family because of Jesus – especially respected elders in your family. But today is a good reminder that faithfully worshiping God by allowing his Son Jesus to be on the throne of your life is always the right (and courageous) decision. ABOUT THE AUTHORStephen is our senior minister.

  8. Nov 1

    2 Kings 11:1-3

    2 Kings 11:1-3 - Daily Devotion - 2 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park This month we are returning to the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, which continues the history of the divided kingdom of Israel and Judah. But first, I’ll give a recap. God had delivered the people of Israel from slavery and brought them to the land he promised them. He then set a faithful king over them – King David – to save them from their enemies. In 2 Samuel 7, God made a covenant with David, that David’s kingdom would be established forever and his descendants would always sit on the throne. However, there was a condition: David’s descendants must continue to obey the Lord’s commands faithfully and not worship other gods. David’s son Solomon foolishly turned away from the Lord. As a result, God tore the kingdom in two. Ten tribes broke away to become the independent northern kingdom of Israel. Only the southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained loyal to David’s line. They became the kingdom of Judah. However, the northern kingdom turned out to be even worse than Judah. In the south, at least some of the kings were faithful to the Lord, and the line of David continued. In the north, all the kings without exception led the people to worship idols. The Lord began to raise up prophets in both kingdoms to call the kings and the people back to the covenant. The two most famous were Elijah and his successor Elisha, whom God raised up in the north to combat the most dangerous and unfaithful dynasty of kings: the dynasty of Omri. Omri’s son Abah and his wife Jezebel promoted the worship of the Canaanite storm god Baal. Ahab’s pagan revolution was especially dangerous, because his dynasty infiltrated King David’s line in Judah. Ahab’s daughter Athaliah – who we will meet in today’s passage – married Jehoram the king of Judah, and that link threatened to bring Baal worship south. For that reason, God raised up a man called Jehu in the north to end Ahab’s dynasty. Jehu not only wiped out Ahab’s line and seized the throne of Israel, he also killed the king of Judah in the south – Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram and Athaliah. That potentially ended the threat, except that the queen mother Athaliah was still alive in Jerusalem, and she saw an opportunity to seize power. That was where we ended our last series in 2 Kings. ~~~ 1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. 2 But Jehoshebaa daughter of King Joram,b the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land. REFLECTIONSWritten by Stephen Shead When our kids were little, Rebecca and I used to comment that one of the least loving things we could do would be to try to turn them into child actors or make them famous. Child mega-stars never seem to turn out happy, well-balanced and stable. But that would still be a far better fate than the children in today’s passage – royal heirs at a time of political conspiracy and an evil, murderous usurper trying to seize power. As I thought about that, it dawned on me: God sent his Son, born as a man, into a place where people would plot to kill him because he is the rightful heir to God’s kingdom (Matthew 21:38). God didn’t hide his Son in a bedroom; he allowed him to be publicly exposed, humiliated and murdered, so that we can be spared from judgment and find life with him forever. ABOUT THE AUTHORStephen is our senior minister.

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Daily Devotions written by members of St Barnabas to help us grow in our personal relationships with God by reading God's Word. From February 2025, the Scriptures quoted are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). https://berean.bible Prior to February 2025, the Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible® https://netbible.com copyright ©1996, 2019 used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

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