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FRESH is a Daily Devotional taking you deeper into God's Word + closer to Jesus. Each devotion will have a powerful Scripture verse, together with some words of inspiration, hope and encouragement. It's all about helping you hear from God so that you can live in a rich, dynamic, powerful relationship with Jesus. God's Word. Fresh, for you, each day.

  1. 6h ago

    Soaked, Shivering … and Found

    You've wandered too far. The path you thought you knew has disappeared beneath the mud. The storm's rolled in, the rain cuts cold against your skin, and the night feels endless. You call out – but no one answers. Somewhere deep down, you wonder if anyone even knows where you are anymore. That's how life feels sometimes, isn't it? You didn't mean to drift. A careless step, another bad decision, one disappointment too many – and before you know it, you've lost your bearings. You keep moving, hoping the storm will break, but it doesn't. And all the while, a quiet voice inside you whispers, Maybe God's given up on me. Now picture this: a little lamb, drenched and trembling in the forest, caught in the thorns. Every sound feels like danger. Then, through the rain, faint footsteps – steady, certain, closing in. The Shepherd has come. He doesn't shout in anger or drive it home with a stick. He stoops down, lifts the muddy creature into His arms, and carries it home rejoicing. Jesus once said: Luke 15:4 Suppose one of you has 100 sheep, but one of them gets lost. What will you do? You will leave the other 99 sheep there in the field and go out and look for the lost sheep. You will continue to search for it until you find it. Friend, that one lost sheep, that's you. Your absence hasn't escaped the Shepherd's attention. He hasn't given up. In His heart, He knows what His one lost sheep is going through. And even now, through your storm, He's coming for you – gently, faithfully, and full of joy; knowing that He alone can save you. Don't despair. He's on His way. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.

  2. 1d ago

    The Love That Demands All

    Have you ever noticed how love always seems to cost you something? The more deeply you love someone, the higher is the price demanded of you. To love truly is to surrender – your comfort, your pride, your plans. And that's confronting. So, imagine being offered your dream opportunity – but the timing is downright awful. Perhaps it means moving tomorrow, or leaving your family, or missing a friend's funeral, or walking away from everything familiar. You'd wrestle with that, wouldn't you? We all would. And that's exactly the tension that Jesus pressed into here. Luke 9:59-62 Jesus said to another man, "Follow me!" But the man said, "Lord, let me go and bury my father first." But Jesus said to him, "Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You must go and tell about God's kingdom." Another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say goodbye to my family." Jesus said, "Anyone who begins to plough a field but looks back is not prepared for God's kingdom." It sounds brutal, absolutely – but Jesus wasn't dismissing love or family. He was exposing divided hearts. His love is so fierce, so complete, that it can't settle for second place. To follow Jesus means trusting that His call – however inconvenient, however painful, even – flows from His perfect love. Because when we put Him first in our hearts, in our lives, every other love finds its rightful place. Sometimes obedience hurts. But the only way to truly live is to let His love lead – no turning back. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.

  3. 2d ago

    When Jesus Offends You

    Back in 1610 when Galileo posited that, in reality, the Earth revolves around the Sun and not the other way round, the world branded him a heretic. His truth offended the comfortable order of things. But reality doesn't bend to opinion. It just waits for eyes willing to see. Some truths taste like medicine – they're bitter, unpleasant; they sting on the way down and yet still manage to heal what's sick on the inside. And that's the thing with Jesus: He doesn't soften truth to keep us happy. He tells it straight, even when it shocks us. One day, He was teaching a huge crowd. Everything was going fine – until He said something utterly outrageous: "Those who eat my body and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them."  To us, perhaps that sounds symbolic, but to them it sounded grotesque. They couldn't handle it.  John 6:66-69 After Jesus said these things, many of his followers left and stopped following him. Jesus asked the twelve apostles, "Do you want to leave too?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, where would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe in you. We know that you are the Holy One from God." Peter didn't stay because everything made sense. He stayed because he'd discovered there was nowhere else to find real life. What is it that Jesus has said or done that offends you, that makes you squirm, that has you turning and running for the hills? When He says something that cuts across your comfort, your opinions, your pride – do you turn away, or lean in? Because the most difficult words of Jesus are often the very ones that set us free. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.

  4. 3d ago

    The Shadows We Don't See

    Have you ever looked back on a decision you were absolutely certain was right at the time, yet in light of how it turned out, thought, "How did I not see it?" That's the thing about deception – it rarely feels like darkness in the moment. It feels like light. In 1986, NASA launched the space shuttle Challenger despite warnings from several engineers that freezing temperatures could cause the O-rings to fail. But under pressure to stay on schedule, managers convinced themselves the risk was acceptable. Seventy-three seconds after liftoff, the shuttle exploded. It wasn't ignorance – it was misplaced confidence.  Jesus warned about the same danger in the human heart: Luke 11:35 So be careful! Don't let the light in you become darkness. He'd just explained that our eyes – the way we perceive truth – are like lamps. When our perspective is pure, light floods in. But when pride or self-justification clouds our view, even what feels right becomes tainted. Man, I get that. You, too, no doubt. How many times have we both launched into something with less than pure motives driving our decisions, clouding our judgement and snatching away the thing that we thought was already within our grasp? And how much did it hurt each time we let it happen? You'd think we'd have learned by now, wouldn't you? Be careful! Don't let the light in you become darkness. So today, ask God to test your inner "light." Are your motives humble or self-serving? Is your confidence anchored in truth or ego? Because real light doesn't blind – it reveals. And only Christ's light can show you who you truly are. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.

  5. 4d ago

    The Blessing of Not Walking Away

    Have you ever reached a point where you thought, "If God really loved me, He wouldn't let this happen"? When prayers seem unanswered and the silence feels deafening, it's easy to start wondering whether He's still who you thought He was. That's how John the Baptist felt. He'd prepared the way for Jesus, announced Him as the Messiah – and now he was sitting in prison, waiting to die. Nothing about this looked like victory. So John sent his friends to ask Jesus, "Are you really the one we've been waiting for?" Jesus didn't condemn him for it. He simply pointed to the evidence – the blind seeing, the lame walking, the poor hearing good news – and then said: Matthew 11:6 Great blessings belong to those who don't have a problem accepting me. In other words: Blessed are those who don't turn away when I don't fit their expectations. John's story is a salutary reminder that God's goodness isn't proven by how well our life's going. It's proven by who He is – even when we don't understand what He's doing. That's not an easy lesson to learn. It took me decades. All that time, I was offended by the challenging things Jesus had to say, and by those Christians whose lives looked a whole lot like they'd listened to Him. Looking back, I just wish I'd dropped my attitude, listened to Him, and walked into His freedom sooner. So if you're perhaps standing in your own kind of prison – waiting, hurting, doubting – hold on. Don't walk away just because He doesn't meet your expectations. Stay close because His plan is always bigger … and His blessing always worth it. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.

  6. 5d ago

    Be Careful How You Listen

    We're surrounded by incessant noise. Your phone pings, the TV hums away in the background, notifications blink for your attention. One sound after another competing to be heard. Yet, strangely, the more we listen to everything … the less we truly hear anything. In 2007, a casually dressed musician set up in a busy Washington subway station and played a Bach concerto on his priceless Stradivarius violin. Thousands rushed past – late for work, lost in their phones – not realising that the performer was one of the world's greatest violinists, Joshua Bell. Only a handful stopped to listen. The beauty was there … they just didn't notice. That's exactly what Jesus was getting at when He said this: Mark 4:24 Think carefully about what you are hearing. God will know how much to give you by how much you understand now. But he will give you more than you deserve. Jesus had just told the parable of the sower – how the same seed produces nothing in one heart and abundance in another, depending on how it's received. The difference wasn't the message … it was the hearing. In a world of distractions, God still speaks – through His Word, His Spirit, and even the quiet nudges of conscience. And the easiest thing for us to do is to ignore Him, or at least downplay the life-saving, life-giving importance of what He's saying. So, before you rush to the next thing, pause. Lean in. Listen carefully. Because the measure of attention you give to God is the measure of life He'll pour back into you … more than you could ever deserve. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.

  7. 6d ago

    Grace Isn't a Free Pass

    Do you ever catch yourself thinking, "I know I shouldn't … but it's just this once"? Maybe it's a compromise you've justified, a harsh word you didn't bother to take back, or a step of obedience you keep putting off. Deep down, you know what's right – you just don't want to face it. Yesterday, we talked about God's unfailing faithfulness – that even when we fall, He never walks away. But that truth carries a dangerous temptation: to think that because grace covers us, obedience no longer matters. It's a bit like being pulled over for speeding. The officer lets you off with a warning, and for the next few days you drive carefully. But before long, the old habits creep back – until one day, you're back where you started, only this time the consequences hit harder. Grace ignored eventually becomes judgment earned. That's exactly what Jesus' brother James meant when he wrote this: James 4:17 If you fail to do what you know is right, you are sinning. James wasn't scolding unbelievers; he was warning believers – people who knew the mercy of the cross but were drifting back into pride, envy, and self-indulgence. Grace doesn't excuse sin; it exposes it so it can be healed. The cross cost Jesus everything. To keep living as though sin doesn't matter is to cheapen that sacrifice. So, if the Holy Spirit's been whispering about something you're ignoring – a habit, a grudge, a compromise – listen. Grace isn't God looking the other way. It's His hand pulling you back before you fall again. Because the One who forgives you … also calls you higher. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.

  8. Sep 30

    When We Fall, He Stands

    We don't like to admit it, but moral failure runs closer to home than we'd care to think. Whether it's a secret habit, a harsh word, or a moment of weakness – we've all disappointed God and ourselves. At which point shame whispers that maybe this time, we've gone too far. In the late 1980s, American televangelist Jimmy Swaggart's spectacular moral collapse shocked the world. His ministry crumbled overnight. Many wrote him off completely. But in the years that followed, through tears, repentance, and humility, Swaggart slowly rebuilt his life before God. The crowds never returned the same way – but grace did.  When you think about it, there's a real tension between our inevitable human failures and God's divine faithfulness. At what point have we gone too far? At what point have we fallen so far that God wouldn't bother to come and find us, to save us, to lift us up again? The Apostle Paul understood that tension all too well when he wrote these words to his protégé Timothy: 2 Timothy 2:13 If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful, because he cannot be false to himself. Let's get this straight: God's character doesn't wax and wane with our behaviour. He never excuses sin – but neither does He abandon the sinner who turns back to Him. His faithfulness is rooted in who He is, not in what we've done. That's why Jesus died for you! He paid the price … for you. So if you've fallen – if you've failed in some private way – don't run away from Him. Run toward Him. Because the God who called you still loves you, still waits for you, and still knows that His strength will rise again in your weakness. He hasn't walked away … and He never will. Because that's His Word. Fresh … for you … today.

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FRESH is a Daily Devotional taking you deeper into God's Word + closer to Jesus. Each devotion will have a powerful Scripture verse, together with some words of inspiration, hope and encouragement. It's all about helping you hear from God so that you can live in a rich, dynamic, powerful relationship with Jesus. God's Word. Fresh, for you, each day.

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  • Creator
    Berni Dymet
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Christianityworks
  • Show Website
    FRESH Official Podcast