Elton John's song "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" has become something of a prayer for me, after a day when I climbed into bed not doing what I wanted to. Life's too short to live this way!

Jude ends his letter with a famous benediction that many churches still use to close their services: "Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling… be glory and majesty, dominion and power…" Great words reminding us that when we stay worshipful, the rest falls into place.

Jude warned his people not live apart from the Spirit of God. Are you filled with the Spirit today, and living in His fullness and power?

Jude reminded his readers to show mercy to the doubters. While he was passionate about holiness, he was not "holier-than-thou"… he was kind to those who needed mercy. Are we?

Jude's letter is known as the "Acts of the Apostates". He was deeply concerned about his people being led astray by teachers who were not truly committed to God. A story from AM Hills reminds us of the call to stay faithful today.

Jude could've boasted about his connection to Jesus (they were half-brothers), but he called himself a servant of Jesus! Are we humble in our faith?

Kindness is difficult to give away, because it keeps coming back to you! The more you show, the more is shown to you. Let's be generous in our kindness, as God is with His. Thanks Derek for a great week of devos!

Billy Graham once said that we receive with our left hands and give with our right. Are we generous with our giving? Another story from Derek challenges us in this regard today.

It takes a conscious act of willing obedience for us to practise forgiveness. Derek shares a story about a little boy and ice cream to show this in today's devotion.

God love us just as we are, as he calls us to give our love away. Another story from Derek illustrates this today.

Derek Wilson joins me today to talk about generosity - and how the Christian life is a life of giving. Listen to his story about "Mr Twister" to kick off the week.

The risen Christ doesn’t leave us alone. He places us in family, so that we can lean on others and find the strength and help we need.

Paul didn't buy into a "ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ" prosperity gospel. He was determined to spread the news of Jesus 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 (and it eventually did). Let's remember that health and wealth must not be our main priorities - but spreading the news of Jesus must be top of our list.

Paul went 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒-𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒. He preached that even the most religious person has gained nothing 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. South Africa's Nelson Mandela has a similar story - going from a murderer to a messenger of love. 𝑨𝒏𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆.

Paul considered himself "𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠". But Jesus forgave him when he surrendered his life… If God could take Paul and make him a messenger of the gospel, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

Saul 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 when he encountered Jesus. Do we have the same sense of God's greatness and power? Let's not forget that the same gentle Jesus we love ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠.

Jesus predicted that Peter's death would bring God glory. We speak often about living for God's glory - but ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑑𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑦? May we all give God the glory - even in those very last few moments.

Peter didn't deserve a second chance - 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒐𝒏𝒆. He'll give you one too. And many more. Follow him today - for the first or thousandth time - 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘪𝘮!

When we say we love Jesus, 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤. If we aren't doing this, perhaps we haven't really loved him in the first place. 𝐿𝑒𝑡'𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑢𝑡 and tend to the people in our lives today.

Jesus didn't ask Peter if he believed in Him (after all, even the demons believe)… 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐦. Do you love 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 of the gift more than the gift itself?