Coronavirus Lockdown
During this period of self-isolation, you may wonder how you will cope? No fellowship, no meetings, reduced spiritual food whether for comfort, education or exhortation. What can you do? It can be lonely on your own and you may long for the company and encouragement of others.
We have collected a few links which you can access:
Uplook Ministries: http://uplook.tv/
Denver Gospel Hall: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn42Oz2OY9rXJCgYoadEDjA
Seek the Truth: www.seekthetruth.org.uk
Craig Munro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRJE6BSE_X013k_yYOCacdA
You can also access these videos plus a whole lot of other helps such as Bible Reading Plans and recorded ministry by downloading the Precious Seed App which is available in both the Android and Apple Stores - follow the links below.
If you are a believer, our prayer is that you will stay safe and be built up in your most holy faith at this difficult time. If you are not a believer, please take the situation seriously and realize that God may be speaking to you through these circumstances.
NB. Please note that we (Precious Seed) do not necessarily agree with everything that is said or believed by the speakers but we are happy to bring these links to you as we are sure that you will find some benefit and blessing from them.
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Daily Thought for: 29th May
ASA (1)
2 Chronicles 14. 1-15
The three chapters in 2 Chronicles which describe the life of Asa each
cover a particular period of his reign. The first ten years are covered
in chapter 14, the next twenty-five years in chapter 15, and the final
six years in chapter 16.
The first ten years of his reign were peaceful, ‘In his days the land was
quiet ten years . . . the kingdom was quiet before him . . . the land had rest
. . . the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on
every side’, vv. 1, 5-7. We do not have to look far for the reason, ‘Asa
did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: for
he took away the altars of the strange gods . . . and commanded Judah to
seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment’,
vv. 2-4. Because idolatry had been suppressed, and God had been given His
proper place in national life, He gave His people the conditions necessary
to strengthen and build the kingdom. The lesson is very clear—if we are
to build strong and effective lives for God, we must make sure from the
beginning that He has first place. Anything, or anyone, that displaces
Christ in our lives, is an idol.
Ten years of peace ended with invasion by Ethiopia under Zerah. The invaders
were a million strong, outnumbering the army of Judah by almost two to
one. Faced by such an immense army, Asa’s faith in God remained steadfast.
He did not seek help from other sources. His words are worthy of quotation:
‘Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them
that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in
thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not
man prevail against thee’, v. 11.
Asa was consistent in peace and war; he trusted God in both. The Christian
has to face unseen powers of darkness, but we do have the assurance that
‘greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world’, 1 John 4.
4. The Lord Jesus is superior to any enemy that may confront us. But it
is very important to notice Asa’s governing statement; ‘Thou art our God’.
We cannot expect to experience the power and presence of the Lord Jesus
in our lives unless we are prepared to say with Thomas, ‘My Lord and my
God’, John 20. 28.
Daily Thought for: 29th May
ASA (1)
2 Chronicles 14. 1-15
The three chapters in 2 Chronicles which describe the life of Asa each
cover a particular period of his reign. The first ten years are covered
in chapter 14, the next twenty-five years in chapter 15, and the final
six years in chapter 16.
The first ten years of his reign were peaceful, ‘In his days the land was
quiet ten years . . . the kingdom was quiet before him . . . the land had rest
. . . the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on
every side’, vv. 1, 5-7. We do not have to look far for the reason, ‘Asa
did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: for
he took away the altars of the strange gods . . . and commanded Judah to
seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment’,
vv. 2-4. Because idolatry had been suppressed, and God had been given His
proper place in national life, He gave His people the conditions necessary
to strengthen and build the kingdom. The lesson is very clear—if we are
to build strong and effective lives for God, we must make sure from the
beginning that He has first place. Anything, or anyone, that displaces
Christ in our lives, is an idol.
Ten years of peace ended with invasion by Ethiopia under Zerah. The invaders
were a million strong, outnumbering the army of Judah by almost two to
one. Faced by such an immense army, Asa’s faith in God remained steadfast.
He did not seek help from other sources. His words are worthy of quotation:
‘Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them
that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in
thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not
man prevail against thee’, v. 11.
Asa was consistent in peace and war; he trusted God in both. The Christian
has to face unseen powers of darkness, but we do have the assurance that
‘greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world’, 1 John 4.
4. The Lord Jesus is superior to any enemy that may confront us. But it
is very important to notice Asa’s governing statement; ‘Thou art our God’.
We cannot expect to experience the power and presence of the Lord Jesus
in our lives unless we are prepared to say with Thomas, ‘My Lord and my
God’, John 20. 28.
Daily Thought for: 29th May
ASA (1)
2 Chronicles 14. 1-15
The three chapters in 2 Chronicles which describe the life of Asa each
cover a particular period of his reign. The first ten years are covered
in chapter 14, the next twenty-five years in chapter 15, and the final
six years in chapter 16.
The first ten years of his reign were peaceful, ‘In his days the land was
quiet ten years . . . the kingdom was quiet before him . . . the land had rest
. . . the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on
every side’, vv. 1, 5-7. We do not have to look far for the reason, ‘Asa
did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: for
he took away the altars of the strange gods . . . and commanded Judah to
seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment’,
vv. 2-4. Because idolatry had been suppressed, and God had been given His
proper place in national life, He gave His people the conditions necessary
to strengthen and build the kingdom. The lesson is very clear—if we are
to build strong and effective lives for God, we must make sure from the
beginning that He has first place. Anything, or anyone, that displaces
Christ in our lives, is an idol.
Ten years of peace ended with invasion by Ethiopia under Zerah. The invaders
were a million strong, outnumbering the army of Judah by almost two to
one. Faced by such an immense army, Asa’s faith in God remained steadfast.
He did not seek help from other sources. His words are worthy of quotation:
‘Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them
that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in
thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not
man prevail against thee’, v. 11.
Asa was consistent in peace and war; he trusted God in both. The Christian
has to face unseen powers of darkness, but we do have the assurance that
‘greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world’, 1 John 4.
4. The Lord Jesus is superior to any enemy that may confront us. But it
is very important to notice Asa’s governing statement; ‘Thou art our God’.
We cannot expect to experience the power and presence of the Lord Jesus
in our lives unless we are prepared to say with Thomas, ‘My Lord and my
God’, John 20. 28.
