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Open the Bible UK Daily

3 minute daily Bible reflections from Open the Bible UK, authored by Colin Smith, read by Sue McLeish.

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02:22

Experience God’s Love (in the Bible)

Open the Bible UK Daily ·

2026/01/15

The Son of God… loved me and gave himself for me.Galatians 2:20Some time ago, a pastor from England went to India to deliver a series of evangelistic messages. When he arrived, there were posters hanging all over town advertising the evening meetings at which he would be speaking.The posters were supposed to read: “The visiting pastor from England will bring the evening messages.” But instead, there was a typo, and the posters actually said: “The visiting pastor from England will bring the evening

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02:30

Experience God’s Love (in the Lord’s Supper)

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2026/01/14

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.1 John 4:10One way to work God’s love into your mind is through the Lord’s Supper. At the very centre of Christian worship, God has given us this exercise to keep us in spiritual shape.We come to a table where we receive bread and wine. They direct our attention to the cross, where Christ’s body was broken, and His blood was shed for you.God uses the supper to tell us that He loves

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02:55

Workout #3: Keep Yourself in God’s Love

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2026/01/13

Keep yourselves in the love of God...Jude 21The Bible talks about the love of God in a number of ways:1. Providential love is God’s kindness to His enemies as well as His friends. God’s enemies will come under His judgement, but right now they receive good gifts from His hand. Why do good things happen to bad people? Answer: God’s providential love.2. Saving love is God reaching out to us: “God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have

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02:29

Pray the Lord’s Prayer

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2026/01/12

[Pray] in the Holy Spirit…Jude 20Another way to pray in the Spirit is by using the Lord’s Prayer (Mat. 6:9-13). Martin Luther structured his entire prayer life around the Lord’s Prayer:1. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. (6:9)Luther prayed that God would be honoured in his own life, and in the church, and in the nation where he lived.2. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (6:10)He prayed for the advancement of God’s kingdom, and he prayed for what is true,

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02:33

Pray with an Open Bible

Open the Bible UK Daily ·

2026/01/11

[Pray] in the Holy Spirit…Jude 20The Bible contains some marvellous prayers that were breathed out by the Spirit of God. You will find many of them in the book of Psalms.The whole Bible was written as men were carried along by the Holy Spirit, and as you fill your mind with God’s Word, you will begin to think God’s thoughts after Him.If you learn to form your prayers from the Bible, you will be praying in a way that reflects the heart and mind of God. You might like to begin with the Psalms:Blessed

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02:33

Pray with Confidence

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2026/01/10

We do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.Romans 8:26Imagine a teenage computer geek writing software in his basement: “How can I get this in the hands of the people at Microsoft?” He doesn’t know anyone there, and he has no idea how to introduce his ideas to them. Who knows how many requests they receive in a day.One day there’s a knock at the door, and a man in his late sixties, with grey hair and glasses is standing

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02:31

Pray in the Name of Jesus

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2026/01/09

[Pray] in the Holy Spirit...Jude 20Once you’ve grasped that there’s one God, and that He’s not whoever you want Him to be, the next question is “How do you come to Him?” That depends on what you want to receive.The Bible uses the picture of a throne to help us understand. There is one God, but more than one throne. That’s easy for us to understand in the United Kingdom. There is one king in Britain, but he has several thrones, and each throne relates to a different function.Likewise, there is one

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02:38

Workout #2: Pray in the Holy Spirit

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2026/01/08

[Pray] in the Holy Spirit…Jude 20Imagine meeting with your minister at church. The minister places a number of envelopes in front of you and says, “We can talk about anything you want. But here are some envelopes with questions written on them. Go ahead and pick one.”The topics range from faith to spiritual growth to fellowship, but you choose the envelope on prayer. The question on the envelope reads: “How would you describe your prayer life?” and inside there are a number of cards with various

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02:24

Grow Your Faith (by Feeding It)

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2026/01/07

[Look] to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith...Hebrews 12:2Faith grows by looking at Jesus. Faith becomes strong as you fill your mind and soul with how trustworthy He is.Imagine yourself as a younger child, attending a professional sporting event with your family. Your parents get tickets about twenty-five rows from the game. The people are packed in like sardines, and they’re standing in front of you, so you find it very difficult to see.You eventually find a solution. Instead of

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02:29

Grow Your Faith (by Exercising It)

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2026/01/06

[Build] yourselves up in your most holy faith…Jude 20Faith is like a muscle. It grows strong when it is used. If you want to develop a particular muscle, you pull or push against a weight. Faith grows when it has to push against a great burden.That’s what happens when God allows trials in your life. You lose your job, a relationship ends, or the bottom line of your business is the wrong colour, and suddenly you’re in the gym. This is the moment. God is handing you the weights.When God allows you to

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02:44

Grow Your Faith (by Affirming It)

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2026/01/05

[Build] yourselves up in your most holy faith…Jude 20Jude is talking about the same faith here that he mentions in verse 3: “The faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” You can build up your faith by affirming what you believe. That’s why Christians throughout the centuries have recited creeds in their worship: “I believe in God the Father, maker of heaven and earth…”C.H. Spurgeon preached to vast crowds in London over a hundred years ago. When the time came for him to enter the

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02:44

Grow Your Faith (by Thanking God for It)

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2026/01/04

[Build] yourselves up in your most holy faith...Jude 20There will be times when you seem to be making little progress, and you wonder, “What’s wrong with me? Am I a Christian at all?” Jude says, “You need to build up your faith.” How do you do that?Satan loves to point out how puny, pathetic, and embarrassingly small your faith is. You should counter by recognising that the faith you have—however small—is a miracle, a gift from God, and by giving thanks for it.When you begin to thank God for what

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02:35

Workout #1: Build Yourself Up in the Faith

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2026/01/03

I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith...Jude 3Evangelicals often emphasise spiritual life and the importance of the new birth. We rejoice when people give testimonies of how they came to faith in Christ. But spiritual life is no guarantee of spiritual health. You may be spiritually alive, but are you spiritually fit?We know what it’s like to be out of shape physically. What does it look like when we’re out of shape spiritually? Here are some symptoms:Loss of vigour

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02:27

Keeping Yourself in Spiritual Shape

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2026/01/02

But you, beloved, [build] yourselves up in your most holy faith...Jude 20Jude’s message is very simple: Keep yourself in spiritual shape. It is also very practical, because Jude breaks this down into seven workouts for a healthy Christian life.You may be committed to some kind of fitness programme. You may work out with a coach or a personal trainer who gives you an exercise routine to help you get in shape.A good exercise routine will get you working on different muscle groups: “This one is for

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02:30

Are You Settling or Contending?

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2026/01/01

Certain people have crept in unnoticed... who pervert the grace of our God...Jude 4The book of Jude was written to a group of believers who were discouraged because of a growing number of church leaders who were marked by moral compromise and doctrinal error. Jude describes the quality of leadership (verse 12) in many churches:Shepherds who feed only themselves. These pastors were trusted to care for God’s flock, but they were more interested in their careers.Clouds without rain. These leaders

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02:38

Whose Voice Are You Listening to?

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2025/12/31

“Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”John 18:37Pilate had so many voices ringing in his ears. He had the voice of his wife, who said to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today in a dream” (Mat. 27:19).Much louder were the voices of the chief priests who had handed Jesus over to him. Pilate also had the voice of his own conscience. Three times he declared that Jesus was innocent (Jn. 18:38; 19:4, 6).And then there was the voice of

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03:06

What Is Truth?

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2025/12/30

Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews.John 18:38Some suggest that this was a genuine question, but Pilate didn’t wait for an answer. It seems that he spoke these words as an exit line. Pilate asked, “What is truth?” And he said this as a judge charged with bringing justice.Imagine yourself standing in a court of law on false charges, and your only hope is that the judge will uncover the truth.The judge asks if you have anything to say. You

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02:57

Do You Long for the Truth?

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2025/12/29

“I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”John 18:37Jesus tells us here that there is a realm where all truth is known. It is not in this world. Jesus came into the world to “bear witness to the truth.”The Bible tells us that in this world, we know “in part” (1 Cor. 13:12). That is why we often feel that we are only getting part of the story. Where on earth is the truth fully known?Jesus tells us here that there is a place where truth

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02:54

Reason #7: Jesus Came into the World to Bear Witness...

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2025/12/28

“For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth.”John 18:37This is the last statement of Jesus about why He came into the world. The chief priests have brought Jesus to Pilate’s house, and Pilate has to make a decision about Him.The religious leaders “began to accuse him, saying, ‘We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king’” (Lk. 23:2). So Pilate’s first

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02:32

What Will Happen If You Choose to Follow Jesus

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2025/12/27

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”John 8:12If you follow Jesus, you will never be in total darkness.He may lead you through some dark places. One day, He will lead you through the darkest valley, the valley of the shadow of death. But even there, He will walk with you.His light will shine in the darkness, and the darkness will not overcome it. Follow Jesus, and you will be able to say with David, “The LORD is my light and my

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