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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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03:02

3 Things That Can Hold You Back from Loving Others

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2026/04/03

The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.1 Timothy 1:5“Love that issues from…” Where does love come from? How does love grow? How can you become a loving person, and not a divisive one, at work, in your home, and in the church?Love comes from a pure heartThe word pure means “undivided.” James says the “double-minded” man is “unstable in all his ways” (Jas. 1:8). Set your heart on things above (Col. 3:1). Ask God to give you a stronger

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03:12

Distinctive #1: Gospel Faith

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2026/04/02

The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.1 Timothy 1:5The first distinguishing mark of a gospel-centred church is gospel faith. We want to be about God our Saviour and Jesus Christ our hope—rooted in His truth, growing in His love. Nothing more, nothing less, nothing else.But some people will be distracted. “Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion” (1:6). It’s rare that anyone decides to abandon the

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02:37

What God Is Looking for in the Church

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2026/04/01

I am writing these things to you so that… you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.1 Timothy 3:14-15Here, Paul tells us what his letter is about. It has been given by God to tell us what He is looking for in the church—what we are to pursue, how we are to behave, and what we are to be about.People talk about what they are looking for in a church. But what is God looking for? It’s not for us to decide

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02:19

How Then Should We Live?

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2026/03/31

You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.1 Corinthians 6:19-20Knowing that you will one day be raised and given a resurrection body, how should you live in your present body?Recognise that you are wholly owned by Jesus Christ. Christ has the right to determine where you live and what you do. He bought you with His own blood, and over every area of your life Jesus Christ says, “Mine.” You are not your own. Your life is His to spend, and the great calling of

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02:53

Your Resurrection Body Will Be Powerful and Godly

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2026/03/30

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.Romans 6:5The resurrection body will be imperishable and glorious. How else will it be different from our present bodies?Your body will be powerful: “It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power” (1 Cor. 15:43).Donald Macleod says that the resurrection body is going to have more energy, more stamina, more athleticism, more speed, more coordination, and more durability than it

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02:53

Your Resurrection Body Will Be Imperishable and Glorious

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2026/03/29

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.1 Corinthians 15:51-52The transformation of the body you have now into the body you will have will be instantaneous. What do we know about this new resurrection body? There will be continuity, but also changes.Your body will be imperishable: “So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is

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02:28

Your Resurrection Body Will Be a Physical Body

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2026/03/28

Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.Philippians 3:20-21The human body is lowly. The human body, at its strongest, is still fragile. Even if you are really fit, and you get hit by a car, you will be in trouble. C. S. Lewis said, “When you are learning to ride they give you unimpressive horses. Only when you are ready for

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02:29

This Is the Crown Jewel of Christian Faith

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2026/03/27

We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved.Romans 8:22-24All religions have some belief in life after death. But the resurrection of the body is unique to Christianity. Only Christians have a risen Saviour. At the heart of our faith is the great

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02:31

The First False Teaching about Jesus

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2026/03/26

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.John 1:14God became a man in Christ Jesus. The body of Jesus was like ours. He grew in strength—from a baby, to a child, to a man—and He knew what it was like to be hungry, thirsty, and weary.The first heresy, the first false teaching that the early church had to contend with, was not the denial that Jesus was God, but the denial that He was man. In that culture, people got to thinking, How could God, who is pure spirit, possibly get mixed up with something

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02:17

What Sin Has Done to You

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2026/03/25

The LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.Genesis 2:7God made the body of Adam from the dust of the ground, and then He breathed the breath of life into this body. So, Adam was the union of a body and a soul. This is the reason that the Bible sometimes speaks about death as an “enemy,” because death is the undoing of our nature. It is the tearing apart of what God has joined together.If a mobile phone

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02:25

Two Things to Reconsider in the Light of Heaven

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2026/03/24

“It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.”Revelation 21:6In the light of what we have been learning about heaven, here are two things to reconsider:First, if you are holding back from full commitment to Jesus: However hard it is for you to come to Christ in repentance, however hard it is for you to look to Him in faith, however costly it may be for you to confess Jesus as Lord of your life,

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02:21

How Your Experiences of Joy in This Life Point to Heaven

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2026/03/23

I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.Revelation 21:2There will be no marriage in heaven (Matt. 22:30), but we will still be male and female, because that is how God created us and it was good. The gift of marriage was given to point to something greater that God has in store for all who love Him.Marriage, at its best, is a pointer to the joy that we will find in Jesus Christ and that Christ will find in His people in the

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03:04

Here Is the Tragedy of Sin

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2026/03/22

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.Revelation 21:8Precisely when God is telling us about the new heaven and new earth, He also tells us that He will separate all that is evil from His people and from His creation—the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters,

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03:15

You Will Not Spend Eternity Doing Any of These Things

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2026/03/21

“Neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”Revelation 21:4If these things are passing away, then your eternity in the new heaven and new earth will not be spent doing any of the following three things.1. You will not spend eternity grieving over your past sins and missed opportunities. We will never forget that we were sinners because we will always be finding joy in the Lamb who was slain, the Son of God who redeemed us by the shedding of

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03:17

These Three Things Will *Not* Be in Heaven

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2026/03/20

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”Revelation 21:4Notice what will be gone, subtracted, taken away in heaven. All these things—death, mourning, and pain—are passing away. You will not find or experience them in the new heaven and new earth. Let’s consider them one at a time.Death: Nobody in the new heaven and new earth will ever die. No one will grow old. No

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02:50

Do You Think Life in Heaven Will Be Less Than Your...

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2026/03/19

“Behold, I am making all things new.”Revelation 21:5Life in the new heaven and new earth will not be less than the life you have now. It will be more!The word “new” can be used in two ways. The first is to say, “I’m moving to a new house.” You are in a different place, and there is no continuity between your old house and your new house. The second is to renovate your house. It is an old house and everything in it needs to be redone. So, you do a total refurb, and when you are done you say,

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02:16

Do You Believe That Your Best Life Is Still in Front...

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2026/03/18

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.Revelation 21:1Satan’s master strategy is to have people think that what lies ahead will be far less than what we have now. He wants you to believe that your life would be less if it were in God’s hands.If you believe that the life you have now is better than the future life you could have in the presence of God, it will be like trying to hold onto sand as it slips through your fingers.People sometimes talk about “living your best life now.” But living your

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02:28

The Greatest Assurance You Can Have of Heaven

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2026/03/17

“Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory.”John 17:24Will we see our believing loved ones in heaven? Yes. But here’s the bigger question: Will Jesus see His believing loved ones in heaven? Yes!When Jesus was preparing to go to the cross, He prayed this prayer: “Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory” (17:24). In other words, Jesus was saying, “I want them with me, and I want them

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03:13

Will We Be Reunited with Loved Ones in Heaven?

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2026/03/16

Witness #6 – Paul and the Thessalonians: “What is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?” (1 Thess. 2:19).Witness #7 – The reunion of believing loved ones: “The Lord himself will descend from heaven… And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words”

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03:34

Will We Enjoy Relationships in Heaven?

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2026/03/15

Seven witnesses from the Bible point to our knowing one another in heaven, and here are our fourth and fifth witnesses.Witness #4—Moses and Elijah: “Behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him [Jesus]” (Matt. 17:3).When Moses and Elijah appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration, they did not have the resurrection body. Even now, Jesus Christ is the only One in the universe who has the resurrection body. Moses and Elijah are in heaven with the rest of the believers, eagerly

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