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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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02:25

One of Your Enemy’s Main Strategies to Make You Lose...

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2025/09/27

The accuser of our brothers...Revelation 12:10Satan is sometimes referred to as the accuser of Christian brothers and sisters. The reason for this is that he works against you, Christian, by bringing to mind your sins and failures in an attempt to make you lose heart.Satan only uses this strategy with believers. Why doesn’t he use this strategy with nonbelievers? Because it would be counterproductive and completely against his interests to do so. As long as people are unaware of their own sin, they

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02:20

How You Know God Is at Work in Your Life

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2025/09/26

He will convict the world concerning sin.John 16:8You might expect that people who are far from God would have a much greater awareness of their own sin, but exactly the opposite is true. It is actually those who are pursuing a godly life who have a heightened awareness of their own sin.The reason for this is that the first work of the Holy Spirit is to convict us of sin. He comes into our lives like a great light. Dirt shows up when the light is turned on. If you go into a dark theatre, it’s hard

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02:55

How Jesus Sees You

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2025/09/25

If anyone is in Christ...2 Corinthians 5:17If you judge yourself according to the flesh, you’ll always be looking down on others because you see yourself as having more going for you than they do, or you will always be losing heart, because others have more gifts, talents, advantages, and opportunities than you.Here’s the good news: Jesus Christ does not regard you according to the flesh. Jesus said to the Pharisees, “You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one” (John 8:15). We know from other

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02:42

Jesus Changes How We See Ourselves

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2025/09/24

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.2 Corinthians 5:17If you are in Christ, you are a new creation. This is true of every Christian. Being a new creation means that there is more to you than who you are according to the flesh. You have been reconciled to God. You have been adopted into His family. You have an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade. And the Holy Spirit lives in you.Your little life has been caught up into the eternal purpose of God! When you are tempted to

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02:42

Jesus Changes How We See Others

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2025/09/23

From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh.2 Corinthians 5:16The things that make us different according to the flesh, are overwhelmed by the new life that we share in the body of Christ.In the flesh, we lived for ourselves, and our death would mean passing into condemnation. But Jesus died to change all that. Who we are in the flesh died with Him, through His atoning death on the cross. Who we are in Christ is born from Him, through His resurrection life.For as many of you as

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02:49

Why People Sometimes Dismiss Jesus

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2025/09/22

Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.2 Corinthians 5:16Paul is saying, “I thought of Jesus as a man born into a poor Jewish family, raised in an obscure village, a carpenter who hung out with some embarrassing friends and died early in life.” And in the Gospels, many people dismissed Jesus because they regarded him according to the flesh:In Matthew 13, when Jesus came to his hometown of Nazareth they said, “Is not this the carpenter’s son?” And

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03:02

Five More Factors That Distinguish Us from One Another

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2025/09/21

We regard no one according to the flesh.2 Corinthians 5:16Here are five more things that often shape our first impressions of others:6. Gender: God has made us male and female and this has given rise to many of the cultural debates of our time. How do we deal with the things that make us different?7. Work: What is your work? Manual labour? Business? Education? Healthcare? Science? Family? Understanding a person’s work can give you insight into his or her experience of life.8. Home: People’s

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03:07

Five Factors That Distinguish Us from One Another

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2025/09/20

We regard no one according to the flesh.2 Corinthians 5:16What does it mean to regard someone “according to the flesh”? It is to form an impression about people from the most obvious things about them. Here are five things that can easily shape our first impression of others:1. Appearance: You might say, “Mrs. Jones is the tall lady with the dark curly hair and the green coat!” That’s a description of her appearance. You are a certain height and weight. All of us have thoughts about our own

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02:51

Why Jesus’ Death Means Hope for You

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2025/09/19

One has died for all.2 Corinthians 5:14Jesus “died for all,” so there is hope for you. Because everything God has done in Jesus Christ on the cross to change your life and death can be yours today — no exclusions. No one is beyond the bounds of the grace that God has poured out in Jesus. If Jesus “died for all,” then there’s love in the heart of Jesus for all. He can fill you and change you with this love. Notice Paul says, “He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves

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03:31

Being Moral and Religious Will Not Free You from This

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2025/09/18

Behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honour your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” The young man said to him, “All

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03:27

Why Living for Yourself Won’t Make You Happier

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2025/09/17

The love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.2 Corinthians 5:14-15One of the barriers that holds many people back from knowing, and being controlled by, the love of Christ is the idea that true happiness can only be found if we are free to live for ourselves.Living for self is the default life of every

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03:21

What It Would Be Like to Die with Christ

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2025/09/16

Be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.Hebrews 12:28-29The book of Hebrews was written to people who believed in and trusted Jesus Christ. It tells us what is true of us when we are in Christ. In chapter 12, the writer recalls the scene from Exodus 19, the giving of the Ten Commandments, and he says:You have not come to... a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest

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03:14

What It Would Be Like to Die without Christ

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2025/09/15

The love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this...2 Corinthians 5:14Now Paul is going to give us one conclusion, and when your mind believes this, the love of Christ will control your heart. Here it is: “One has died for all, therefore all have died” (5:14).To understand this, it is important to remember that death can be one of two things: a passing into condemnation, or an entrance into celebration.Passing into condemnation is pictured for us in the story of how God came down to

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03:38

Whatever Grips Your Mind Controls Your Heart

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2025/09/14

The love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded...2 Corinthians 5:14Would you like to experience more of Jesus’ love? Here are some common Christian approaches: If I want to have a deeper experience of Jesus’ love...I need to rededicate my life to Christ.I need to be more disciplined in my Bible reading.I need to get more serious about prayer.These are all good things, but notice Paul is not telling us to do anything. He is telling us where a deeper experience of Jesus’ love is found: “the

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03:12

Five Words to Describe Your Experience of Jesus’ Love

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2025/09/13

The love of Christ controls us.2 Corinthians 5:14What does the apostle Paul mean when he says that Christians are controlled by the love of Christ? Here are some words (in order) that describe how we might experience the love of Christ. Each one is deeper, richer, and fuller than the ones before it.1. Hear: Many of us have heard about the love of Jesus. Maybe you’ve heard that Christ loves you since you were very young.2. Believe: Do you believe that Jesus loves you? Maybe you can even remember when

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03:11

Ten Opportunities That Are Only Possible During Your...

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2025/09/12

Whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.2 Corinthians 5:9We will glorify Christ forever in heaven, and our great purpose in life is to get started now. Here are ten things you can only do during your short time in this life:All the praying you will ever do is the praying you do now.All the believing you will ever do is the believing you do now. You won’t need it when faith has been turned to sight.All the courage you will ever show is the courage you show in this world

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03:04

Are You Living Your Christian Life with This in Mind?

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2025/09/11

“Your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”Matthew 6:4, 6, 18Jesus said these words three times—in reference to our giving, our prayers, and our fasting. He spoke very clearly about the rewards of faithful service.In the parable of the talents, Jesus told a story about a man who entrusted his property to servants. To the servants who were faithful, he said, “You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much” (Mat. 25:21, 23).Imagine a construction site with houses going up, and

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02:27

Why Christians Sometimes Feel Their Christian Life...

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2025/09/10

Each of us will give an account of himself to God.Romans 14:12Imagine a university student named John, eating in the cafeteria. He hears about a new course that all first years are required to take: “It sounds like a lot of work!”“Don’t worry,” says Bill, a second year student, “It’s one of those non-examinable courses. It doesn’t count toward your degree. Just sign in occasionally to show you were there.”So, John goes to class the first day and begins taking notes, but something inside him says,

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02:45

Why Christians Sometimes Lack Confidence about the...

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2025/09/09

There is... now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.Romans 8:1Every person, including every Christian, will stand before the judgement seat of Christ. But what can we expect to happen when that day actually comes? Some Christians lack confidence at this point, because they lack clarity about their own position.But the apostle Paul does not mince words. He is very clear about the position of believers on the day of judgement: “Everyone who believes in [Christ] will not be put to shame”

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03:05

Three Things Christians Need to Know about the Judgement

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2025/09/08

We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.2 Corinthians 5:10The Christian has one life in two parts, and each part has an opportunity and a challenge.It’s easy to see the challenges we have now: You are living in the tent, and you walk by faith, not by sight. And it’s easy to see the opportunities we’ll have then: You will be with Christ and see the King in His beauty, and faith will be

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