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Daily Picture

Stephanie Hawkins

On Monday through to Saturday, I link an image to a theme in the Bible, with a podcast lasting about 10 minutes, which I hope brings hope and strength to anyone listening.

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00:10:00

The tail of a disappearing animal

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2025/11/06

Today I saw the tail of an animal, being the last of its passing form. I believe that this is a sombre reminder that during our time on earth we have the opportunity to use our soul (mind, emotion and will) to choose to connect to God forever. Let's not let this opportunity of securing eternal life pass us by, especially as none of us knows when our time on earth is up. "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me, yet

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00:06:58

A rooster crowing

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2025/11/04

Today I saw a picture of a rooster crowing, reminding me of Peter assuring Jesus that he would always be by his side supporting Him. Jesus warned him that he would deny him three times before the rooster crowed that very night/dawn. This is, significantly, mentioned in all 4 gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. After Jesus's arrest, out of fear, Peter did indeed deny knowing Jesus, for which he wept bitterly as soon as he heard the rooster crow and realised Jesus had been right. As He did

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00:06:23

Our soul thirsts for God

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2025/11/03

Today I feel it is a sequel to Saturday's message of our physical brain being separate from our soul (representing our mind, emotions and will) and our spirit (which we can choose with our soul to be directly connected to God into eternity.) Our soul thirsts to drink the living waters that Jesus said only He can provide (see John 4) and King David described this so eloquently in Psalm 42:1 "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God". What I remind ourselves time and

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00:10:01

A brain

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2025/11/01

Today I saw an image of a brain, prompting me to reflect on the division of our body, soul and spirit. Sometimes the words "spirit", "soul" (and "heart ") are used interchangeably but, essentially, our spirit is what connects to God's Holy Spirit in purity and goes on into eternity even when our time on earth is over. Our soul is our Mind, Emotions and Will which we can align with God or not. I have known people who love God dearly but their brains stopped functioning lucidly because of dementia,

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00:09:52

Forever is composed of nows

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2025/10/31

Today is an extension to yesterday's message of waiting on, and obeying the Lord's Will to satisfy us and give us pleasure, rather than us focussing on instant gratification regardless of God. I heard a punchline in a movie last night of "Forever is composed of nows". In a way, that tallies with that same message of remaining constantly in God's Will, second by second, now by now so to speak; in God's Kingdom, where we follow Him constantly, we are lead towards eternal life. "For the wages of sin is

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00:09:01

You can have it now

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2025/10/30

I saw an advertisement along the lines of "If you want it now you can have it now!" This is the psychology of the present time to expect to receive what we want immediately. In my childhood days we would often have to wait a week before we could see the sequel to an exciting show we were watching. Nowadays, we have the other extreme of being able to binge watch. This desire to be instantly gratified is taken advantage of by special offers to the consumers, air fares increasing as soon as we

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00:07:38

The little foxes which spoil the vineyards

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2025/10/30

Today I am reminded of the verse in the Old Testament's Song of Soloman 2:15 "Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom". This is warning us that what is precious in our lives can be slowly and subtly destroyed by seemingly insignificant, but consistently effective, destroyers of what we are developing such as of relationships, a job, a project etc. With this analogy we can think of big foxes overtly eating the grapes which are the fruit of

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00:06:47

The Good News

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2025/10/28

In the last 24 hours I "happened" to have heard the Gospel (that is, good news) a couple of times, reminding me as to how amazingly wonderful the news is. Contrary to other religious beliefs in which we aspire to get to God by improving ourselves, Christians rejoice in God coming down to all humanity in the person of Jesus Christ. "For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me" (John 6:38). God's will is to save us and take away the sin that hinders us from

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00:05:51

God is all around us in nature and in moments of Love

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2025/10/27

Yesterday and today I have been meditating on the words describing God in Acts 17:27b-28a "He is not far from any one of us. For in Him we live and move and have our being ...". God is near us in the beautiful nature around us and in those times of love we experience because God is love, as disciple John reminds us in his gospel chapter 4 verse 8 and in his letter chapter 4 verse 16. John was able to declare that Jesus loved Him because he knew that Jesus is Love so to Love is His constant

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00:08:49

Four unused table legs

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2025/10/25

Today I saw 4 upright table legs but no table top. This has caused me to reflect on us feeling prepared for a purpose but not feeling fulfilled. If we know God, we can ask Him what He has yet for us to do. However, if we do not know God, then we are at a loss as to how to fill that empty space and yearning in our heart. If only we could all realise that being prepared for a purpose, such as with 4 unused legs of a table, but not fulfilling that purpose, leaves us unsatisfied, and that it is God who

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00:06:56

Our perfect example

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2025/10/22

Today's is an extension to yesterday's message whereby we know that spending time with God who is Love, translates into us becoming increasingly loving (1 John 4:8). 1 John 4 continues in verse 9 to say, "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him". This reminds us that Jesus in perfect unity with God gave us the perfect example when he lived on this earth as a human, of how we are to love God with all our heart, soul and

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00:08:48

Spend time with Love

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2025/10/21

I have been reminded today that it is sometimes easier and seems justifiable to lovingly put other people first, before spending time with God. Concisely put, I could say we are doing for God before being with Him. However, actually, Jesus is recounted as telling His disciples that our first commandment is to love God with all our heart, soul and mind. The second commandment is to love our neighbour as thyself.(See Matthew 22:37-39) So, yes, we are indeed to "do" love for God but first we are to

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00:11:01

Faithful giving

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2025/10/20

God does not give up on His abundant giving. If we experience His free giving to us, do we represent God in our giving? "..Freely you have received; freely give" (Matthew 19:8b). Giving can take many forms - small or large; regular or a one off; of time, possessions or finances etc. but it is for the benefit of the receiver and not, conversely, for the giver to feel good. Each time we receive from God are we freshly grateful, able to declare, "...Great is your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22)? Or

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00:09:33

The unchanging horizon

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2025/10/18

Today I could see a still vast ocean with the straight line of the horizon in the background. Consider that even if we can't see the horizon, it remains in existence. Also, as we are fully aware, the ocean is not always calm and is certainly never so in its entirety. This is a good analogy - with the horizon representing God's promises, His Word, which He never retracts. In the context of the whole ocean it is always there in its vastness, as with our lives, but it is not always calm. God

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00:07:42

The Power of Prayer

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2025/10/17

Today I am thinking on the power of prayer. Yesterday I told a friend who is battling against some tough bureacracy in her life, that I am praying for her. She declared that she needed far more help than prayer and that she needs a miracle. Not much later she heard that her case has been taken up to a higher level for sorting out. Was that the power of prayer or simply good fortune? You can so see how what seems to be just words - "I will pray for you" - and just coincidental good fortune, is not

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00:09:03

Rock strata

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2025/10/16

Today I saw rock strata which, when studied, give an indication of the history of the land, events that have occurred which have caused the varied rock formations. Also, through our human experiences, we build up metaphorically rocky layers which serve as defence mechanisms etc. When we receive Jesus, and His Holy Spirit comes to reside in us at our invitation, He breaks down our barriers to our inner self and the destiny God has for us. We could so easily not be following God's path for us if we

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00:05:31

God does not have a magic wand

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2025/10/16

Today I saw a magic wand in my mind's eye. In fairy tales, whoever wields a wand has power over another to bestow good or bad gifts. God is not like that. He is giving us the choice to come to Him, to be with Him, for Him to bestow the good gifts that He has for us. Jesus told His disciple Philip, "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9), having previously said that He had come to give abundant life (see John 10:10). Jesus is in the image of God, the bestower of abundant life

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00:06:30

A tesselated life

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2025/10/15

Today I saw hexagons forming a tessellation, a repeated unbroken pattern, which reminded me of people I have met in my life who never expect their lives to diverge from routine boredom, negative expectations etc. As such, they do nothing to break their expections. However, God actually has unique plans which are perfectly suited for each and every one of us. He equips us and enables us to manage what it is He has in store for us. Are we interested in pursuing His plans for us or shall we maintain

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00:09:11

Anchored but free

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2025/10/14

Today I am reflecting on actual hinges and brackets which have been supplied with a shelving unit I have assembled, in order to secure it to a wall, in case someone climbs the unit or, I guess, there is an earthquake to knock it down. It is already well weighted down by books and really it does not need to be mounted on the wall. As a result, it will be much easier to move in the future if necessary. Where is this leading me? Well, Iu believe, firstly, it is a good reminder to be well grounded in

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00:10:22

Awesome God appears in the ordinary

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2025/10/13

Today I continue to think of the message that seems to have been ringing in my mind recently of not just expecting to see God in the spectacular etc. Expect God in the ordinary, maybe even in the boring. Humble yourself to expect Him at any time and in fact at all times. Be waiting for Him with excited anticipation. Naaman, Commander of the army of the king of Aram, a land which now takes up most of Syria, had wealth and status but was inflicted by incurable leprosy. He went to Prophet Elisha in

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