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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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02:34

What Will Happen If You Choose Not to Follow Jesus

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2025/12/26

“The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you.”John 12:35There is a profound sense in which these words of Jesus speak to us today. The light of Jesus comes to us through the Scriptures, and each of us has it for “a little while.” What will you do with the light you have received?Suppose that you and some friends decide to explore a cave. It is like a labyrinth. Every few yards there is a fork, and you have to decide, left, right, or

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03:07

Reason #6: Jesus Came into the World as Light

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2025/12/25

“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.”John 12:46The human story can be described in four eras. And in each of them, the light of Jesus shines in a different way.Moonlight“You search the Scriptures... and it is they that bear witness about me” (Jn. 5:39). In the Old Testament era, Jesus was there, but He was not seen directly, like the light of the sun reflected by the moon. The law shows us why we need Jesus. The sacrifices show what we

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03:01

What a More Abundant Life Could Look Like for You

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2025/12/24

“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”John 10:10What does a more abundant life look like? It is a life with:More peace. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you” (14:27). Jesus can give more peace than any of us has yet received.More love. “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (15:13). Jesus has more love to give than any of us has yet known.More joy. “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your

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03:09

What Does Jesus Mean By “Abundant” Life?

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2025/12/23

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”John 10:10Jesus came so that you may have life. If you are in Christ, you have it. Life is in Christ, and if Christ is in you, life is in you.But Jesus does not stop there. He adds these four marvellous words: “and have it abundantly.” What does this mean? It would be easy to say, “Jesus wants you to have a life of total fulfilment, health, wealth, and satisfaction. He came so that everything

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02:46

Are You Afraid That Jesus Might Be a Thief?

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2025/12/22

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life... ”John 10:10Picture your life as a house. You are sitting in your living room, and there is a knock on the door. You pull back the curtain to see who is outside.Jesus says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me” (Rev. 3:20).If you fear that Jesus may be a thief and that your life will be less if you let Him in, you

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02:44

Reason #5: Jesus Came into the World to Bring Life

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2025/12/21

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”John 10:10Notice that alongside Jesus, who has come into the world to bring life, there is also a thief who comes to steal. The thief takes away what was yours and leaves you with less than you had.The thief has also come to kill and destroy. Once you had faith and hope and joy, but your faith is now a flickering candle. Your hope has been crushed. Water has been poured on the flame of your

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02:46

Two Reasons to Celebrate the Coming of Jesus

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2025/12/20

“This is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.”John 6:39Someone might hear that Jesus has come into the world, and say, “So what? What difference is that to me?” Here are two reasons to rejoice:1. Rejoice in the goodness of GodSuppose that this world was ruled by some dark power who sought our destruction. Suppose that this enemy sent his son to get his will done. There would be no Christmas. How could we celebrate the

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03:17

How What God Wills Can Become Yours

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2025/12/19

“This is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life.”John 6:40Maybe you are not sure if what God wills is really for you. Let’s consider the words of Jesus together:“This is the will of my Father…”Some of us could be described as strong-willed. Once you get hold of something, you won’t let it go. How strong is the will of almighty God? When He determines to do something, nothing will stop Him.“Eternal Life”Jesus tells us here what God has

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02:45

How Jesus Gets the Will of God Done

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2025/12/18

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.”John 6:38How did Jesus get the will of God done? Here are two ways:Jesus came down from heavenNotice Jesus tells us that He came “down from heaven.” His life did not begin in the manger. Before He lay in the arms of Mary, He was at the right hand of God the Father in heaven.He says, “I have come down from heaven.” No prophet, no religious leader could ever say this. Heaven was and is His home. Why did He come

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03:14

Reason #4: Jesus Came into the World to Do the Will...

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2025/12/17

“I have come... not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. This is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.”John 6:38-39Here is another reason Jesus came into the world: to do the will of the Father. Jesus gives us an inside look at God’s will for every believer.1. All who come to the Son are gifts from God the FatherIf you are a believer in Jesus, you are a gift from God the Father to His Son. Here’s how you

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02:42

Three Different Ways People Respond to Jesus

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2025/12/16

I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.Luke 5:32Why doesn’t everyone respond positively to Jesus’ call to follow Him? Here are three different ways people respond:1. I am too good to need repentanceLet’s accept for a moment that you are living a good moral life. Are you sure that you have nothing to repent of? Does your conscience never trouble you? Have you loved God with all your heart and have you loved your neighbour as yourself?Stop kidding yourself! “All have sinned

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03:14

Three Surprising Things about Repentance

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2025/12/15

Levi made [Jesus] a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them.Luke 5:29What comes to mind when you hear the word repentance? Do you imagine humiliation, shame, and being hard on yourself?Here are three things about repentance that people often find surprising:1. Repentance brings joy, not regretIf repentance is being hard on yourself, why would Jesus say that there is joy in heaven whenever a sinner repents (Lk. 15:7)

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03:02

Following Jesus Means Leaving Your Old Life for...

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2025/12/14

Leaving everything, [Levi] rose and followed him.Luke 5:28This was an irreversible decision. Peter, Andrew, James, and John had a trade to return to, but the Romans would not have welcomed back a man who left his tax booth.Jesus called Levi to a completely different life—not to add believing in Jesus to his old way of life, but to leave his old life for something new. When you follow Jesus, here’s what you will have:A new identityThis man was known as a tax collector. Now he would be known as a

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02:42

What It Means to Follow Jesus Today

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2025/12/13

[Jesus] said to him, “Follow me.”Luke 5:27Notice that this command of Jesus is completely open-ended. “Follow me.” What will this mean for Levi? Jesus gives no specifics.When students are looking around universities, the admissions department will say, “Here’s our course. And here are all the marvellous facilities we have on campus. And here’s what we can offer by way of bursary or future career options.”If you are being recruited for a job, human resources will say, “Here is the mission of our

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03:06

Why Jesus Chose a Tax Collector to Be His Disciple

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2025/12/12

[Jesus] said to him, “Follow me.”Luke 5:27Why would Jesus choose a man like Matthew the tax collector to be a disciple? Wasn’t it obvious that a man like this, known for his collaboration and corruption, would be a liability?Luke tells us that the Pharisees “grumbled at his disciples, saying, ‘Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?’” (5:30).The disciples were probably asking the same question: “Jesus, why don’t you stick with fishermen? We may not have a fancy education like Levi,

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02:55

Reason #3: Jesus Came into the World to Call Sinners

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2025/12/11

“I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”Luke 5:32Luke records the story of Levi, who became one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. His is a remarkable story. We are told that Jesus “went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth” (5:27).The fact that Levi was a tax collector tells us two things about him. The first is that he was brilliant. He was likely an educated man who spoke three languages—Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. He would have been a skilled

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03:19

Have You Counted the Cost of Not Following Jesus?

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2025/12/10

Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.Matthew 10:37–38Jesus is speaking here about a family member who puts pressure on you to stop following Jesus. Will you listen to Jesus who says, “Follow Me”? Or to a loved one who says, “Give Him up”?Jesus tells us how to make this decision. We must count the cost, and there are two sides to this

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03:05

Reason #2: Jesus Came into the World to Bring a Sword

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2025/12/09

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.”Matthew 10:34Jesus never endorsed or promoted violence. The gospel can never advance by violence or conquest. So, what did Jesus mean when He said that He came to bring a sword? The meaning of any passage of Scripture will often become clearer when we look at the context.What went beforeJesus said to His disciples, “Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their

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02:57

One Day There Will Be Peace

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2025/12/08

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.Isaiah 2:4Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace” (Mat. 10:34), but these words are really good news. Here’s why: God has promised that one day, there will be peace. Crime and violence will cease. A world of wars will give way to a world of love.When will that day come? “He shall judge between the nations, and

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02:40

Jesus Did Not Come into the World to Bring Peace

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2025/12/07

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.”Matthew 10:34Jesus, the master teacher, again anticipates a misunderstanding. “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth.” It would be entirely natural for those who believe in Jesus to think that was why He came.God had promised a day when a Messiah would come, a child would be born, a son would be given. The government would be on His shoulders, and His name would be “Wonderful

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