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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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02:47

Promise #1: Jesus Is Willing to Give You Rest

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2025/11/02

“Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28Notice that there is something for you to do: “Come to me.” Either you will do this, or you won’t, and Jesus says your experience depends on this.Jesus doesn’t say, “Practise spiritual disciplines.” He was speaking to the most religious people in the world whose faith had become a burden. They were doing their best to live godly lives, but they felt crushed by their own attempts at pleasing God.Is that you? Are

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02:51

Rock-Solid Promises

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2025/11/01

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises.2 Peter 1:3-4For the next four weeks, we are going to look at what Jesus Christ is willing to do for us. Seven times in the Bible, Jesus specifically said He will do something for us. I will give you rest. I will never cast you out. I will make you fishers of men. I will

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03:05

Assurance Grows When You Know What Jesus Will Do

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2025/10/31

Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.1 John 3:2Notice that John uses the word “know.” He’s talking about assurance. So what do we know?We know that we will see Christ“We know that when he appears… we shall see him as he is” (3:2). The Christian life is a life of faith. We love, trust, and follow a person we have never seen. But it will not always be so. Jesus said, “I

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02:44

Don’t Forget that You’re a Work in Progress

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2025/10/30

He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.Philippians 1:6Sometimes we fail to recognise the work of the Spirit in our lives because His work in us is not yet complete.Suppose you have a good friend who is a master craftsman. He wants to give you a new kitchen. Your old kitchen is a mess. Nothing is as you would want it to be.There’s no one you would trust to do this work more than your friend, and so you move out while the work is going on, but at one

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02:51

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit—Part 3

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2025/10/29

The Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.1 John 5:6Here are two final observations about the ministry of the Holy Spirit.6. The Holy Spirit bears witness to Jesus“The Spirit is the one who testifies” (5:6). The Holy Spirit bears witness to Jesus by showing us how much we need Him. “When [the Helper] comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgement” (Jn. 16:8). And the Holy Spirit bears witness to Jesus by drawing us to Him. You have come to

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02:45

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit—Part 2

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2025/10/28

Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father.1 John 2:24Here are two more observations about the ministry of the Holy Spirit.4. The Holy Spirit gives spiritual sight“You have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge” (2:20). This cannot mean that believers know everything. It does not mean that true believers can never be deceived or make foolish mistakes. John is not

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02:56

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit—Part 1

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2025/10/27

You have been anointed by the Holy One.1 John 2:20There is a special ministry of the Holy Spirit to assure us that we are children of God, and here are three observations about His ministry:1. The Holy Spirit is sent by Jesus“You have been anointed by the Holy One” (2:20). Christians are anointed with the Holy Spirit, and “the Holy One” who sends this anointing is Jesus Christ. He said, “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you...” (Jn. 15:26). Jesus is the Holy One of God, and He sends the

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02:23

How the Holy Spirit Brings Assurance

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2025/10/26

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.1 John 2:19-20Here were people who had once professed faith, and then they abandoned the faith that they once professed. They left the church.Abandoning the faith was evidence that these people were never true Christians. True faith perseveres,

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03:03

The Reassured Heart

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2025/10/25

By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.1 John 3:19-20The normal experience of the Christian life is that our hearts do not condemn us, but sometimes they do. Don’t make the mistake of accepting the verdict of your own heart. Why would you do that when you can appeal to a higher court? When your heart condemns you, bring your case before God. John gives two reasons for

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02:17

The Condemning Heart

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2025/10/24

By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.1 John 3:19-20John is writing to Christian believers, and here he speaks about a problem that believers will face: “Whenever our heart condemns us.” Notice, John does not say, “If...” He says, “When...” So this is not an unusual problem.Some believers will struggle with this more than others. Some of us are more introspective

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02:55

The Confident Heart

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2025/10/23

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God.1 John 3:21What John describes here is the normal experience of a Christian believer.Our hearts do not condemn us“If our heart does not condemn us...” (3:21). There is no better life than to know that you are forgiven, that God is for you, and that whatever happens, you are only a short distance from your eternal home, where you will see God’s face, your tears will be wiped away, and you will rejoice in God’s glorious

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03:10

Tests, Directions, and Signs

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2025/10/22

Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.1 John 2:4John presents us with three themes—obeying, loving, and believing—and he uses them in three ways: as tests, as directions, and as signs.TestsThe evidence that a person knows God is that he or she obeys God’s commands, loves God’s people, and believes in God’s Son. A person who knowingly resists God’s commands is not a Christian. A person who says, “I love God,” may sound very spiritual, but

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03:08

Why We Believe in Jesus

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2025/10/21

There are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son.1 John 5:7-9God testifies that Jesus is His Son through the water, the blood, and the Spirit.The water speaks of the baptism of JesusWhen Jesus was baptised, the Spirit of God descended on Him like a dove, and an audible voice from heaven declared, “This is my beloved

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03:37

Two Truths about Jesus that Strengthen Your Assurance

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2025/10/20

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God… Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God.1 John 4:15, 5:1John tells us that Jesus is the Christ, and that He is the Son of God.First, Jesus is the Christ“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God” (5:1). The liar denies that Jesus is the Christ, but a person born of God believes and confesses that Jesus is the Christ.Then John says, “Jesus Christ has come in the

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02:53

Two Lies about Jesus that Undermine Your Assurance

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2025/10/19

Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come.1 John 2:18The “antichrist” (singular) is a person who will oppose Christ and all that He stands for. This person will be an embodiment of evil, and he will arise in the future. But even in the first century, there were many antichrists.When John speaks about “antichrists” (plural), he is talking about ordinary people who once were in the church but then left the church. “They went out

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02:57

Cultivate Love and You Will Grow in Assurance

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2025/10/18

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers.1 John 3:14John acknowledges that some relationships will be difficult, but he also reminds us of where love comes from.Some people are hard to love“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers” (3:14). We don’t choose our brothers and sisters. They are given to us. And this is also true of the church. It’s easy to love a group of friends you have chosen. But the church is not a cosy

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02:58

Assurance Grows as You Love God’s People

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2025/10/17

Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.1 John 2:10One way assurance grows is by loving God’s people. Here are two kinds of evidence that show whether a person actually loves God’s people:Hatred is evidence of darkness and death“Whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness... the darkness has blinded his eyes” (2:11). Hatred blinds people to the truth. A person who hates will not be able to see reality or find the path of

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02:47

Finding the Freedom that Leads to Assurance

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2025/10/16

Whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected.1 John 2:5John has been talking the language of law. Now, he is talking the language of love, and the two are joined together. “Whoever keeps his word [his commandments], in him truly the love of God is perfected.”The love of God has a purpose: to reproduce itself in us, that we may love as He first loved us. And the evidence that God’s love has fulfilled its purpose in us is that we keep God’s Word.The obedience John is describing

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02:57

Charting the Course Toward Assurance

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2025/10/15

By this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments... Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.1 John 2:3, 6The way we know that we know God and that we are in Christ is to keep His commandments, or to say it another way, to walk as Jesus walked. Walk in obedience to God’s commands and you will grow in assurance. Walk as Jesus walked and you will know that you are in Him.The way Jesus walked was to obey the commandments. He said, “I do as

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02:56

A Perfect Description of Assurance

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2025/10/14

By this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.1 John 2:3To know God is the reason and purpose for which we were made. Jesus said, “This is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” (Jn. 17:3).But John goes even further. It’s not only that we should know God, but that we should know that we know Him. “By this we know that we have come to know him” (1 Jn. 2:3).That’s assurance: To know that you know God. To know that you are

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