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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Matthew 6:19-34

We turn now to the next of our Lord's Beatitudes: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled" (Matthew 5:6). One of the axioms of life is this: everyone thirsts after something. Some thirst for success, some thirst for fame, some...

Versículos de la Biblia: Matthew 6:19-34Matthew 5:6John 4:1-14John 6:35Psalms 36:8Isaiah 55:1

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Colossians 1:1-14

Yesterday we saw that when we make it a goal to hunger and thirst after happiness, we get nowhere, but when we make it our goal to hunger and thirst after righteousness, we get everywhere. Once again Jesus touches on an aspect of good mental health when He teaches us through these words to focus on right goals....

Versículos de la Biblia: Colossians 1:1-14Ephesians 5:1-16Romans 6:42 Corinthians 5:7Galatians 5:16

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Devocional de Diario para 7 de mayo de 2026

Run in Such A Way As To Get The Price - 1 Corinthians 9:15-27

Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation: 1 Corinthians 9:15-27

We continue meditating on the idea that everything we do represents a goal. In fact, most of the frustration we experience in life comes from wrong goals and blocks to those goals. Let me illustrate. Cast your mind back to the last time you were angry. If you can identify your goal and what blocked your goal, then you have the clue to...

Versículos de la Biblia: 1 Corinthians 9:15-27James 1:9-20Psalms 37:8Proverbs 14:17Proverbs 16:32

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Hebrews 12:1-13

We ended yesterday by saying that some things in life, such as the desire to have money, can be legitimate concerns but they must be looked upon as desires and never become goals. Permit me to differentiate between the two. A goal is a purpose to which a person is unalterably committed and something for which he or...

Versículos de la Biblia: Hebrews 12:1-13Psalms 37:1-11Psalms 21:2Psalms 73:25Proverbs 10:24

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Psalm 16:1-11

Having seen the importance of differentiating between goals and desires, we return to the thought that we can experience happiness only as a by-product. If we make obtaining happiness a goal, it eludes us like a will-o'-the-wisp, but if we give up the chase and hold it only as a desire, then it takes up residence in our...

Versículos de la Biblia: Psalms 16:1-11Ephesians 1:20Psalms 139:1-12Psalms 140:13Exodus 33:14Isaiah 43:2

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Devocional de Diario para 4 de mayo de 2026

"Therefore let us ' go on to maturity '" (v. 1)

Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Hebrews 6:1-12

Quietly we are coming to see that it is only as we learn to dwell at God's right hand in fellowship with Christ that we can experience true happiness and joy. Despite the clear teaching of Jesus that happiness is a by-product of righteousness (becoming more and more like Christ), there are still thousands of Christians...

Versículos de la Biblia: Hebrews 6:1-12Philippians 3:1-112 Corinthians 13:11Ephesians 4:13Colossians 1:28

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Philippians 3:7-21

Today we ask: What happens to those who hunger and thirst after righteousness? The answer is clear: they will be filled. Make righteousness your goal and you will be eternally satisfied. If, once again, I might venture upon a paraphrase of my own, I would put it like this: "Congratulations to those who ardently...

Versículos de la Biblia: Philippians 3:7-21Psalms 38:9Psalms 73:25Isaiah 26:1-91 Peter 2:2-3

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Devocional de Diario para 2 de mayo de 2026

"Mercy and truth are met together '" (v. 10, AV)

Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Psalm 85:1-13

We continue our study of the Beatitudes - the study of Jesus' declarations of how to become "the happy ones". Today we come to the fifth of Christ's famous sayings: "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy" (Matthew 5:7). What does our Lord mean when He uses...

Versículos de la Biblia: Psalms 85:1-13Matthew 5:7Hebrews 2:17Titus 3:1-7Psalms 103:17Psalms 108:4Lamentations 3:22

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Luke 10:25-37

We continue focusing our thoughts on what it means to be "merciful". One of the best ways to understand the word is to compare it with grace. Have you ever noticed, that the introduction to every one of Paul's epistles from Romans through to 2Thessalonians, includes the words: "Grace and peace to you from God our...

Versículos de la Biblia: Luke 10:25-37Proverbs 3:3Proverbs 11:17Micah 6:8John 8:1-11

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Devocional de Diario para 30 de abril de 2026

"Give, and it will be given to you '" (v. 38)

Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Luke 6:27-40

The fifth Beatitude - "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy" - is quite different from the ones that precede it. In the first four, there is a contrast between the need and the fulfilment. The "poor in spirit" receive the kingdom; those "who mourn" are comforted; "the meek" inherit the earth; those who...

Versículos de la Biblia: Luke 6:27-40Luke 11:4Matthew 18:352 Corinthians 9:1-6Proverbs 11:25Proverbs 22:9Matthew 10:8

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Ephesians 4:17-32

We must spend another day considering whether or not it is a condition of our salvation that we first forgive those who have sinned against us. We said yesterday that to believe this contradicts the teaching that we are saved by grace, through faith. What, then, is Scripture getting at when it seems to encourage us...

Versículos de la Biblia: Ephesians 4:17-32Luke 17:1-4Luke 23:34Mark 11:25Colossians 3:13

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Devocional de Diario para 28 de abril de 2026

"Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves." (v. 9:)

Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Isaiah 3:1-11

Now we pause to ask ourselves how this fifth Beatitude, when practised, engenders within us good mental and spiritual health. Psychologists have shown that those who lack the qualities of mercy and compassion are more likely to develop physical problems. Harsh, judgmental attitudes may bring a sense of satisfaction to...

Versículos de la Biblia: Isaiah 3:1-11Revelation 10:10Psalms 23:1-6Psalms 31:9Exodus 34:6Galatians 5:22Ephesians 5:9

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Proverbs 11:16-31

Those who know how to be merciful are men and women to be envied. They get back what they give. Psychologists are always pointing out that our attitudes and emotions are contagious. Scripture puts the same truth in these words: "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly" (

Versículos de la Biblia: Proverbs 11:16-31Proverbs 18:24Matthew 18:23-35Matthew 6:15James 2:13

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Selwyn Hughes

For Reading and Meditation:     Philippians 2:1-13

As we conclude our study of the phrase, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy", we ask ourselves: What would happen if we really put into practice this important principle? It would mean that we would look at everyone through Christian eyes. We would see sinners, not merely as the victims of sin...

Versículos de la Biblia: Philippians 2:1-13Luke 18:1-142 Corinthians 8:1-9Hebrews 2:17-18

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