Thought for the month

Thought for August - September 2025

Apparently, August contains Lighthouse Day! Photos of lighthouses along a rocky coastline amid wild seas make amazing and beautiful scenes.
August is named after Rome’s most successful emperor - Augustus.
He was not born great, being adopted as a young person. He also often denied greatness despite his position.
This reminds us of Jesus who left heaven’s glory yet humbled Himself and was prepared to die for our sins in our place.
We need to ask ourselves in the words of a hymn “All this I did for you - What have you done for Me?”
We need to come humbly to God and confess our need of Him as our Saviour. Not because of what we have done but of what He in His love has done for us.
Peter Halse