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4 days ago
1 min read

Life Worth Living


"But these are written that you may believe t

hat Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,

and that believing you may have life in His name".


John 20:31


Reading: John 20:30-31.


“Is life worth living”? To many people life has ceased to be worth living. To all of you I have good news. God did not create you to be a defeated, discouraged, frustrated, wandering soul, seeking in vain for peace of heart and peace of mind. He has bigger plans for you. He has a larger orb and a greater life for you.  


The answer to your problem, however great, is as near as your Bible, as simple as 1-2-3, and as real as your heartbeat. Upon the authority of God’s Word, I tell you that Christ is the answer to every baffling perplexity which plagues mankind. In Him is found the cure for care, a balm for bereavement, a healing for our hurts, and a sufficiency for our insufficiency. 



Prayer: Teach me, Lord, as today I read Your Word, that the life You would have me live is one of joy and fulfilment. In the name of the Lord Jesus I pray. Amen.

 
 
5 days ago
1 min read

A Call to Comfort


"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the Father of mercies and God of all comfort."

  

2 Corinthians 1:3.


Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11.


When people suffer and we long to help, it is good to remember Paul’s word-picture of “the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” as “the Father of mercies and God of all comfort” (2 Corinthians 1:3). Our heavenly Father is the ultimate source of every tender mercy, kind word, and helpful act that brings encouragement and healing. Bible scholar W. E. Vine says that paraklesis—the Greek word translated “comfort”—means “a calling to one’s side.” The words comfort and consolation appear repeatedly in today’s Bible reading as a reminder that the Lord holds us close and invites us to cling to Him.


As the Lord wraps His loving arms around us, we are able to embrace others “with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God” (v4).


In the depths of His love for us, God comforts us so that we can comfort others.



Prayer: Great Jehovah and Father, thank You for letting me share with Youmy worries and cares. I am grateful that You Lord God, stand beside me to comfort and guide. Help me to console others as You look out for Your own. In the name of the Lord Jesus I pray. Amen.

 
 
6 days ago
2 min read

Treasure in Pots


"We have this treasure in earthen vessels,

that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us."

  

2 Corinthians 4:7


Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:1-11.


It has been said that the Roman Empire ran on olive oil. It was used in cooking, bathing, medicine, ceremonies, lamps, and cosmetics. For decades, olive oil from southern Spain was shipped to Rome in large clay jugs called amphorae. Those jugs, were not worth sending back, and were discarded in a growing heap of broken shards known as Monte Testaccio. The fragments of an estimated 25 million amphorae created that man-made hill, which stands today on the bank of the Tiber River in Rome. In the ancient world, the value of those pots was not their beauty but their contents.


Because of this, the first-century followers of Christ would have clearly understood Paul’s illustration of the life of Jesus in every believer. “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us” (2 Cor 4:7).


Our bodies, like amphorae, are temporary, fragile, and expendable. In our modern world that highly values outward beauty, we would be wise to remember that our greatest treasure is the life of the Lord Jesus within us. By God’s grace and power, may we live so that others can see Christ in us.


We are just the clay pots. The Lord Jesus is the true treasure within us.



Prayer: God of Heaven and Earth, help me each day to let the light of the Lord Jesus show in me. Teach me to stay in the background and let Your Son be seen in me. Amen


 
 
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