10th September 2026

Resisting Temptation

"No temptation has overtaken you except such as is

common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you

to be tempted beyond what you are able . . ".

1 Corinthians 10:13

Today's Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13.

Satan delights in stealing the seed of God's truth by filling our minds with distractions and temptations. Yet it should encourage every believer to remember that those who follow Christ can expect spiritual opposition. God never leaves His children to face temptation alone. The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is not that one is tempted and the other is not. Both experience good and evil thoughts. The difference is that Christ gives His people grace and strength to choose what is right rather than what is wrong.

Imagine a man walking to a Bible study or prayer meeting with his Bible under his arm. He was undoubtedly tempted to stay at home, go bowling, or pursue some other pastime. Yet, as those competing thoughts filled his mind, he chose the better path and continued to the house of God (Jeremiah 6:16) .

Another man walks through the night to a bar. It may well have crossed his mind that he should remain at home with his family. But he yielded to the wrong desire and followed his sinful appetite.

Every believer faces temptation. The question is not whether temptation comes, but whether, by God's grace, we choose obedience. God is faithful, and He always provides the strength and the way of escape for those who trust Him.

Prayer: Decisions will have to be made each day, Father. With Your strength and wisdom, help me to make the right ones. In Christ's name I ask. Amen.

9th September 2026

God Covers our Sin

"Go, and sin no more.

John 8:11

Today's Bible Reading: John 8:1–11.

Typx, is a white correction fluid used to cover up typing errors. Once it dries, you can type over the cover-up as if there were no errors.

The Lord Jesus Christ, offers us an infinitely more powerful and important way to deal with our sin—no cover-up but complete forgiveness. A good example of this shows up in the beginning of John 8 in the story of a woman who was caught in adultery (v 3-4). The teachers of the law wanted Jesus to do something about the woman and her sins. The law said she should be stoned, but Christ did not bother to entertain what the law did or did not say. He simply offered a reminder that all have sinned (Romans 6:23) and told anyone who had not sinned to “throw a stone at” the woman (John 8:7). Not one rock was thrown.

Jesus offered her a fresh start. He said He did not condemn her and instructed that she leave [her] life of sin and “go and sin no more” (v 11). Christ gave her the solution to forgive her sin and ‘type’ a new way of living over her past. That same offer is available to us by His grace.

Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, thank You for cleansing me of my sins. Help me to live a renewed life in You.  Amen.

8th September 2026

The Bite of Sin

"Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was,

if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.

Numbers 21:9

Today's Bible Reading: Numbers 21:4-9.

When you have been bitten by a deadly snake, there are only two things you can do: You can sit and die, or you can get up and do something about it. The Israelites chose to do something about the situation. They took three steps that every person has to take if they are going to be cured of the snake bite of sin, and escape the fiery judgment of hell. 

First: There Was Conviction – “Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, ‘We have sinned” (Numbers 21:7). No matter what else you do, until you get to that point in your life where you are willing to say, “I have sinned,” you will never be saved. That is what the Lord Jesus meant when He said, “No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day,” John 6:44.

Second: There Was Confession – The people went on to say, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you.” True conviction is always followed by full confession. In fact, confession not only follows conviction, it leads to confession. The sinner must be honest about their condition before there can be salvation..

Third: There Was Contrition – The people went on to say, “Pray to the Lord that He take away the serpents from us. So Moses prayed for the people.” The final step to salvation is when you realize that your only hope is God. When the sinner comes to see their lost condition, and confesses that need before the Lord, the sinner will be at a place where they will turn to the Lord for the forgiveness and salvation they need.

If you have not done that, then today, I invite you today, to look and live. Look to Jesus and and be saved! It is as simple as that.

Prayer: My Sovereign Lord God, thank You, for my salvation in Christ Jesus, Your Son. Amen