30th October 2026

Shining for Christ

“. . . Shine as lights in the world . . .

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Philippians 2:15

Reading: Philippians 2:12-16.

After describing the coming of the Lord Jesus into our fallen world (Philippians 2:5-8), the apostle Paul gives believers in Christ a calling. As we pursue God’s will (v 13) and hold to the “word of life”—the Gospel (v 16)—we will be “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation” who “shine . . . like stars in the sky” (v 15).

A believer in Christ has only to live faithfully in order to change the world, because in that very act of living there is contained all the mystery of divine life. Let us ask God’s Spirit to empower us to live faithfully as the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, shining His light in the world’s darkest places.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to shine the light of Jesus in this dark world of sin. In His wonderful name I pray. Amen.

29th October 2026

Envy

"A sound heart is life to the body,

But envy is rottenness to the bones."

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Proverbs 14:30

Reading: 1 Peter 2:1-23.

Envy is an easy trap for any of us to fall into. It feeds on our deepest vulnerabilities, wounds, and fears, and whispers in the ear that if we were only more like so-and-so, we would not be struggling, and we would not be feeling bad.

The apostle Peter reminded new believers in 1 Peter 2, the only way to “rid (ourselves)” of the lies that envy tells us is to be deeply rooted in the truth, to “have tasted”—deeply experienced—“that the Lord is good” (v 1–3). We can “love one another deeply, from the heart” (1:22) when we know the true source of our joy—“the living and enduring word of God” (v 23).

We can surrender comparison when we remember who we really are beloved members of “a chosen people, . . . God’s special possession.” We are called “out of darkness into His wonderful light” (2:9).

Prayer: Merciful Father, Cleanse me of all envy. I ask this in Jesus name. Amen.

28th October 2026

You are Precious

“You are precious and honoured in my sight.”

Isaiah 43:4

Reading: Isaiah 43:1–7.

In Isaiah 43, God speaks as our Creator and as a Father. If you wonder whether He wants you to live under His care as part of His family, hear what He said to His people: “Bring my sons (and daughters) from afar and from the ends of the earth” (v 6). If you wonder what you are worth to Him, hear His affirmation: “You are precious and honoured in my sight” (v 4).

God loves us so much that He sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty of sin so that we who believe on Him can be with Him forever (John 3:16). Because of what He says and what He has done for us, we can have full confidence that He wants us and loves us. We are indeed, precious in His sight.

Prayer: Father, I want to live each day as Your child, precious and honoured in Your sight. In Jesus name. Amen.