10th August 2026

The Believer's Hope

"These things I write to you who believe in the name of the Son of God

that you may know that you have eternal life."

1 John 5:13

Today's Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-6.

Easter always brings hope to all of us. For the Christian, the Cross tells us that God understands our suffering, for He took upon Himself at the Cross all of our sins and all of our failures and all of our sufferings. Our Lord, on that cross, asked the question, “Why?” “My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Mark 15:34) And He received His answer, He knew. To redeem the world, to save us from our sins, to give us assurance that when we died we are going to Heaven. He was saying from the cross, I love you and I know the heartaches and the sorrows and the pain that you feel.

Easter points us beyond the tragedy of the Cross to the hope of the empty tomb. It tells us that there is hope for eternal life for Christ has conquered death. It also tells us that God has triumphed over evil and death and hell. This is the Christian's hope and it can be your hope too, if you put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ, the risen Messiah. Easter, hope for every day of the year.

Prayer: God of Life and Hope, You are worthy of my praise, because at my need, You did not spare even Your own Son. Thank You, that because of Him, my sins are forgiven and because of Him, I have the assurance of eternal life. I bless You, in His name. Amen.

9th August 2026

Tears

"Jesus wept"

John 11:35

Today's Bible Reading: Luke 19:28–44.

The shortest verse in the Bible is found in John 11:35: “Jesus wept.” I first learnt that verse sitting at my grandparents’ kitchen table. Though short, it reveals the tender heart of our Saviour. The Lord Jesus wept three times in Scripture.

First, He wept at the grave of His friend Lazarus (John 11:35). Though He knew He would raise Lazarus from the dead, He was moved with compassion as He saw the sorrow and pain that sin had brought into the world.

Second, He wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41). As He looked upon the city, He saw a people who had rejected their Messiah. His tears revealed His love for those who refused Him.

Third, He wept in the Garden of Gethsemane before going to the cross (Hebrews 5:7). There He faced the terrible burden of bearing the sins of His people and enduring the wrath of God in their place.

I believe these tears remind us of Christ’s compassion for lost sinners today. Many have rejected Him, many have never truly heard the Gospel, and many have been wounded by those who claim His name.

What can we do? We can pray for the lost, share the Gospel faithfully, invite others to hear God’s Word, support missions, and live as witnesses for Christ. May the tears of our Saviour move us to have compassion on souls and point them to the only One who can save. “Salvation is of the LORD” (Jonah 2:9).

Prayer: Almighty Lord God, give me compassion to reach lost souls, in Jesus' name. Amen.

8th August 2026

Hope Beyond Death

"The wicked their banished in his wickedness,

But the righteous have a refuge in their death."

Proverbs 14:32

Today's Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:1-8.

Death is a subject that many do not like to talk about; it is the forbidden subject of our generation. Yet it is real for all of us. Sometimes on television, or video one might see a films, pictures featuring actors or people who are no longer living. They seem very much alive in the picture, but they are dead. Some of them were just famous actors, others on personal films are ones personal family members and friends. Death is real, and when we die, that is a battle we have to fight all alone. Nobody can be with us in that hour, but King David (the Psalmist) said that he had found an answer that would take the fear of death away. David said that there is an answer to death, there is a hope beyond death. That hope is centred in the risen Christ. Paul wrote that to be “absent from the body” is to be “present with the Lord.” So the fear of death is removed.

Prayer: Almighty Lord God, with complete trust I look toward that day when my soul will be with You for eternity, and this because of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, in Whose name I pray. Amen.