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.

7th August 2026

Feeling Exiled

"You will seek Me and find Me,

when you search for Me with all your heart."

Jeremiah 29:13

Today's Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:10–14.

God used the Assyrians and Babylonians to discipline His people for their unfaithfulness (Jeremiah 1:15-16). Israel was completely destroyed by the Assyrians in 722 BC, but God would not allow the Babylonians to destroy Israel completely (5:18-19). Though the Hebrews would be in Babylon for seventy years (Jeremiah 25:11), God promised He would “watch over them for their good, and . . . bring them back to this land” (24:6).

People often quote this passage but sometimes overlook its particular historical context. Here, because of their sins, God’s people had been exiled from the promised land. God wanted them to obey and trust Him, believing that He would bring them back from the place to which He had banished them (v 14).

Whether we are living in times of bounty or feeling exiled and alone today, we can trust God’s promises that we will find Him when we seek Him with all our heart (v 13). Whatever our circumstances, we will indeed be found by Him.

Prayer: Merciful God, please reveal Yourself to all those who are suffering because of war. Bring peace and hope, and an end to the atrocities. In Christ's name I pray. Amen.

6th August 2026

The Covenant Keeping God

“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God,

 . . . keep His commandments.”

Deuteronomy 7:9

Today's Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:18-20.

One of the great themes of Scripture is that God always keeps His promises. Throughout the Bible, we see the faithfulness of our covenant-keeping God.

After the flood, God made a covenant with Noah and placed the rainbow in the sky as a reminder that He would never again destroy the earth by water. With Abraham, God promised a seed through whom all nations would be blessed. Though centuries passed, that promise was fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:16).

God also made a covenant with David, promising an everlasting kingdom. At times it seemed impossible that this promise could stand, yet God faithfully preserved David’s line until Jesus, the Son of David, came into the world as the eternal King.

Through the prophet Jeremiah, God promised a New Covenant that would bring forgiveness of sins and a new heart. That covenant was established through the blood of Christ. At the Last Supper, Jesus declared, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood” (Luke 22:20).

Every covenant in Scripture points us to Christ. The rainbow, the promised Seed, the eternal King, and the New Covenant all find their fulfilment in Him. When we remember the Lord at His Table, we rejoice that our salvation rests not on our faithfulness, but on the faithfulness of our covenant-keeping God, “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen.” (2 Corinthians 1:20)

Prayer: Faithful God, thank You for keeping every promise through Christ our Lord. Amen