8th June 2026

Changing Lives

" I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you,

which dwelt first in your grandmother

Lois and your mother Eunice,

and I am persuaded is in you also."

  2 Timothy 1:5

Today's Bible Reading:  2 Timothy 1:1–5.

Many years ago, in the village of North Leigh, in Oxfordshire, I knew an old lady who took a poor young girl from the village where they both lived, and became to her like a grandmother. She taught the girl to cook, took her to Sunday school, and loved her like a grandchild. That old lady, changed that young girls life; When the girl was 15, she became a Christian, and as an adult, served the Lord as a missionary in the Congo.

In 2 Timothy 1, the apostle Paul mentions two women who had likewise been used by God to change another person’s life: the life of Paul’s young co-worker, Timothy. Lois, Timothy’s grandmother, and Eunice, his mother, had a “sincere faith” which they had passed on to him (v 5). Through everyday events in an ordinary household, young Timothy learned a genuine faith that was to shape his growth into a faithful disciple of the Lord Jesus and, eventually, his ministry as leader of the church at Ephesus.

No matter what our age, background or circumstances, we have a purpose—to tell others about the Lord Jesus, in word and in our behaviour.

Prayer: Dear God, open my eyes and heart to people around me who need to hear of Your love. Please give me the opportunity to share the Gospel with them. In Jesus name. Amen.

7th June 2026

Faith Barriers

" will be with you."

Exodus 3:12 

Today's Bible Reading: Exodus 12:10-17.

Sometimes, God gives us seemingly impossible tasks. In those moments, it’s important not to offer excuses but to instead focus on the One who has called us. Why? Because looking for a way out creates a faith barrier. Take Moses in today’s passage, for example. He experienced a barrier due to …

Poor self-image. When God gave the command to go to Pharaoh, Moses asked, “Who am I?” Perhaps he was thinking of his occupation as a lowly shepherd or the fact that he’d killed an Egyptian and had to flee decades before (Exodus 2:12). The Lord answered Moses’ objection with a wonderful promise: “I will be with you” (3:12).

Ignorance. To carry out God’s plan, we need to understand just how powerful God is. When Moses questioned his assignment, the Lord answered by revealing Himself as the great “I AM,” the One who had promised to rescue the Israelites (v14-17).

Faith barriers can keep us from experiencing the joy of walking closely with our heavenly Father. So whenever we are tempted to back away from our calling, it is important to remember both who He is and who we are in Him. 

Prayer: Eternal Father, Help me to trust in You this day. In Jesus name I pray. Amen..

6th June 2026

An Up Side Down WOrld

"Beloved, do not imitate what is evil,

but what is good. He who does good is of God,

but he who does evil has not seen God."

3 John 1:11

Today's Bible Reading: 3 John 9-12.

We must get this fact firmly fixed in our minds: we live in an upside-down world. People hate when they should love, fight when they should be peaceful, wound when they should heal, steal when they should share, and do wrong when they should do right.

I once saw a toy clown with a weight in its head. No matter what position you put it in, it invariably assumed an upside-down position. Put it on its feet or on its side, and when you let go, it flipped back onto its head. Unregenerate people are just like that. Do what you may with them, and they always revert to an upside-down position.

That is why the disciples of Christ were misfits in the eyes of the world. To an upside-down person, someone who is right-side up appears upside down. To a sinner, a righteous person is an oddity and an abnormality. A Christian’s godliness is a rebuke to the wicked; his being right-side up reflects the worldling’s inverted condition.

Are you feeling dirty and guilty today? If so, then come to Jesus and remember these words: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me never compromise my stand for You, Father God, or the Your Son, the Lord Jesus, who gave His sinless life for me. In His name I pray. Amen..