2nd April 2026

The Cry of Abandonment

My God, My God,

why have You forsaken Me?  

Psalm 22:1 

Today's Bible Reading: Psalm 22.

On Good Friday, we reflect upon the sacrificial death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Psalm 22:1 captures a profound moment of intense anguish and abandonment, echoing the very words our Lord uttered while hanging on the cross. This verse reveals the depth of the Lord's identification with our human experience and serves as a powerful reminder of the purpose and meaning behind His sacrifice.

In this cry of desolation, we witness Jesus, the Son of God, experiencing a sense of separation from the Father, a forsakenness beyond our comprehension. As He bore the weight of humanity's sin upon His shoulders, Jesus felt the weight of divine judgment. In that excruciating moment, Jesus not only bore the physical agony of the cross but also carried the weight of our separation from God, as sin demands the just wrath of a holy God.

By quoting this verse, Jesus draws our attention to the entirety of Psalm 22, which goes on to vividly describe the suffering Messiah and His ultimate triumph. Despite feeling abandoned, Jesus knew the words that followed this anguished cry. He was familiar with the promise of restoration and victory proclaimed in the remainder of this psalm.

Just as Psalm 22 starts with a cry of despair, it ends with a declaration of deliverance, rejoicing, and the spread of the Gospel to future generations. Through His death and subsequent resurrection, Jesus turned this psalm of lament into a psalm of hope and redemption. He fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament and brought salvation to all who would believe in Him.

Prayer: Gracious Father, Help me to understand the depth of Your love and the significance of Christ's cry of abandonment. May I find comfort and hope in His triumph over sin and death, and may I live each day in the reality of His redemptive work. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

1st April 2026

The Whole Armour of God

Put on the whole armour of God.  

Ephesians 6:11

Today's Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20.

For the believer in Jesus Christ, this is their protection: His truth, His righteousness, His peace, and faith in Him through the gift of His salvation. We must ask the Lord to help us protect our minds, bodies and hearts, and He gives us the tools from Scripture to do this. He will use everything in our lives to make us fit to serve Him faithfully. God can take anything that happens to us—even bad things—and use them to shape us and make us into the person He desires. 

There is nothing easy about the Christian life. It does not mean that Christians cannot have fun times but for Christians, life is more about living joyfully no matter our circumstances. This is where we have the opportunity to show others that our strength comes from the Lord. 

No where in the Bible are we told that living for God will be easy. Look at Joseph. He did the right thing and fled from temptation and ended up in prison. Look at the three Hebrews in the book of Daniel. They refused to worship anyone other than Almighty God and they were thrown in the fiery furnace by a pagan king. David the shepherd boy stood before the great giant Goliath and said, “I come to you in the name of the Lord” (1 Samuel 17:45). When we encounter difficulties, if we rely on the Lord to strengthen us and teach us, He will be with us through it all and victory will be won according to God’s purposes. This is our testimony that the watching world sees. 

Prayer: Father God, help me each day to put on Your whole armour. In Christ's victorious name I pray. Amen.

31st March 2026

A Transformed Man

"Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God."

2 Chronicles 33:13 

Today's Bible Reading:  2 Chronicles 33:8-13.

Manasseh, king of Judah, was certainly a cruel tyrant. His story is told in 2 Chronicles 33. He was an idolater who turned against God and worshipped every kind of pagan deity. Manasseh was guilty of immorality, he practised every conceivable evil and perversion, devoted himself to witchcraft and was a murderer; indeed, he shed so much innocent blood, that Jerusalem was like a blood bath (2 Kings 21:16); He even sacrificied his sons to a pagan god.

God’s judgment fell on Manasseh. He was bound in chains and taken away to Babylon (v 11). But that is not the end of his story. While the wicked king was confined in the dungeon he had time to think, and Manasseh began to pray (v 12). This man who deserved Hell cried out to God for forgiveness—and God answered ( v 13).

God’s mercy is so vast and beyond our comprehension because He responds to repentant hearts. Not everyone is thrown in prison for their disobedience to God. In Manasseh’s case, imprisonment was turned to blessing because he found the Lord. We dare not neglect God’s warning to repent today, because everyone will not have a prison conversion. In Proverbs 29:1, the Bible says: “He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.” But God’s mercy can be ours, if like Manasseh we call upon the Lord seeking His forgiveness.

If God could forgive Manasseh, He can forgive you too. 

Prayer: Lord God. I come before You humbly, recognising the transforing power of repentance as seen in the life of Manasseh. Help me to humbly repent of my sins each day. In Jesus name. Amen.