28th August 2026

A Day of Good-News

". . . This day is a day of good news . . ."

2 Kings 7:9

Today's Bible Reading: 2 Kings 7:1-16.

In 2 Kings 7:9, we encounter a powerful moment in the Old Testament, a moment that resonates with the message of Good News that we find in the New Testament through Jesus Christ. The context of this verse is a earnest one – a city besieged by an enemy, its people are starving, and four lepers sitting outside at the city gate. These lepers made a remarkable discovery; the enemy camp had been abandoned, and the 4 lepers found an abundance of food and treasure.

Their response to this discovery holds a profound lesson for us today. The lepers realized that what they had found was not meant to be hoarded or kept to themselves. They recognized that it was a day of good news – a day of deliverance, provision, and blessing. In their understanding of this truth, they knew that they had a responsibility to share this good news with others, with the people of their city.

In the same way, as Christians, we are recipients of the ultimate Good News – the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He came to save us from our sins, offer us forgiveness, and give us eternal life. Today is indeed a day of Good News because Jesus saves.

Just like the lepers, we must recognise that the Good News we have received is not meant to be kept hidden or kept to ourselves. Instead, we are called to share this incredible message of salvation with others. We are called to be witnesses of God's grace and love, telling the world about the hope and redemption that can be found in Christ, and Christ alone.

Prayer: Thank You, Father God, that we have a Gospel to proclaim-Good-News for all mankind. Help me to play my part. In the name of Jesus I ask. Amen.

27th August 2026

Meekness And Happiness

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”

Matthew 5:5

Today's Bible Reading: Matthew 5:1-5.

In His characteristic way the Lord Jesus was saying something quite shocking and revolutionary to His listener with these words, “Happy or Blessed are the meek.” He was saying something quite the opposite of our modern concept of the way to happiness. We say, “Happy are the clever, for they shall inherit the admiration of their friends”; “Happy are the aggressive, for they shall inherit a career”; “Happy are the rich, for they shall inherit a world of friends and a house full of modern gadgets.” Jesus did not say, “Be meek and you shall inherit the earth.” He, more than anyone else, knew that meekness was a gift of God, a result of rebirth. Jesus was not issuing a command in this Beatitude nor saying, “You ought to be meek, that is the way to live.” No! He was saying that if we want to find the secret of happiness, that if we want to enjoy living, then “meekness” is a basic key. May we seek from God the meekness that only He can give, for in such hearts is found the blessedness that the world can never offer.

Prayer: May I truly reflect Your meekness in my life, Father God. In the name of Jesus I ask. Amen.

26th August 2026

Only Jesus

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship

of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:9

Today's Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9.

The question remains, “How can God be just—that is, true to Himself in nature and true to Himself in holiness—and yet justify the sinner?” Because each man had to bear his own sins, all mankind was excluded from helping, since each was contaminated with the same disease. The only solution was for an innocent party to volunteer to die physically and spiritually as a substitution before God. This innocent party would have to take man’s judgment, penalty, and death. But where was such an individual? Certainly, there was none on earth. There was only one possibility. God’s own Son was the only personality in the universe who had the capacity to bear in His own body the sins of the world. Only God’s Son was infinite and thus able to die for all. In the Lord Jesus Christ, God's justice was fully satisfied and His grace freely extended, so that He could be both just and the justifier of the one who believes on Jesus.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, Lamb of God, in adoration I thank You for the love that made You willing to suffer and die on the cross for my sin. Amen.