26th May 2026

Easy Money

“For where your treasure is,

there your heart will be also."

Luke 6:21 

Today's Bible Reading: 2 Kings 5:20–27.

In the late 1700s, a young man discovered a mysterious depression on Nova Scotia’s Oak Island. Guessing that pirates had buried treasure there, he and a couple of companions started digging. They never found any treasure, but the rumour took on a life of its own. Over the centuries, others continued digging at the site—expending a great amount of time and expense. The hole is now more than one hundred feet (thirty metres) deep.

Such obsessions betray the emptiness in the human heart. A story in the Bible shows us how one man’s behaviour revealed just such a void in his heart. Gehazi had long been a reliable servant of the great prophet Elisha. But when Elisha declined the lavish gifts of a military commander whom God had healed of leprosy, Gehazi concocted a story to get some of the loot (2 Kings 5:22). When Gehazi returned home, he lied to the prophet (v 25). But Elisha knew. He asked him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you?” (v 26). In the end, Gehazi got what he wanted, but lost what was important (v 27).

Jesus taught us not to pursue this world’s treasures and to instead “store up . . . treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:20). Beware of any shortcuts to your heart’s desires. Following the Lord Jesus is the way to fill the emptiness with something real.

Prayer:Dear God, I give my desires over to You. Please help me crave the treasures that You value. In Jesus name. Amen.

25th May 2026

The Faithful Steward

“The Lord said, “Who then is

that faithful and wise steward . . . ?”

Luke 12:42 

Today's Bible Reading: Luke 12:35-48.

It is not wrong for us to possess riches, as long as we have come by them legally. But the Bible warns that money cannot buy happiness! Money cannot buy true pleasure. Money cannot buy peace of heart. And money certainly cannot buy salvation or entrance into the Kingdom of God. Often money is a hindrance to these things. Money takes our minds off God. Riches, when used selfishly rather than for the glory of God, tend to corrupt in our hands. Money cannot be a substitute for God. If God has given you more wealth than your neighbours, dedicate it to Christ. Realise that you are only a steward of that which God has given you and some day you will have to give an account of every penny you have spent. The Christian is to be generous to the Lord's work, and to the poor, needy and those who suffer for Christ sake. In 2 Corinthians 9:7, the Bible says: “God loves a cheerful giver.”

Prayer: Father, I would be a faithful steward of all You have given to me. Make me constantly aware of Your leading so I may wisely spend any money with which I have been entrusted. In Jesus name. Amen.

24th May 2026

Comfort In Mourning

"Blessed are they that mourn;

for they shall be comforted."

Matthew 5:4

Today's Bible Reading: Psalm 30:1-5.

The Bible teaches unmistakably that we can triumph over bereavement. The Psalmist said, “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5). Self-pity can bring no enduring comfort. The fact is, it will only add to your misery. And unremitting grief will give you little consolation in itself, for grief begets grief. Sorrow, or mourning, when it is borne in a Christian way, contains a built-in comfort. “Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). There is comfort in mourning, because we know that Christ is with us. He has said, “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world” (Matthew 28:20). Suffering is endurable if we do not have to bear it alone; and the more compassionate the Presence, the less acute the pain.

Prayer: Thank You, loving heavenly Father, for the promise that when we mourn You will comfort us. In Jesus name, I praise You, One, True and living God. Amen.