27th September 2026

True Optimism & Cheerfulness

"Jesus said: “ Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

John 6:33

Today's Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9.

Christ is the answer to sadness and discouragement. This is a world of thwarted hopes, broken dreams, and frustrated desires. Everywhere there is speed, noise and confusion, but nowhere deep happiness and quiet hearts. Optimism and cheerfulness are products of knowing Christ. If the heart has been attuned to God through faith in Christ, then its overflow will be joyous optimism and good cheer. 

You will never be free from discouragement and despondency until you have been tuned to God. Christ is the wellspring of happiness. He is the fountainhead of joy. Here is the Christian’s secret of joy; Jesus Christ!

Prayer: Gracious Lord God, by Your love I experience the delight of a quiet heart. Deep down is the joy that cannot be taken away. May I always keep my eyes on You, my source of joy. In Jesus name. Amen.

26th September 2026

Compassion and Love

"David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness

for Jonathan your father’s sake” . 

2 Samuel 9:7

Today's Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 9:1-10.

King David wondered if there was “anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom [he could] show kindness for [his dear friend] Jonathan’s sake” (2 Samuel 9:1). A son of Jonathan, Mephibosheth, who was “lame in both feet” (v 3) due to an accident (2 Samuel 4:4), was brought to the king. David said to him, “I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table continually” (9:7). David showed loving care for Mephibosheth, and it’s likely that in time the king truly got to know him (2 Samuel 19:24-30).

The Lord Jesus has called us to love others just as He loves us (John 13:3-4). As He works in and through us, let us truly get to know them well, with compassion and love.

Prayer: My Heavenly Father, help me to honour You by striving to truly know others with compassion and love. In Jesus name, I ask. Amen.

25th September 2026

Christianity is Serious

"Be doers of the word, and not hearers only . . .."

James 1:22

Today's Bible Reading: Matthew 24:36-44.

The Lord Jesus indicated that there will be a permissive society just before He comes back. “As in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the coming of the Son of man” (Matthew 24:37). The world today is on an immoral binge that has not been known since the days of Rome. We are in a hedonistic society, and what we are seeing is human nature expressing itself without God.

Many have fallen into an antinomianism in which they believe intellectually and then go out and live like the devil, imagining that God will forgive them and take them to Heaven. I believe there is an obedience to the Gospel, there is a self-denial and a bearing of the cross, if you are to be a follower of Christ. Being a Christian is serious business. Let us not merely profess Christ with our lips, but follow Him in obedient faith every day.

Prayer: Father, You are the Ancient of days, teach me to deny my selfish desires and obey Your commandments, Lord Jesus. Cleanse me so that I might be used to penetrate society deeply for You, I pray. Amen.