11th August 2026

Good Deeds

"“I, the Lord, search the heart”

Jeremiah 17:10

Today's Bible Reading: Jeremiah 17:7-10.

There are many people who spend their lives doing good deeds. This, in fact, was the story of a young man in Scripture often referred to as the Rich Young Ruler. He wanted to have assurance that he would go to Heaven someday and have eternal life, so he worked very hard to meet a spiritual criteria as he believed it. Many people today work hard to satisfy this self-inflicted expectation while forgetting the reason behind “doing good.”

Many believe they serve God but they actually have little time for Him. They spend far more time watching television than reading the Bible. They spend far more time on social media than seeking wisdom from the Lord through prayer. There is no time for God and their hearts are far from Him.

The Bible says that the Lord searches the heart. Think of it. The great God of Heaven searches our hearts. “I, the Lord, search the heart” (Jeremiah 17:10). He is in there probing. Scriptures tell us that God ponders the heart of every person. “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord ponders the hearts”(Proverbs 21:2).

You can rationalise that the way you are living and the way you are doing it is all right. But the Bible says God does not take your evaluation and your judgment. He weighs our spiritual lives. He also does a wonderful thing; He promises to give us a new heart if we will submit to Him and receive His salvation.

Prayer: God of all ages, Help me to make You the centre of everything I do. I Jesis name I pray. Amen.

10th August 2026

The Believer's Hope

"These things I write to you who believe in the name of the Son of God

that you may know that you have eternal life."

1 John 5:13

Today's Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-6.

Easter always brings hope to all of us. For the Christian, the Cross tells us that God understands our suffering, for He took upon Himself at the Cross all of our sins and all of our failures and all of our sufferings. Our Lord, on that cross, asked the question, “Why?” “My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Mark 15:34) And He received His answer, He knew. To redeem the world, to save us from our sins, to give us assurance that when we died we are going to Heaven. He was saying from the cross, I love you and I know the heartaches and the sorrows and the pain that you feel.

Easter points us beyond the tragedy of the Cross to the hope of the empty tomb. It tells us that there is hope for eternal life for Christ has conquered death. It also tells us that God has triumphed over evil and death and hell. This is the Christian's hope and it can be your hope too, if you put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ, the risen Messiah. Easter, hope for every day of the year.

Prayer: God of Life and Hope, You are worthy of my praise, because at my need, You did not spare even Your own Son. Thank You, that because of Him, my sins are forgiven and because of Him, I have the assurance of eternal life. I bless You, in His name. Amen.

9th August 2026

Tears

"Jesus wept"

John 11:35

Today's Bible Reading: Luke 19:28–44.

The shortest verse in the Bible is found in John 11:35: “Jesus wept.” I first learnt that verse sitting at my grandparents’ kitchen table. Though short, it reveals the tender heart of our Saviour. The Lord Jesus wept three times in Scripture.

First, He wept at the grave of His friend Lazarus (John 11:35). Though He knew He would raise Lazarus from the dead, He was moved with compassion as He saw the sorrow and pain that sin had brought into the world.

Second, He wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41). As He looked upon the city, He saw a people who had rejected their Messiah. His tears revealed His love for those who refused Him.

Third, He wept in the Garden of Gethsemane before going to the cross (Hebrews 5:7). There He faced the terrible burden of bearing the sins of His people and enduring the wrath of God in their place.

I believe these tears remind us of Christ’s compassion for lost sinners today. Many have rejected Him, many have never truly heard the Gospel, and many have been wounded by those who claim His name.

What can we do? We can pray for the lost, share the Gospel faithfully, invite others to hear God’s Word, support missions, and live as witnesses for Christ. May the tears of our Saviour move us to have compassion on souls and point them to the only One who can save. “Salvation is of the LORD” (Jonah 2:9).

Prayer: Almighty Lord God, give me compassion to reach lost souls, in Jesus' name. Amen.