27th July 2026

The Power of Persistent Prayer

“Pray and not lose hope.”

Luke 18:1

Today's Bible Reading: Luke 18:1-8.

Luke 18, is filled with stories of power. It begins with the power of the widow’s persistence (v 1-8), then continues with the story of the tax collector and the Pharisee (v 9-14), which displays the power of a humble, repentant heart. The Lord's parable of the rich ruler (v 16-30) shows the negative power of possessions that can pull us away from God. The chapter concludes with the Lord Jesus healing power on full display as He heals the blind beggar Bartimaeus (v 35-43). These are some of the Lord's final acts and teachings before reaching the destination in His “journey to Jerusalem” 

The Lord Jesus taught that we should be persistent in our prayers; and that persistent prayer is powerful. In His parable of the persistent widow, a widow pleads repeatedly for justice from a corrupt judge. At first, he refused her, but “because this widow troubles me I will avenge her” (v 5).

With far more love, “shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him ?” (v 7). He will, said Jesus (v 8). As He inspires us, let us seek to persistently pray and never give up. In His time and perfect way, God will answer.

Prayer: Father God, I thank You for answering my persistent prayers. In Jesus name. Amen.

26th July 2026

Alone, But Not Forgotten

“The chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him."

Genesis 40:23

Today's Bible Reading: Genesis 40:8–15; 20–23.

Joseph, must have felt quite alone as he sat in prison, unjustly accused of a crime, a sin he had not committed. There had been a glimmer of hope. God helped Joseph correctly interpret a dream from a fellow prisoner who happened to be a trusted servant of Pharaoh. Joseph told the man he would be restored to his position and asked the man to remember him and mention him to Pharaoh so Joseph could gain his freedom too (Genesis 40:14). But the man “did not remember Joseph; but forgot him” (v 23). For two more years, Joseph waited. In those years of waiting, without any sign that his circumstances would change, Joseph was never completely alone because God was with him. Eventually, the servant of Pharaoh remembered his promise and Joseph was released after correctly interpreting another dream (41:9-14). 

Regardless of circumstances that might make us feel that we have been forgotten, and the feelings of loneliness that creep in, we can cling to God’s reassuring promise to His children: “I will not forget you!” (Isaiah 49:15).

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to reach out to You when I feel forgotten and remember that You are always with me. In the name of You Son, Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

25th July 2026

Bodily Resurrection

“Christ died and rose and lived again,

that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living."

Romans 14:9

Today's Bible Reading: Acts 1:1-3.

With a frequency that is amazing, the Bible affirms the fact of the bodily resurrection of Christ. Perhaps the most direct of all its statements is Luke’s account in the book of Acts, where he reports, “To whom also he showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days” (Acts 1:3). What are we going to do with these “many infallible proofs”? We may not be able to take all of this evidence into a scientific laboratory and prove it; but, if we accept any fact of history, we must accept the fact that Jesus Christ rose bodily from the dead.

Prayer: All the arguments concerning Your existence are refuted, Lord Jesus, as I feel Your presence each day. It causes my soul to rejoice knowing that You, my living Lord, are indeed alive, and with me! Amen.