14th June 2026

No Strings Attached

"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! "

2 Corinthians 9:15

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

A gift is not a gift unless it is accepted. God has given you His Son, but ownership is conditional on receiving. God does not force His gift on us, but He asks us to receive by faith the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. A person who deliberately refuses God’s offer of love, mercy, and forgiveness is lost. Most people gratefully receive a gift when given in love. The greatest sin that a person can commit is to refuse God’s love. 

Prayer: God of all compassion, thank You for the Gift of Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

13th June 2026

Words You Can Count On

"Not by might nor by power,

but by My Spirit,’Says the Lord of hosts."

Proverbs 28:13

Today's Bible Reading: Ephesians 1:18–20.

After the crucifixion the beleaguered disciples despaired and said, “We were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel ” (Luke 24:21). There was anguish, despair, and tragedy in their midst. Life had lost its meaning and purpose. But when the resurrection became apparent, life took on a new meaning. It had purpose and reason.

The British doctor, and Protestant missionary David Livingstone once addressed a group of students at Glasgow University. When he rose to speak, he bore on his body the marks of his African struggles. Several illnesses on nearly 30 occasions had left him gaunt and haggard. His left arm, crushed by a lion, hung limp by his side. After describing his trials and tribulations, he said, “Would you like to have me tell you what supported me through all the years of exile among people whose language I could not understand, and whose attitude toward me was always uncertain and often hostile? It was this, ‘Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.’ On these words I staked everything, and they never failed.”

Prayer: Father, I am never alone because of Your love. Thank You, in the name of my Lord and Saviour. Amen.

12th June 2026

Slow-Walking

" He who covers his sins will not prosper,

But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy."

Proverbs 28:13

Today's Bible Reading: Proverbs 28:13–18.

Our dog Tobias knows he is not supposed to chew them. So he has adopted a sly strategy. We call it slow-walking. If Tobias sees a discarded, unguarded shoe or slipper, he will casually wander over in that direction, grab it and just keep walking. Slowly. Nothing to see here. Right out the door if no one notices, and has a jolly good chew if not stopped.

Like Tobias, sometimes we think we can ‘slow-walk’ our sin past God. We are tempted to think that He will not notice. It’s no big deal . . . , we rationalise—whatever ‘it’ is. But, like Tobias, we should know better. We know those choices do not please God.

Like Adam and Eve in the garden, we may try to hide due to the shame of our sin (Genesis 3:10) or pretend it did not happen. But Scripture invites us to do something very different: to run to God’s mercy and forgiveness. Proverbs 28:13 tells us, “He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”

We do not have to try to slow-walk our sin and hope no one notices. When we tell the truth about our choices—to ourselves, to God, we can find freedom from the guilt and shame of carrying secret sin (1 John 1:9).

Prayer: Father, thank You that my sin does not have the last word. Help me to remember, that I can be confident of Your mercy and forgiveness. In Jesus name. Amen.