6th June 2026

An Up Side Down WOrld

"Beloved, do not imitate what is evil,

but what is good. He who does good is of God,

but he who does evil has not seen God."

3 John 1:11

Today's Bible Reading: 3 John 9-12.

We must get this fact firmly fixed in our minds: we live in an upside-down world. People hate when they should love, fight when they should be peaceful, wound when they should heal, steal when they should share, and do wrong when they should do right.

I once saw a toy clown with a weight in its head. No matter what position you put it in, it invariably assumed an upside-down position. Put it on its feet or on its side, and when you let go, it flipped back onto its head. Unregenerate people are just like that. Do what you may with them, and they always revert to an upside-down position.

That is why the disciples of Christ were misfits in the eyes of the world. To an upside-down person, someone who is right-side up appears upside down. To a sinner, a righteous person is an oddity and an abnormality. A Christian’s godliness is a rebuke to the wicked; his being right-side up reflects the worldling’s inverted condition.

Are you feeling dirty and guilty today? If so, then come to Jesus and remember these words: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me never compromise my stand for You, Father God, or the Your Son, the Lord Jesus, who gave His sinless life for me. In His name I pray. Amen..

5th June 2026

Wash Me

". . . Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."

Psalm 51:7

Today's Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-7.

After a period of heavy snow, my car was filthy from all the salt used on the roads, and someone had written with their finger on the window “Wash me!” A friend who was with me, after laughing, offered to pay for the car to be cleaned at the next garage.

This reminded me, that being cleaned at someone else’s expense—that is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, has provided forgiveness for our sins. Who among us has not felt the need to ‘bathe’ when the ‘dirt and grime’ of life have clung to us? When we are stained by selfish thoughts or actions that harm ourselves or others and rob us of peace with God? Psalm 51 is the cry of David when temptation had triumphed in his life. When confronted by a spiritual mentor about his sin (see 2 Samuel 12), he prayed a “Wash me!” prayer: “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow” (v 7).

Are you feeling dirty and guilty today? If yes, then make your way to Jesus and remember these words: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

Prayer: God of Heaven and earth, You see every stain in my life that needs to be dealt with. Wash me, forgive me and help me to honour You. In my Saviour's name I pray. Amen.

4th June 2026

Genuine Hero

"Jesus said . . . I am the way, the truth, and the life . . ."

John 14:6 

Today's Bible Reading: John 1:6-13.

With much of society a disappointment, young people have begun to search for answers on their own. Everywhere I travel, I find young people who are asking: What is truth? Who says so? What is right and what is wrong? Is there a final authority? Yes! There is an authority! There is a moral law! It has been exemplified in a real Person. There is a genuine Hero in whom you can believe, who will never let you down. His name is Jesus Christ. He was born into a world as jumbled and riddled with injustice as ours is today, but He changed it by changing people. One day, each of us will stand before God. Then it will not matter what we thought truth was—but whether we believed it. Christ is the truth. Trust in Him, or face the justice of God for sin—but today, you are graciously invited to come to Him and find mercy, forgiveness, and life.

Prayer: You, Lord Jesus, are the Supreme Authority; and my soul praises You! Amen.