12th November 2026

A Horrible Place

"And these will go away into everlasting punishment,

but the righteous into eternal life."

Matthew 25:46

Reading: Luke 16:19–31.

The passage before us, is among the most solemn in all the Scriptures. In Luke 16, the Lord Jesus tells of a rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. Both died, but their eternal destinies were very different. Lazarus was carried to Abraham's bosom (for the Jews, a picture of Heaven), while the rich man found himself in torment in hell (v 23). This is one of the Lord's parables—or, as some understand it, a true account of two men and their eternal destinies. Either way, the message is unmistakably clear: Hell is a dreadful reality.

The rich man was conscious, could see, hear, feel, and remember. He cried, "I am tormented in this flame" (v 24). There was no escape and no second opportunity. The Lord Jesus spoke more about Hell than anyone else in Scripture, and we must take His warnings seriously. Why, then, do people reject the truth about Hell?

First: Rationalism:- Human reason is placed above God's revealed Word. People say, "I will only believe what I can understand." But God's truth does not depend upon our acceptance. “Let God be true, but every man a liar” (Rom 3:4). The rich man's unbelief did not make Hell less real.

Second: Ridicule:- Some mock the doctrine of Hell, treating it as outdated or foolish. But there is nothing humorous about eternal judgement. The rich man was not laughing in Hell; he was pleading for mercy (V 24).

Third:  Religion:- Others trust in good works, religious ceremonies, or personal morality. But religion cannot save. Jesus said, "He who believes on the Son has everlasting life" (John 3:35). Salvation is found in Christ alone.

Fourth: Redeemer:- Here is our hope! God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to save sinners. At Calvary, He bore the punishment we deserved. He died, was buried, and rose again in victory. Hell is real, but so is God's mercy. The only refuge from judgement is the Lord Jesus Christ. He alone is the Redeemer of sinners.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank You for saving me; help me to faithfully warn others. In Your name. Amen.

11th November 2026

The Fight Was His

(Conclusion, Mini Series on "the Red Sea")

"The LORD will fight for you,

and you shall hold your peace."

Exodus 14:14

Reading: Romans 6:1-11.

Notice who did the fighting at the Red Sea. Israel drew no sword and fired no arrow. They only walked where God had opened the way. The LORD fought for them, alone — and "the LORD won."

Where did the LORD fight for us? Not at the Red Sea, but at the cross. "Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life" (v 3-4).

There the waters of God's judgement did not part for the Lord Jesus. They closed over His head. The sinless Son of God went under — not for any sin of His own, but willingly, carrying ours — and on the third day He came up out of those waters alive, on the far shore of death itself. That is why there is dry ground for anyone at all who trusts Him: the sea broke on Him.

"And you shall hold your peace." Salvation is not a joint venture between God and us. Our part is to stop justifying ourselves, stop bargaining, stop trying to part the sea by our own goodness — and to trust the One who fought alone and won. And He gives what He won: peace with God, the judgement behind us, and a new life on the far shore.

Prayer:  Lord Jesus, You fought alone and won. Teach me to stop defending myself, and to rest in what You have done. In Your name, I ask. Amen.

10th November 2026

No More Forever

(Pt 4. Mini Series on the Red Sea)

"You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea."

Micah 7:19

Reading: Exodus 14:23-28.

Israel were not the only ones on that seabed. Pharaoh's army went in after them — the same sea, the same path, the same walls of water. But their end was not the same. "Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained" (v 28).

Hebrews tells us where the difference lay: "By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned" (Hebrews 11:29). Attempting to do the same thing. From the outside it looked identical, step for step — but Israel went in trusting God, and Egypt went in trusting its own horses and chariots. There are two ways to go into that sea, and only one of them comes out.

To those who trust Him, God makes a promise He makes to no one else. The Egyptians they saw that day they would "see again no more forever" (Exodus 14:13) — and Micah tells us God does the same with their sins, casting them into the depths where the chariots lie. He does not negotiate with the old master, or reform him. He drowns him. "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1).

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, thank You that for those who are in Christ there is no condemnation left. Let me be found trusting Him, and never myself. In His precious name. Amen.