Devotions

Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” In today’s Scripture, we remind ourselves of Jesus Christ’s timeless invitation – to come to Him and receive His rest. But take note, Jesus does not…

James 4:13-14, “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit’; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” When you look at what’s happening in the world today – a world where natural disasters unexpectedly strike, terminal illnesses suddenly…

Proverbs 27:17, “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” People of God, who are you sharing time with? You don’t choose your family members, your colleagues or who attends your church but you do choose who you share time with – your friends. And whether you realise it or not, you are shaped by who you share time with. No one is above influence. There are many fake friends – those who are in…

Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”People of God, one of the challenges many people face today is the elevation of feelings and emotions above truth. Many question whether God loves them, whether He will really answer their prayers or fall into the mindset that the ‘world is against them’. This is because they are seeking an emotional experience or encounter with God instead of acting on what God’s Word…

Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”We are living in a culture that wants the quick and easy route, the path that avoids pressure, the shortcut to convenience. This stems from a mindset that wants to reap what you have not sown, to enjoy the…

Psalm 142:3, “When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path.”When David penned this Psalm, he was hiding from Saul and his murderous mission unjustly focused toward him. However, in crying out to God, he chose not to complain that he was being hounded by the enemy and surrounded by the threat of death. Instead, in that cave, he focused on the fact that God was with Him. The comfort of God’s presence in the midst of his situation…

Romans 6:16, “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?” God has given us many wonderful promises to walk in and live by. His Word assures us that even though we pass through the valley of the shadow of death, we need not fear evil, for He is with us. Yet, when we choose to…

Genesis 50:20, “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.”People of God, there is a common tendency in the world today to blame God for our unfavourable circumstances - as if He were being unjust or unfair. But the truth is, we live in an imperfect world filled with imperfect people. Because of this, we will face broken promises, unexpected trials,…

James 1:7-8, “For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”People of God, the book of James makes clear that the sign of your readiness to receive what God has in store for you is your willingness to give Him your full attention. While society has adopted a ‘double-mindedness’ mentality, as Christians – the ‘called-out’ ones – we are to be consistent in our approach to God.…