16th October 2025

Wolves in Disguise

For I know this, that after my departure

savage wolves will come in among you, . . .

Acts 20:29

Today's Bible Reading: Acts 20:25-31.

Paul’s warning to the Ephesian elders echoes across the centuries: be watchful. False teachers don’t always come from outside the Church. Often, they rise from within—eloquent, persuasive, and cloaked in a form of godliness. But underneath lies a desire not to shepherd the flock, but to scatter it.

In our day, many churches in America (USA) have entangled themselves with political ideologies, aligning the Gospel with partisan agendas. This is not a new tactic. When the Church forgets her first love—Jesus Christ—she becomes vulnerable to compromise. The Kingdom of God is not a political party. Christ is not a political figurehead; He is King of Kings.

We must remain grounded in the Word. False teachers appeal to emotion, culture, or convenience, twisting Scripture to fit the spirit of the age. Paul pleads: “Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock” (v 28). Examine every teaching. Test every spirit (1 John 4:1). Stay rooted in truth.

The Church is called to be a light, not a lever of political power. We are citizens of Heaven first (Phil 3:20). Guard your heart. Guard the flock. The wolves are still among us—but so is the Good Shepherd.

Prayer:  Lord, Keep me watchful and rooted in Your truth. Guard Your Church from false teachers and worldly influence. Help me follow Christ alone, not the voices of this age. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

15th October 2025

Just A Widow

The Lord bless you! . . .  

 Ruth 2:4

Today's Bible Reading: Ruth 2:1-11.

Ruth was a foreigner. She was a widow. She was poor. In many parts of the world today, she would be considered a nobody—someone whose future does not hold any hope.

However, Ruth found favour in the eyes of a relative of her deceased husband, a rich man and the owner of the fields where she chose to ask for permission to collect grain. In response to his kindness, Ruth asked, “Why have I found favour in your eyes? . . . I am only a foreigner” (Ruth 2:10).

Boaz, the good man who showed Ruth such compassion, answered her truthfully. He had heard about her good deeds toward her mother-in-law, Naomi, and how she chose to leave her country and follow Naomi’s God. Boaz prayed that God, “under whose wings” she had come for refuge, would bless her (1:16; 2:11-12). As her kinsman redeemer (Ruth 3:9), when Boaz married Ruth he became her protector and part of the answer to his prayer.

Like Ruth, we were foreigners and far from God. We may wonder why God would choose to love us when we are so undeserving. The answer is not in us, but in Him. “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ” (Rom. 5:8). Christ has become our Redeemer. When we come to Him in salvation, we are under His protective wings.

Prayer: Dear Lord, I do not know why You love me, but I do not doubt Your love. I thank You and worship You! In my Redeemer's name. Amen.

14th October 2025

Cleansed By The Blood

To Him who loved us and washed us

from our sins in His own blood.

Revelation 1:5

Today's Bible Reading: Hebrews: 9:18-28.

Blood is mentioned 460 times in the Bible. Fourteen times in the New Testament, the Lord Jesus spoke of His own blood. Why? Because by the shedding of His blood, He accomplished the possibility of our salvation. He paid the penalty for our sin and redeemed us. The penalty for our sin and rebellion is death; Jesus stepped out and said, “I will take that death.” He voluntarily laid down His life and took the penalty we each deserve. That is what the cross is all about.

The blood of Jesus Christ not only redeems us, it justifies us. Being justified means far more than just being forgiven. I can say, “I forgive you,” but I cannot justify you. But God not only forgives the past, He also clothes the believer in righteousness as though they had never committed a single sin. Yet it cost the blood of His Son on the cross.

Prayer: Lord God, with a deeply grateful heart I thank You for the sacrifice upon the cross. Of Your own dear Son, and for His shed blood that has cleansed my sin and made me worthy of Your forgiveness. In His precious name I pray. Amen.