4th July 2025

Spiritually Minded

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

 Colossians 3:2

Today's Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1-17.

The Bible teaches that the world is at war with the spiritually minded Christian. Worldliness is a mood, a tempo, an attitude of the soul that peers out horizontally upon life. Its head is never lifted upward in recognition of God. Its gaze is manward—never Godward. It is a materialistic, sensual view of life that centres its attention on the gratification of the lower appetites and desires, completely blind to the things of the spirit. In this kind of world, God is not just denied, He is forgotten.

In spite of the fact that many people belong to, and serve, Christ, the wretched bent toward sin is ever-present to drag us down. Thus, we find ourselves in daily conflict with the world around us, but we are not to yield a Centimetre —we are to be the light of Christ that shines in the darkness.

Instead of saturating ourselves with things of the world, we can saturate ourselves with God’s commands and wisdom. “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth … Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom” (Colossians 3:2,16), and then proclaim boldly that Christ will bring peace to each heart that seeks His salvation.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I come before You, requesting that You cleanse me of any impure thought. I pray for purity of mind, body, and soul. In Jesus' name. Amen.

3rd July 2025

The Heart's Longing

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 51:10

Today's Bible Reading: Psalm 63.

You were created in the image and likeness of God. You were made for God’s fellowship, and your heart can never be satisfied without His communion. Just as iron is attracted to a magnet, the soul in its state of hunger is drawn to God. Though you, like thousands of others, may feel in the state of sin that the world is more alluring and more to your liking, some day—perhaps even now as you read these words—you will acknowledge that there is something deep down inside you which cannot be satisfied by the alloy of earth. Then with David, the Psalmist, who wrote psalm 63, and who had sampled the delicacies of sin and had found them unsatisfying, you will say, “Oh God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where there is no water” (v 1). Is your heart satisfied today?

Prayer: How I long for You, God, yet so often my heart is drawn away from Your leading. Like David, I desire a clean heart. In Jesus name. Amen.

2nd July 2025

The Message

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.     

1 Timothy 1:15

Today's Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10

We are inundated with messages from the time we wake in the morning until we go to bed at night. The television and radio in adverts send out messages about what we should drive, what we should eat, and what we should wear. Government sends out messages to get us to accept their plans, policies and goals for the country. The church also sends out messages to try and reach people with the Word of God.

The passage before us today is about a very impotent message that has been going out into the world for two thousand years. The Churches Message is the message of the Gospel. It is the most important message the world has ever heard. It is far more important than anything adverts have to offer, and It exceeds anything any government has to say.

First: It is a message of LOVE. In clear and vivid language, Paul reminds us of what we were before we met the Lord (v 3).

Second: It is a message of LIFE. The Lord Jesus died for our sins, the other side of the Gospel concerns how He rose again from the dead, and gives LIFE to all who put their faith in Him (v 5). When a lost sinner believes the Gospel, the life of Christ is shared with them (John 10:10).

Third: It is a message of LIBERTY. When the Gospel came to us, we are lost and headed to Hell. We had no hope and no one to care about us. But, God, in His grace, His mercy, and His love, reached into our lives and lifted us out. He rescued us from a life of sin. He rescued us from a lit of sorrow. He rescued us from a life of waste. He rescued us from judgment, death, and from an eternity in Hell. He is our Hero because He delivered us and set us free. The Gospel sets us free! Praise His name!

The Gospel is all about Love. Praise God, He loves us! The Gospel is about Life. Praise God, He gives us eternal life! The Gospel is also about Liberty.

If you have never done so before, you need to come to Jesus Christ today. He will save you. He will change your life. He will change your eternity. All He asks from you is that you believe the Gospel. If you will, He will save you by His grace. That is His promise to all who will believe! (John 6:37). Even you.

Prayer: Father, Thank You, for my Saviour, the Gospel message, that You are mine, and I am Yours. In Christ's name. Amen.