27th August 2025

Satan Is No Joke

Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench

all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

Ephesians 6:16

Today's Bible Reading: John 8:42-47.

Many jokes are made about the devil, but the devil is no joke. If a short time ago I had talked about Satan, many would have made light of him, but no longer. People today want to know about the devil, about witchcraft, about the occult. Many people do not know they are turning to Satan. They are being deluded because, according to Jesus Christ, Satan is the father of lies and the greatest liar of all time (John 8:44). He is called a deceiver. In order to accomplish his purpose, the devil blinds people to the truth, and to their need of Christ. Two forces are at work in our world-the forces of Christ and the forces of the devil-and you are asked to choose.

Prayer: I have chosen to serve You, my God and Creator. Give me Your strength to battle the deceptions of Satan. For I ask this in Jesus name. Amen.

26th August 2025

Reaping What We Sow

Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Galatians 6:7

Today's Bible Reading: Galatians 6:6:10.

The Lord Jesus spoke a great deal about farming, sowing and reaping. Every person is a sower and a reaper. The Bible tells us plainly that whatever one sows, he will reap the same (Galatians 6:7). For example, the book of Proverbs warns about sowing discord among others.

Throughout history, many people have faced the same fate they intended for others. The Roman Emperor Maxentius (from 302-312), he built a false bridge to drown Constantine, but by accident drowned himself on that bridge. Following which, Constantine became the Emperor and later convert to Christianity. The Bible records accounts of people sowing and reaping, like the mighty man Samson in the book of Judges. He fell from his greatness by the lust of his eyes, and the Philistines put his eyes out. Samson sowed and reaped.

In the book of Esther the wicked man Haman erected gallows to hang Queen Esther’s relative Mordecai, but it was Haman, instead, who was hanged on the same gallows.

Haman sowed and reaped.

Daniel’s accusers ended up being thrown into the very same lion’s den that Daniel and his friends had been thrown. Daniel’s accusers sowed and reaped.

In a very different way, Joseph sowed by storing up food before a great famine spread the land, and he reaped the benefits of saving, not only the Egyptians, but his own family and people from starvation.

In Hosea 10:12, the Bible says “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you.”

Those who trust the Lord Jesus as Saviour are clothed in the righteousness of God. It means being covered in the righteous blood that the Lord shed on the cross to cover our sin. We sow sin, but through His sacrifice on the cross we reap His righteousness. Every person comes into this world a sinner, but by God’s grace, we can leave this world having reaped the salvation that God offers to all.

Prayer: Father God, help me each day, by the way I live, to sow love and righteousness. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

25th August 2025

True Wisdom

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God . . .

and it shall be given him.

James 1:5

Today's Bible Reading: James 1:1-6.

Peace with God and the peace of God in a man’s heart and the joy of fellowship with Christ have in themselves a beneficial effect upon the body and mind, and will lead to the development and preservation of physical and mental power. Thus, Christ promotes the best interest of the body and mind as well as of the spirit, in addition to inward peace, the development of spiritual life, the joy and fellowship with Christ, and the new strength that come with being born again. There are certain special privileges that only the true Christian can enjoy. There is, for example, the privilege of having divine wisdom and guidance continually.

Prayer: Almighty God, let me live so close to You, that Your wisdom will invade my mind continually. In Christ's name I ask. Amen.