1st January 2026

Unconditional Love

God is love, and he who abides in love

abides in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:16

Today's Bible Reading: John 3:13-17.

At the start of any new year, the most important thing for us to know, is that God love us, each and everyone of us. John 3:16 is a profound declaration of God's unconditional and sacrificial love for humanity. In this single verse, we find the entire Gospel encapsulated—God's love, the gift of His Son, the invitation to believe, and the promise of eternal life. 

First: It begins with the incredible magnitude of God's love. "For God so loved the world..." This is a divine love beyond our comprehension, extending to every corner of the earth, embracing people of all races, backgrounds, and circumstances. It's a love that is not limited by our flaws or failures, a love that pursues us in our brokenness.

Second: The depth of God's love is revealed in the next part: "that He gave His only begotten Son." God's love is not just sentimental or spoken; it is demonstrated through action. The Father willingly gave His Son, Jesus Christ, as the ultimate expression of His love. Jesus came not as a distant observer but as “Emmanuel, God with us” (Matt 1:23) to walk among us and reconcile us to God.

Thirdly: The purpose of God's love is then presented: "that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Salvation is offered freely to all who believe in Jesus Christ. Belief is not merely an intellectual acknowledgment but a heart-transforming trust and surrender to the Saviour. The promise is not only escape from eternal separation and Hell, but the gift of everlasting life—an intimate, eternal relationship with God, the Father.

Each day of this year, let us each respond to this love with gratitude, and as recipients of such boundless love, let us share it with others, becoming channels of God's grace to a world desperately in need.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for the incredible love revealed in John 3:16. Empower me to share this love with those around me, that they too may experience the life-transforming grace found in Jesus Christ. In His name, I pray. Amen.

31st January 2025

Seeking God

“Seek Me and live” . . .

Amos 5:4

Today's Bible Reading:  Psalm 34:1-5.

When we approach the Bible as history and biography, we approach the Bible in the wrong spirit. Those who read the Scriptures as magnificent literature and breathtaking poetry but overlook the story of salvation miss the Bible’s real meaning and message. We must read and study the Bible, not primarily as historians seeking information, but as men and women seeking God.

The Old Testament predicted Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection, and the New Testament documents the fulfilment of these prophecies, yet many people reject its truth. God has revealed Himself in the pages of Scripture, yet the truth about God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit are often debated and disbelieved.

While the Bible is much more than a book of history, it’s interesting to go back through the centuries and consider what others have said about Jesus. Skeptics claim that the Scriptures are not believable, yet testimonies about the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ come from historians, philosophers, scientists, churchmen, and yes, even atheists. Evidence is substantiated in scrolls of antiquity, quill-stained parchments, and modern communications. But the most compelling evidence is seen in those whose lives have been transformed by Christ! This is the greatest of all miracles.

God gave the Bible to us because He wants us to know Him and to love and serve Him. Most of all, He gave us His Word with a command to obey it so that we can become more like Christ. The Bible is trustworthy because it points man to the most important events in human history: the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Your Word is truth, Father God, and tells me of my Saviour Jesus Christ, His life, death, and resurrection for me. In His name I pray. Amen.

30th December 2025

The Afterglow of Calvary

Your lovingkindness is better than life,

my lips shall praise You.

Psalm 63:3

Today's Bible Reading: Psalm 63:1-5.

To Christians, the joy of Christmas is not limited to the birth of the Lord Jesus. It is built even more on the triumph of His death and resurrection—that gave meaning to His birth. The mysterious spirit of generosity which possesses us at Christmas is the afterglow of Calvary. The fact of the cross illuminates Christmas and hallows it. In the gifts we exchanged, we should remember that they are symbolic of the unspeakable Gift of God’s love, so very clearly demonstrated in the Gift of His Son (2 Corinthians 9:15).

Personally, I do not believe that Christians should be giving expensive gifts to each other at Christmas. We should quietly give simple little gifts that are expressions of our love and devotion to the recipients. These gifts become symbolic of the gift of God’s love. How much money could be saved and invested in the Kingdom of God by thousands of Christian families and individuals every year if the true meaning of Christmas was observed.

Prayer:  Loving God, my heavenly Father, in Your gift of Jesus I see Your immeasurable love reaching out to all mankind. How I praise You and adore You! In His precious name. Amen.