Devotions

Prayer is often understood as communicating with God. However, only a believer firmly rooted in God will know the more profound truth that it is a weapon. II Corinthians 10:4–5 and Ephesians 6:11 explain prayer as a powerful weapon in spiritual warfare. So, every battle that we face requires two aspects: Readiness Reliance Readiness —…

Esther 4:14 The verse brings to our attention three essential truths: – There is always a time to react. – If we don’t act according to His plans/ purposes, God will still accomplish it through someone else. – Perhaps, we are created for this unique opportunity to witness for Him. In one’s lifetime, there are…

The early Church endured and survived the great persecution with prayer and preaching the Gospel. Even though they were scattered, attacked, and suffered many untold miseries, they still went from town to town carrying the Good News of Christ. It is amazing to note that extreme suffering and persecution opened new avenues for Gospel and…

Titus 1:5 Even though Paul had to leave Crete abruptly, he ensured to delegate the unfinished work to Titus. Through Titus, he accomplished the unfinished work of appointing leaders and teaching the Cretans the correct doctrine. Like Paul, we suffer from pressing timelines, new priorities, and unfinished work is an everyday challenge. However, when we…

Exodus 33:11 From the Old Testament to the New Testament, we read on how God desires to be our friend. He was the friend of Abraham, and in the above reference, we read that God spoke to Moses as one speaks to a friend, and in John 15:15 – Jesus calls His disciples as His…

Luke 13:6-9 The hallmark of the Christian life is to be fruit-bearing, and this section gives us insights. In this parable by our Lord, the owner looks for fruit in a fig tree in the third year. (Usually, it takes two years for the fig tree to bear fruits). Even though it is past the…

Genesis 2:9 We read about how God created all kinds of trees – pleasing to the eyes and good for food, tree of life and knowledge of good and evil. He desired that Adam enjoy the fruit of all the trees except the tree of knowledge of good and evil. In the following chapter (Genesis…

Ezra 4: 4-5 The adversary is always on the job to increase the troubles for God’s people. Here, Zerubbabel’s and his associates’ efforts to restore the temple were met with stiff opposition and false accusations. Then God uses his prophet- Zechariah, to remind that it is not by might, not by power, but by His spirit,…