Our world today is more watchful than it has ever been. We watch over almost all our possessions like a hawk. We guard everything. Buildings have security guards, houses and cars have locks and security systems. Our valuables are under lock and key. Mobile phones, banking, and other important security applications are password-protected.

Have you ever tried to forgive someone who badly hurt you, but your heart just would not let it go? My goal for the Light Devotional this week is therefore to help you encounter the relational love of Jesus. Jesus loves you so much that He wants to help you deal with the issues of your life.

Luke begins his record of the good news of Jesus by writing about the conception of John the Baptist. His parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, were both righteous in the eyes…

The practice of prayer is vital to effective Christian living. Church historians reported that the knees of James were full of calluses like a camel’s knees, because of his constant kneeling in prayer. Hence, it would come as no surprise that he should spend the closing moments of his letter encouraging the believers to pray. Broadly, James 5:12-20 can be categorized into four aspects of prayers.

Life can be full of trials at times. It can be a bed of thorns rather than roses for some of us. During those times, we know we need to trust God and pray. Yet, we can be so overwhelmed and tormented that finding rest and the right words to pray can be hard. When we finally muster the words to pray, our weary and defeated spirits can only whisper prayers of deliverance.

We have often heard of Christians who give up hope on God’s faithfulness to His promises. Primarily it is because the waiting seems too long. Sometimes the wait seems forever. Let’s examine how heroes of faith in the Bible dealt with this challenge.

This week, I want to encourage us with Isaiah 41:10. This is what I feel God saying to us as a church as we prepare to enter a season of fasting and prayer. There are five assurances here in this verse that God supplies.

Psalm 1:1-2 tells us how God considers a person wicked or righteous. The wicked person, as we can see, lives a self-centred life, whereas the godly lives a God-centred life.

In Part 1 of this series, we examined the ministry of John the Baptist as he prepared the way of the Lord in the advent of his 1st Coming. In Part 2, we noted the words of Jesus as He contrasted the respective ministries of John the Baptist and Elijah.

Prayer as a Way of Life Prayer is one of the most essential parts of a believer’s life. It is recorded that our Lord Jesus wakes up very early in…