Reflections

  Feast of free grace Bible Reading:  55:1-3 Key Verse:  15 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? (Isaiah 55:2) DEVOTION Having celebrated the holy week we Christians should have understood and experienced the depth of God’s love. We always work so hard in trying to have the best- the best college, the best job, the best home, the best vacation ect ect. But I always wonder when it comes to our salvation we succumb to Satan’s folly and sometimes make some wrong and dreadful choices that hurt us or the ones we love deeply. Why is that so? Why not spend on what is everlasting and eternal?  Isaiah as God’s messenger to Judah spoke boldly to the people to turn from their lives of sin and warned them of God’s judgement and punishment. The last few chapters of the book of Isaiah however are filled with hope as Isaiah unfolds God’s love and yearning for his people to return, repent and be renewed. Isaiah 55 Verse 1: God’s calling...

  Feast of free grace Bible Reading:  55:1-3 Key Verse:  15 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? (Isaiah 55:2) DEVOTION Having celebrated the holy week we Christians should have understood and experienced the depth of God’s love. We always work so hard in trying to have the best- the best college, the best job, the best home, the best vacation ect ect. But I always wonder when it comes to our salvation we succumb to Satan’s folly and sometimes make some wrong and dreadful choices that hurt us or the ones we love deeply. Why is that so? Why not spend on what is everlasting and eternal?  Isaiah as God’s messenger to Judah spoke boldly to the people to turn from their lives of sin and warned them of God’s judgement and punishment. The last few chapters of the book of Isaiah however are filled with hope as Isaiah unfolds God’s love and yearning for his people to return, repent and be renewed. Isaiah 55 Verse 1: God’s calling...

  The Image of the Invisible God Bible Reading: Colossians 1:15–20  Key Verse:  15 The son is the image of the invisible God, the first born over all creation  DEVOTION On this New Sunday, it has been a week since the Resurrection: where grief has turned to wonder, and doubt begins to give way to faith. In this sacred time before the Feast of Pentecost, Paul’s words in Colossians remind us of a profound truth: Christ is “the image of the invisible God.” What does it mean to see the invisible? With Christ, the unseen becomes visible. The God we cannot touch or fully comprehend has made Himself known—in compassion for the broken, in power over death, in sacrificial love on the cross, and in victory through the empty tomb.  The Resurrection is not just a simple event; it is a revelation. It shows us that the One who created all things is also the One who redeems all things. St. Paul declares that all things were created through Him and for Him. This means...

  My Lord and My God Bible Reading: St. John 20:24-29 Key Verse:    “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29) DEVOTION The meeting of Thomas the Apostle and the risen Jesus Christ is a carefully shaped testimony about faith, identity, and revelation. By the end of the first century, the first generation of eyewitnesses was passing away. They needed an empirical certainty focused on how could they believe without seeing? In John 20:24-29 dignifies the journey from doubt to faith.   Thomas’ confession “My Lord and my God!” is the climax of the Gospel of John. From the opening declaration, “the Word was God” (John 1:1), to this final proclamation, the Gospel builds toward recognizing Jesus’ full divine identity. Thomas directly calls Jesus “God.” It affirms that the risen Christ is not merely a teacher...

  The Living one among the Lampstands  Bible Reading: Revelation 1:9-20 Key Verse Vs 17-18 V 17-18 “When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades”. DEVOTION The book of Revelation opens with “the revelation from Jesus Christ” (Rev1:1), unveiling Him as the exalted and victorious Lamb of God. Before receiving the prophetic message for the seven churches in Asia Minor, John encounters the risen and glorified Lord in overwhelming majesty. At the sight of Jesus, John falls down in fear. This is the same John who once leaned on Jesus’ bosom at the Last Supper and called himself “the disciple whom Jesus loves.” Yet this revelation of Christ in His glory is on an entirely different level. But Jesus does not leave John in fear. Jesus reaches out, touches him, and sp...

  The Living one among the Lampstands  Bible Reading: Revelation 1:9-20 Key Verse Vs 17-18 V 17-18 “When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades”. DEVOTION The book of Revelation opens with “the revelation from Jesus Christ” (Rev1:1), unveiling Him as the exalted and victorious Lamb of God. Before receiving the prophetic message for the seven churches in Asia Minor, John encounters the risen and glorified Lord in overwhelming majesty. At the sight of Jesus, John falls down in fear. This is the same John who once leaned on Jesus’ bosom at the Last Supper and called himself “the disciple whom Jesus loves.” Yet this revelation of Christ in His glory is on an entirely different level. But Jesus does not leave John in fear. Jesus reaches out, touches him, and sp...

  THE ONLY  RIGHTEOUS GOD AND A SAVIOR Bible Reading:  Isaiah 45:21-24 Key Verse Vs 21b Verse 21B  “ Was it  not I  the Lord?  And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God  and a savior; there is none but me. DEVOTION In Isaiah 45:21  the prophet  asserts the uniqueness  and righteousness of God, declares himself as the only savior, highlighting that the salvation is not found in human effort, money or power. It is available through  His righteous character and unmatched power. Because He is holy and just, cannot ignore sin, yet in love, He provided  Jesus to bear our punishment offering his righteousness instead of our own. Through Christ's death  guilty sinners, once justly under wrath, came into a new relationship with God as His beloved children under grace.    When  we are justified, God takes our sins and places them on Christ, and then He takes the righteousness of Christ  and pla...