Daily Devotion

EXPOSITION: Verse 43 of today’s reading states, “Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: ‘See that you don’t tell this to anyone…” Jesus knew that publicity over such miracles might hinder His mission and divert public attention from His me ...

EXPOSITION: In Matthew 11:29; the Scripture states that, “Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jesus Christ did not boast of his equality with God so that men woul ...

EXPOSITION: These are Paul’s final words regarding Crete’s false teachers. He does not consider these phony figures to be true believers of Christ. They claimed to know God, but their actions proved that they were not genuine believers. They tried to ...

EXPOSITION: Despite all the things Christ knew and the good things He did, He did not seek to be popular among men, yet still, He was known by many. He was concerned about pleasing God. This enabled Him to know the ways of the God who sent Him and did ...

EXPOSITION: Apostle Paul, who used to persecute the church and later encountered Jesus Christ, appealed to the church of Corinthians in the meekness and gentleness of Christ. From the popular events in the Bible concerning Paul, one could realise that ...

EXPOSITION: The reverse dictionary explains “cheap action” as unkindly or insincerely using a situation to benefit oneself or to harm someone else. Popularity can simply be explained as acceptance, recognition or regard. Therefore, cheap popularity ca ...

This week we have looked at some excerpts from the book of Esther. We have learnt that we should give credit to people who are due and not take people’s glory. This was what Esther did for Mordecai (2:22) and through that, God saved Mordecai and the enti ...

EXPOSITION: The very night that Haman plotted the downfall of Mordecai, God also had planned the honour and deliverance of Mordecai and the Jews. On that night, the king mysteriously could not sleep. He therefore requested for the records of his reign ...

EXPOSITION: Upon all the honour that the king showed Haman, he was still not satisfied because Mordecai was alive. “But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king's gate" (5:13, NIV). His wife and friends ...

EXPOSITION: Haman’s plot to annihilate the entire Jewish race was met with “…great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing.” When Esther wanted to give an excuse that she could not go to the King’s presence because she had not been ...