Mar 18th

Exodus 29     Proverbs 5     Judges 8     (Click on the Reference to go to the passage)

Prov. 5:3-4, "The lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is
smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a
double-edged sword."

Sin is a most subtle and deceptive thing, and yet utterly destructive.  It  is sin that has caused all the misery and suffering in the world today, and it is sin that has trapped millions in darkness and ignorance.  Our enemy the devil is so very clever in the way he dresses sin when he seeks to tempt us.  He will never present sin in its true colours, but will dress it up in attractive clothing so that it appears desirable.  An idolatrous love for money can be presented as a desire to earn more so that we can be generous to others; an unhealthy desire to be with the unsaved can be presented as
seeking an opportunity for witnessing to them.

Let us spend time today examining ourselves.  Let us look carefully at our actions and our motives.  Are we pursuing Christ-likeness in all our ways, or is it the case that we have become dull and careless? Do we see sin and temptation in their true colours or are we dazzled by its attractive appearance and follow it without discernment?

(overseas mission partner)

Mar 17th

Exodus 28     Proverbs 4     Judges 7     (Click on the Reference to go to the passage)

Prov. 4:13, "Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life."

The Bible is one of the most precious gifts God has given us.  It tells us who God is, who we are and, above all, how we may be saved from our sins and brought into His family as His beloved people.  Without the Bible we would never know any of this and would be groping in the darkness.  Many tribes in the world today still do not have the Scriptures in their own language. There are tribes in Kenya today who have never seen a Bible and could not read it even if they had it in their own language.  And yet in the Bible we 
are shown the way of eternal life.

Let us resolve today to hold on to the instruction we have received from God's precious word and to live by it, "for it is your life."  Let us also pray for those engaged in the precious ministry of translating God's word so that those who are still living in darkness and ignorance may see the light of God's salvation in Christ and seek to follow Him.

(overseas mission partner)