Month: January 2026

January 31

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DAILY READINGS: Gen. 38; Psalms 15:1-16:11; Matt. 21:33-22:14

Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. Isaiah 45:22, NKJV

Years ago, on a snowy winter Sunday morning in England, a young boy took his mother’s advice and went to a Primitive Methodist Chapel. Because of the weather, the minister hadn’t shown up. A “layman” from the little congregation took his place and expounded repeatedly on the above verse. Addressing the visitor he said: “Young man, look to Jesus Christ. Look! You have nothing to do but to look and live.” Charles Spurgeon looked and was saved. —E. MacLelland

Life is offered unto you, Hallelujah! Eternal life your soul shall have,
If you only look to Him, Hallelujah! Look to Jesus who alone can save.
—William A. Ogden

Saturday, January 31, 2026

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Genesis 38:1-30; Psalms 15:1-16:11; Matthew 21:33-22:14

Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. John 4:14 NKJV

Christ’s promise here was given at a well to a sinful Samaritan woman. But He is still offering water to spiritually thirsty souls. His water is life-giving, for He said that it would “spring up into everlasting life”. He was not describing physical water which merely sustains life, but a water that gives life. His water is lifelasting (and beyond) for He promised that those who drink it “will never thirst” again. And His water is life-changing, for this woman’s testimony led many others to come to Christ also. If you are thirsty, come to Christ for a drink. – David Petterson

I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in Him. —H. Bonar

January 30

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DAILY READINGS: Gen. 37; Psalms 11:1-14:7; Matt. 21:1-32

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever…To him who made the great lights…the moon and stars to rule over the night. Psalm 136:1, 7, 9 

In a comic strip, a boy stares into the starry night sky and proclaims, “I’m significant! Screamed the dust speck.” The irony brings a smile, but for the child of God it stirs our hearts. Certainly when contrasted with the vastness of the universe, we seem insignificant; yet God knows us, and loves us! In fact, the Creator of the universe knows our thoughts before we think them, our words before we speak them, and our actions before we do them. Even greater, He calls us friends and has laid down His life for us. —Jaby Jacob

What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
—Joseph Scriven

Friday, January 30, 2026

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Genesis 37:1-36; Psalms 11:1-14:7; Matthew 21:1-32

Fear ye not, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. Ex. 14:13

Israel faced a desperate situation, with the Red Sea before them, and the formidable armies of Egypt behind them. Contrary to human thinking, the instruction given by Moses was to “stand still” and wait on the Lord. So often when facing severe trials in our lives, we tend to devise our own solutions. May we learn to “stand still” and find peace from trusting in our God. —Willie H. Burnett

For they that wait upon the Lord
Shall renew their strength,
They shall mount up with wings,
They shall mount up with wings as eagles,
They shall run and not be weary;
They shall walk and not faint. —J. McGranahan

January 29

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DAILY READINGS: Gen. 36; Psalms 9:1-10:18; Matt. 20:17-34

Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. John 5:24

George Kirk was a believer who valued, “Real Life Insurance.” He prayed, “You have given me true insurance that is payable when I leave this life by death. I may purchase insurance on my physical life, but only You could purchase, and totally pay for, insurance that has an eternal guarantee. May I, as a steward, be a good insurance salesman of the greatest offer ever made to all mankind. It costs the beneficiary absolutely nothing and gives absolutely everything.” Do you have that insurance? —Anon.

We’ve a story to tell to the nations that shall turn their hearts to
the right, A story of truth and sweetness, a story of peace and light.
—Colin Stern

Thursday, January 29, 2026

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Genesis 36:1-43; Psalms 9:1-10:18; Matthew 20:17-34

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work. Colossians 1:10

I was at a “celebration of life” and the speaker asked how our hyphen was doing. Gravestones usually say something like 1950 – 2025. What does the hyphen mean? That is the span of our entire life or our “hyphen years”. We should be using this time to bear fruit for our Lord and Saviour. Do we make choices each day to “walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing”? We never know when eternity will start for us. It could be sooner than we realize. Ask yourself each morning, how will I use my hyphen today for God’s glory? —Virginia Strout

May I do each day’s work for Jesus,
With eternity’s values in view. —Alfred B. Smith

January 28

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DAILY READINGS: Gen. 35; Psalms 7:1-8:9; Matt. 19:16-20:16

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him? Psalm 8:3-4

If it cost a penny to travel a thousand miles, a cruise to the moon would be only $2.38. But if you wanted to go to the sun, the one-way ticket would cost $930. And a trip to the nearest star would be, hold onto your hat—$260 million. Yet a place in the very heart of the One who made this vast universe is free, based on the priceless sacrifice of Christ. Have you reserved your place? —William MacDonald

Wonder of wonders! Vast surprise! Can bigger wonder be?
That He who built the starry skies Once bled and died for me.
—Author Unknown

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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Genesis 35:1-29; Psalms 7:1-8:9; Matthew 19:16-20:16

And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land” Genesis 24:5 NKJV

Bible characters were no different from us, in that they too, asked “what if” questions. When told to lead the Israelites, Moses asked God, “What if they don’t believe me?”. Abraham’s servant asked about Isaac’s future wife, “What if the young woman refuses to come with me?”. Joseph’s brothers asked, “What if Joseph bears a grudge against us?”. All of them wondered what would happen if circumstances went awry. Dear believer, remember God has a perfect way forward in spite of our doubts. —Sid Halsband

The debt that Christ for me has paid,
Would God another mind have made,
To claim again from me? —A. M. Toplady

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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Genesis 33:18-34:31; Psalms 4:1-6:10; Matthew 19:1-15

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Mark 1:1 NKJV

Mark’s opening verse focuses on the identity of the Lord Jesus. Many people, including the disciples, were often confused about Him. To build his case, Mark records three testimonies to the unique Sonship of the Lord Jesus. The Father testifies at His baptism, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (1:11). The Father corrects
the disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” (9:7). But the climax of the gospel is the centurion’s confession, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” (15:39). Mark wants his readers to arrive at the same conclusion. —David Wilson

Only the Son of God can be the Christ, The King of glory. —R. C. Chapman

January 27

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DAILY READINGS: Gen. 33:18-34:31; Psalms 4:1-6:10; Matt. 19:1-15

The wages of sin is death… Romans 6:23, KJV
They found in him no guilt worthy of death. Acts 13:28
Christ died for our sins. 1 Corinthians 15:3, KJV

It has been pointed out by G. Campbell Morgan that when the Lord Jesus, the sinless Substitute, died on the cross, there was no cause in Him to die. Therefore He created in the universe an infinite credit value He did not need for Himself, upon which every sinner may draw. All the value of that death becomes available to any who will by faith appropriate it, and, receiving Christ and His finished work, such a sinner will pass from spiritual death unto life eternal. Have you ever received Him? —J. B. Nicholson

Thine is the joy, but yet ’tis mine. ‘Tis ours as one with Thee;
My joy flows from that grief of Thine; Thy death brings life to me.
—Author Unknown