CADA

30/08/2026

A bit of wifi issues but here is yesterdays video.

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30/08/2026

devotion 8

Acts 9:26-28

Saul had encountered Christ. His direction had changed, the man who once persecuted believers was now proclaiming the Christ he had opposed.

Yet when Saul came to Jerusalem, the believers were afraid, their trust did not return simply because Saul said that he had changed. Barnabas came to his defense and his changed life became visible, what God was doing within him gradually became something others could witness.

There is wisdom here for marriages damaged by domestic abuse, because domestic abuse is not a marital problem….. It is an individual sin problem.

Therefore, restoration must begin with the individuals before God.

The offender must turn from the abuse.

The victim must be given freedom to heal.

When genuine repentance and forgiveness are present, there can be a starting point for something new between them.

Not a return to the old marriage- Not pretending that nothing happened- Not immediate trust.

Instead, two people who are turning toward God who can begin asking together: What would it mean for our marriage now to reflect His design?

And from there, a new foundation can gradually be laid.

The biblical pattern supports each part of this movement:

Repentance must bear fruit (Matthew 3:8);

Forgiveness is commanded but cannot be coerced (Ephesians 4:32);

Trust may require visible evidence of change (Acts 9:26-28);

And marriage is called back toward God's design rather than the patterns that produced harm (Genesis 2:18-25; Ephesians 5:21-33).

29/08/2026

In 1 Samuel 25:1-38 We read about Abigail and Nabal who were husband and wife, Nabal is described as an arrogant and worthless man that was impossible to speak to, due to his arrogance he put his whole household in danger.
Abigail on the other hand is described as wise and Godfearing, sets out to protect not only herself but the whole household of Nabal.

Scripture does not present what happened around them simply as a marital problem requiring husband and wife to change together.

Nabal remained responsible for Nabal's actions.

Abigail remained responsible for hers.

Their marriage did not erase their individual responsibility before God. This reminds us of an important truth: Domestic abuse is not a marital problem.

It is an individual sin problem, abuse deeply damages marriage, but healing cannot begin by simply asking two people to repair their relationship.

The person doing harm must take responsibility and turn from that harm.

The person suffering harm must be allowed to respond to what has been done to them.

God does not abandon either, He draws near to those who suffer, and He calls those doing evil to repentance, the Church therefore does not need to choose between caring for victims and seeking the restoration of offenders.

We are called to do both-but not necessarily in the same way, at the same time, or together, there are two journeys, defined by one God.

And only when those individual journeys have been addressed can we begin asking what restoration between them might eventually mean.

Scripture supports this distinction: God hears the oppressed and acts toward deliverance (Exodus 3:7-8), He calls the person doing evil to turn and live (Ezekiel 33:11), and calls the Church both to bear burdens and to restore a person caught in sin with gentleness (Galatians 6:1-2).

These ministries belong to the same God, but they are not the same pastoral task.

28/08/2026

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28/08/2026

Acts 9:1-9; The Road to Damascus

When Acts 9 introduces Saul, he is presented as a man “breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord.”

And Saul believes he is serving God while doing it.

Then, on the road to Damascus, everything changes.

A light suddenly surrounds him, he falls to the ground, and a voice calls:

“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

We might have expected Christ to begin by listing Saul's crimes. Why have you threatened my people? Why have you imprisoned them? Why have you participated in their persecution?

But Jesus goes deeper saying “Why are you persecuting me?”

Yesterday, in the story of Exodus, we saw a God who says, “I have seen. I have heard. I know. And I have come down to deliver.”

Here we encounter that same reality from the other side. Christ is not standing at a distance from those Saul has harmed, He identifies Himself with them so personally that when Saul persecutes them, that Jesus accusation is “You are persecuting me.”

Saul thought his struggle was with other people, on the Damascus road, he discovers that ultimately his struggle is with God.

But that is not the end of the story.

The Christ who confronts Saul does not leave him lying on the road, He transform him so the man who travelled to Damascus intending to arrest those who proclaimed Jesus would soon begin proclaiming Jesus himself, and protect those he used to harm.

Christ still calls people to turn from what they are doing and turn toward Him. And just as we invite those suffering under abuse not to walk their journey alone, we also invite those who recognize that they are causing harm not to walk theirs alone.

If you recognize yourself somewhere in this today, take the first step. Bring it into the light. Speak to a trusted pastor, chaplain, counsellor, or mature Christian who is equipped to walk with you.

Allow yourself to be confronted by truth, take responsibility for the harm you have caused, and begin the journey of repentance.

The question is not whether your past was serious.

The question is what you will do when Christ confronts the road you are travelling.

Is there a different way with God?

Saul's story tells us that there can be.

27/08/2026

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27/08/2026

Exodus 3:7-8
Israel had lived under oppression for years. Their suffering had affected them deeply.

Later, Scripture tells us that their discouragement and harsh bo***ge had become so overwhelming that they struggled even to hear Moses when he announced God's promise of deliverance (Exod. 6:9).

But their suffering had not made them invisible to God. God tells Moses: I have seen - I have heard - I know.
And then: I have come down to deliver.

Years later, God speaks to His people: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine… When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.” - Isaiah 43:1-2

God does not promise that His people will never pass through the waters. He promises that they will not pass through them alone.

Suffering can change how we experience ourselves, other people, and even God.
But suffering does not make us invisible to Him or remove us from His concern.
God sees - God hears - God knows.
And God remains present throughout the journey.

For us as believers, this presents a challenge when we encounter those in abusive marriages:
If God sees, are we willing to see?
If God hears, are we willing to listen?
And if God draws near to those who suffer, are we willing to walk with them through the journey toward restoration?

For those who are caught in an abusive marriage, know that God hears you and sees you, even if your situation makes it hard to hear, His promise to Israel is also for you.

26/08/2026

James 3:9-10
James presents an uncomfortable contradiction. We can use our mouths to worship God and then use those same mouths to tear down another person.

His concern reaches beyond speech; what we profess before God cannot be completely separated from how we treat people created by Him.

This matters when considering domestic abuse, because a person may pray, attend church, read Scripture, serve in ministry or publicly confess Christian faith.

None of these makes abusive behaviour compatible with the life that person professes. The fruit of the Spirit gives a very different picture of life shaped by God: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).

When another person is repeatedly humiliated, controlled, threatened, exploited, or harmed, something is happening that cannot simply be described as a difficult marriage.

James gives us remarkably simple words: “These things ought not to be so.” Recognizing abuse therefore requires more than identifying harmful behaviour.

It also requires allowing God to examine the relationship between what we profess and how we actually live.

25/08/2026

“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2

Out Christian faith was never intended to be lived entirely alone. God places us among brothers and sisters whom we are called to love, encourage, pray for, correct, and support.

When one member suffers, that suffering matters to the Body, when another becomes caught in sin, restoration matters too, marriage does not remove Christians from the community of faith, we remain members of one body and are called to care for one another (1 Corinthians 12:25-26; Galatians 6:2).

Some parts of marriage rightly remain private, but privacy must not become isolation where suffering is hidden or serious sin remains unchallenged (Matthew 18:15-17).

This gives every Christian a responsibility appropriate to his or her place in the Body.

We may not all be pastors or counselors, and we may not know how to respond to every situation, but we can listen (James 1:19), bear burdens (Galatians 6:2), pray (James 5:16), refuse indifference to suffering (1 John 3:17-18), and help a person reach those equipped to respond.

And then the Church becomes a place of care, not because every believer has every answer, but because the body of belivers refuse to leave one another alone in suffering or sin (1 Corinthians 12:26; Galatians 6:1-2).

24/08/2026