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“While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion.”Jesus told this story in response to religio...
23/05/2026

“While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion.”

Jesus told this story in response to religious leaders who complained that He associated with sinners, revealing that God’s heart pursues the lost with eager excitement.

He told this parable alongside two other “lost and found” stories to reveal the Father’s heart. The lost sheep and the lost coin both show seeking and rejoicing. Here, in the final and most intimate story, the Father watches for the return and runs to meet his lost son.

The son was still a long way off. Yet the father saw him. He had been looking. Before the son could apologize, before he could articulate his regrets or earn his welcome, the father acted. He ran. He embraced him. He restored him.

This is how heaven receives us, with compassion that sees the lost, longs for their return, and celebrates reconciliation.

We can wait and watch in prayer for those who have wandered. We can hope for their return without presuming the timeline or controlling the outcome. We can lift their names before God with expectation, trusting that the Father sees them a long way off even when we do not. God’s mercy is patient. It waits. It watches. It rejoices and fully restores.

Action Question:
Are you watching and waiting for someone?

Prayer:
Lord, You are patient, not wanting anyone to perish without You. I confess how often I rush to judgment or give up entirely. Give me a heart that prays with patience, watches with hope, and longs for restoration without resignation.

Cc: Youversion Bible

Good evening, Sisters. Trust you are good. It's another Friday where we get to pray, declare and frame the lives of our ...
22/05/2026

Good evening, Sisters.
Trust you are good.

It's another Friday where we get to pray, declare and frame the lives of our children.

See you at 7:30pm on Zoom

Meeting ID: 859 6294 2271
Passcode: 931938

“Moved with compassion, He stretched out His hand and touched him.”The l***r asked to be made clean. He stood in front o...
22/05/2026

“Moved with compassion, He stretched out His hand and touched him.”

The l***r asked to be made clean. He stood in front of Jesus with a condition that made him untouchable. Religious law required distance. Socially, he was an outcast. His disease marked him as contaminated.

Jesus was moved with compassion, and He stretched out His hand and touched him.

He could have healed with a word. He had the authority to command from a distance. Instead, He reached. Before the leprosy left, the touch came. Before the cleansing, there was contact.

Jesus moves toward what others avoid. Nearness was the beginning of restoration.

We often protect ourselves with distance. We classify certain people as complicated, disruptive, and exhausting. We keep clean space between us and whatever feels messy.

The heart of Jesus does not recoil.

As He forms us, our instincts begin to change. Distance gives way to presence. Not compromise. Not agreement. Presence. We no longer treat people as contamination to avoid, but as image bearers to approach.

Action Question:
Who in your world feels untouchable to you?

Prayer:
Lord, show me where I hide behind distance. Give me courage to move toward people without fear, and keep my heart anchored in You as I do.

Cc: Youversion Bible

“As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it.”Jerusalem had heard Him speak and witnessed His works. He...
21/05/2026

“As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it.”

Jerusalem had heard Him speak and witnessed His works. He was weeping over people who had been visited by God and were about to refuse Him. His tears were for a people committed to their own understanding, their pride, their religiosity, their self-protection and false safety.

He spoke plainly to them. He revealed heaven and the Father. He declared that salvation had come. He stood in front of them, and they missed it. He knew the judgment that would follow. His grief was the sorrow of a holy King confronting the reality of rejection.

There is a difference between holding truth and carrying the heart of Christ. It is possible to speak accurately about sin and remain internally untouched. It is possible to defend doctrine and feel no burden for the people standing beneath it. Jesus saw rebellion, and He wept.

People are not arguments to manage or positions to defend. They are souls who either receive His peace or reject it. When Jesus saw the city, He wept.

Action Question:
When was the last time someone’s spiritual condition genuinely moved you before God?

Prayer:
Jesus, I have not wept over what You wept over. Break up the hardness in me. Give me a heart for others.

Cc: Youversion Bible

“When He saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a sheph...
20/05/2026

“When He saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”

Jesus looked at crowds differently.

The text says that when He saw the crowds, He had compassion. Something moved within Him.

Matthew describes the people as harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. They were vulnerable. Easily scattered. Easily led astray. Easily harmed.

Jesus saw beneath the surface what sin and neglect had done to people made in the image of God, and He was moved.

Compassion in Christ is not softness. It isn’t feeling sorry for someone. It is strength directed toward restoration. It is the rightful Shepherd looking at those who are wandering without guidance.

The heart of Jesus sees through to need, to the real condition we are in, and He moves toward us.

Being formed by Him, responding in His image and likeness, means being like Jesus. What rises in us when we see others?

The more clearly we see Christ, the more clearly we begin to see people. Not as interruptions. Not as obstacles. Not as categories. But as those who are carrying weight, lost without direction.

Our compassion for others grows as our own need has been met and our own wandering has been shepherded. We know we are being guided. How can we then turn a blind eye to those who are being misguided?

To follow Jesus is to be like Him.

The heart of Jesus is not dismissive or inconvenienced.

Jesus is moved, and He moves toward human disparity.

Action Question:
When you look at the people around you, what rises first in you: judgment, indifference, or compassion moved toward action?

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, change my heart. Let me see people as You see them. I surrender my indifference, selfishness, and pride. Replace my hard heart with compassion that reflects Your love.

Cc: Youversion Bible

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”Your understanding of Christ will grow. Your perspective will...
19/05/2026

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

Your understanding of Christ will grow. Your perspective will deepen. Your circumstances will certainly change. He does not.

Hebrews describes Him as constant. The same in character. The same in authority. The same in purpose. Paul writes that no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. Foundations are not decorative. They determine the stability and soundness of the entire building.

Jesus spoke of two builders. One built on sand. The other built on rock. The rain fell on both. The floods rose against both. The winds struck both houses. The difference was not the absence of storms. It was the stability beneath the structure.

Everything in this life shifts. Strength fades. Circumstances change. Culture turns. What feels certain today may feel uncertain tomorrow. Christ remains the same.

The same Jesus who called Mary by name, who welcomed Thomas in his doubt, who restored Peter, who knelt to wash feet, who commanded storms and wept at graves, is not confined to the past. He is present and unchanged.

Formation rests here. Not on your steadiness, but on His.

If He is your foundation, then storms test but do not destroy.

Remain in Him, not because you are unshakable, but because He is.

Action Question:
When life gets bumpy, what does it reveal about the foundation?

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, steady my life in the certainty of who You are. Fix my foundation firmly in You, so that when pressure comes, I stand because You do not move.

Cc: Youversion Bible

“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”Jesus said things that confused the crowd. Many who had ...
18/05/2026

“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”

Jesus said things that confused the crowd. Many who had followed Him turned back. The atmosphere shifted from enthusiasm to departure. It became clear that following Him would not always be reasonable or safe.

Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked if they would leave as well.

Peter’s response: “Lord, to whom shall we go?”

He did not claim full understanding. He did not say the path was easy. He simply knew there was no alternative that carried life. He had heard words that cut deep into his soul. He had seen authority that could not be faked. Something in him became convinced in Jesus.

Following Jesus narrows the field.

There may be seasons when His words confront rather than comfort. Moments when obedience costs everything. Once Christ has become real, lesser options lose their power. Other choices you make may distract for a moment. They may provide temporary relief. In the end, there is no substance, sustenance, life.

Peter’s statement was a realization that Jesus was it.

To whom shall we go?

That question still stands. When faith feels tested. When culture offers easier paths. When compromise seems practical. When doubt whispers that another way might be simpler.

If He alone has the words of eternal life, then departure is not freedom. It is loss. The opposite of life is death.

Action Question:
When following Jesus becomes difficult, where are you tempted to look for substitutes?

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, steady my loyalty. When I do not understand, keep me anchored in what I know to be true about You. Guard my heart from wandering toward what cannot give life.

Cc: Youversion Bible

“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”When Peter fell at Jesus’ knees and spoke those words, something more th...
17/05/2026

“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

When Peter fell at Jesus’ knees and spoke those words, something more than surprise was taking place. He had witnessed a miracle, but what unsettled him was not the volume of fish. It was the presence of holiness. In that moment, he understood that he was standing before more than a teacher. The weight of who Jesus was pressed in on him, and self-awareness followed quickly.

Peter recognized the distance between who he was and who stood before him. “Depart from me.” The instinct of exposed humanity is retreat. When light shines clearly, we become aware of what it reveals.

There is a kind of encounter with Christ that inspires admiration, and there is a deeper one that reveals reality. Inspiration allows us to remain comfortable. Exposure touches motives, pride, hidden compromise. Peter felt that exposure, and it led him to utter humility.

Yet Jesus spoke calm into fear and purpose into weakness. “Do not be afraid. From now on, you will catch men.” The very man who felt unworthy was called forward.

Holiness in Christ does not recoil from weakness. It addresses it and then commissions it. The One who reveals our inadequacy is the One who overcomes it. He is not unaware of our failure.

Often, we step back when conviction comes. We fear rejection. But in Peter’s story, the recognition of sin clarified his need and anchored his dependence.

The presence of Christ reveals what is lacking in us, yet it draws the humble closer. There is no need to hide your sin from Him. He already sees everything. Jesus restores the humble, honest sinner.

Action Question:
Do you hide when your sin is exposed before Christ? Do you run from or straight to the Lord?

Prayer:
Lord, I confess my wickedness, my unworthiness, my sin. Let conviction bring me to you in repentance rather than drive me away from your healing and restoration.

Cc: Youversion Bible

“He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet.”John tells us what Jesus knew before He knelt. He k...
16/05/2026

“He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet.”

John tells us what Jesus knew before He knelt. He knew that the Father had given all things into His hands. He knew that He had come from God and was returning to God. His identity was settled. His authority was secure. There was no uncertainty in Him.

In that awareness, He rose from the table, wrapped a towel around His waist, and began to wash the disciples’ feet.

This was the task reserved for the lowest servant in the house. Cleaning off the dust of the road, the sweat, the grime.

Authority does not remove Him from humility. The One who commands wind and sea stoops. The One before whom creation stands accountable kneels before His own followers.

There is no tension in Him between greatness and service. He does not assert His position. He is secure enough to lower Himself. That is strength of a different order.

We often mistake humility for weakness. In Scripture, it is clarity. It is knowing who you are before God and therefore having nothing to prove before men. Jesus kneels not because He lacks authority, but because He possesses it fully.

This scene confronts us quietly. We may speak of following Christ while guarding our own importance. We may admire servant leadership in theory while resisting inconvenience in practice. Yet the pattern is plain. If He is Lord, then His way is not optional.

He washed the feet of Peter, who would deny Him. He washed the feet of Judas, who would betray Him. His service did not depend on the character of the recipient.

In His kingdom, greatness is measured differently. To be great, you must serve people, not rule over them from a distance.

Action Question:
Where does pride in your life prevent you from serving others or taking on lowly positions?

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, form real humility in me. Establish in me a confidence that does not seek recognition and a heart willing to serve everyone around me.

Cc: Youversion Bible

Good evening, ma'ams.Happy weekend We pray in 12 minutes. This is the Passcode Meeting ID:859 6294 2271 Passcode: 931938
15/05/2026

Good evening, ma'ams.

Happy weekend

We pray in 12 minutes. This is the Passcode

Meeting ID:859 6294 2271
Passcode: 931938

Good evening, Sisters. Trust you are good. We'll be praying for our children tonight by 7p:30pm on Zoom.Set a reminder
15/05/2026

Good evening, Sisters.
Trust you are good.

We'll be praying for our children tonight by 7p:30pm on Zoom.

Set a reminder

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