26/08/2026
*LIVING WORD DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
*Wednesday, August 26th*
*Rev. Solomon Anji*
*📜It Is Always Better To Choose Jesus*
*📖TEXT: John 6:68*
Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.' (NIV)
Every day we are faced with roads that seem to lead to fulfillment. The world offers platforms, pleasures, positions, and people that promise to satisfy the deep hunger in our souls. For a while they may distract us, entertain us, and even give us a sense of progress. But time exposes what is real and what is only a shadow. When storms come, when questions get too deep, and when life strips everything down to its foundation, we are forced to ask the most honest question of all: where else can we go? That was the question Peter asked Jesus after many had walked away because His teaching was hard. It was not a question of defeat, but of revelation. Peter had tried other options. He had seen other teachers. But he had encountered something in Jesus that he could not find anywhere else, life. To choose Jesus is to choose the only One whose words carry eternity. It is to choose the only foundation that will not shift, the only love that will not fail, and the only presence that will not abandon us. In a world of many voices, Jesus is still the Word. In a world of many paths, Jesus is still the Way. That is why it is always better to choose Him.
Choosing Jesus is choosing life over emptiness. Many things can occupy our hands but cannot fill our hearts. Careers can succeed and still leave us restless. Relationships can look good and still leave us lonely. Achievements can be celebrated and still leave us empty. Jesus alone speaks to the part of us that nothing else can reach. He said, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." When we choose Him, we are not choosing a temporary fix. We are choosing the source of life itself.
Choosing Jesus is also choosing truth over confusion. The world changes its standards every season. What was celebrated yesterday is cancelled today. What was called wisdom yesterday is called foolishness today. But Jesus said, "I am the truth." His word does not shift with culture or opinion. When we build on His word, we build on rock. When we listen to His voice, we are led even in seasons where we cannot see the next step. That is why Peter said, "You have the words of eternal life." There was nowhere else to go because no one else was speaking life.
Jesus is not just part of our choice, He is the center of it. It is not about adding Jesus to our plans. It is about making Him the reason for our plans. When Jesus is central, our motives are purified, our decisions are guided, and our future is secured. He does not compete with other options. He fulfills what every other option was trying to promise but could not deliver. Peace, joy, purpose, forgiveness, and eternal hope are all found in Him. To walk away from Jesus is to walk away from life. To walk with Him is to walk into everything God intended for us.
*✝️PRAYER*
Lord Jesus, You alone have the words of eternal life. Today I choose You above every other voice, every other option, and every other path. Forgive me for the times I have looked elsewhere for satisfaction that only You can give. Take the center place in my heart, in my home, and in every decision I make. Teach me to abide in Your word and to trust Your leading. Let my life reflect that it is better to have You than to have the whole world. Draw others to Yourself through me, that they may also come to know that there is no one like You. I surrender all to You, my King and my Savior. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen
