NOVEMBER 21, 2 Peter 1:4

Need a drink of water? Just turn on the tap! It is so easily available in Singapore, isn’t it? That is why we don’t really bother about how much water costs. Let’s look at another scenario. Imagine a man, perspiring and thirsty, staggering in the hot and dry desert. How much do you think he would give in exchange for just a sip of water? To this suffering man who is in great need of water to survive, water is precious as he needs it desperately. Separately as sinners, we are in great need of the Saviour that God has promised. Because the reward for sin is death, we need Jesus to save us from sin. Is Jesus precious to you?

The Bible says God’s promises are precious. We must all know John 3:16 very well by now. Because God loved mankind, He promised to save whoever believes and receives Jesus as his Saviour. Salvation is free for us because we do not pay anything for it. It is a gift. But it is the most expensive gift for it cost Jesus His precious life. Is God’s promise of salvation precious to you?

When you become a Christian, you are no more condemned. Not only do you have eternal life, God has promised to make us more and more like Jesus. Jesus is sinless but Christians are not yet so. God now looks at us as though we are sinless only because we are in Jesus. In this corrupt world, we still sin for it is so easy to give in to our own selfish desires or weaknesses. But God is merciful and gracious. He has promised to forgive our sins when we confess. He will also give us faith to overcome temptations in this world.

Sometimes it is easy to slide away from the path God wants. It can be so easy to be worried about problems in our life. But what does the Bible promise in 1 Peter 5:7?

Thought: Escape temptation through God’s promises and strength!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to keep Your precious promises in my heart so that I will not yield to the temptations of this corrupt world. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.