1 Peter 2:9

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy people, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 

Today's Thought: You are saved to praise the Lord, none else.

When we buy things, we chose the best. The motivation behind is for the clothes to praise our body and reflect our desires. We don't buy and intend to look like clowns on our clothes, except for the Emperor who has new clothes of course.

In the same way with God, we are a chosen people. It is very important that we keep ourselves holy for the Lord. We are not chosen for any other thing, but for the praise and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. We should always keep in mind that our salvation is for the Lord to be magnified in our lives.

Our lives are designed for God. We are also made for God. We are also saved by the Lord Jesus Christ for His glory and honor. Do not serve other gods.

2 Chronicles 30:9

For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 

Today's Thought: God is always willing to accept and embrace those who come unto Him with a humble heart.



In His omniscience God knows that one day man will turn away from Him. Before God created the world, He knew that Adam would fall, that Israel would fail Him, but God continued on. And because of God's unfailing and everlasting love, He did not just create the world, the sinful man, but He also designed a plan on how to rescue man. For me, it is the grandest expression of love.



As Christians, we are only trying to grow through God's grace, but we will still fail. And in our failure, there is a promise of God - that He will accept us. There is only one requirement to this promise - if we will turn again unto the Lord. In all our failures, we only need to come unto God as we are, no conditions, no pretension, no self righteousness. Just come.



The good thing about God is His promise of conditionally accepting us. Why? Because this is the nature of God. He is a gracious and merciful God.

Matthew 17:7

And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 

Today's Thought: God is a God of love and not of fear.


When I was younger, I thought of God as a domineering tyrant who only wants to be obeyed. He was a distant God to me, whom should I fear and tremble. But knowing the Lord Jesus Christ and becoming a child of God changed everything. My Father in heaven is not a tyrant, but a loving and gentle God.

Our God is a God of love who constantly assures us of not being afraid of anything and everything, much more of His presence. This was the essence of the Garden of Eden - God wanted to commune with Adam. But Adam broke this sweet fellowship with God, and Christ reconciled us back to God for this sweet communion. We can now call Him Father and we can now present our sins for forgiveness, supplications for answers, and thanksgiving for His goodness before Him.

When Jesus came into my heart, He touched my life like never before. But everyday, Jesus touches my life and constantly tells me: Be not be afraid.

Daniel 1:9

Now God had brought Daniel info favor and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

Today's Thought: Only the Lord can prepare favor among men for you.


Working in a company is not easy. You have to maintain a harmonious relationship with co-workers who may not like you. Conflicts arise in the workplace and it becomes the reason for the turnover among employees. As much as it is true with the workplace, it is also true with other aspects and areas of a person's life.

Daniel had just been taken captive from Judah as one of the chosen young men to be under the Jewish education program of Nebuchadnezzar. It was a new land with the eunuchs who didn't have affinity with the nation of Israel. It would have been already hard. And Daniel contended not to defile himself with the meat at the king's table - that would mean disaster. But Daniel found favor with the prince of eunuchs. It was the Lord who brought that favor, who worked in the heart of the prince of eunuchs for him to favor Daniel.

If we want to be favored at school, at the our workplace, or anywhere, let us first found favor in the sight of God. If we have an intimate relationship with God, surely all these things will He add unto us.

Psalm 38:9

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

Today's Thought: The Lord is always ready to make your burden of sin light if you come to Him.

David is the man who had depended on God several times. In almost every situation and circumstance of his life, David had drawn strength from the Lord. When pain and battles were too much for him, David knew that the Lord's hand was ready to defend him.

In this passage of the scripture David had been defeated by his own sin. He acknowledged that "for mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me." The conviction of sin had been overwhelming that it crushed its weight on his life, on his vitality (he speaks of the loathsome disease), his loss of inner peace, and his wisdom. Because of this, David confessed " for I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin."

Let us not wait for the flood of sin to drown us, let us always come to the Lord for confession and forgiveness. Only the Lord God has the balm that can heal our iniquities and He is ready to heal us. What we need to do is come and confess.