Today, God invites us to examine where our heart is – what truly holds the highest value in our lives.

The human weakness of desiring to accumulate wealth does push people to do all sorts of things, but God reminds us today where true treasure lies – in using our wealth for the benefit of others.

Whereas the Bible does not expressly command Christians to fast, there are many benefits – both spiritual and physical – of being ‘in fastings often’ as the apostle Paul was.

The assurance we have that the kingdom belongs to our God empowers us to live together peacefully as one family, fulfilling our God-given mandate to proclaim the Good News and to take care of the Earth.

Amidst our fallen world, flawed and permeated by sin and evil, God reminds us that Christ has triumphed over the evil one and that those who believe in Him are overcomers.

There’s no worse temptation than when the enemy asks you “to bow down and worship me!” When the enemy takes advantage of our anger, resentment and hatred to control our hearts and lives, it’s like we’re making the devil to usurp God’s authority over our lives.

Harbouring unforgiven grievances in our heart is not only unhealthy to our bodies but also means that our Father in heaven will not forgive us also if we don’t forgive our brothers and sisters from the heart.