Date: September 27, 2026
Series: From Pastor’s desk
Number: Vol. 15, No. 22
Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Redeemer. I am pleased to welcome you to the transition week between the months of September 2026 and October 2026. My prayer is that God will keep your faith in Him steadfast till the end, regardless of the challenges you may face in your walk with the Lord Jesus, so that you may receive His praise when all has been said and done. Amen.
As we see in the bible, if our faith in the Lord Jesus will be rewarded by God in His eternal kingdom, it has to be from start to finish. And for that to happen, we have to hold on to His word, even where we do not understand it or where it offends us. That is because His word is truth (John 17:17).
Now because the word of the Lord is truth, embracing it and holding on to it is the only way not to be destroyed by the lies of the devil, of the flesh and of the world. Yes, embracing and holding on to His word is the only way the purpose of God can be fully realised in our lives. Are we, then, going to continually embrace and hold on to His word, even if we do not understand how it will benefit us, even if goes against what we have in mind?
As we see in the bible, there was a day that the apostles that were with the Lord Jesus had to make a decision to either hold on to His word and become what God wanted them to be or to reject His word and return to the lives they had been living before coming to Him. Why? The reason was that the Lord said certain things that day that offended many of His disciples. They were so offended that they stopped following Him. (Cf. John 6:25-66)
But did He tell them anything that was not true that day? No, He did not. Why, then, were they so offended that they stopped following Him? The reason was that they were not willing to accept the truth He was telling them and live accordingly. And the bible tells us that we will have many so-called believers who will behave like that in these last days. They too will turn away from the truth to listen to lies because they don’t want to accept it and live accordingly. (Cf. 2 Tim 4:3-4)
In any case, after many of His disciples had left Him, we are told in the bible that the Lord turned to His twelve apostles to ask them if they too would not leave Him. Look at John’s report about this:
““You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”” (John 6:67-69NIV)
Did you see that? Even though the Lord had personally called those apostles to be with Him, He was not going to force them to stay with Him. Instead, He allowed them to decide for themselves whether staying with Him to hear the word of God, which may sometimes offend them, was worth it or whether it was just a waste of time.
How, then, did they respond to that? Well, it was Peter that spoke for all of them. And he made it clear to the Lord that they were all going nowhere. Why? According to him, only Jesus had the words of eternal life that they needed to experience the fulfilment of God’s purpose for their lives. So, why should they go elsewhere?
Now why should we too go elsewhere, if we are convinced that our Lord Jesus has the words of eternal life that will fulfil God’s purpose in our lives? And why should our faith in Him not be from start to finish, if we are convinced that He is the way, the truth and the life? Yes, His word may sometimes be hard for us to bear or go contrary to what we have always believed or not come to pass immediately. But it is the truth that will set us free and make our lives what they are meant to be.
If we, then, truly want our lives to what they are meant to be, we should daily embrace and hold on to the word of the Lord to us, even if doing so is not pleasant for us. Otherwise, we should just leave Him as those disciples left Him and do whatever we want with our lives. And at the end of everything, we all will see whether we have chosen right or wrong, even though it will be too late to make any change at the time. My prayer is that we will not make choices that will fill us with eternal regrets, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Have a lovely week.
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