Keeping the Pace with Rev. Joshua Ssali

Daily Devotional INTENTIONALITY BEGINS WITH GOD’S WORD You can’t Impress What Hasn’t First Impressed You Read : Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Yesterday, we began with a question about experience! Parenting, in particular, is a special case. As soon as a child is placed in your arms, you are automatically on duty. The first thought that comes to mind is the nurturing we received. Experience is important; compa...

Daily DEVOTIONAL : PARENTING WITH INTENTIONALITY Monday 20th April 2026 “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” `Proverbs 22:6 NIV` Many employers will demand experience before considering any new recruit. A minimum of 3 years is often required. But how about parenting? Where do we go to gain experience? During weddings, people receive...

Deuteronomy 28:14-35, Romans 8:12-17

Daily Devotion Theme : New Life in Christ Read : Ezekiel 37:6-14; Romans 6:4-11 “…We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life…” (Romans 6:4) One sponsorship organization was registering children for sponsorship, and the selection criteria required that the child be a...

Daily Devotion Theme : Resurrection Hope Read : Psalm 16:5-11; Acts 2:22-36 _“...God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him… Therefore, let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and...

Daily Devotion Theme : Christ our Ultimate Hope Read : Job 19:23-27; 1 Peter 1:3-9; “…Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” (1 Peter 1:3) The Easter story ends not with a funeral but with a celebration. A Danish Lutheran theologian, philosopher, and poet, So...

Daily Devotion Theme : Waiting with Hope Read : Genesis 1:1-5, Romans 6:3-11 “ …Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin...

Daily Devotion Theme : suffering and Salvation Read : Isaiah 52:13-53:12; John 18:1-19:42 ; Luke 23:32-33) “ …Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head…they slapped him in the face…took charge of Jesus…Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified him...

Daily Devotional Theme : Servant-hood and Love Read :Exodus 12:1-14; 1 Cor 11:23-29; Matthew 26:17-75. John 13:1-17 “ It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end… The evening meal was in progress, so he got up from the meal, took off his outer cloth...

Daily Devotion Theme : Faithful Amidst Betrayal (Christ our Ultimate Hope) Read : Psalm 22:1-11, Hebrews 4:14-16; Matthew 26:14-16 “ ...Our ancestors trusted you, and you rescued them. When they cried out for help, you saved them, and you did not let them down when they depended on you…Brutal enemies attack me….like a pack of dogs, tearing at my hands…my enemies just stare and sneer at me. They to...

Daily Devotion Theme : His Peaceful Kingdom Read : Isaiah 11:1-9 ; NT: Luke 19:28-40, Romans 14:17: “ …A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord... ” (Isaiah 11:1-2) Today is the second d...

Daily Devotion Theme : The King who Brings Peace. Read : Zechariah 9:9-12; Matthew 21:1-11 No one switches on a flashlight in an area flooded by direct sunlight. We put on the light in order to dismiss darkness. It is the darkness that makes the light necessary. God from eternity knew that people would choose darkness rather than light, and therefore He had to bring His light in Jesus Christ to sh...

Daily Devotion Theme : Choose Life and Peace Read : Psalm 34:11-22; 1 Peter 3:8-12 “ …For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it… ” (1 Peter 3:10-11) During the outbreak of COVID-19, men and women, young and old, rich and poor, we all struggled to sur...

Daily Devotion Theme : Humble King foretold Read : Zechariah 9:9, Isaiah 62:6-12, John 12:12-19. “Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.” (Zechariah 9:9) NLT About a year ago in our neighborhood in Kenya, a self-proclaimed Jesus Christ, Pro...

Daily Devotional Theme : The Trap of Vengeance Read : Deuteronomy 32: 35-43; Romans 12:17-21. “….See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death, and I give life; I wound, and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand…For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will t...

Daily Devotional Theme : Turn From Anger Read: Psalm 37:8-9; Proverbs 14:29-35, James 1:17-21 “ ….Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has th...

Daily Devotional Theme : Harden Not Your Heart Read: Psalm 95:6-11; Hebrews 3:7-13 “The LORD says, ‘Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at Massah in the wilderness. ‘“For there your ancestors tested and tried my patience, even though they saw everything I did. For forty years, I was angry with them, and I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts turn away from me. They refu...

Daily Devotional Theme : Danger of Unforgiveness Read : Psalm 73:1-12: Ephesians 4:25-32 “…In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,…Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen…Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and...

Daily Devotional Theme : Bitterness Harms the Soul Read : Deuteronomy 29:1-15: Hebrews 12:14-17 “ …Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many… ” (Hebrews 12:15) NLT Years ago, I met a dear sister whose heart was bleeding bitterly because of abuse, betrayal, and bankruptcy! She...

Daily Devotional Theme : Consequences of Unforgiveness Read : Proverbs 17:19; Matthew 18:21-35 “ …then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ In anger, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all...

Daily Devotional Theme : Walk in Grace Read : Number 6:22-27; Col 3:12-17. “ …Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love… ” ( Col 3:12-14) If...

Daily Devotional Theme : Love Covers Many Sins Read : Proverbs 10:12-21; 1 Peter 4:7-11 “. ..The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins... ” (1Peter 4:8-9) An Armenian nurse was held captive along with her brother by the Turks. Her brother was killed by a Turkish soldier...

Daily Devotional Theme : Chains Broken By Grace Read: Isaiah 58:6-12; Romans 6:1-14 “Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ Isaiah 58:3 A contemporary Christian Gospel singer, Christopher Dwayne Tomlin, rewrote the hymn “Amazing Grace: My Chains Are Gone,” which was originally written by John Newton, an English Anglican c...

Daily Devotional Theme : Joy Restored by Mercy Read Psalm 51:8-12; Philippians 4:9 “ …Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me… Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me... ” (Psalm 8,11-12) Have you ever stumbled or hurt a friend, a colleague, or a family memb...

Daily Devotional Theme : Forgiveness Brings Freedom Read Exodus 12:1-14; John 8:31-36. “...To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?” Jesus repl...