The King who Brings Peace

New Life in Christ

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 total orphan. A woman registered her child, claiming that the father had passed away. Years later, the woman showed up at the organization’s secretariat asking for permission for the child to go and bury the father. “We thought the child was an orphan!” said the officer. “No,” responded the woman, “kuluno yafiridde Ddala!”—literally meaning, “This time he actually categorically died!” Someone once said, too many Christians are 'betweeners:’ they live between deception and truth, Egypt and Canaan, saved but never satisfied; they live between Good Friday and Easter, believing in the Cross but not entering into the power and glory of the Resurrection. When Christ died, we died with Him; when He was raised, we were raised to newness of life with Him. This reflects our new position in Christ. Christ not only died for sin, but He also died unto sin (6:10). That is, He broke the power of sin. A true Christian is dead to sin, while the unsaved person remains a slave of sin (Eph 2:1-3). God promises to breathe (Holy Spirit) into us the breath of a new life that gives us the power to die to sin and live a transformed life (New life). In Christ, we don’t partially die to sin; we completely die to sin because sin has no power over us. It's no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me (Galatians 2:20). As you pray, ask God to breathe on you a new life in Christ Jesus, the power to overcome sin, in Jesus’ name. Amen. By Rev. Godfrey Kyome

Resurrection Hope

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 the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit...”_ *(Acts 2:32,36-38)* A story is told of a stranger and a caterpillar on a rose bush. “How ugly you are and how gross, doing nothing but eat, eat, eat, all day long," said the stranger. "True," replied the caterpillar, "but I won't always be like this. Someday I'll have beautiful wings, and fly from flower to flower." "A likely story," said the stranger with a laugh. A few days later, this stranger found a hard brown pupa on the rosebush and was surprised to hear the caterpillar's voice saying, "Now I'm worse off than before. You think I'm dead because I can neither move nor eat, but soon I shall have a resurrection and fly in the sun." "Poor deluded worm," said the stranger, "you'd better accept the fact that your life is over." But about three weeks later, the stranger, walking in the rose garden, is surprised to hear the caterpillar's voice again. Looking for the pupa, he sees one beautiful wing and then another unfolding from its cracked shell. "You see," says the voice, "my resurrection has come," and spreading its wings, the butterfly moves lightly and swiftly away to enjoy its wonderful new existence. There is life after death. “If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies…” (Romans 8:11) ESV. As you pray, Sing 🎶 On Christ the Solid rock I stand… my hope is built on nothing else but on Jesus Christ. By Rev. Godfrey Kyome

Christ our Ultimate Hope

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, Soren Aabye Kierkegaard, once said, "The best news the world has ever heard came from a graveyard – Christ is risen!” “He is not here,” said the angel, “he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told…” (Matthew 28:6-7) Christianity is fundamentally a religion of resurrection, says James Stewart. It is a faith rooted in hope, love, and belief. Most people who attend our vigil come specifically to verify if we are truly dead. When they first hear about your death, they will say NO! Their next step is to travel, ask how it happened, check your casket, then join the chorus of lamentation. Our friends bring us to the grave and leave us there, but God will not. This is our ultimate hope. Job said, “I know that my redeemer lives, And after my skin has been destroyed…yet in my flesh I will see God” (Job 19:25-27). Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even though they die;” (John 11:25). Because of Jesus’ resurrection, let people doubt your death but not your resurrection. We believers should be more confident of rising out of our graves than getting out of our beds. May this hope, in the hope of glory, never leave your heart. Christ is risen, He is risen indeed. As you pray, may you encounter the power of the resurrected Christ this Easter of 2026, in Jesus' name. Amen. By Rev Godfrey Kyome

Waiting with Hope

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 but alive to God in Christ Jesus...” (Romans 6:8-11) I wonder if you can recall a moment of waiting in your life; I guess you do — we all do. Recently, one of our Form Six girls was waiting for her UACE results. For almost a month, she was down, not feeling well, but on the day she received the news that she had scored highly, she screamed, "I have won!" I’m victorious. The sickness disappeared. Jesus’ disciples had to eagerly wait three days for His resurrection. He had promised it and illustrated it with examples like the temple destruction and the sign of Jonah (Luke 24:7, John 2:19-21, Matt 12:40). While hanging on the cross, passersby mocked him, saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself (Matthew 27:40), ignorantly! On Saturday (Black or dark Saturday), as his body lay in the grave, his disciples waited in hiding, filled with fear and trauma, while women planned to buy spices to finish the burial process. Peter tells us that our Lord was proclaiming his victory to the spirits (1 Peter 3:19). Even in the grave, He is Lord. The disciples were waiting for Christ, the ‘Hope of glory’ (Col 1:27). Paul reminds us that since we died with Christ, we now live with Him; we are dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, let's put to death every sin as we wait for our living hope, Christ Jesus. As you pray, ask the God of hope to fill you with all joy and peace as you trust him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13. In Jesus’ name. Amen. By Rev Godfrey Kyome

Suffering and Salvation

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, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle…” (John 19:1- 3; 17-14 In the sixteenth century, Oliver Cromwell ordered an English soldier to be executed for a cowardly crime. The execution was set for the evening bell. However, at the scheduled time, no sound came from the bell tower. An investigation revealed that the girl engaged to marry the condemned man had climbed into the bell tower and held onto the clapper of the giant bell to prevent it from ringing. They found her there with bleeding, torn hands. We are all sinners under sentence of death, but Christ suffered in our place. He was pierced for our transgressions. (Isaiah 53:5) Calvary's Hill had three crosses, Luke says; two of them were criminals, as Luke 23:26 states. “One threw insults at Jesus, ‘Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” (v.38), but the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” (v.40-41). Today, on Good Friday, we remember three crosses: one of the men who was pierced for our transgressions (Isaiah 53:5), the Cross of Redemption—mercy and grace in the middle; the cross of rejection—remorse and regret, the man who insulted Christ; and the cross of reception—repentance and rejoicing, as David E. said, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” Which side or cross are you on? In seasons of suffering, Scripture calls us to stay clear, courageous, and deeply connected to Christ, who paid the price for our salvation (1 Peter 1:18). As you pray, thank Jesus for the price He paid for our survival and salvation. In Jesus’ name. Amen. By Rev Godfrey Kyome