Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla – June 5, 2025

“Prosperity and Adversity” – Ecclesiastes 7:13–14 (ESV)

How do we respond to both blessings and burdens? In today’s devotion, Pastor Balla reflects on Solomon’s wisdom: “Consider the work of God… God has made the one as well as the other.” Through both prosperity and adversity, God is at work—shaping, refining, and teaching us to trust not in circumstances but in Christ.

Prosperity calls for joyful thanksgiving; adversity calls for humble reflection. Both are under God’s sovereign hand. We may not understand the “crooked” paths, but we know the One who walks with us.

Join Pastor Balla in Ecclesiastes 7:13–14 as he unpacks how faith sees beyond the moment to God’s eternal purpose in Christ, our crucified and risen Lord.

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Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla – June 4, 2025

“The Folly of Nostalgia” – Ecclesiastes 7:10–12 (ESV)

Do you ever find yourself saying, “Things were better in the old days”? In today’s devotion, Pastor Balla explores Solomon’s warning against nostalgia in Ecclesiastes 7:10–12. Looking back with longing often blinds us to God’s present grace and faithfulness. True wisdom does not dwell in the past—it walks with Christ today.

Solomon reminds us that while both wisdom and wealth offer protection, only wisdom preserves life because it is rooted in God. Christian wisdom looks forward in hope and lives anchored in the unchanging promises of Christ, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Join Pastor Balla as he contrasts nostalgia with biblical faith and shows how wisdom in Christ equips us to live each day with confidence, contentment, and joy in the Lord.

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Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla – June 3, 2025

“The Value of a Good Name” – Ecclesiastes 7:1–4 (ESV)

In today’s devotion, Pastor Balla reflects on the surprising wisdom of Ecclesiastes 7:1–4: mourning teaches the heart more than mirth ever could. Solomon declares that sorrow, not laughter, leads to wisdom—and that a good name, shaped by faith and humility, is more precious than wealth or outward beauty.

Through the lens of Christ, we understand this truth more fully. In Him, the day of death is not a loss but a gain—a peaceful homecoming for the believer. Mourning becomes a sacred space where hearts are refined and drawn closer to eternal realities.

Join Pastor Balla as he explores how godly sorrow, the name we bear in baptism, and the hope of resurrection bring meaning to life and death alike.

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Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla – June 2, 2025

“Human Limitations” – Ecclesiastes 6:10–12 (ESV)

In today’s devotion, Pastor Balla reflects on the sobering truth of Ecclesiastes 6:10–12: we are not in control. Solomon reminds us that God has already “named” all that exists—He defines our limits, our days, and our destiny. Human striving, words, and plans cannot contend with the Almighty.

Yet in this truth is great comfort. Though we are finite, God is infinite—and He has called us by name in Christ. The Good Shepherd knows what is truly good for His sheep and leads them through life’s shadows into His marvelous light.

Join Pastor Balla as he shares the hope found in resting not in ourselves, but in Christ who holds tomorrow.

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Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla – June 1, 2025

“The Unsatisfied Soul” – Ecclesiastes 6:7–9 (ESV)

Today, Pastor Balla explores Solomon’s piercing insight into the human condition: all our toil is for survival, yet our appetites are never truly satisfied. Whether wise or foolish, rich or poor, the soul remains restless apart from God.

Ecclesiastes 6:7–9 reveals the futility of life “under the sun” and the spiritual hunger that no earthly gain can fill. Drawing on John 6 and Matthew 11, Pastor Balla proclaims the answer to this longing—Christ, the Bread of Life, who alone satisfies the soul and grants rest.

Join us in this devotion to discover the peace that comes not through striving, but through faith in the Giver of all good things.

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Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla – May 31, 2025

“The Emptiness of Wealth Without Joy” – Ecclesiastes 6:1–2 (ESV)

In today’s devotion, Pastor Balla reflects on the deep sorrow Solomon describes: the man who has everything—wealth, possessions, honor—yet lacks the power to enjoy it. Ecclesiastes 6:1–2 reveals the emptiness of abundance without God-given joy.

This is more than financial commentary; it’s a spiritual warning. Joy does not come from possessions, but from the Giver. Without contentment rooted in Christ, even the richest life is hollow. Drawing from Luke 12 and John 10, Pastor Balla shows how true abundance is found not in what we store up, but in the life Jesus gives—full of grace, peace, and purpose.

Listen and be reminded that the treasure no one can take is the joy of belonging to Christ.

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Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla – May 30, 2025

“Contentment as God’s Gift” – Ecclesiastes 5:18–20 (ESV)

Today, Pastor Balla shares Solomon’s wisdom on contentment—a rare and holy gift in a restless world. In Ecclesiastes 5:18–20, we are reminded that joy in daily work, food, and life’s simple pleasures is not vanity, but grace. True contentment comes not from riches, but from receiving all things as from the hand of God.

This devotion invites you to pause and reflect: Do you see your life as a gift? Are you striving endlessly, or resting in the Giver? Solomon teaches that the heart filled with God’s joy forgets life’s burdens, not from denial, but from delight in His provision.

Join Pastor Balla to rediscover peace, gratitude, and the sacredness of the ordinary in Christ.

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Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla – May 29, 2025

“The Tragedy of Hoarding” – Ecclesiastes 5:13–17 (ESV)

In today’s devotion, Pastor Balla reflects on the “grievous evil” of hoarding wealth. Solomon reveals how clinging to riches can bring not security, but ruin. Hoarded wealth may vanish through misfortune, leaving the hoarder empty-handed and alone. “Just as he came, so shall he go”—a sobering truth for all who put trust in earthly treasure.

This devotion invites us to consider the spiritual danger of placing hope in possessions rather than in God. The one who toils for the wind finds only vexation; the one who trusts in Christ gains eternal riches.

Join Pastor Balla for a biblical meditation on the fleeting nature of wealth and the enduring value of God’s grace in Christ.

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