Welcome, and thank you for joining us for today’s devotion on this 16th day of October, 2025.
Our Scripture reading is from Ephesians 4:4–16:
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
But to each of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. That is why it says:
“When he ascended on high,
he took many captives
and gave gifts to his people.”(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, to fill the whole universe.)
So Christ himself gave the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature—attaining to the full measure of Christ’s fullness.
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, by human cunning and deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of Him who is the head, that is, Christ. From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
The Title for today is: A Song at Dawn. Written by Levi .T. Sim.
And the key verse for today is: Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1
The sound of singing drifted down the stairs at 6:33 on a quiet Saturday morning. I hadn’t expected anyone else to be awake—but then I heard my youngest daughter’s scratchy little voice. Still half-asleep, she was already singing.
My daughter is a singer through and through. She sings when she wakes up, as she walks to school, and before she drifts off to sleep. It’s as if she was born with a melody in her heart—and most often, that melody is about Jesus. She’ll lift her voice in praise anytime, anywhere.
There’s something deeply moving about her simple, wholehearted songs. They remind me of the psalmist’s invitation: “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation” (Psalm 95:1). As the psalm continues, we see the reason for such praise—because of who God is: “The Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods” (verse 3), and because of who we are: “For he is our God and we are the people of his pasture” (verse 7).
For my daughter, those truths seem to be the first thing on her mind each day. Her morning songs are a small but powerful reminder that worship doesn’t begin with perfect voices or polished performances—it begins with hearts that know they belong to God. May her joyful example stir in us a renewed desire to greet each new day with praise to the One who is worthy of every song.
Reflection
How can you use your gifts to honor God through your work?
How might you encourage others to see their calling as an opportunity to serve Jesus?
Today’s devotion was written by Levi .T. Sim.
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