Darkness, Rebellion, and God’s Promise

Week 3 (Jan 12–18, 2026)

Devotion

⚫ BLACK

The black colour represents darkness. When Adam and Eve rejected God’s loving rule and chose to define good and evil for themselves, sin entered the world.

Humanity could no longer live face to face with God. Shame, fear, suffering, and death followed, and the darkness we still experience today flows from that rebellion. But yet, God did not abandon his people.

Black represents darkness. Adam and Eve rejected God’s rule and chose to define good and evil for themselves. This rebellion brought sin and death into the world. Humanity could no longer live face to face with God; shame, fear, and separation followed.

Romans reminds us that all people share in this rebellion. Yet even in judgment, God provided hope, promising that one day a descendant would come to crush the serpent and save humanity from this eternal affliction.

Daily Readings

Monday 12 Jan — Genesis 3:1–6

“When the woman saw that the fruit… she took some and ate it.”

Tuesday 13 Jan — Genesis 3:16–19

“By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food.”

Wednesday 14 Jan — Psalm 51:5

“Surely I was sinful at birth.”

Thursday 15 Jan — Isaiah 59:2

“Your iniquities have separated you from your God.”

Friday 16 Jan — Romans 1:21–23

“Although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God.”

Saturday 17 Jan — Romans 3:23

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Sunday 18 Jan — Genesis 3:15

“He will crush your head.”

Memory sentence:

We turned from God and walked into darkness.

Prayer:

God, we confess that we have turned from your ways and sought to rule our own lives. Thank you that you did not leave us without hope, but promised a rescuer. Teach us to walk humbly before you. Amen.