Saying “No” - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

If sinners entice you, do not consent.
Proverbs 1:10

Saying “No”
As a Christian, you will repeatedly find yourself in situations where you need to take a stand. Perhaps your classmates or colleagues invite you to a party. It might also be that they want to involve you in a political or cultural activity. You might be asked to do something wrong at school or at work.

In those moments, you are at risk of aligning yourself with the world or even sinning. You can only be preserved from this by saying no. This is certainly not easy because you don’t want to offend anyone or lose face in front of your colleagues.

The Bible helps you say no to the world’s temptations: “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15). And, “Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God” (James 4:4).

Thinking about the Lord Jesus also helps you remain steadfast in temptation. It prevents you from consenting to something that He doesn’t approve of. Do you want to fellowship with the world that rejected and crucified your Saviour? Do you want to do something evil, even though you know that Christ had to suffer and die for your sins?

“For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” (Jeremia 31:34)

Today’s reading: Exodus 12:17-28 · Luke 5:17-26