Reference text: 1 Kings 3:1-14 If we break down Solomon's conversation with God at Gibeon, even though he referred to himself as a 'little child', during this encounter, his words showed he was wise way beyond his age. It was evident his father's gift with words had rubbed on him positively. However, beyond this, our... Continue Reading →
REQUESTS LINKED TO KINGDOM
Reference text: 1 Kings 3:1-14 If we break down Solomon's conversation with God at Gibeon, even though he referred to himself as a 'little child', during this encounter, his words showed he was wise way beyond his age. It was evident his father's gift with words had rubbed on him positively. However, beyond this, our... Continue Reading →
LESSONS IN THE LIFE OF HERODIAS: A BANK CHEQUE
Mark 6:23,24 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. Have you found yourself in a situation where another person made a choice which made you think "I would not have done that?" That is the situation we read today about... Continue Reading →
YOU HAVE TO PUT ON A DISPLAY
1 Kings 2:1-2 Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: “I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. King David's first charge to Solomon as he bowed out was "Be strong, prove yourself a man". In... Continue Reading →
WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS
Reference text Mark 6:1-6 Whenever I have read this text, my mind has gone to the statement which beautifully summarizes it for many of us "a prophet is without honour in his own hometown". Today however, as I read it again, the thing coming to mind is "of course they had reason to ask questions".... Continue Reading →
MODERATE YOUR RESPONSE
Reference text: 2 Samuel 18:9-30, to 19:3 2 Samuel 19:2-3 And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, “The king is grieving for his son. So the troops returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation... Continue Reading →
THREAD SOFTLY
I was quite shocked when I read today text but you know what, it was worth a read because often we forget. We forget that God is God, and that He is a sovereign Monarch. In the midst of marginal results, we think we have arrived and have made it. However, today's open to the... Continue Reading →
THE TIMES FOR WAR
2 Samuel 11:1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. If the text above was presented to us with the option to continue the... Continue Reading →
THE VALUE OF YOUR LIGHT
Mark 4:21 Jesus continued, "Does anyone ever bring in a lamp and put it under a bowl or under the bed? Isn't it put on the lampstand? We encounter a very interesting situation in today's text. If we let our imagination run wild for a moment, we observe what appears to be Jesus seemingly confused... Continue Reading →