A daily walk in faith, hope and love
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Among one of the core features of a very deep teaching is the tendency to see believers pumped up and excited. That is a potential hidden in the word - an inherent ability to stir up. We read a very popular text today and this is captured as 'the parable of the sower'. It has... Continue Reading →
We read today about the return of the Ark of God to the City of David amidst singing, rejoicing and sacrifices. All joy and merry with King David subsequently giving out what we may call gifts to the entire multitude. It is however the verse in Second Samuel 6:19, describing this action which captures my... Continue Reading →
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