Reference tex: 2 Samuel 7:1-16 There are inspirations that arise from the heart of a man and today, we read about one of such moments. King David found himself feeling generous and desiring to do good for God and his kingdom. In this episode with the Prophet Nathan, David approaches him with a proposition "... Continue Reading →
LESSONS FROM LUKE 1:57-66
MINIBITES 1. Elizabeth and Zechariah begun this journey with an end goal in mind, a son to be named John. That was the destination. As we read in Luke 1:59-60 'So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his... Continue Reading →
NOISE IS NOT EQUAL TO INFLUENCE
'There will be surprises in heaven' - whenever I have heard this statement, it has been used in reference to what is deemed as service to the Lord and to his kingdom. The reason is because there is a tendency to think that those who are the 'face of the Gospel' as we see it,... Continue Reading →
GOD’S OUTCOME MUST INCLUDE HIS STRATEGY
Luke 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? We read in today's Gospel Mary's question to the Angel Gabriel "How shall this be" because for her, pregnancy would not have been a new concept despite her youth. So it was the manner or 'the how' hers... Continue Reading →
WHY THERE ARE MOMENTS OF SILENCE
Luke 1:20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time. Zechariah stood in the office of priest in the season when John was to be conceived. According to lots, it was his... Continue Reading →
YOU DON’T NEED ALWAYS NEED AN AUDIENCE
Matthew 1:20 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. We live in an age of oversharing, a time where it appears that many think that the higher the number of people who have details about their... Continue Reading →
HE WILL DO WHAT HE SAYS
Reference text: Matthew 1:1-17 Matthew 1:17: Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah. Anytime we read the genealogy of Jesus as captured in Matthew's Gospel, on the surface all we see is a roll call... Continue Reading →
MAKE YOUR WAY BACK HOME
Zephania 3:1-2 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the LORD, she does not draw near to her God The text from the prophet Zephaniah, highlights what we can see as the stages of rebellion. To the believer, this is... Continue Reading →
FORM YOUR OWN CONVICTIONS
Reference text: Matthew 11:2-11 A counsellor's task is not always to tell the counsellee what to do explicitly, it is to listen and guide the decision making process often through thought-provoking dialogue. Because mind you, people don't really simply follow all you tell them, they begin from a personal opinion and conviction which they refine... Continue Reading →