Sunday: July 12, 2020 References: Matthew 13:1-23 Isaiah 55:10-11 These words are true 'the word out of the mouth of God does not return void until it accomplishes His will and the purpose for which He sent it' (Isaiah 55:11). In effect then, there is nothing wrong with the word of God or the seed!... Continue Reading →
THERE IS NO GRADUATION!
Saturday: July 11, 2020 Reference: Matthew 10:24-33 Matthew 10:24-25a The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. Without taking a closer look at today's Gospel, we are likely to arrive at a conclusion... Continue Reading →
DON’T GET TOO COMFORTABLE
Friday: July 10, 2020 Matthew 10:16 I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as innocent as doves. If tasked with walking barefooted across a bed of hot coals, the last thing on your mind will be to walk leisurely. One rather quickly works the... Continue Reading →
HOW CAN I GIVE YOU UP?
Thursday: July 9, 2020 Hosea 11:8 How can I give you up, Israel? How can I abandon you? Could I ever destroy you as I did Admah, or treat you as I did Zeboiim? My heart will not let me do it! My love for you is too strong. There are many moments in our... Continue Reading →
A PERMANENT HOME FOR HIM
Wednesday: July 8, 2020 Hosea 10:1 The people of Israel were like a grapevine that was full of grapes. The more prosperous they were, the more altars they built. The more productive their land was, the more beautiful they made the sacred stone pillars they worship. Which is the better option or which of these... Continue Reading →
THERE IS A PROCESS TO RESULTS
Tuesday: July 7, 2020 As a believer, however random or coincidental things appear, they have an interesting way of fitting into what seems to be a master plan. There are days when through my posts, I come across new bloggers and yesterday was one of such. I had the opportunity to read a blog which... Continue Reading →
DON’T MISS OUT!
Monday: July 6, 2020 Reference: Matthew 9:18-26 Matthew 9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. Where do you stand with God? I throw this question out... Continue Reading →
BE TEACHABLE
Sunday: July 5th, 2020 Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. On the normal scheme of things, it takes the wise and the learned to gain... Continue Reading →
INTENTION VERSUS EXECUTION
Saturday: July 4, 2020 Reference: Matthew 9:14-17 Matthew 9:17 No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins. Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. New wine must be put into new wineskins. Both the skins and the wine will then be... Continue Reading →
