DAY 45 Mark 8:15-16 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. The one thing we can trust our mind to do to is to store truckloads of information. This storehouse... Continue Reading →
SEEKING CERTAINTY
DAY 44 Mark 8:12 He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” The question Jesus asked was not just for the people of his day, it extends down to ours: "why does this generation want a sign?" No answer... Continue Reading →
TIME SENSITIVE MATTERS
DAY 43 Matthew 5:25 Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. Think of... Continue Reading →
MEN ARE THE CUSTODIANS
DAY 42/365 Everyday presents an opportunity to learn new things even about the things we think we know much about. I had an interaction that revealed that some information is only known by people within a specific scope of influence. However hard you try, unless you ask, that body of knowledge might never come to... Continue Reading →
HEAR, BELIEVE, RECEIVE AND ENGAGE
DAY 41 Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’? What the word of God can do is not only dependent on the... Continue Reading →
TIME SPENT IN HIDING
DAY 40 Mark 7:24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. In the Gospel today, Jesus entered town and wanted to slip under the radar. But as we read, it was... Continue Reading →
A WORKER AND A KEEPER
DAY 39 Workers are involved because things don't just take care of themselves and keepers are appointed because not all things can guard themselves. Thus, anything intentionally made, required a custodian to watch keep watch. A two fold charge was committed to the man when he was placed in Eden: Genesis 2:15 And the LORD... Continue Reading →
OUTLIVED BY THE WORD
DAY 38 Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Sometimes, the Word of God may sound as simple as "love your neighbour as yourself", but by embracing the dynamics, indices and requirements of love as set within the scope of... Continue Reading →
IN THE BEGINNING, GOD
DAY 37 When the earth was notably void and without form, the Spirit of a God hovered the waters and then God spoke 'let there be light'. That was the voice of order. Therefore formlessness, emptiness, chaos, nothingness, and fruitlessness have nothing to do with God. Another statement catches attention. It is the opening words... Continue Reading →