339/365 Matthew 18:11 What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? The parable of the hundred sheep is one that has often left me in two minds:... Continue Reading →
THE CROWD IS NOT YOUR ALLY
338/365 Luke 5:19 Because of the crowd, however, they could find no way to take him in. So they carried him up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed into the middle of the group in front of Jesus A rather brusk information to start with... Continue Reading →
THE KIND OF KNOWLEDGE TO PURSUE
337/365 Creating good recipes for any food item takes time and often multiple repetitions to perfect. However, there is a shortcut to apply when one wants to create 'a recipe for disaster'. The only requirement is to simply put things that are incompatible in the same space and let time run its course. The text... Continue Reading →
SOUNDS THAT BRING HELP
336/365 Isaiah 30:19 For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. You might think every sound would attract attention, but unfortunately that isn't the case. There are... Continue Reading →
ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH
336/365 Matthew 9:29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. God is able to do all things and with Him, nothing is impossible. As much then as our belief in God ought to extend to the point of touching all things, the encounter between Jesus with the two... Continue Reading →
SAYING AND DOING
335/365 Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven. Jesus in His teaching today mentions two groups of people: one group who say and the other, who do. While He is clear to relay... Continue Reading →
YOUR LOCATION MATTERS
334/365 Matthew 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. You need not be in a particular place to encounter God - His Omnipresence creates a facility and system that... Continue Reading →
PRIDE WILL CUT YOU OFF
332/365 Luke 10:21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. The wise are... Continue Reading →
IT’S MORE THAN AN INVITATION
331/365 In the realm of man, language is not universal because in even the most similar of languages, what means something positive in one, might stand for something rather uncomfortable in the other. Language is therefore best interpreted in context. The centurion we encounter today mentioned that He had authority and this he expressed thus:... Continue Reading →