DAY 355 OF 365 IN 2021 HOLD ON TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” It takes having expectations for one to be disappointed. These words can be rearranged to say 'you can only be disappointed if you have expectations'. So by... Continue Reading →
GOD DOES NOT LOSE HIS BEARING
DAY 354 OF 365 IN 2021 GOD DOES NOT LOSE HIS BEARING Luke 1:28, 29 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her... Continue Reading →
NEED FOR SPEED
DAY 353 OF 365 IN 2021 NEED FOR SPEED When you drive for the first time on an unfamiliar stretch of road, your passengers might deem your approach a bit too cautious and even describe the journey as slow. However, that is necessary for one does not know what bumps exist on this road, or... Continue Reading →
A CHANGE OF LANGUAGE
DAY 352 OF 365 IN 2021 A CHANGE OF LANGUAGE Jeremiah 23:7,8 So then, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt, but they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants... Continue Reading →
A REAL MIXED BAG
DAY 351 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 1:1 An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: A REAL MIXED MAG Today, lets dive straight to the business end. What we read in the Gospel text (Matthew 1)is a long list of names, a real mixed bag we... Continue Reading →
A PURPOSE BEHIND EVERY MOVE
DAY 350 OF 365 IN 2021 A PURPOSE BEHIND EVERY MOVE Luke 7:24-25 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in... Continue Reading →
SENT WITH YOUR OWN VOICE
SENT WITH YOUR OWN VOICE DAY 349 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 7:20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? The two disciples in the Gospel today had been sent on an errand carrying... Continue Reading →
FINDING REST
DAY 348 OF 365 IN 2021 FINDING REST Zephaniah 3:13 The Israelites who remain will not act deceitfully. They will not lie, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down; no one will terrify them." When sheep, cattle and other ruminants go... Continue Reading →
TAKE YOUR TIME TO DECIDE
DAY 347 OF 365 IN 2021 TAKE YOUR TIME TO DECIDE Matthew 21:25-27a About the baptism of John—who authorized it: heaven or humans?”They were on the spot and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him; if we say ‘humans,’ we’re... Continue Reading →