HE LOVES YOU TOO MUCH Matthew 25:15 To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. While splitting things up equally seems to be the best way to avoid any conflict, growing up, we often encountered instances where the... Continue Reading →
GET OIL IN YOUR LAMP
DAY 239 OF 365 IN 2021 GET OIL IN YOUR LAMP Matthew 25:2-4 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. There are very many types of fuel: food, petrol,... Continue Reading →
GET READY AND REMAIN READY
GET READY AND REMAIN READY DAY 238 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Today's text brought back some memories of a... Continue Reading →
A RIGHT DISPOSITION
DAY 237 OF 365 IN 2021 A RIGHT DISPOSITION 1 Thessalonians 2:13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also... Continue Reading →
ENCOUNTERING THE KING FROM ‘NAZARETH’
DAY 236 OF 365 IN 2021 ENCOUNTERING THE KING FROM 'NAZARETH' John 1:45-46 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to... Continue Reading →
MINI BITES
DAY 235 OF 365 IN 2021 MINI BITES It's taking me quite some to make progress with the current book I am reading because every few paragraphs calls for a pause and some reflection. Today, therefore, I just want us to think about our journey with God and what we can expect to happen at... Continue Reading →
WITH OR WITHOUT?
DAY 234 OF 365 IN 2021 WITH OR WITHOUT? John 6:67-68 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. Whenever a decision is made to jump ship, it is expected that the transition is... Continue Reading →
GENTLE REMINDERS
DAY 233 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Matthew 23:1-12 GENTLE REMINDERS Two messages stem from today's text, the first is a warning arising from the statement "the Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses so do and observe what they tell you". That seat is clearly not a literal piece of furniture, but the... Continue Reading →
LIFE’S CURVEBALLS
DAY 232 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Ruth 1:1-22 LIFE'S CURVEBALLS Ruth 1:16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. I came... Continue Reading →