DAY 261 OF 365 IN 2021 MY PHONELESS DAY After a couple of near misses, my cycling itinerary involves definitely cycling with my helmet on and switching to my headphones to listen to some music enroute to work. I have not left my phone at home to go to work for as long as I... Continue Reading →
YOU NEED OTHER PEOPLE
DAY 260 OF 365 IN 2021 YOU NEED OTHER PEOPLE Luke 8:3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance. Football is a team sport, so while the normal thing is to see eleven players on each team for a game, the game... Continue Reading →
DEVELOP IN ALL AREAS
DAY 259 OF 365 IN 2021 DEVELOP IN ALL AREAS 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. A tripod has three legs, any of them when missing is indicative of the absence of balance and falling... Continue Reading →
WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING?
DAY 258 OF 365 IN 2021 WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING? Luke 7:32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!” A random question came to mind as I read the... Continue Reading →
STAY PATIENT, WALK WITH GOD
DAY 257 OF 365 IN 2021 STAY PATIENT, WALK WITH GOD Numbers 21:4-5a They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea,[a] to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; 5 they spoke against God and against Moses, "Time is money" we often say, hence with the pursuit... Continue Reading →
BE VALUABLE
DAY 256 OF 365 IN 2021 BE VALUABLE Luke 7:2-3 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. 'Everybody is dispensable!' If these words cause you to... Continue Reading →
GOOD INTENTIONS CAN BE JUST THAT
DAY 255 OF 365 IN 2021 GOOD INTENTIONS CAN BE JUST THAT Mark 8:33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” The wisdom of man has a very... Continue Reading →
NO LUKEWARMNESS
DAY 254 OF 365 IN 2021 NO LUKEWARMNESS Luke 6:43-44 For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush." There is... Continue Reading →
NO ONE IS WRITTEN OFF
DAY 253 0F 365 IN 2021 NO ONE IS WRITTEN OFF 1 Timothy 1:13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. It's difficult to beat Paul's list, he seemed like the one guy who would be on... Continue Reading →