DAY 207 OF 365 IN 2021 YEAST RISES SLOWLY Matthew 13:33 Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” Raising agents are used in... Continue Reading →
STAY POSITIVE ANYWAY
DAY 206 OF 365 IN 2021 STAY POSITIVE ANYWAY If there is something I realised today, it was the fact after two years of restrictions and lockdowns, I really missed church. I remain connected to the fellowship of believers, but the sense of actually walking into the place of worship personally brings a feeling that... Continue Reading →
YOUR FRUITBEARING POTENTIAL REMAINS INTACT
DAY 205 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Matthew 13:24-30 YOUR FRUITBEARING POTENTIAL REMAINS INTACT Matthew 13:30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the harvesters, "First gather the weeds, and bind them into bundles in order to burn them; then gather together... Continue Reading →
HEARING WITH UNDERSTANDING
DAY 204 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 13:19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. HEARING WITH UNDERSTANDING Around the globe, an estimated 6500 languages are... Continue Reading →
YOUR LIFE IS NOT YOUR OWN
DAY 203 OF 365 IN 2021 YOUR LIFE IS NOT YOUR OWN For those who work in the clinical environment, one develops a view of life that has the potential to redefine your approach to life in many areas: relationship, forgiveness, joy, humour, sadness, pain, etc. One sees rapid improvement as well as sudden and... Continue Reading →
IS YOUR GROUND READY?
DAY 202 OF 365 IN 2021 IS YOUR GROUND READY? Reference text: Matthew 13:1-9 Matthew 13:5-6 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.... Continue Reading →
ALIGN WITH GOD
ALIGN WITH GOD DAY 201 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. There are number of ways to become a citizen of a country: by birth, derivation, acquisition or by naturalisation (registration in some... Continue Reading →
TIME FOR REFLECTION
DAY 200 OF 365 IN 2021 TIME FOR REFLECTION Exodus 14:5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services! We read about the story of... Continue Reading →
TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS
TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS DAY 199 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 6:31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” If there is a question you are... Continue Reading →