In the last week, I have been reading the 1st book of Samuel and have been especially intrigued by the dynamics we see around royalty and power. I transfixed my lens in comparison to this generation and dare to say that in all earnest, our times are no different. In fact, our world has changed... Continue Reading →
CHRIST AT THE CENTRE
Acts 11:25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: If Barnabas were in our time, the first thought through the minds of others would have been to highlight that it was his time to shine'. In other words, he had a real opportunity to put his stamp on a project by seeing it... Continue Reading →
POWERLESSNESS IS COSTLY
If you think desiring power and influence is mundane, wait until you are placed in a position where you are resisted by power. Surely, this is not in relation to those who have an insatiable craving for power, influence and respect, and so are willing to do whatever it takes to obtain them. Here, we... Continue Reading →
THE MASTER APPROVES
Reference: Acts 9:1-20 If there is one thing most people struggle to leave behind, it is the 'past'. Even though this phase of time together with all the events that characterised it are meant to be in a rear view mirror, a positive or negative past still manages to rear it's head into the present... Continue Reading →
NOTHING IS WASTED WITH GOD
Reference: Acts 8:1-8In life's circumstances, situations and even what we may describe as displacements and shifts, God has a way of routing good things through them. Everything is thus an opportunity for God to make himself known. He stays true to the words 'all things work together for the good of those that love God... Continue Reading →
‘SOME MEN’ ARE FOR YOU
Acts 6:9a But he was opposed by some men who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen Whenever we read the account of Stephen, who is often deemed the first Martyr of the church, we are met with a scene very similar to that of Jesus. A ploy using witnesses to make a case... Continue Reading →
FRUITLESS PURSUITS
John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. For starters, the seven disciples mentioned in today's Gospel were standing by the sea of Tiberias. Such was their proximity... Continue Reading →
THE CARPENTER’S SON
Matthew 13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? To Jesus, the words 'is this not the carpenter's son' was not offered as description acknowledging the work Joseph did. Instead, it was one intended to disrespect. It basically was another... Continue Reading →
GO, STAND AND SPEAK
Acts 5:20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. The instruction we read above were the instructions received from the Angel who broke the Apostles out of prison. It was a strange escape because the prison doors remained locked, the guards remained stationed outside the doors... Continue Reading →