Wednesday: February 26, 2020 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Even though money is offered for services, it is difficult to quantify if there has been equity in an transaction usually because short... Continue Reading →
DON’T WAGER GOD’S FRIENDSHIP
Tuesday: February 25, 2020 James 4:4 You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. Whether we call it reasonable, calculated betting or even a safe wager,... Continue Reading →
DO YOU NEED AN AUDIENCE?
Monday: February 24, 2020 Mark 9:25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again." Timing is everything in a lot of situations: marketing, relationships, making requests or offering... Continue Reading →
SEEK FORE-KNOWLEDGE
Sunday: February 23, 2020 Reference: Matthew 5:38-48 Matthew 5:38,39 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, I have noticed with my students that when their foundations are firm in specific topics, more complex content are easier to understand.... Continue Reading →
A HEART FOR SERVICE
Saturday: February 22, 2020 Reference: 1 Peter 5:1-4 1 Peter 5:2 Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. When a person works only for reward, that becomes the sole motivation... Continue Reading →
EVERY TOOL HAS ITS PLACE
Friday: February 21, 2020 Reference: James 2:14-24, 26 James 2:15,16 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? A race car driver may drive really... Continue Reading →
LET’S TALK ABOUT APPEARANCE
Thursday : February 20, 2020 James 2:2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in As humans, our minds are switched on to survival mode. This means that it attempts, within the shortest amount of time,to make the... Continue Reading →
ONE MOUTH, TWO EARS
Wednesday: February 19, 2020 James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: I did a little snooping around after reading today's text from the book of James to find out if there were creatures with more than one mouth or if any had more... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU MAKING THINGS UP?
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Reference: Mark 8:14-21 Mark 8:21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? Do you still not understand? That is the question Jesus asked his disciples following his realisation that even though they had only a few loaves of bread, which was a fact, their imagination... Continue Reading →