BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT REST

Many of the movies we watch have painted an unconscious narrative that you must encounter danger when rescuing others. While you indeed face the prospect of harm, it must not become the standard. One unspoken rule of emergency response services, whether search and rescue or medical services is to ensure that 'the rescuer does not... Continue Reading →

DON’T ALWAYS  WAIT FOR KNOWN DANGER

Matthew 12:14,15 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, discussing how they could destroy Him. But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all, God has a commitment to preserve you, and from his domain, He neither slumbers nor sleeps. However, there is also an element... Continue Reading →

RESULTS TO SHOW FOR EFFORT

Isaiah 26:18 We became pregnant, we writhed in pain; we gave birth to wind. We have won no victories on earth, and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen. The question "what do you have to show for it?" is what comes to mind after reading the text from the Prophet Isaiah. We could consider the... Continue Reading →

BOAST IN THE LORD

Isaiah 10:15 But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself? The questions presented in today's text present points for consideration, presenting images that we can... Continue Reading →

INSPIRE FAITH, NOT FEAR

Isaiah 7:2 The news had come to the royal court of Judah: “Syria is allied with Israel against us!” So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm. Fear is 'sense-dependent' because it rides on the waves of stimuli reinterpreted by an individuals mind to create... Continue Reading →

GET READY FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT

Mark 6:11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” Rejection is often characterized under 'failures'- which is defined as being unsuccessful at achieving a set goal. Across many endeavors therefore, there is always a case... Continue Reading →

WHO DETERMINES YOUR VALUE?

Matthew 10:30,31 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Value is often considered subjective because it is dependent on whether what is on offet, whether men or things, in that moment are required and useful. It might therefore result in... Continue Reading →

COMFORT DOESN’T WORK IN BATTLE

Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Jesus' instruction to the disciples was to give them a heads up that they were in a war. I have not sent you into comfort, I have sent you into a... Continue Reading →

WHAT YOU IS NOT ALL THERE IS!

In a game of football, 11 players at anyone time stand as the face of an entire team. Whatever actions, decisions and outcomes are obtained therefore, even though there may be pointing of fingers, it is counted as 'the team's results'. I have been reading the news over the last 24 hours and today I... Continue Reading →

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