DAY 25/366 Acts 22:10 I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ “And the Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are to do.’ We read Paul's account on the way to Damascus with the intention of arresting men and and women who believed and bringing... Continue Reading →
THERE IS MORE TO COME OUT
DAY 24/366 Reference: Mark 4:1-20 In the Parable of the sower we read, the soils appear to have been presented in order of proximity to fruitfulness. The one thing we could agree on in this instance is that the seed was not a problem because it was the seem seed cast abroad, the soil on... Continue Reading →
OVERCONFIDENCE
DAY 22/366 2 Samuel 5:6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.” Whenever a person speaks with what appears... Continue Reading →
FOLLOWING WILL COST YOU
DAY 21/366 Mark 1:17,18 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. Every now and again, we are reminded of the things we forget, amongst them, the reality that our decision to follow Jesus will... Continue Reading →
HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN!
DAY 20/366 Reference: 2 Samuel 2:1-27 Three times in today's text, David says "how the mighty have fallen". When we refer to might, our mind always turns to an exhibition of strength, power, glory and influence. God is Almighty, but in the domain of men, there is cap on the extent of might. So the... Continue Reading →
KNOW GOD YOURSELF
DAY 19/366 Reference: 1 Samuel 24:1-20 1 Samuel 24:4 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. The sole reason Saul found his... Continue Reading →
COMPETITIVE JEALOUSY
DAY 18/366 Reference: 1 Samuel 18:6-9, 19:1-7 Sporting events of all kinds are called competitions because different people pitch their strengths against one another to emerge as winners. However, the dimension of competition we explore today is "competitive jealousy", which we see expressed in Saul's actions towards David. It all began with praise from the... Continue Reading →
CAN YOU PICK THE STONES FOR YOUR BATTLE?
DAY 16/366 Reference text: 1 Samuel 17:32-51 David run towards the battle line to meet Goliath during their face off, but let's not even for a moment think that David was operating on a flush of adrenaline because it would have been folly for a young lad who had spent his days tending sheep, to... Continue Reading →
YOU HAVE MOURNED LONG ENOUGH
DAY 16/366 1 Samuel 16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.” The... Continue Reading →