A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 167 Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. It is interesting that in one breath, Jesus mentions rest and a yoke. For all intents and purposes, we would expect that the presence of rest would signify the absence of loads. That sounds the most appropriate. A closer look through... Continue Reading →
DAY 166 Matthew 5:25 Before you are dragged into court, make friends with the person who has accused you of doing wrong. If you don't, you will be handed over to the judge and then to the officer who will put you in jail. Regardless of how gifted men are, no man is gifted in... Continue Reading →
DAY 165 Matthew 5:19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. A simple but broad definition of teaching is this: 'passing... Continue Reading →
DAY 164 Reference text: Matthew 5:13-16 When you enter any room and turn on a light switch, as though by default, you tend to look up because that is where you expect light to come from; just like the sun. On another note, when you are seasoning food with salt, you expect the crystals to... Continue Reading →
DAY 161 Deuteronomy 8:2 Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. Moses, speaking to Israel, does not hide anything but tells them that... Continue Reading →
DAY 151 Mark 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: When Jesus sat at opposite the treasury, with a close up view of how much was being put... Continue Reading →
DAY 160 Psalms 146:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Sometimes you wake with different postures of heart: one might be worship, where you might awake with an awe of who God is. His majesty draws you a worship. However, there are days when one appears to break out in praise.... Continue Reading →
DAY 159 Mark 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. The words of Jesus today sound like those of a hard taskmaster. We could paraphrase it as such 'Your answer is... Continue Reading →
DAY 157 Mark 12:13 Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. The Pharisees and Herodians, about whom we read today, were clearly masters in the execution of tasks. The precision with which they completed their assigned roles, and the level... Continue Reading →
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