A daily walk in faith, hope and love
329/365 Luke 21:34-35 Watch out! Don’t let my sudden coming catch you unawares; don’t let me find you living in careless ease, carousing and drinking, and occupied with the problems of this life, like all the rest of the world Alternative introductions to today's verse are 'Be on your guard! Be careful! Take Care! All... Continue Reading →
316/365 In writing his second letter to the Thessalonians, St Paul writes this"For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”(3:20) One thing I remember from a recent workshop is the dynamics between competency and commitment. I realised that while competency is... Continue Reading →
321/365 Luke 17:7-8 Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and... Continue Reading →
261/365 We sometimes thrive on the prospect of the odd one-the one in a million chance that something might not follow the expected norm. Yet, every now and then we arrive at a place where no such variations seem applicable.Today's text is one of such 'No one lights a lamp and then covers it with... Continue Reading →
253/365 God's charges against Israel were valid and Israel was indeed blameworthy bevause they have done everything 'themselves'. The charges read:"They have corrupted themselvesThey have not walked I the way I showedThey have made for themselves a golden calf and worshipped it as their god". On these grounds, an equivalent and proportionate response was not... Continue Reading →
249/365 Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. God is the great architect who... Continue Reading →
249/365 1 Corinthians 7:25 Now, concerning what you wrote about unmarried people: I do not have a command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is worthy of trust. Paul wrote his letter to the Corinthians today declaring from the onset that they were not commanded of... Continue Reading →
248/365 Luke 6:12,13 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; To choose the twelve, Jesus travailed... Continue Reading →
244/365 Luke 5:35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. When the bridegroom is around at the wedding, the party goes on. One can revel and make merry. In their absence, nothing really happens except a lot of solemn waiting.... Continue Reading →
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