DAY 127 Acts 6:1 But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. A question comes to mind: whenever we ask for more of anything, even things seemingly simple as more... Continue Reading →
WHAT IS MAN?
DAY 126 In the language of scripture, man is presented as a unique being, fashioned according to the image and likeness of God. To this man, who was made male and female, God gave dominion over all that He had created. Thus, while the heavens, even the heaven of heavens is the Lord's, the earth... Continue Reading →
WHEN ‘SELF’ IS EXALTED
DAY 121 John 10:12 But the hired man [who merely serves for wages], who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. When the hireling sees a wolf, the first thing they... Continue Reading →
YOU NEED QUALIFICATION
DAY 120 John 10:2-3 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Today's text isn't a new chapter of scripture for many because it is the parable... Continue Reading →
STAYING LIFTED
DAY 115 1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, then, under God's mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time. God does his lifting and exalting at the right time because He understands the consequences of power and influence on the untransformed mind. Of note, you don't do the lifting, that... Continue Reading →
SUCH LOVE
DAY 97 Today is a day for very pensive reflections and the hymns speak volumes. Two come to mind from this afternoon: The first is Graham Kendrick's titled "such love'. The first stanza is as follows: Such love, pure as the whitest snowSuch love, weeps for the shame I knowSuch love, paying the debt I... Continue Reading →
A HUMBLE GOD
DAY 96 John 13:12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. Humility and service were important to Jesus, hence, he had to ensure that his disciples understood those concepts while he was with... Continue Reading →
THE PRICE FOR FIRST PLACE
DAY 80 John 5:4 for an angel of the Lord went down into the pool at appointed seasons and stirred up the water; the first one to go in after the water was stirred was healed of his disease. As long as an event is tagged as a competition, while everyone may come in with... Continue Reading →
BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR WORDS
DAY 67 Jeremiah 18:18,a,c Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.” When the people in the days of Jeremiah wanted to plot against him, their focus was on using two things:... Continue Reading →