OFFER A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND

OFFER A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND 108/365 Luke 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, Often times, when we throw an idea out there and others don't seem to get behind it, it isn't always because they intend to be malicious, rather it could be because they may not fully understand. So... Continue Reading →

GOOD FRIDAY

GOOD FRIDAY The season of Easter, particularly good Friday, affords us the opportunity to do a bit of memory work, with a reflection on what got us to where we are. We journey back through the pages of scripture and in there, we see the price has been paid for each one of us.That realisation... Continue Reading →

DIFFERENT MOTIVES

DIFFERENT MOTIVES 99/365 John 12:5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? The very fact that Judas and Mary each had very different plans for the same bottle of ointment takes us on a brief journey into the psyche of others. Sometimes, we will never truly understand... Continue Reading →

A DELICATE BALANCE

96/365 A DELICATE BALANCE I attended a workshop today and it was a day for some deep learning about self and others. Among the things I heard was this one statement which had quite a bit of an impact: "You can't bring all of your heart to your workplace all of the time, but you... Continue Reading →

LOOK AHEAD

91/365 LOOK AHEAD Isaiah 43:18 Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Today's scripture employs the use of two action words 'remember' and 'consider'. Although the instruction is to do neither, the latter is of interest in our discourse today. Consider is used in more active terms to suggest 'thinking... Continue Reading →

WE ARE ALSO HUMAN

WE ARE ALSO HUMAN 71/365 Luke 6:37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Today's text made came not just as a reminder but also as rebuke, and that is what the word of God ought to do.When... Continue Reading →

YOU HAVE TO WANT TO

70/365 YOU HAVE TO WANT TO Luke 9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. Mountains have always been symbolic of the place of encounter, the place where men encountered God. So in the life... Continue Reading →

DISCERN VALUE

DISCERN VALUE Luke 11:31 On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse the people of today, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and there is something here, I tell you, greater than Solomon. Surely there were wise men and women... Continue Reading →

DON’T EXPLOIT WEAKNESSES

64/365 DON'T EXPLOIT WEAKNESSES Leviticus 19:14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. Beyond curses, all manner of words that are uttered are not registered by a deaf person because their sense of hearing is lost. So what if... Continue Reading →

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