Luke 11:21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe The only thing that guarantees the protection of anything one possesses is first a consciousnes of its value, then the presence of a strong man armed with the right weapons guarding his goods. There is therefore, a method to... Continue Reading →
A GREAT DIVIDE
Luke 16:26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’ In the context of Mark 11:24, "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,... Continue Reading →
YOU CANNOT EXPECT WHAT YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN
Luke 6:37-38 NKJV “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you... Continue Reading →
YOUR HEART, THE YOUR GIFT
Matthew 5:23-24 ESV So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. If we aren't careful, we might be tempted to think... Continue Reading →
ASK – Ask, Seek & Knock
Matthew 7:7-12 is a very popular scripture quoted in many circles. It is the text we refer to as "ASK", an abbreviation for Ask, Seek and Knock. While reading this text again today, my mind was drawn to how much of a blank slate the text is. It is without borders or limits, hence some... Continue Reading →
IT’S ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE
Isaiah 55:10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, Whenever there are grains of wheat, while the sower sees them as seed,... Continue Reading →
EVERYDAY GOOD COUNTS
Reference text: Matthew 25:31-46 Throughout our engagements in life, we are taught to adapt our messages depending on the audience. So the same topic can be taught at different levels of difficulty. This has been applicable across many spheres and thus even in our pursuit of good, we survey our audience and titrate our good... Continue Reading →
REWARDS COME AFTER PROVING
1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the LORD, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. There are two ways to perceive anything or person: the first is on the basis of what you have been told about them. In this, depending on... Continue Reading →
YOU HAVE TO PUT ON A DISPLAY
1 Kings 2:1-2 Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: “I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. King David's first charge to Solomon as he bowed out was "Be strong, prove yourself a man". In... Continue Reading →