A daily walk in faith, hope and love
132/365 GET INTO A TEAM Acts 14:19 Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. The Jews described in today's text came from elsewhere into another territory. In their new territory, they found a way... Continue Reading →
124/365 CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE DOOR? Doors are physical access points and usually valid entry points into and out of places. Whenever we step through a door, depending on its location, most likely we have transitioned to another season, office, territory, compartment or room. After going through doors then, we can choose to close... Continue Reading →
117/365 WINNING AT ALL COST Acts 6:10-11 The Holy Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom in responding to their arguments that they were humiliated; in retaliation, they spread a vicious rumor: “We heard Stephen speak blasphemies against Moses and God.” In a boxing match, you cannot hit below the belt, or strike with your head, forearm... Continue Reading →
DAY 111/365 MINI BITES A question to start with or think about. Regarding what you're doing now, do you have God's permission? Sometimes, when we want something bad enough, we can convince ourselves that God is blessing it when in fact He may be warning us against it. Regardless, of the circumstances then, God's mercy... Continue Reading →
IS THERE A DESTINATION IN MIND? 109/365 John 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing In today's text, Peter tells the other disciples 'I am going fishing' and the... Continue Reading →
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 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 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 →
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 →
