DAY 116 OF 365 IN 2021 John 10:1 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Any room without a door is deemed 'unprotected' thus there are doors to every room, even within... Continue Reading →
WE ARE NOT JUST HIRED HANDS
John 10:13 The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep. There is a difference between an employee with a sense of ownership to their duties and one who functions solely as 'a hired-hand'. The definition is literal, an extra pair of hands who takes... Continue Reading →
COOKING REASONS
DAY 108 OF 365 IN 2021 John 6:17-18 But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. In accounting, there is a phrase 'to cook the books'. This refers to the use... Continue Reading →
BRUISED EGOS
DAY 103 OF 365 IN 2021 John 3:9-10 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be? Jesus answered, “Nicodemus, aren’t you the respected teacher in Israel, and yet you don’t understand this revelation? Whenever there is a security breach, there is a review to determine 'soft points' in the system which could... Continue Reading →
ASSESSING OUR CAPACITY
DAY 99 OF 365 IN 2021 John 21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. How much capacity do I you have? This is the preamble and forethought I... Continue Reading →
WASHING FEET: A SERVANT’S JOB?
DAY 91 OF 365 IN 2021 John 13:5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Job descriptions need to be clearly laid out in every workplace to reduce the chances of overlaps and work left undone.... Continue Reading →
TRUE VALUE
DAY 88 OF 365 IN 2021 John 12:3, 5 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and... Continue Reading →
ONE MORE GO
DAY 85 OF 365 IN 2021 John 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. In a game of chess, one alters their attacks in a manner that seeks to result in the ultimate trapping of the King: a checkmate. Regardless of the multiple successes an opposition chalks in thwarting carefully laid... Continue Reading →
BECOME A STUDENT OF SCRIPTURE
DAY 79 OF 365 IN 2021 John 7:52 They responded, “Are you also from Galilee? Search [and read the Scriptures], and see [for yourself] that no prophet comes from Galilee!” Whenever the chief priests and Pharisees were involved in a discourse, it was always certain an interesting discussion would result. The different arguments, evidence presentation... Continue Reading →