Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. Peter's words in the Gospel of today was not a question to Jesus, it was rather a statement made from a definite stand point. The disciples knew with a definite certainty all they had done to be... Continue Reading →
BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS
1 Peter 5:3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock. When someone is told to be an example or a model for others to follow, there is always the underlying basis that a certain code of conduct is being followed that can be adopted by others. It is therefore... Continue Reading →
DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS?
Sirach 6:17 Whoever fears the Lord makes true friends, for as a person is, so is his friend too. There have always been some sayings that are associated with God yet have no basis in his word; one being 'God helps those who help themselves'. I have always being of the view that the statement... Continue Reading →
DON’T WORRY
Matthew 6:27 Worrying does not do any good, which of you by worrying can claim to add a single moment to his life. Psychologists in their description of worry, use three key elements: 1. thoughts, images, and emotions of a negative nature 2. repetitive 3. uncontrollable According to them, the intent behind worry is to... Continue Reading →
SHOW SOME MUSCLE
Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. The story of Cain and Abel has been told countless times to us from when we were kids, yet its... Continue Reading →
DON’T JUST TAG ALONG
Mark 8:16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? From the mathematical implications that follow the making of this statement... Continue Reading →
A NEW SEASON WILL COME
Genesis 8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. For whatever reason, I woke up this morning and the question that came to mind was 'is there a place on the surface of the earth where it is night all... Continue Reading →
THINK LIKE GOD
Mark 8:33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. The concluding sentence in some versions is rendered as ' you are thinking as man does,... Continue Reading →
SOMETHING SPECIAL
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. I was just wondering if at a time in your life, you have in passing, thought... Continue Reading →