Proverbs 20:4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing Whoever walks to the teller in a bank with a withdrawal slip, cheque book or ATM card will have done so with the knowledge that there is a reserve available. A bounced cheque from one's own account if... Continue Reading →
BATTLE SCARS
John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. Till date, this... Continue Reading →
POWERLESSNESS IS COSTLY
If you think desiring power and influence is mundane, wait until you are placed in a position where you are resisted by power. Surely, this is not in relation to those who have an insatiable craving for power, influence and respect, and so are willing to do whatever it takes to obtain them. Here, we... Continue Reading →
CRUSHING
IÂ am just a few pages to the end of my current read 'CRUSHING ', by Bishop T D Jakes. It is a book that summarizes what it takes to get wine out of grapes. These are the bites that stood out: 1. A hidden God is not equal to an absent God There are... Continue Reading →
MANY CROWNS, MANY SCARS
The verse of focus in today's Gospel is ' Then his mother and his brothers came,and standing outside they sent to him and called him (Mark 3:31). The word that caught my attention however was 'then' -referring to a specific period in time. When Jesus' family arrived, the battle of words with the scribes was... Continue Reading →
FILL YOUR WELLS
You would expect that for someone with increasing popularity, the drive would have been to increase visibility and permeability even further. But with Jesus, we see an opposite response: he retreated to pray. The verse of interest today is this: Luke 5:15-16 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and... Continue Reading →
CONTENTIONS WILL ARISE
Acts 6:8-9 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen(as it was called)...who began to argue with Stephen. Are you facing contentions?Resistance honing in all sides?Do you sense that you have sudden impediments to... Continue Reading →