NOT ALL GAIN IS PROFIT

Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Our text today is a popular one, often heard in the arena of Evangelisation. We can therefore dive a bit deeper looking closely at the choice... Continue Reading →

YOU GET TO CHOOSE YOUR RESPONSE

Reference text: Matthew 8:28-34 Some reactions to situations are automated - the knee jerk, the hand pulling back automatically from a hot surface or the eyelids closing at imminent danger. Others are however selected responses - answering a question, responding to a physical  threat or to specific information. In real terms, every one gets to... Continue Reading →

IMPERFECTLY DIVIDED ALLEGIANCE

Matthew 6:21 for where your treasure is, there your heart [your wishes, your desires; that on which your life centers] will be also Our priorities go a long way to reveal our true values. When Jesus said "You cannot serve both God and mammon", that was the underlying revelation. There is truly nothing like 'perfectly... Continue Reading →

PICK A SIDE

There was an incident captured on global television where a spectator attended a soccer game wearing the kit of both playing teams, one over the other. When the team whose jersey was the outer layer were losing, he took that off to display that of the opposing team who at this point were winning. Here... Continue Reading →

PROPOSITIONS FOR YOU

Genesis 3:12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” A contract is intended to be a two way street - an offer first, and then its acceptance. While it seemed Adam was laying the blame on Eve, his words revealed... Continue Reading →

MINIBITES

A heart of prayer precedes a habit of prayer While discipline can serve as a fuel for prayer, prayer in itself has to become a heart to heart affair with God. 'A heart of prayer' is where intimacy leads, and this is preferred over 'a habit of prayer' where prayer becomes a mechanical recital of... Continue Reading →

LIFE IS A SUM OF DECISIONS

Reference text: Acts 16:22-34 In today's account, Paul and Silas' prayer had triggered an earthquake that loosened the bonds of all prisoners where they were. Here is where things get interesting: the jailer took his sword to kill himself because to him, he had failed at the one assignment he had been given, which was... Continue Reading →

REMAIN IN THE QUIVER

Isaiah 49:2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. As the Archer, God determines when you come out of the quiver to be fired towards a target. He knows when polished arrows... Continue Reading →

THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE

Matthew 1:19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly Among the many gifts God gave to man, foundational among them evident in the garden and with implications even in our salvation is 'free will'. This refers to the freedom to choose, whatever... Continue Reading →

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