A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 99/365 John 6:5-6 When Jesus looked out and saw that a large crowd had arrived, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread to feed these people?” He said this to stretch Philip’s faith. He already knew what he was going to do.(MSG) When you find out that the person who asked a... Continue Reading →
DAY 91 The actions of the soldier's in today's Gospel account is littered with red flags. They were not threatened, they were rather offered money to tell a lie which they accepted. However, it is the content of the lie they were made to tell that revealed a great desperation to save their own skin.... Continue Reading →
DAY 70/366 We read an interesting account today, one that brings up the the question 'was Jesus afraid?' Our text of interest from John 7:1-2, sheds light on an occasion where Jesus preferred not to travel through Judea because the Jews wanted to kill him. For a man of his influence, stature with the kind... Continue Reading →
DAY 68/366 While cycling to school this morning, I encountered two instances where cars did not stop at zebra crossings despite the presence of pedestrians. The expectation or general norm at these points is for the vehicle to yield to the pedestrian. While this happens perhaps 90% of the time, there is proportion where it... Continue Reading →
DAY 61/365 REFERENCE TEXT: Luke 15:1-3,11-32 The story in focus today is the parable of the prodigal which always throws up new dimensions with every read. While reading today, I was intrigued again by the request of the younger son who said to his father: ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls... Continue Reading →
DAY 53/366 1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but willingly according to God; and not for base gain but eagerly, There are those who become leaders by virtue of situations, those who are forced to become leaders and those who enter the corridors of power motivated... Continue Reading →
DAY 46/366 Luke 9:22 For what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having destroyed or having suffered the loss of himself? Our life is determined not solely by the existence of an extensive and well intended blueprint set out by God, but also by the contributing effects of our decisions. Ultimately,... Continue Reading →
DAY 21/366 Mark 1:17,18 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. Every now and again, we are reminded of the things we forget, amongst them, the reality that our decision to follow Jesus will... Continue Reading →
DAY 11/366 We read an interesting account in scripture today which can be summarised this way: "Israel and the Phillistines were at war and in the first round of battle, Israel were defeated, losing 4000 men. They figured the absence of the ark of covenant was the contributing factor to their defeat hence, they sent... Continue Reading →
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