A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 221 Numbers 13:2 Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.” Spying is a method of secretly obtaining facts and details about a person, place or organisation through... Continue Reading →
DAY 215 Matthew 13:47-48 Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind. When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away. Whenever fishermen... Continue Reading →
DAY 212 At the start of the year, many of us wrote resolutions we hoped to achieve. We are at the halfway point of the year so it's time to render some accounts. Just out of interest, how far along are you with those resolutions? Have you taken any steps at all towards them? Or... Continue Reading →
DAY 211 1 Kings 3:10 And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing. It would make little sense for anyone to advance an argument that suggests Solomon made his request at Gibeon on a whim. Attempting to reasonably convince another that he thought only about what to say after God asked... Continue Reading →
DAY 202 Matthew 12:3 He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? What use is there in understanding the happenings in the lives of those who have passed on? What would have been the use of knowing what David did when men were in a new era and... Continue Reading →
DAY 187 Reference text: Genesis 22:1-19 Today, we read one of the masterpieces in scripture: the story of God asking Abraham to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. As many times as anyone reads this text, a different layer of thought, learning and emotion will come to mind. It is thus a real mystery to explore... Continue Reading →
DAY 178 Genesis 13:2,5 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. Two lessons stand out today:First, Abraham left empty with Lot from Ur of the Chaldeans. But as we read today, as Abraham increased, so did Lot.... Continue Reading →
DAY 176 Jeremiah 20:10 Yet on every side I hear their whispered threats and am afraid. “We will report,” they say. Even those who were my friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. “He will trap himself,” they say, “and then we will get our revenge on him.” Based on the integrity of... Continue Reading →
DAY 172 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. In the words of Saint Paul above, many forms of giving are intended to be captured: giving of resources, giving of gifts and even the... Continue Reading →
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