DAY 43 Matthew 5:25 Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. Think of... Continue Reading →
DO YOU HAVE A GOOD NAME?
DAY 33 Mark 6:14b-15Â Some people thought He was John the Baptist, who had come back to life with the power to work miracles. Others thought he was Elijah or some other prophet who had lived long ago. We read about Herod who heard about Jesus because he had become so well known. His name... Continue Reading →
DISCIPLINE BEARS FRUITS
DAY 32 Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Who enjoys spending only a small fraction of their hard earned money just to save the rest? Who enjoys spending hours at work... Continue Reading →
RESPONDING IN FEAR
DAY 30 Mark 5:15,17 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region. It is quite interesting because hearing the story of... Continue Reading →
TAKEN FOR GRANTED
DAY 29 Today, I just wanted to draw our attention to something we often take for granted. We can very easily become focused on two dimensions of our beings: spirit and soul that we neglect the body, which is the host of those two. For a myriad of reasons, the exterior which is visible, is... Continue Reading →
TRUSTING INVENTIONS BUT NOT THE CREATOR
DAY 27 Mark 4:27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. When any one sows seeds of any kind, outside of making the decision on th choice of seed to ensure it is likely to be viable and has the characteristics they... Continue Reading →
SOMETHING MORE THAN GOLD
DAY 13 Mark 2:4 When they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus; and when they had dug out an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. Whenever you desire an answer to a question, you find out who has... Continue Reading →
TOUCH A LIFE
DAY 12 Leprosy was always one ailment that resulted in an alienation from the rest of society. So extreme that any leper had to find lodging outside the walls of the main camp. There would equally and literally be alarm bells to alert anyone that there was a leper in the vicinity. Therefore, the action... Continue Reading →
FEAR GOD AND DO RIGHT
DAY 9 Acts 10:34-35 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. Two requirements were necessary for men of every nation to be acceptable before God within the context of Him being no respect... Continue Reading →