81/365 TAKE A PERMANENT SEAT Luke 11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. In a number of situations in life, there seem to be more than one option. In fact, multiple answers can fill in the blank for many of life's questions. But in... Continue Reading →
GOD HAS HIS WAYS
79/365 GOD HAS HIS WAYS I heard it once then scrolled past it, but as I sat in silence, the words I heard re-echoed: 'You can't tell God what you want and then tell Him how to do it'. Regardless then of how familiar you are with the destination, one may not know every route... Continue Reading →
PAY ATTENTION TO THE ‘BUTs’
PAY ATTENTION TO THE 'BUTs' 78/365 2 Kings 15:1 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. Naaman was... Continue Reading →
IT’S IN YOUR HANDS
77/365 Reference text: Luke 13:1-9 IT'S IN YOUR HANDS We read some last minute negotiation tactic to guarantee the preservation of the fig tree in today's Gospel some more time. That more time translates to exactly one year. Within the gardener's conversations with the vineyard owner, we realise that he uses words that offer no... Continue Reading →
FOR CONTINUITY, NOT COMPETITION
76/365 Reference text: 2 Samuel 7:4-16 FOR CONTINUITY, NOT COMPETITION Through the prophet Nathan, God speaks to David with a clear blueprint about the life of his own son. Interestingly, God seems to have transposed into the life of David's son the very offer David himself made- to build a temple. For anyone without an... Continue Reading →
THE ONE WHO TRUSTS
74/365 THE ONE WHO TRUSTS Reference text: Jeremiah 17:5-10 Today's text highlights three features of the man who Trusts in the Lord: 1. He does NOT FEAR when heat comes.Not 'if', but when, indicating the certainty that there will be a time of heat because seasons come and seasons. The only difference is the absence... Continue Reading →
JUST ONE PERSON
73/365 JUST ONE PERSON Jeremiah 18:18 Then the people said, "Let's do something about Jeremiah! There will always be priests to instruct us, the wise to give us counsel, and prophets to proclaim God's message. Let's bring charges against him and stop listening to what he says." Often we recoil into our shells when faced... Continue Reading →
YOUR WILLINGNESS HAS A SAY
YOUR WILLINGNESS HAS A SAY 72/365 Isaiah 1:19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: We often turn our attention to the sovereignty of God in all matters, His ability to override and overrule the affairs of men. And rightly so because He is Almighty - He can... Continue Reading →
YOU HAVE TO WANT TO
70/365 YOU HAVE TO WANT TO Luke 9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. Mountains have always been symbolic of the place of encounter, the place where men encountered God. So in the life... Continue Reading →