DAY 263 OF 365 IN 2021 SHINE BRIGHT WHEREVER YOU ARE Luke 8 :16 “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. People sometimes want to be described... Continue Reading →
STEP INTO THE SHOES OF OTHERS
DAY 262 OF 365 IN 2021 STEP INTO THE SHOES OF OTHERS Mark 9:35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” This text over many years only always took my mind back to the place of service. However... Continue Reading →
WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING?
DAY 258 OF 365 IN 2021 WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING? Luke 7:32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!” A random question came to mind as I read the... Continue Reading →
MINI BITES
DAY 235 OF 365 IN 2021 MINI BITES It's taking me quite some to make progress with the current book I am reading because every few paragraphs calls for a pause and some reflection. Today, therefore, I just want us to think about our journey with God and what we can expect to happen at... Continue Reading →
WITH OR WITHOUT?
DAY 234 OF 365 IN 2021 WITH OR WITHOUT? John 6:67-68 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. Whenever a decision is made to jump ship, it is expected that the transition is... Continue Reading →
GOD HAS MADE UP HIS MIND ABOUT YOU
DAY 229 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Judges 6:11-24 GOD HAS MADE UP HIS MIND ABOUT YOU Judges 6:11 The angel came and sat under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. It was there that Gideon, his son, was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide his activities from the... Continue Reading →
NO MIXING!
DAY 226 OF 365 IN 2021 NO MIXING! Joshua 24:23 He said, “Remove the foreign gods that are in your midst, and incline your hearts to Yahweh the God of Israel.” Students of metallurgy and the material sciences are familiar with alloys. Even from basic chemistry, we gain an understanding of what the concept of... Continue Reading →
JUST KEEP FORGIVING
DAY 224 OF 365 IN 2021 JUST KEEP FORGIVING Matthew 18:22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven each Whenever Jesus was asked a question, one was more likely to receive a parable or question in response than a straightforward reply. Today's... Continue Reading →
A CHEERFUL GIVER
A CHEERFUL GIVER DAY 222 OF 365 IN 2021 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift]. God does love the cheerful... Continue Reading →