DAY 286 OF 365 IN 2021 ALL AREAS MATTER Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone. For athletes who... Continue Reading →
GIVE A BIT MORE!
DAY 283 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text : Mark 10 :17-30 GIVE A BIT MORE! What matters to you more than anything? What will you cling on toand not let go above all else? Which ploughs would you be unwilling to burn at any cost? These are the questions which emerge from Jesus' encounter... Continue Reading →
REPENTANCE IS PERSONAL
DAY 278 OF 365 IN 2021 REPENTANCE IS PERSONAL Jonah 3:5-6 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and... Continue Reading →
MINIBITES: CHOICES
DAY 270 OF 365 IN 2021 MINIBITES: CHOICES Today, let's just take a trip along reflection lane to ponder on choices: God has given us freewill, suggesting that we have been given choices. However, with these choices there is a caveat - they come with consequences, often eternal consequences. People who do not believe in... Continue Reading →
WITHOUT HESITATION
DAY 264 OF 365 IN 2021 WITHOUT HESITATION Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him When someone tells you 'follow me', we hear it the first time but in the... Continue Reading →
SHINE BRIGHT WHEREVER YOU ARE
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 →