A daily walk in faith, hope and love
It's Ash Wednesday today, and the words that characterize today is found in Genesis 3:19b "for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” It may seem sufficient then to be reminded of who you are, your origin and your end destination. Yet, as I reflected on those words, they seemed to hint at... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 1 Kings 3:1-14 If we break down Solomon's conversation with God at Gibeon, even though he referred to himself as a 'little child', during this encounter, his words showed he was wise way beyond his age. It was evident his father's gift with words had rubbed on him positively. However, beyond this, our... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 1 Kings 3:1-14 If we break down Solomon's conversation with God at Gibeon, even though he referred to himself as a 'little child', during this encounter, his words showed he was wise way beyond his age. It was evident his father's gift with words had rubbed on him positively. However, beyond this, our... Continue Reading →
Among one of the core features of a very deep teaching is the tendency to see believers pumped up and excited. That is a potential hidden in the word - an inherent ability to stir up. We read a very popular text today and this is captured as 'the parable of the sower'. It has... Continue Reading →
A song popped into my mind while meditating on today's text and that song was "shepherd of my soul by Martyn Nystrom". I noticed that I was singing the third line as "I have made the choice to listen TO your voice" and somehow, there was a check "are you sure?". The reason for this... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 1 Samuel 4:1-11 1 Samuel 4:10 So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents. Contrary to their expectations, the presence of the ark of the covenant in the camp of Israel did not... Continue Reading →
Reference: Mark 6:34-44 And when it was already late, His disciples came up to Him and said, “This place is secluded and it is already late; Reference: Mark 6:34-44 Assessment of situations is not a bad thing. In fact, it is a main consideration prior to executing any meaningful plan. In the assessment process, one... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Daniel 6 This chapter in Daniel details the story we know well as 'Daniel in the lions den'. The satraps or president's who intended to entrap Daniel wrote up the decree and brought it before King Darius. All he had to was "sign the written decree" and it became law". That was fairly... Continue Reading →
Daniel 5:14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom. There are times when men with malicious intent send words ahead of us, and that paints us in a shade that is limiting. In that case, we have every reason to bring... Continue Reading →
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