A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Proven results achieve one of two things: they either provoke a desire for further growth, or serve as a comfortable rationale to comfortably pitch your tent. In today's Gospel, we read about Jesus' exploits and the desire of his audience to keep him within their space. Jesus was well aware of the implications so when... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 18:22-19:1 Matthew 18:27, 34 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he would repay all that was owed him. Within the same chapter of today's story, two states of... Continue Reading →
Psalm 112:7 He does not fear bad news [evil report, a report of disasters] nor live in dread of what may happen. For he is settled in his mind that Jehovah will take care of him [his heart is confident, trusting in the LORD]. Whenever an individual is driving to an unknown destination, they are... Continue Reading →
John 15:8 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. No house stands on nothing. There are always multi-layered building blocks that form the foundation upon which any structure stands. The concluding part of Jesus words today seem the... Continue Reading →
J Before reading today's discourse further, remember these words: " I don't know" is not always a valid answer to some questions. In our journey through life, we grow and learn all in the pursuit of mastery. In that process, mistakes are made and opportunities to declare one's ignorance often goes undetected and come at... Continue Reading →
"Lord if you had been here, my brother will not have died"(John 11:21). 1. Martha made a seemingly simple statement but in nested in it are deeper contemplations. In that one statement, we see three core points to ponder on: trust, disappointment and sorrow. First, Martha's confidence in the ability of Jesus to heal, her... Continue Reading →
John 4:42 NKJV Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.” There is often a portal of entry into God, and that is often the testimony or stories... Continue Reading →
Reading the parable of the prodigal son always brings fresh questions and perspectives. Today, the verses of focus are 11 and 12 of Luke chapter 15. To further illustrate the point, he told them this story: “A man had two sons. When the younger told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now,... Continue Reading →
Luke 16:26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’ In the context of Mark 11:24, "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,... Continue Reading →
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