DAY 224 Matthew 17:16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Just because you want to be a Surgeon doesn't mean you can simply walk into any operating theatre to wield a scalpel. It will take more than your desire and enthusiasm. In the Gospel today, we cannot say... Continue Reading →
MAKING A BAD DEAL
DAY 223 Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? When making a business deal, even a novice would attempt to look at all the crucial elements likely to guarantee profit. Negotiations therefore, often... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU SOWING FOR THE HARVEST?
DAY 222 2 Corinthians 9:6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. This principle of sowing and reaping is so woven into the fabric of life that it's applicability is undeniable. Saint Paul wrote these proportions which we read about in... Continue Reading →
CAN YOU SEE THE WIND?
DAY 220 Matthew 14:30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. In literal terms, you cannot see the wind. It's starting point and end point cannot be determined. Therefore, Peter did not see the wind. What he perceived was the effect of... Continue Reading →
WHY DO YOU PURSUE FAME?
DAY 217 Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, Fame does not just spread abroad. It is always birthed out of an association, or the execution of something worth gathering attention for. Therefore, in our current age of technology and social networking, people do many things with the... Continue Reading →
GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS
DAY 216 One source of worry and offence that is given very little attention are "assumptions". Thoughts, claims,assumptions, and a host of rhetorical questions that only provide building blocks. These blocks are either consciously or unconsciously stacked until they become walls we find insurmountable. The people in Jesus hometown found themselves using a host of... Continue Reading →
PURSUIT OF GOD
DAY 213 Exodus 33:7 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp. There are times when we... Continue Reading →
WHAT DON’T YOU KNOW ?
DAY 207 Matthew 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: We will have very different schools of thought whenever we explore the parable of the sower. The seed of interest today are those that fell among thorns. These seeds could very well argue that they received the short... Continue Reading →
BECOME A HARD TARGET.
DAY 205 Exodus 14:8 The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. The same Pharoah who charged Moses and Aaron by night (Ex 12:3), to take Israel out of Egypt, appears dazed when he is told that Israel had fled. So, he... Continue Reading →