1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father. In the opening letter to the Thessalonians which... Continue Reading →
THE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES OF OUR PRAYERS
Luke 11:11-12 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[a] a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? One of the biggest source of contemplation for most Christians arises from the question "why was my prayer not answered?". However, probe a little... Continue Reading →
SEEING DIFFERENTLY
11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. I remember the story told of a group of blindfolded men who were... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU TUNED IN?
A key part of non-verbal communication is body language, eye contact, facial expressions, hand movements etc. These are the rudiments that suggest, at least on the outside, that: "my listeners are present and I am not wasting time". Often therefore, before one starts talking to an individual, you have to gauge through some means that... Continue Reading →
MOVE BEYOND ASSUMPTION
From an adaptation of Charles Osgood's poem, 'Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody, " many may be familiar with this shorter variation : " There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because... Continue Reading →
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
2 Corinthians 11:6 Even though I may be untrained as an orator, I am not so in the field of knowledge. We have made this clear to all of you in every possible way. In mathematics, the final sign taken up by an operation during the addition of negative and positive numbers depends on the... Continue Reading →
NOT YET READY
John 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. There is a situation that vetoes many things, including your prayer and even your faith, and that is the will of God. Remember the words of John "and this is the confidence we have that when we ask... Continue Reading →
NOTHING IS WASTED WITH GOD
Reference: Acts 8:1-8In life's circumstances, situations and even what we may describe as displacements and shifts, God has a way of routing good things through them. Everything is thus an opportunity for God to make himself known. He stays true to the words 'all things work together for the good of those that love God... Continue Reading →
FRUITLESS PURSUITS
John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. For starters, the seven disciples mentioned in today's Gospel were standing by the sea of Tiberias. Such was their proximity... Continue Reading →