A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 61 Esther 4:12 Ever since I was born I have heard in the tribe of my family that thou, O Lord, didst take Israel out of all the nations, and our fathers from among all their ancestors, for an everlasting inheritance, and that thou didst do for them all that thou didst promise. In... Continue Reading →
DAY 60 Luke 11:31 And at the Judgment Day the queen of Sheba shall arise and point her finger at this generation, condemning it, for she went on a long, hard journey to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; but one far greater than Solomon is here and few pay any attention. 'Where value is... Continue Reading →
DAY 56 We read another interesting encounter between Jesus and the Pharisees who expressed concerns that Jesus was mingling with the wrong kind of people, namely sinners and tax collectors. To this Jesus responded: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but... Continue Reading →
DAY 55 The questions of life are often answered in layers. The word which opens the question determines the nature of the response one receives. The question word used in today's text is 'why' hence the question posed to Jesus: 'why do the Pharisees fast but your disciples do not? (Matthew 9:14) It is very... Continue Reading →
DAY 52 Sirach 2:1 My son, if you come forward to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing To come forward means to advance on one's own volition. It denotes a choice, unenforced but made as a result of a personal deduction. Therefore, to come to God, thinking that you will not be tested is... Continue Reading →
DAY 51 Mark 9:17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 'Life and death are in the power of the tongue'. The ability to speak is thus a creative weapon when it is wielded. At creation, God 'said'... Continue Reading →
DAY 46 Genesis 8:22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Personally, I do not like the cold and so would wish that we skipped that season of the year entirely. My ideal annual cycle would be spring, summer, autumn, then back... Continue Reading →
DAY 41 Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’? What the word of God can do is not only dependent on the... Continue Reading →
DAY 39 Workers are involved because things don't just take care of themselves and keepers are appointed because not all things can guard themselves. Thus, anything intentionally made, required a custodian to watch keep watch. A two fold charge was committed to the man when he was placed in Eden: Genesis 2:15 And the LORD... Continue Reading →
