293/365 Ephesians 4:1-3 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. From our text today, we get a... Continue Reading →
IGNORANCE DOES NOT CREATE EXEMPTIONS
291/365 There are many occasions when it feels like 'I didn't know' should be a perfectly reasonable 'get-out-of-jail- free' card. We might think it would provide the appropriate exemption from punishment or consequences of action but in the eyes of the law, not knowing does not exempt you from the consequences that follow. A classic... Continue Reading →
DO YOU HAVE DISCERNABLE QUALITY?
290/365 2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. When you live with a group of people for long enough, both consciously and unconsciously, you gather intelligence about them. You begin to find out what they are good at, what... Continue Reading →
A TEMPLATE FOR FOLLOWERSHIP
288/365 Exodus 17:12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.... Continue Reading →
TRANSFORMATION
281/365 Luke 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. It is of interest the that of the ten lepers who were healed, the spotlight falls on the one who returned to Jesus to give thanks. Even more interesting is that one line ' he... Continue Reading →
YOU WILL ARRIVE IN TIME
277/365 Galatians 2:2 I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the... Continue Reading →
BUILD YOUR CONVICTIONS ON ENCOUNTERS
273/365 Job spoke thus "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You. Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes”(Job 42:5-6) Whenever we hear about something or someone, there is a real potential that we form some kind of opinion about them.... Continue Reading →
NOT ALL THINGS MAKE SENSE NOW
271/365 Have you made sense of everything that has happened in your life? The experiences? The people you have encountered? The lessons you have learnt? The specific knowledge you have gained? Many of the things we come into contact with we deemed irrelevant, and lessons seemed inapplicable. We also concluded that many people apparently only... Continue Reading →
STRETCH YOURSELF
267/365 Amos 6:1 Woe to you who are at ease [complacent and carefree] in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come! The Prophet Amos goes on to list a few other luxuries including beds of ivory, bowls of... Continue Reading →