30/365 LOVE IS NOT A WALK IN THE PARK 1 Corinthians 13:4-8Love is kind and patient,never jealous, boastful, proud, or rude.Love isn’t selfish or quick tempered.It doesn’t keep a record of wrongs that others do.Love rejoices in the truth, but not in evil.Love is always supportive,loyal, hopeful, and trusting.Love never fails! It is easy for... Continue Reading →
BEFORE YOU JUDGE…
29/365 BEFORE YOU JUDGE... Today's reflection hangs on the back of this excerpt from Nathan's rubuke of David after the incident with Bathsheba and Urriah in 2 Samuel 12 . He tells David a parable about a rich man too stingy to take an animal out of his own herd to prepare for his visitor... Continue Reading →
GAPS FOR A REASON
27/365 GAPS FOR A REASON Sometimes, we pride ourselves with what we have and what we have earned, the fruits which we have gained with our hard work. So we pat ourselves on the shoulder and beam with pride. But David's words today direct us into a state of internal reflection, a pause that causes... Continue Reading →
KNOW YOUR PART
23/365 KNOW YOUR PART When one decides to complete a DIY project, you get many individual pieces which you follow a manual to assemble. If you don't know where any piece fits, you are likely to deem it as unimportant. A personal recommendation would be to take a few minutes to read the message version... Continue Reading →
STRIVE FOR MASTERY
19/365 STRIVE FOR MASTERY 1 Samuel 17:39 David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off. In the chapter read today, King Saul offered David his... Continue Reading →
HOW PERSONAL HAVE YOU GOT?
17/365 HOW PERSONAL HAVE YOU GOT? Comparisons often give us a point of reference, sometimes serving as a starting location from which to organise our thought process. Today, we compare the words of two kings: Statement one: "But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have... Continue Reading →
DISCERN QUALITY
DISCERN QUALITY 16/365 John 2:10 and he says to him, "Every man first sets out the good wine, and when they might have drunk freely, the inferior; you have kept the good wine until now." Among the many things alcohol is able to do is to reduce response time and dampen the senses. One does... Continue Reading →
WE HEAR GOD WHEN WE LISTEN
WE HEAR GOD WHEN WE LISTEN 12 /365 1 Samuel 3:10, 11 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every... Continue Reading →
CELEBRATE OTHERS GENUINELY
8/365 CELEBRATE OTHERS GENUINELY John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease. Jesus, who in today's Gospel is mentioned to be baptising others, in some terms could be introduced as a learner because John was the one who baptised Him. However, John's disciples brought forward their concerns when Jesus' audience seemed to be getting larger... Continue Reading →