DAY 149 OF 365 IN 2021 As always, I am fascinated by the discussions that took place between the scribes and Jesus. Each conversation of theirs offered us the opportunity to journey into and perceive the thought process of these scribes as they interacted with Jesus. Today however, it seemed in their attempt to entrap... Continue Reading →
A CALL TO PRAYER
DAY 148 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 11:17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. We begin our reflection today by creating a direct link between the Gospel and Paul's first letter... Continue Reading →
BOLTED DOORS
DAY 143 OF 365 IN 2021 John 20:19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you! What was the highlight of this encounter should have been... Continue Reading →
IN THE MIDST OF ENEMIES
DAY 139 OF 365 IN 2021 John 17:15 I'm not asking you to take them out of the world but to protect them from the evil one Sometimes, it does feel as though the only way out of a tough spot is to have the whole situation reset- back to a state where the difficulty... Continue Reading →
KNOWLEDGE OF HIM
When one wants to ask the question 'WHAT IS... ', there are no better persons to approach than experts on the matter. Thus, if we wanted to ask the question 'what is eternal life', there would be no go-to person than the author of life himself. We can trace our steps back to the popular... Continue Reading →
THERE WILL BE A FIRST TIME
DAY 137 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 19:2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” Chess is a game built on memorisation, analysis and recall. Thus, engines act as store houses for multiple... Continue Reading →
CONTINUE TO BE SHARPENED
DAY 135 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. A quote that readily came to mind as I read today's text is that of Alvin Toffler:... Continue Reading →
THE FAITHFULNESS CRITERION
DAY 134 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 1:21 Therefore, it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, In recent times, job advertisements often do not contain information that can serve as grounds for lawsuits. However, when one person is... Continue Reading →
THE SEASONS WILL CHANGE
John 16:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. Today, we read about a confused group of people, persons who even after combining efforts of cognition, could make no sense of the words Jesus had spoken to them.... Continue Reading →