DAY 145 Reference text: John 21:15-19 Whenever God deals with us on any matter, whether through rebuke, chastening or correction, it is for our profiting. It is for our sake, not His sake. Let's go on a journey through today's Gospel. The text is the account of a dialogue between Jesus and Peter. We would... Continue Reading →
GIVE YOURSELF SOME CREDIT
234/365 1 Thessalonians 1:3 We constantly remember before our God and Father your work of faith and your labor of love and your perseverance in hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. We ought to always have reason to be joyful, a reason to ponder on the good we have achieved and celebrate them. Not that... Continue Reading →
CURTAINS DRAWN
DAY 365 OF 365 IN 2021 CURTAINS DRAWN In case you are yet to check the date today, it is Saint Sylvester's Day. Yep, the 31st of December and day 365 of 365 in the year 2021. In a few hours, this year will turn the corner and usher in the dawn of another. This... Continue Reading →
ENCOUNTERING THE KING FROM ‘NAZARETH’
DAY 236 OF 365 IN 2021 ENCOUNTERING THE KING FROM 'NAZARETH' John 1:45-46 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to... Continue Reading →
THE BANQUET OF THE LAMB
DAY 231 OF 365 IN 2021 THE BANQUET OF THE LAMB Matthew 22:9-10 So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was... Continue Reading →
TRULY A NEW CREATION
Mark 10:48-49 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” I always pictured in this text Jesus doing the calling... 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 →
EVEN AFTER MANY BLOWS
DAY 131 OF 365 OF 2021 Acts 16:23 And when they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. When someone enters a new territory, the occupants try to size them up. They may be taken through a series of tough tasks and trials just... Continue Reading →
ESTABLISHING CORRELATION
DAY 97 OF 365 IN 2021 Peacock Acts 3:2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. Beauty always appears to relate to specific traits or qualities. The definitions the dictionary... Continue Reading →