DAY 291 OF 365 IN 2021 BETTER A FRIEND THAN A FOE 2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. You can be happy and you can be comfortable. You can do whatever you want to and... Continue Reading →
WHAT WOMB BORE YOU?
DAY 282 OF 365 IN 2021 WHAT WOMB BORE YOU? Luke 11:27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” What womb bore? That can mean two things,... Continue Reading →
IT TAKES MORE THAN STRENGTH
DAY 281 OF 365 IN 2021 IT TAKES MORE THAN STRENGTH Luke 11:21 When a strong man, fully armed [armed to the teeth], guards his estate, his possessions [property] are secure[ safe, sound and undisturbed]. Language remains fascinating - I am always surprised by how a minor tweak or placement can affect the meaning of... Continue Reading →
LET HIS WORDS TAKE ROOT
DAY 268 OF 365 IN 2021 LET HIS WORDS TAKE ROOT Luke 9:44 As for you, let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of Man is going to be handed over to men.” When one wants to draw attention to their words, they begin by saying 'listen carefully'. In the Gospel today,... Continue Reading →
MY PHONELESS DAY
DAY 261 OF 365 IN 2021 MY PHONELESS DAY After a couple of near misses, my cycling itinerary involves definitely cycling with my helmet on and switching to my headphones to listen to some music enroute to work. I have not left my phone at home to go to work for as long as I... Continue Reading →
WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING?
DAY 258 OF 365 IN 2021 WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING? Luke 7:32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!” A random question came to mind as I read the... Continue Reading →
GOOD INTENTIONS CAN BE JUST THAT
DAY 255 OF 365 IN 2021 GOOD INTENTIONS CAN BE JUST THAT Mark 8:33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” The wisdom of man has a very... Continue Reading →
DON’T PASS JUDGEMENT SO EASILY
DAY 247 OF 365 IN 2021 DON'T PASS JUDGEMENT SO EASILY Luke 6:3-4 Jesus replied to them, “Have you not even read [in the Scriptures] what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him— how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated bread, which... Continue Reading →
NEW WINE, OLD WINE SKINS
DAY 246 OF 365 IN 2021 NEW WINE, OLD WINE SKINS Luke 5:37-39 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. No man also having... Continue Reading →