A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Reference text: Matthew 19:16-22Jesus encounters a rather determined young man in today's Gospel, one who was interested in things that matter hence his question 'good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' After Jesus responds with a list of the commandments, the young man responds 'these I have kept since my youth'. Yet,... Continue Reading →
Getting to the top is not the problem, it is staying there that poses a real challenge". Everyone running moves forward, aiming for what lies ahead of them. So what happens when one appears to have arrived at the top, their ultimate goal? While they can lose their motivation because there may be nothing else... Continue Reading →
DAY 37/366 Mark 7:5 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.” Actions are simply actions if they occur without context, it is the meanings that are attached to them which determine our responses. In other words,... Continue Reading →
DAY 29/366 'The unit of destiny is time': this was the first statement that came to mind when I read today's Gospel. Those words were part of a message listened to a while back. Time is the foundation and the building block for many things because of 'the law of process'. Growth and maturity are... Continue Reading →
DAY 14/366 1 Samuel 3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord was not yet revealed to him. The call of Samuel is the highlight of the third chapter of first book of Samuel. However, some verses present a few things things to consider. Of note, Samuel was... Continue Reading →
DAY 9/366 1 Samuel 1: 11 "And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will... Continue Reading →
DAY 346 Matthew 18:12 What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? I am unsure how the disciples felt in this instance before Jesus, but four... Continue Reading →
DAY 339 Luke 10:22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” We read about the 'son' today, and those to whom... Continue Reading →
DAY 312 Proverbs 24:10 introduces a very interesting preamble to our discourse today. It reads 'If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small.' The real question to ponder on therefore from today's text is the question Jesus asks 'have you counted the cost?' In Jesus' discourse today, He uses the building... Continue Reading →
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