A daily walk in faith, hope and love
251/365 To the random eye, a soccer game can be described as follows '22 people chase one ball for a defined period of time'. But when you understand the rules of the game, you realise the target of the game 'get the ball into your opponents net and prevent them from getting it into yours... Continue Reading →
243/365 Luke 5:2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. When any Fisherman casts a net, the only thing they had control over from the very start is the size of fish they catch because of the size of mesh in... Continue Reading →
241/365 Jeremiah 1:17 But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them. God could have told Jeremiah: 'get up and let's go'. Why does He even bother telling him... Continue Reading →
237/365 Matthew 24:43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(A) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. We get letters every now and then in the post or via email, whether they are statements... Continue Reading →
229/365 YOU'RE FIRED The reality show 'The Apprentice' has a signature statement that is associated with it, and that is 'you're fired'. Whenever any individual is relieved of their post, or 'fired', unless this was executed with malicious intent, a reason that will often be identified as contributing factor for such outcomes is an inability... Continue Reading →
ARISE TO ARRIVE 227/365 Luke 1:39 Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah Heard this yesterday 'The fulfilment of destiny is time bound'. Let's therefore not play nice here and pretend we have all the time in the world because the truth... Continue Reading →
226/365 Reference text: Jeremiah 38:1-4 THE PLACE OF ENCOURAGEMENT From a first glance at the text, what we see is three men approaching king Zedekiah to request for the death of Jeremiah. And from that perspective, this was nothing more than a conspiracy against God's prophet. At least, it seems so until we hear the... Continue Reading →
222/365 HAVE YOU SOWED ANYTHING? 2 Corinthians 9:6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. I tried to read past this verse but just couldn't. The words that jumped out at me were also those of St Paul 'Do not be deceived, God... Continue Reading →
220/365 THE NEXT WAVE WON'T WAIT Matthew 17:22-23 One day while they were still in Galilee, Jesus told them, “I am going to be betrayed into the power of those who will kill me, and on the third day afterwards I will be brought back to life again.” And the disciples’ hearts were filled with sorrow and... Continue Reading →
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