87/365 MINI BITES Some summaries from the my last two reads: God speaks in the silence of the heart and Listening is the beginning of prayer. Whenever we are convinced into things that our conscience does not agree with, it always ends up bad What we hide still have authority over us and creates fear... Continue Reading →
LEARN TO SWIM ALONG THE WAY
LEARN TO SWIM ALONG THE WAY 86/365 Ezekiel 47:5 Again he measured a thousand [cubits]; and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a river that could not be crossed [by wading]. 1000 cubits, the unit of measure used in today's text... Continue Reading →
AN ANNUNCIATION IS A DECLARATION OF WAR
82/365 AN ANNUNCIATION IS A DECLARATION OF WAR The feast of Annunciation falls on the 25th of March, exactly nine months, before the celebration of the Nativity of Christ on 25th December. It marks the day the Angel was sent to Mary to announce she would give birth to Jesus. But beyond dates and celebrations,... Continue Reading →
KEEP THE WORD IN YOUR HEART
80/365 Reference: Deuteronomy 4:1-9 KEEP THE WORD IN YOUR HEART The message to the people of Israel today was to keep their soul diligently, so that whatsoever they had seen, witnessed and heard, would stay with, and in them. Here is a truth that the message ought to also communicate to us: 'You don't prepare... Continue Reading →
DISCERN VALUE
DISCERN VALUE Luke 11:31 On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse the people of today, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and there is something here, I tell you, greater than Solomon. Surely there were wise men and women... Continue Reading →
REVIEW YOUR MOTIVES
60/365 REVIEW YOUR MOTIVES Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. In criminal cases, the prosecution has the burden of... Continue Reading →
ENTERING GOD’S REST
58/365 ENTERING GOD'S REST Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. The average dimensions of a camel is 2 metres high and 3 metres long. Even using the lower value as a measure, the... Continue Reading →
RESULTS MATTER TOO
51/365 RESULTS MATTER TOO Mark 9:15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. Many job roles come with goal setting at the start of the year; targets measurable by key performance indicators. At the time of appraisal then, it is this yardstick against which... Continue Reading →
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
34/365 GUARANTEED SUCCESS The world of man runs on probability and chances. So when anyone tells you 'I can show you a way that works 100%, that's still probabilistic for it remains a game of numbers where odds can change. Simply put, nothing can be absolutely guaranteed. However, when we factor in the God equation,... Continue Reading →