DAY 265 OF 365 IN 2021 RECEIVING MUST FOLLOW GIVING The opening and closing verses of today's text are highlighted to draw our attention to something. There was first a giving,"When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases," (Luke 9:1) This... Continue Reading →
STEP INTO THE SHOES OF OTHERS
DAY 262 OF 365 IN 2021 STEP INTO THE SHOES OF OTHERS Mark 9:35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” This text over many years only always took my mind back to the place of service. However... Continue Reading →
FAITH COMES BY HEARING
DAY 244 OF 365 IN 2021 FAITH COMES BY HEARING Luke 5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. Jesus encountered an audience by the lake on his walk. He got into one of the... Continue Reading →
DON’T BE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE
DAY 242 OF 365 IN 2021 DON'T BE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE 1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, When birthday parties and anniversaries are organised for people who had no idea they were being done, surprise!!! is acceptable and very much warranted.... Continue Reading →
GET READY AND REMAIN READY
GET READY AND REMAIN READY DAY 238 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Today's text brought back some memories of a... Continue Reading →
GENTLE REMINDERS
DAY 233 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Matthew 23:1-12 GENTLE REMINDERS Two messages stem from today's text, the first is a warning arising from the statement "the Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses so do and observe what they tell you". That seat is clearly not a literal piece of furniture, but the... 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 →
DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU
DAY 217 of 365 IN 2021 DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU Numbers 20:7-8 And the Lord said to Moses, Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to give forth its water, and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock;... Continue Reading →
ASSISTANCE AT EVERY STEP
DAY 190 OF 365 IN 2021 ASSISTANCE AT EVERY STEP Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Ravenous appetite, killer instinct, hunters and predators; these were the words that come to mind when I thought about a pack... Continue Reading →