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 →
FORGE A NEW PATH.
DAY 175 OF 365 IN 2021 FORGE A NEW PATH Luke 1:60-61 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. Change is resisted because it is accompanied by an abandonment of norms... Continue Reading →
BECOME THE TARGET
BECOME THE TARGET No one ever wants to stand in front of a target or become one because there is a real risk of being shot by the practice weapon. Using an arrow as an example, even if the end is blunt, there is still some pain to serve as a reminder that one has... Continue Reading →
DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU
DAY 157 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. While I remember much of the content from my secondary school physics lessons, one instruction before practical exam comes to mind today. To paraphrase,... Continue Reading →