A story is told of a parent-child summer camp, one task being the father and child going for a walk together through the woods. However there was a caveat: the children were to be blind folded and be guided by their fathers. They were given the opportunity to ask for guidance at any point in... Continue Reading →
GOD TAKES HIS TIME BEFORE GIVING
Deuteronomy 26:19 that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised. Some people think that God is insecure, and that He holds His children back from attaining significant... Continue Reading →
WHEN WE PRAY, HE ANSWERS US
Reference text: Mark 7:31-37 When the crowd in today's Gospel pointed out the deaf man with a speech impediment to Jesus, their request was for him to 'lay his hands on him'. Later in the text(vs 37) however, when this man is restored whole, the reaction of the same crowd is one of amazement, and... Continue Reading →
THREAD SOFTLY
I was quite shocked when I read today text but you know what, it was worth a read because often we forget. We forget that God is God, and that He is a sovereign Monarch. In the midst of marginal results, we think we have arrived and have made it. However, today's open to the... Continue Reading →
THREATS TO YOUR THRONE
1 Samuel 18:8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?” The playbook for Kings in authority over the course of many years has been "is there a threat to my... Continue Reading →
WHAT DOES GOD GAIN FROM YOUR REQUEST?
Reference text: 1 Samuel 17:32-51 What is your objective heading into any battle? Nine and a half times out of ten, the end goal is to claim victory. In reality, that is really the primary aim of any one who enters into a fight. Yet, we see an alternative reality as far as this specific... Continue Reading →
PRESENT YOUR WEAKNESS
Reference: Mark 6:34-44 And when it was already late, His disciples came up to Him and said, “This place is secluded and it is already late; Reference: Mark 6:34-44 Assessment of situations is not a bad thing. In fact, it is a main consideration prior to executing any meaningful plan. In the assessment process, one... Continue Reading →
ROUNDING UP THE YEAR
Reference text: 1 Samuel 30: 1-31 1. Tears alone are futile (vs 4) For a group of men of war to cry until they had no more strength to weep tells quite a story. Yet, after all their weeping, their sons and daughters remained in the hand of the enemies. They had to quickly regroup... Continue Reading →
CONTENTIONS TO REVEAL GOD’S GLORY
Acts 6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. At the start of this year, one message that was an anchor was "this will be a year of great things but with many contentions". This was based on the text from the Acts of the Apostles... Continue Reading →