DAY 58 Leviticus 19:14 You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord. For anyone to qualify as a safe bet to be in partnership with us in any sense, we often seek for inherent and visible virtues: honesty, respect, and... Continue Reading →
SEEKING CERTAINTY
DAY 44 Mark 8:12 He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” The question Jesus asked was not just for the people of his day, it extends down to ours: "why does this generation want a sign?" No answer... Continue Reading →
A TASK FOR YOU
DAY 31 Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, A number of other scripture verses sprung to mind... Continue Reading →
YOU WILL ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION
DAY 28 Mark 4:35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 'Let us go across to the other side'. Those were the words of JESUS. He suggested the journey and chose the location. After the boat set out, He went to... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU IN THAT NUMBER?
DAY 26 Luke 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. We read a very interesting piece of text today. If nothing, the title 'Lord of the harvest' should be... Continue Reading →
REFUGE IN HIS SUFFICIENCY
DAY 22 Reading today's Psalm just had me smiling. It's one of the verses in scripture that has a lifting feel. Its words, a series or rhetorical questions actually don't seem like questions at all. Rather, they appear to affirm a Trust in the Lord. The words of today's Psalm reads, The Lord is my... Continue Reading →
MERCY SAID NO!
DAY 20 Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: God's... Continue Reading →
ALL MEN SEEK YOU
DAY 11 Mark 1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. There are traits that draw specific groups of people to you. When you become a teacher, you attract students and when you gain wealth, you attract companions or those who are meant to become beneficiaries of... Continue Reading →
BLESSED INDEED
DAY 1 When God first made man, the very first thing scripture mentions is 'And God blessed them...(Gen 1:28)'. Through time, while God remains the administrator of every blessing contained within the boundaries of His Word, He honours the declarations of men who are relay channels of those blessings. Thus, when Isaac spoke to Esau... Continue Reading →