336/365 Isaiah 30:19 For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. You might think every sound would attract attention, but unfortunately that isn't the case. There are... Continue Reading →
SAYING AND DOING
335/365 Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven. Jesus in His teaching today mentions two groups of people: one group who say and the other, who do. While He is clear to relay... Continue Reading →
PRIDE WILL CUT YOU OFF
332/365 Luke 10:21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. The wise are... Continue Reading →
TRANSITIONING
330/365 Isaiah 2:4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. Can you understand or appreciate what it takes to transition completely? Not like moving from... Continue Reading →
ENGAGING DIMENSIONS IN GOD
324/365 The many names of God encapsulate many of the dimensions He has revealed in His dealings with men. Thus, many know God in his name Jireh, the God who provides or as Rapha, the God who heals. Today however, the Psalmist introduces us to another dimension in God which is followed by an exhibition... Continue Reading →
HANG ON THE WORD
321/365 Luke 19:48 Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words Elevators are designed with specific tensile strength in the cables that hold them up. As such, they come with specific weight restrictions so that when these weight restrictions are exceeded, the likelihood of the... Continue Reading →
WHAT MAKES FOR PEACE
320/365 Luke 19:42 saying, “If [only] you had known on this day [of salvation], even you, the things which make for peace [and on which peace depends]! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. There are a lot ways that God speaks to us. In the absence of the loud and audible voice,... Continue Reading →
PROVOKING ENCOUNTERS
317/365 Luke 18:37,38 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. Encounters are of two forms: the first is where God invites a man into an alliance with him. We read in scripture about God appearing to Abraham and Moses,... Continue Reading →
AN ENCOUNTER WITH GATEKEEPERS
315/365 Luke 18:2 He said, In a certain city there was a judge who neither reverenced and feared God nor respected or considered man. For everyone in their right mind, you will want to be on the good side of the law because the judiciary, when operating uninitiated and unbiased, is a fearful system. When... Continue Reading →