A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Job made a remarks that causes us to question the outcome of certain things when He tells God 'I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted (Job 42:2). Why then do things not happen as perfectly as God is able to? Why do things fail? Why do some... Continue Reading →
There are parts of scripture that tell you exactly what it wants to say. No need for longwinded interpretations, the content send the message loudly and clearly. Today's text from the letter of James is one of such and the verses of interest are as follows: "You want what you don’t have, so you scheme... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Today, we read about Ezekiel's description of the valley of dry bones and the events which ensued by virtue of heeding to the instructions he received. One phrase we see multiple times in various verses of this text is: 'you shall know that I am the Lord'.Therefore, the events which Ezekiel... Continue Reading →
Jesus today poses a question to his disciples which we have heard multiple times and it began with the words "what do you think?" This means that you are allowed to have an opinion on the matter at hand. The question that followed was this: " If a man has a hundred sheep, and one... Continue Reading →
Matthew 13:54 He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?” Whenever new Olympians emerge and produce praiseworthy results, often unmatched or unexpected, we might hear comments like 'they came out of nowhere'. The... Continue Reading →
The voice translation renders Andrew's words to Jesus this way: I met a young boy in the crowd carrying five barley loaves and two fish, but that is practically useless in feeding a crowd this large"(John 6:9) Today's story is very akin to that of Moses standing before the red sea, holding only a staff... Continue Reading →
If you were to choose between clay and a precious metal like gold, the preference would be for gold. It is more costly, shinier, preferable and clearly stronger than clay. Clay is often symbolic of dirt, cheap, weak and easily broken. It is therefore within context that St Paul writes 'we carry this treasure in ... Continue Reading →
In a game of football, 11 players at anyone time stand as the face of an entire team. Whatever actions, decisions and outcomes are obtained therefore, even though there may be pointing of fingers, it is counted as 'the team's results'. I have been reading the news over the last 24 hours and today I... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 2 Kings 19 When a person learns a new skill that gives them an advantage, in instances where the learning was done in secret, it is almost as though they are waiting for the ideal opportunity to show off. And in some cases, it feels that is exactly what God does. Sennacherib took... Continue Reading →
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