A daily walk in faith, hope and love
It is often asked which version of scripture is best to be read. Choice often depends on the reason for reading: whether for historical accuracy, ease of understanding, or even availability. But there are times when you just need to hear the words in simple terms, as a friend may speak to you. Today's Psalm... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Luke 3:1-4 We read a list of seven men of repute, leaders in their day: Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate, Herod the Tetrarch and his brother Philip, Lysanias and the two high priests Annas and Caiaphas. Yet, the statement following this honourable list is what is profound "the word of God came to John,... Continue Reading →
Saint Paul in Ephesians 3:18 presented the love of God in four dimensions: "may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love". LENGTH: We may wonder how far the love of God can go, and we arrive at a time point called 'forever... Continue Reading →
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 →
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