Acts 16:6,7 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. Whenever we face resistance in life or whenever we hit... Continue Reading →
FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS
When one wants to buttress their arguments with evidence, they return to the archives of their memory and it is then that the prefix to any statement becomes 'do you remember'. Memory is highlighted in today's text when we look at the words of the high priest spoken to the Apostles: “We gave you strict... Continue Reading →
THE LOST WHEEL
Following my post on day 69, the events which concluded the day was an interesting twist to the whole missed train story, there was an extra sound bit. Here goes: for the second time in about six months, I have returned from night duty to find the wheel of my locked bicycle 'taken without my... Continue Reading →
HUMBLE ENOUGH TO LISTEN?
Reference text: 2 Kings 5:1-15 2 Kings 5:13 Naaman's servants went to him and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, 'Wash and be cleansed'!" The entire text for today is an interesting read... Continue Reading →
TO A FAR COUNTRY
DAY 65 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. Whenever we look at the words of scripture, we realise that each one of them, each punctuation or conjunction is... Continue Reading →
WILLING AND OBEDIENT
Isaiah 1:19, 20 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land: But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. I find the order of words in today's text particularly interesting: 'if you are willing and... Continue Reading →
WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? In the early era, any martial artist who declared himself or was touted by other as 'the best' was very likely to be challenged to a duel at some point. There was always a desire... Continue Reading →
AN EXPECTED END
When my schedule for week commencing 22/02 was released some weeks ago, I was quite surprised to see an unusual pattern, a day break during my block of night shifts. This seemed strange because normally, they appear as a single stretch of three or four. I even thought about moving things round to make them... Continue Reading →
WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?
Matthew 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? "You are bigger than what people say, You are bigger than what people say, Some say, you are good, you are kind, you are bigger than what people say" The lyrics of the song above kept ringing through my head after reading... Continue Reading →