Tuesday: 13th August, 2019 Reference text: Matthew 18:1-5,10,12-14 Matthew 18:12 What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? When a proposal is laid on the table for... Continue Reading →
A TIMELY REMINDER
Monday: 12th August, 2019 Matthew 12:27 However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.” Today's text offers something... Continue Reading →
BE UNAFRAID TO BEND YOUR KNEES!
Sunday: 11th August, 2019 No matter how swift, light and sharp one can be on their feet, on your knees, those abilities are immensely affected. As examples, you lose the abilities to turn around more swiftly, jump and even the opportunity to see farther to make reasonable judgements or adjustments. In other words, to get... Continue Reading →
TO GIVE AS PRESCRIBED
Saturday: 10th August, 2019 Reference text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. Summaries enable things to be seen at a glance without much effort. Thus, a good summary captures key elements... Continue Reading →
NO PRECEDENTS ARE NEEDED
Friday: 9th August, 2019 Reference text: Deuteronomy 4:32-40 Deuteronomy 4:32 “Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before? A precedent can be defined as... Continue Reading →
NOT SUITABLE FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION
Thursday: 8th August, 2019 Reference text: Numbers 20:1-13 Numbers 20:12 But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them." When you are frustrated, you can... Continue Reading →
ONE VERSUS THE MAJORITY
Wednesday 7th August, 2019 Reference text: Numbers 13:1-35 Numbers 13:30, 31 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it." But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They... Continue Reading →
THE LORD REIGNS
Tuesday: 6th August, 2019 Psalms 97:1 The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. You there! I am talking to you - Don't look around because I meant YOU, the one reading this now! I can tell things are not going great, right? Probably they're not working out... Continue Reading →
BUILD YOUR RESILIENCE
Monday: 5th August, 2019 Reference text: Numbers 11:4-15 Numbers 11:5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: Whenever we take our eyes off the present, the things in our past about which we have cried to be... Continue Reading →