355/365 For many people, when presented with quantity or quality, they would opt for quality. As if in a default stance, large quantities are often associated with low quality. However, there could be quality even at high volumes if the requisite measures are in place. Yet today, we come to the clear realisation that neither... Continue Reading →
ASK GOD ABOUT “THE HOW”
354/365 Luke 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? Mary finds herself as the recipient of an angelic visitation. In this particular encounter, she is told all that will happen to her. In fact, a very detailed account of who will be born through her,... Continue Reading →
WHY PRAY FOR HEAT WHEN RAIN IS FALLING?
354/365 I have been in London for the last week so making it back home today, I was surprised to see snow from about a week ago still unmelted. That was quite a scene and I had a few slips on my walk about. Apparently, there hasn't been enough heat from the sun to cause... Continue Reading →
NO GUARANTEE FOR EASE
352/365 Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the young woman who is unmarried and a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [God with us]. Whenever trouble beckons,the first thing we do is to look around to ascertain who is in our corner.... Continue Reading →
A REASON FOR HIS NAME
351/365 When one has to recruit for a position, after obtaining a clear job description, the remainder is to find a candidate with the credentials to fit the role. A review of the skill set is the first layer, even better if they possess a proven and verifiable track record if achievement. A cherry on... Continue Reading →
SHINE BRIGHTER
350/365 We read about John who presented as a shining and burning light, but those sent to him 'chose to rejoice in his light for a season.(John 5:35)' Note the emphasis on the duration of their mingling with his light 'for a while'. Regardless of how dimly a light shines, it has the potential to... Continue Reading →
DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK?
Luke 7:24-26 An interesting question about pursuit comes into the frame of conversation in the address Jesus gives today's Gospel. We read it as follows: When John’s messengers left, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John: “What did you go out to the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what... Continue Reading →
GOD IS STILL AT WORK
348/365 Matthew 11:2,3 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? You know the feeling when you expect something to arrive but it seems to be delaying and so... Continue Reading →
HE HAS SAID IT
347/365 Matthew 21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. As human, we have capacity to remember, but in many instances, we can also forget. We might therefore be in the process of completing a specific task only to be drawn away... Continue Reading →