320/365 Luke 19:42 saying, “If [only] you had known on this day [of salvation], even you, the things which make for peace [and on which peace depends]! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. There are a lot ways that God speaks to us. In the absence of the loud and audible voice,... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU HIGH ENOUGH?
319/365 I came across a quote for the first time today and it was very intriguing "For an apple you can’t reach up and pick, you have to climb that tree; the tree won’t bend down for you!” When John heard the voice which sounded like a trumpet, this was the instruction: "Come up here!... Continue Reading →
STAY CONSISTENT
318/365 Revelation 3:14 And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! Whenever a person puts... Continue Reading →
PROVOKING ENCOUNTERS
317/365 Luke 18:37,38 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. Encounters are of two forms: the first is where God invites a man into an alliance with him. We read in scripture about God appearing to Abraham and Moses,... Continue Reading →
A QUESTION OF WILL, NOT SKILL
316/365 In writing his second letter to the Thessalonians, St Paul writes this"For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”(3:20) One thing I remember from a recent workshop is the dynamics between competency and commitment. I realised that while competency is... Continue Reading →
AN ENCOUNTER WITH GATEKEEPERS
315/365 Luke 18:2 He said, In a certain city there was a judge who neither reverenced and feared God nor respected or considered man. For everyone in their right mind, you will want to be on the good side of the law because the judiciary, when operating uninitiated and unbiased, is a fearful system. When... Continue Reading →
TROUBLE WITHOUT GOD IS TROUBLE INDEED
314/365 Luke 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; Every action and activity under the sun seeks to serve a purpose: whether this purpose is known or not is a subject for another day. Regardless however, actions that... Continue Reading →
HELPED BY GOD
313/365 Psalms 146:3 Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. In times of expansion, need or challenge, one requires help to breakthrough and press forward. Seeing as we live in a world surrounded by billions of other humanbeings, common sense will dictate then... Continue Reading →
A SKILLED MASTER BUILDER
312/365 1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. Whenever a building contract is being given out, even though there are different areas... Continue Reading →