293/365 Ephesians 4:1-3 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. From our text today, we get a... Continue Reading →
STAND BY YOUR CHOICE
292/365 Jesus was rather blunt in his remarks "Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division "(Luke 12:51). That is an interesting statement coming from the Prince of Peace. Regardless, he does not backtrack nor withdraw His words. For us who read His words in this age,... Continue Reading →
IGNORANCE DOES NOT CREATE EXEMPTIONS
291/365 There are many occasions when it feels like 'I didn't know' should be a perfectly reasonable 'get-out-of-jail- free' card. We might think it would provide the appropriate exemption from punishment or consequences of action but in the eyes of the law, not knowing does not exempt you from the consequences that follow. A classic... Continue Reading →
DO YOU HAVE DISCERNABLE QUALITY?
290/365 2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. When you live with a group of people for long enough, both consciously and unconsciously, you gather intelligence about them. You begin to find out what they are good at, what... Continue Reading →
ROOM FOR GOD
289/365 Luke 12:19-20 Then I'll say to myself, ‘You have stored up enough good things to last for years to come. Live it up! Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’ ” But God said to him, “You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?” This rich man we read... Continue Reading →
A TEMPLATE FOR FOLLOWERSHIP
288/365 Exodus 17:12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.... Continue Reading →
THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES
287/365 I am going to throw a straight punch to the gut- many of the songs we sing, are sung absent mindedly and unconsciously. In other words, they are more like an outflow triggered out of a jig of our memory: we know the words and the melody, so we sing along. However, every now... Continue Reading →
GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN
286/365 Luke12:7 But [even] the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be struck with fear or seized with alarm; you are of greater worth than many [flocks] of sparrows. If you were to ask many people why they are interested in acquiring assets: buildings, property among others, the reason you will... Continue Reading →
DECISIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
285/365 I pass on the lessons I gleaned from a message I listened to about a fortnight ago: Whenever consequences arise, our minds turn immediately to decisions.We trace back to all the choices that could have played a role to arrive with the set of consequences which has manifested. When you decide not to eat... Continue Reading →