306/365 Luke 15:4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? This word 'complete' comes to mind as it is the theme underlying the text from Luke 15... Continue Reading →
A REASON FOR THE DIVIDE
305/365 Matthew 25:33-33 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. The definition of 'shepherd' in most instances relates to a specific... Continue Reading →
PURPOSEFUL LIVING
304/365 1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. The world does not know us because it does not know God. When we meditate on this text,it can become... Continue Reading →
LOVE HAS NO EXPECTATIONS
303/365 Luke 14:12-13 When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends and family and relatives and rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return, and you will be paid back. When you give a feast, invite the poor, the paralyzed, the lame, and the blind When we take... Continue Reading →
PLAN THE JOURNEY
302/365 Luke 19:3,4 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. There are some things which create exemptions to certain situations.... Continue Reading →
THE STRIVE FOR MASTERY
301/365 Luke 14:8-9 When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to... Continue Reading →
DECISIONS DECIDE DESTINY
300/365 Luke 6:12,13 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; Some of life's decisions are... Continue Reading →
FLAMING ARROWS
299/365 Ephesians 6:10 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Heb 11:1). Thus, there is a dimension of faith that steps beyond the... Continue Reading →
IT TAKES MORE THAN DESIRE
298/365 Luke 13:24 Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. In context, the word translated 'strive' literally means 'to struggle' while that for 'seek' means 'to desire or require'. So those who succeed in entering the narrow door, will be those... Continue Reading →