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 →
THE LIMITS OF OUR HUMANITY
321/365 Luke 17:7-8 Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and... Continue Reading →
CREATION IS WAITING TO OBEY
320/365 Luke 17:6 So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. There is a three step process to manifestation as highlighted in our text:'If you have faith','you... Continue Reading →
UNDERSTAND PATTERNS
309/365 We read a very strange text today, but it is one that calls us to action. It is the unusual story of seven brothers which is summarised as follows: Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. The second and then the third married her, and in the... Continue Reading →
GET YOURSELF READY
308/365 Luke 16:10 He who is faithful in a very little thing is also faithful in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little thing is also dishonest in much It is always a dangerous thing to be given everything all at once because one requires the ability to sustain a particular threshold... Continue Reading →