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LAY DOWN YOUR CROWN 83/365 Luke 18:11,13 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon... Continue Reading →
82/365 AN ANNUNCIATION IS A DECLARATION OF WAR The feast of Annunciation falls on the 25th of March, exactly nine months, before the celebration of the Nativity of Christ on 25th December. It marks the day the Angel was sent to Mary to announce she would give birth to Jesus. But beyond dates and celebrations,... Continue Reading →
81/365 TAKE A PERMANENT SEAT Luke 11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. In a number of situations in life, there seem to be more than one option. In fact, multiple answers can fill in the blank for many of life's questions. But in... Continue Reading →
80/365 Reference: Deuteronomy 4:1-9 KEEP THE WORD IN YOUR HEART The message to the people of Israel today was to keep their soul diligently, so that whatsoever they had seen, witnessed and heard, would stay with, and in them. Here is a truth that the message ought to also communicate to us: 'You don't prepare... Continue Reading →
79/365 GOD HAS HIS WAYS I heard it once then scrolled past it, but as I sat in silence, the words I heard re-echoed: 'You can't tell God what you want and then tell Him how to do it'. Regardless then of how familiar you are with the destination, one may not know every route... Continue Reading →
PAY ATTENTION TO THE 'BUTs' 78/365 2 Kings 15:1 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. Naaman was... Continue Reading →
77/365 Reference text: Luke 13:1-9 IT'S IN YOUR HANDS We read some last minute negotiation tactic to guarantee the preservation of the fig tree in today's Gospel some more time. That more time translates to exactly one year. Within the gardener's conversations with the vineyard owner, we realise that he uses words that offer no... Continue Reading →
76/365 Reference text: 2 Samuel 7:4-16 FOR CONTINUITY, NOT COMPETITION Through the prophet Nathan, God speaks to David with a clear blueprint about the life of his own son. Interestingly, God seems to have transposed into the life of David's son the very offer David himself made- to build a temple. For anyone without an... Continue Reading →
75/365 Reference text: Genesis 37 DISCERN GOOD INTENTIONS TOO Genesis 37:22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. One thing we... Continue Reading →
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