74/365 THE ONE WHO TRUSTS Reference text: Jeremiah 17:5-10 Today's text highlights three features of the man who Trusts in the Lord: 1. He does NOT FEAR when heat comes.Not 'if', but when, indicating the certainty that there will be a time of heat because seasons come and seasons. The only difference is the absence... Continue Reading →
JUST ONE PERSON
73/365 JUST ONE PERSON Jeremiah 18:18 Then the people said, "Let's do something about Jeremiah! There will always be priests to instruct us, the wise to give us counsel, and prophets to proclaim God's message. Let's bring charges against him and stop listening to what he says." Often we recoil into our shells when faced... Continue Reading →
YOUR WILLINGNESS HAS A SAY
YOUR WILLINGNESS HAS A SAY 72/365 Isaiah 1:19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: We often turn our attention to the sovereignty of God in all matters, His ability to override and overrule the affairs of men. And rightly so because He is Almighty - He can... Continue Reading →
WE ARE ALSO HUMAN
WE ARE ALSO HUMAN 71/365 Luke 6:37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Today's text made came not just as a reminder but also as rebuke, and that is what the word of God ought to do.When... Continue Reading →
YOU HAVE TO WANT TO
70/365 YOU HAVE TO WANT TO Luke 9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. Mountains have always been symbolic of the place of encounter, the place where men encountered God. So in the life... Continue Reading →
THE WAYS OF GOD
69/365 THE WAYS OF GOD Reference text: Deuteronomy 26:16-19 When we read the scripture text today, when Israel was making a declaration to obey and walk in the ways of God, they might have expected a smooth journey with clarity about all curves and bends.Yet, there was reason to be concerned for" Those ways" can... Continue Reading →
CAN WE MEET HIS STANDARDS?
68/365 CAN WE MEET HIS STANDARDS? Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven Are we ever going to meet the standards of God? The gold standards we read about and the added expectation that are required of... Continue Reading →
EVERY SEARCH PROVIDES AN ANSWER
66/365 EVERY SEARCH PROVIDES AN ANSWER The word of God always makes for an amazing read. So today let's do a bit of a dissection on Matthew 7:8 We might find it interesting that there is no object at end of the three action verbs 'ask, seek and knock'. Rather we get open endings: 'For... Continue Reading →
DISCERN VALUE
DISCERN VALUE Luke 11:31 On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse the people of today, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and there is something here, I tell you, greater than Solomon. Surely there were wise men and women... Continue Reading →