A daily walk in faith, hope and love
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
