DAY 189 OF 365 IN 2021 THERE IS NOTHING RANDOM Reference text: Genesis 45:1-5 One of the things I have come to appreciate is how sequences of events, or actions which may seem very random all come clicking today in a light bulb moment leaving you surprised and saying 'so that was why!' As students,... Continue Reading →
HE SEES THE POTENTIAL
DAY 188 OF 365 IN 2021 HE SEES THE POTENTIAL Matthew 10:1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. I was thinking of the football transfer window and the... Continue Reading →
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
DAY 187 OF 365 IN 2021 WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Genesis 32:27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. Any time I read today's text, a message years past on the dominion of man on the earth comes to mind. Jacob to contend with a being for hours without... Continue Reading →
A MEASURE OF FAITH
DAY 186 OF 365 IN 2021 A MEASURE OF FAITH Reference text: Matthew 9:18-26 Romans 12:3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to... Continue Reading →
MERITS OF HONOUR
MERITS OF HONOUR DAY 185 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. "If you see Him as the carpenter's son, you only merit... Continue Reading →
EVERYTHING COSTS SOMETHING
DAY 184 OF 365 IN 2021 EVERYTHING COSTS SOMETHING 'TINSTAAFL'- You will probably not be familiar with this acronym but do the words 'There is no such thing as a free lunch' ring a bell. This came to mind today. A quick search presents the origins of this statement as born out of lay opinion... Continue Reading →
GOING BACKWARDS
GOING BACKWARDS DAY 183 OF 365 IN 2021 Genesis 2:5-6 The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?” Abraham answered him, “Make sure that you don’t take my son back there. We read... Continue Reading →
UNWAVERING FAITH
DAY 182 OF 365 IN 2021 UNWAVERING FAITH Genesis 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. What did he know... Continue Reading →
BEYOND LOGIC
DAY 181 OF 365 IN 2021 BEYOND LOGIC Genesis 21:5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. I read one line of today's text, paused and found myself laughing. It is one of those statements which when you hear, you have to adjust your position, clear your ears... Continue Reading →