A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 72 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. Jesus could not have chosen a more fitting pair of characters for comparison than the two presented in the... Continue Reading →
DAY 71 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 12:34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions. Proximity simply refers to nearness or closeness to something. Thus, many modern vehicles come... Continue Reading →
Following my post on day 69, the events which concluded the day was an interesting twist to the whole missed train story, there was an extra sound bit. Here goes: for the second time in about six months, I have returned from night duty to find the wheel of my locked bicycle 'taken without my... Continue Reading →
After my night shift today, I realised the earliest train I could get back home was the thirty-seven past the hour train hence the one due twenty minutes earlier was not up for consideration. Nonetheless, while I was on the underground, one stop away from the train station, I figured that if I run it... Continue Reading →
Matthew 18:24, 25 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. This story always... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 2 Kings 5:1-15 2 Kings 5:13 Naaman's servants went to him and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, 'Wash and be cleansed'!" The entire text for today is an interesting read... Continue Reading →
DAY 66 OF 365 IN 2021 1 Corinthians 1:22, 24 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:Â But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Sometimes, until we find exclusively what we are after on its own, we... Continue Reading →
DAY 65 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. Whenever we look at the words of scripture, we realise that each one of them, each punctuation or conjunction is... Continue Reading →
Genesis 37:3, 4 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.... Continue Reading →
