Isaiah 55:10, 11 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it... Continue Reading →
WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?
Matthew 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? "You are bigger than what people say, You are bigger than what people say, Some say, you are good, you are kind, you are bigger than what people say" The lyrics of the song above kept ringing through my head after reading... Continue Reading →
A YIELDED MAN
DAY 52 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 1:12 Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. Scripture uses some very strong words to describe Jesus' transition to the wilderness after his Baptism: 'impelled, driven, and compelled'. All three are suggestive of a constraint, a use of some force to elicit a specific... Continue Reading →
WITHOUT A MAP
DAY 51 OF 365 OF 2021 Luke 5:27,28 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed him. There is a particular cycling path on my way to the train station... Continue Reading →
WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?
DAY 50 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 9:14 Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” Let me share how I thought this conversation could have gone had Jesus decided to drag things a bit: John's disciples: 'why do we... Continue Reading →
ENTERING TO TAKE POSSESSION
DAY 49 OF 365 IN 2021 Deuteronomy 30:16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the LORD your... Continue Reading →
PRAISE BY MEN
DAY 48 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 6:2 Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. There are some situations where one requires... Continue Reading →
STAND YOUR GROUND
DAY 47 OF 365 IN 2021 Genesis 6:7, 8 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in... Continue Reading →
THERE IS MORE ROOM
DAY 46 OF 365 IN 2021 Genesis 4:7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.” The crouching position is a position... Continue Reading →