Thursday: September 17, 2020 Luke 7:38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. The woman described in today's Gospel might be described as bold by many.... Continue Reading →
LOVE AT THE CORE
Wednesday: 16th September, 2020 1 Corinthians 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. Most cook books contain recipes that provide specific ingredients which need to be available in particular proportions to reproduce any... Continue Reading →
CATCH THEM YOUNG
Tuesday: 15th September, 2020 Luke 7:14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. One word catches my attention in the 'young man'. Youth is a state of freshness, newness and vigour; usually associated with a lack or maturity.... Continue Reading →
REALISE WHEN YOU’RE IN TRANSITION
Monday: September 14, 2020 Reference: Numbers 21:4-9 Numbers 21:5 The people spoke against God and Moses: "Why have you led us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!" The beginning of concerns started from the change in location as the Israelites asked... Continue Reading →
MORE THAN WE DESERVE
Sunday: September 13, 2020 Reference: Matthew 18:21-35 Matthew 18:27 And his master’s heart was moved with compassion and he released him and forgave him [canceling] the debt. As much as it might be suggested that the world runs on a merit-based system, if the world run purely on such a system, a number of things... Continue Reading →
THE “UPTAKE” EFFECT
Saturday: September 12, 2020 Luke 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Using set notation, we can see two distinct sets 'good trees + good fruit" and' bad trees + bad fruit'. There is complete dissociation with no gray areas or overlaps. The... Continue Reading →
WORD CHECK
Friday: September 11, 2020 Acts 16:25-26 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, Suddenly, there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken. All the doors immediately flew open, and everyone's chains were unfastened. When I am reminded... Continue Reading →
DON’T BLOW UP
Thursday: September 10, 2020 1 Corinthians 8:1 Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. When I read this text, the image of a puffer fish came to mind. This group of animals are characterized by two things: their toxins and their ability to... Continue Reading →
TIME IS SHORT
Wednesday: September 9, 2020 1 corinthians 7:29 What I mean, my friends, is this: there is not much time left, and from now on married people should live as though they were not married; When a football team trails an opposing team by a number of goals, depending on the section of the game that... Continue Reading →
