Wednesday: August 12, 2020 Matthew 18:15 "If your brother sins you, go to him and show him his fault. But do it privately, just between yourselves. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back. 'Do not wash your dirty linen in public' is an idiom that sums up the first part of... Continue Reading →
DON’T EASILY BECOME ‘USED TO’
Tuesday: August 11, 2020 For the past 6 months, I have become used to the idea of wearing a face mask for the most part of each day. So for the duration of a four hour flight to Norway, wearing a mask seemed like a really easy feat to attain. But somehow, I was urged... Continue Reading →
GIVE COMPLETELY
Monday: August 10, 2020 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. Very often, we can gauge if an individual is actively engaged with a dialogue by reading their body language: eye contact, responses and even... Continue Reading →
INFINITE POSSIBILITIES
Sunday: August 9, 2020 Reference: 1 Kings 19:9-13 1 Kings 19:11b-12 A hurricane wind ripped through the mountains and shattered the rocks before God, but God wasn’t to be found in the wind; after the wind an earthquake, but God wasn’t in the earthquake; and after the earthquake fire, but God wasn’t in the fire;... Continue Reading →
THE FULFILLMENT OF A VISION
Saturday: August 8, 2020 Habbakuk 2:2 The LORD gave me this answer: "Write down clearly on tablets what I reveal to you, so that it can be read at a glance. For all intents and purposes, writing is a way of keeping records of events for future references. In the hospital, we have an unwritten... Continue Reading →
THE SAFEST PAIR OF HANDS
Friday: August 7th, 2020 Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me A quick internet search coupled with some simple calculations will reveal that approximately 66% of Americans have driver's licences, compared to around 50% in... Continue Reading →
READY FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY?
Thursday: August 6th, 2020 Reference: Matthew 17:1-9 Matthew 17:4 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah As we read about the transfiguration of Jesus, the one character... Continue Reading →
A PERFECT RESTORATION
WEDNESDAY: August 5th, 2020 I had a very unpleasant surprise this morning which cost me a couple of extra pounds on my train ticket. Even though I have travelled in August, I hadn't used my railcard yet because I buy tickets well ahead of time, often a fortnight ahead. The expiration was 3 days ago.... Continue Reading →
“COMPLEMENTATION”
Tuesday: August 4th, 2020 Matthew 15:14 Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit." In jungle warfare, the use of traps of all kinds come in really handy: among other ingenious ploys, trenches are dug for ambushing or dry wells may be covered... Continue Reading →
