Saturday: 5th January, 2019 Reference text: John 1:43-51 John 1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. The best way to win a debate, is often to make convincing arguments using a wide range of vocabulary. Most of the time, the... Continue Reading →

Friday: 4th January, 2019 Reference: John 1:35-42 John 1:38a The two disciples heard him and went after Jesus. Jesus looked over his shoulder and said to them, “What are you after?” When someone begins to be good, I mean really good to us, we often become a bit apprehensive and begin to wonder if all... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 3rd January, 2018 Reference text: Psalm 98 Psalms 98:4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Amongst the myriad of definitions available for the word 'NOISE' which I checked the dictionary for, the one which stood out is that which we simply... Continue Reading →

Wednesday: 2nd January, 2019 Reference text: John 1:19-28 John 1:22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? John in the Gospel today appeared to be playing hard to get. He was asked one question: 'who are you?' However,... Continue Reading →

Tuesday, 1st January, 2019 Reference text: Numbers 6:22-27 Numbers 6:23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, On the first day of the year, our text for reflection are the words of God teaching his people how to receive a guaranteed blessing: 'this is... Continue Reading →

Monday: 31st December, 2018 I awoke around noon today, peeped out the window and seeing no sunlight, I resigned myself to accept the fact that the very last day of 2018 will be one of those gloomy and moody ones. However, upon checking the news, I saw fireworks go off in Auckland and realised 'oh,... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 30th December, 2018 Reference text: 1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28 1 Samuel 1:21-22 The time came again for Elkanah and his family to go to Shiloh and offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and the special sacrifice he had promised. But this time Hannah did not go. She told her husband, “As soon as the... Continue Reading →

Saturday, 29th December, 2018 Reference text: Luke 2:22-35 Luke 2:24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. Today, we read about the presentation of Jesus in the temple. As devout Jews, his parents proceeded to present the... Continue Reading →

Friday: 28th December, 2018 Reference text: Psalm 124 Psalms 124:1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; It seems the word of God has already presented a blueprint for what we ought to be doing in the last weekend of the year- to look back and... Continue Reading →