Reference text: Luke 10:17-24 Luke 10:21a In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: We have this statement that is used often ' Catch them and they... Continue Reading →
THE QUEST FOR EARNEST PRAYER
Reference text: Psalm 138 Psalms 138:1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. Any time I take a Psalm to read, regardless of what it is about: be it thanksgiving, forgiveness, praise or supplication; even as a human- I can feel something as I read.... Continue Reading →
THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES
Reference text: Exodus 32:15-24,30-34 Exodus 32:33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. The consequences of some decisions can be borne by others but there are those which cannot: consider one who contracts an ailment as a result of unhealthy living? It however... Continue Reading →
ONE STEP AT A TIME
Reference text: Exodus 24:3-8 Exodus 24:3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. I recall a picture I saw ages ago about a man... Continue Reading →
GET WATERED WITH THE WORD
Reference text: Matthew 13:18-23 Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn’t take it in, it just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person’s heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road. I have read this verse... Continue Reading →
WE BELONG TOGETHER
Reference text: Matthew 13:1-9 Matthew 13:8 But other seed fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. When students sit an exam, the general expectation is that the target mark obtainable by each student is the perfect score of 100%. This is however not the reality because there... Continue Reading →
GET TO THE POINT
Reference text: Matthew 20:20-28 Imagine two people who walk into a restaurant and are given a menu from which to make their pick- the one who takes time to select their personal choices off the menu is more likely to leave satisfied than another who says 'anything for me' because those words, do not fit... Continue Reading →
IT IS YOUR CALL
Reference text: Matthew 12:1-8 Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. Hunger can be seen as one of the normal things that happens to any human being but there is another side... Continue Reading →
HE IS ALL YOU NEED
Reference text: Exodus 3:13-20 Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. There are numerous tenses in English and these form a major part of the spine of the language- present tense,... Continue Reading →