Saint Paul in Ephesians 3:18 presented the love of God in four dimensions: "may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love". LENGTH: We may wonder how far the love of God can go, and we arrive at a time point called 'forever... Continue Reading →
BE READY FOR ACTION
One thing man does not have access to is 'all knowledge'. That is one of the attributes reserved only for God. For some then, this can becomes a source of crippling fear and anxiety with gaps on their journey they would want to know about. For others, the switch flips to another extreme and they... Continue Reading →
TAMING AMBITION
Mark 10:37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory Today's Gospel tells the story of James and John, two brothers who approached Jesus and asked for either to sit on his right hand and left hand side. That was ambition. Ambition can thus... Continue Reading →
SUBMIT TO TEACHING
Luke 12:11-12 “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say. Some offer one description of attaining success as 'when preparation meets opportunities'. Emphasizing the place of... Continue Reading →
DON’T LET ANGER LEAD
Luke 11:53,54 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:Â Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him Many of the situations people have found themselves... Continue Reading →
WHAT PRICE HAVE YOU PAID?
Luke 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Our lens is zoomed into the middle section on... Continue Reading →
ASKED TO DO DIFFICULT THINGS
Reference text: Mark 10:17-30 In the Gospel today, the young man who was in conversation with Jesus had kept all the requirements of the law since his Youth, and that was an achievement worthy of applause. Yet, Jesus highlighted that something else was required: 'a sell off of all his assets and giving the money... Continue Reading →
ACTING ON THE WORD
Reference text: Luke 11:27-28 There is a stage in life when hearing alone is not sufficient, times when instruction without action becomes a waste of time. Therefore, in today's Gospel, Jesus responds to the woman's praise by saying 'those who indeed have to be envied are those who hear the word of God and keep... Continue Reading →
DON’T ALTER YOUR GIVEN STRATEGY
Reference text: Galatians 3:1-5 Galatians 3:3 Are you so irrational? After you started with the Spirit, are you now finishing up with your own human effort? It appears Saint Paul releases all the fetters and drops his anchor in this chapter of the book of Galatians. Across the various versions we might read, his descriptions... Continue Reading →