A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Among the things God gives with every assignment is it's scope: to whom, when and where. Overtime, there is room for this scope to be enlarged but in it's infancy, limits are placed to offer guidance, context and structure. Therefore, as much as you may have the zeal, passion and resources that seem to give... Continue Reading →
In maturing in the word of God, it becomes expedient to avoid isolating individual verses of scripture because of the potential for them to steer us off course. Interpretive and contextual variations may be necessary. In our text today, Jesus speaking to the Pharisees and scribes says these words: " Nothing outside a person can... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 25:1-13 Matthew 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. The parable of the ten virgins is one we are familiar with, a story often aligned to readiness and preparedness. Reading it again today, what came to mind was this:As much as we delight in being able to control and... Continue Reading →
REFERENCE TEXT: Jeremiah 1:17-19, Mark 6:17-29 When you go shaking a hornet's nest or a bee hive just because you see one, you can expect that consequences will follow. Between Jeremiah and John, we see two distinct opposites: while Jeremiah was sent to take a stand against the entire nation of Israel, with fortification and... Continue Reading →
The power of God is accessible through intimacy, and that is the highest form of access because it requires a relationship with Him personally. However, there is another dimension of power which God has hidden in principles. One necessarily does not need a relationship with God for principles to work, only a willingness to adhere... Continue Reading →
Matthew 23:16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! To have the title of 'a guide' in itself presupposes one who knows their way around. In the very least, we'll enough... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Joshua 24:15-18 Our text today is one we are familiar with. It is the scene where Joshua calls an assembly of Israel and asked them to make pick a clear side with the question "choose this day whom you will serve"(Joshua 24:15) I read the text in the RSV translation and was intrigued... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Today, we read about Ezekiel's description of the valley of dry bones and the events which ensued by virtue of heeding to the instructions he received. One phrase we see multiple times in various verses of this text is: 'you shall know that I am the Lord'.Therefore, the events which Ezekiel... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 22:1-14 Isaiah 41:21 is the verse that came to mind while reading today's parable 'Present your case,” says the LORD. “Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob". The king had prepared a feast, and invited guests to attend. After failing to show up, he sent his servants to remind... Continue Reading →
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