A daily walk in faith, hope and love
One thing that makes something a trap is it's obscurity. What is clearly obvious is often not a trap, but there lies at the heart of it a surprise that is not expected. Since even the most attentive of individuals can still become entrapped, for those who are distracted by other things, the chances of... Continue Reading →
Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. The preposition 'by' as used in today's verse has two distinct meanings when looked at in the Greek. The first relates to 'origin' and the second, to 'channel'. Hence, even though the same word 'by' is used in the English translation,... Continue Reading →
Even though today's Gospel tells the details of a destruction, there was another message on strategy that stood out to me. "Luke 21:21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, those inside the city must leave it, and those in the countryside must not go into it" Three groups of people were given... Continue Reading →
Luke 21:12-13 But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me. No one who finds themselves hauled to... Continue Reading →
Luke 21:4 Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, The same Greek word at the root of 'looked up', in the Gospel is the same one used in the story of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:51 when He tells Jesus "that I may see". Hence, we observe that... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Luke 20:27-40 Even as you read this text, do you notice the patterns on your phone? The location of the clock and battery percentage or the colours on the app you currently using? Life consists of patterns- night then day, that is one pattern; winter-spring-summer-autumn that is another. There are many others like... Continue Reading →
'Arise, shine, for your light has come'(Isaiah 60:1a). Whenever light arrives, there is an accompanying boldness because sight is clearer and paths are illuminated. One can see where they step and so can press forward in that direction. In its absence, every forward move is a risk and even standing still is also risky. The... Continue Reading →
Revelations 3:17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. Reading this verse, my mind was cast to Hebrews 11:1 'now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things'. So one could argue... Continue Reading →
The question today is a rather straightforward one "what wisdom have you gleaned from the world around you?" That world in question being a total sum of all things created, including the men in it and very often, the circumstances and situations they contribute to creating. In most of the encounters we have with the... Continue Reading →
