REDIRECT YOUR DESIRES

DAY 44/366 "No weapon formed [fashioned, forged] against you shall prosper"( Isaiah 54:17a) This verse from the book of Isaiah came to mind as I read today's letter from James. Our verse for discussion stemming from the above is James 1:14 But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own... Continue Reading →

SKIPPING THE CLASS OF TRIALS

DAY 43/366 My current read this month is a book by TD Jake's titled 'CRUSHING'. While I am only a few tens of pages in, today's opening remarks from James makes the words I had been reading even more pronounced. The core message in this book so far has been what emerges after a journey... Continue Reading →

BECOME A REFLECTION OF JESUS

42/366 When a person claims to be 'a master or expert at something', they could ask any of their students to watch them do something, and imitate. In other words, they have so grasped the foundations of what they have mastered that it is safe to mirror what they do to grasp what they also... Continue Reading →

MINIBITES: TAKING OPPORTUNITIES

DAY 41/365 "Opportunities come to pass, not to pause, you have to grab them." This was a quote I came into a few days ago which was corroborated by a message I listened to. By virtue of time and chance, there is a likelihood that one would encounter certain opportunities as they journey through the... Continue Reading →

MAKE YOUR MARK

DAY 40/366 1 Kings 11:31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: Today's text tells a short story about Jeroboam: a man from the tribe... Continue Reading →

EXPERIENCE AS A WEAKNESS

DAY 38/366 1 Kings 11:4 For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David. In many quarters, old age is synonymous with wisdom hence the proverb "what an... Continue Reading →

GETTING MEANINGS RIGHT

DAY 37/366 Mark 7:5 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.” Actions are simply actions if they occur without context, it is the meanings that are attached to them which determine our responses. In other words,... Continue Reading →

CAN YOU RECOGNISE HIM?

DAY 36/366 Mark 6:54 And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, The cover image has no title, but with prior knowledge, that pattern is discernable. The root words translated 'recognise' literally means to "know again". To recognise" is thus defined as 'to identify (someone or something) from having encountered... Continue Reading →

BECOMING INVOLVES YOU

DAY 35/366 2 Corinthians 9:22 to the weak I became [a]as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Across many spheres, including all dealings in the kingdom of God, there is a reward system. Whether one is compensated in... Continue Reading →

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