DAY 13/366 Reference text: 1 Samuel 9:1-27,10:1 This story in its entirety contains a story with some very interesting things to note:1. searching for missing animals is a task servants would have been charged with, but Kish made his son, Saul, and a servant the search party.2. After searching four towns and making no headway,... Continue Reading →
HAVE YOU ASSESSED THE LOAD?
DAY 12/366 Mark 2:3 "four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. In different circumstances, the number of people required to carry another can differ. The same man described could be carried by one person on his shoulder, two or even three on a stretcher. Yet, it was four men who carried this... Continue Reading →
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO YOURSELF?
DAY 11/366 We read an interesting account in scripture today which can be summarised this way: "Israel and the Phillistines were at war and in the first round of battle, Israel were defeated, losing 4000 men. They figured the absence of the ark of covenant was the contributing factor to their defeat hence, they sent... Continue Reading →
KEEP YOUR FOCUS
DAY 10/366 Mark 1:37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” 'Everyone is looking' for you is a good sign because it is an attestation of your value. Whether this is in the form of your gift, a service/product or your exhibition of mastery in your field of endeavour, it... Continue Reading →
HANNAH’S PRAYER
DAY 9/366 1 Samuel 1: 11 "And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will... Continue Reading →
THE FATHER’S HEART TODAY
DAY 8/366 These words today are reassurances that come at the start of the new year. I pray they inspire confidence to keep trusting God. "My dearest, my thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not yours. In fact, there is a wide gap between what you think and what I think, between... Continue Reading →
A JOURNEY OF MANY TURNS
DAY 7/366 Reference text: Matthew 2:1-12 The story of the three wise men who journeyed to the infant Jesus is one that is familiar, with highlights been the star that led them and the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrhh which they presented. From the look of it, this was a story with a good... Continue Reading →
YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
DAY 6/366 If you needed a large sum of money, and you knew an individual who could give that to you on very good terms, what do you actively pursue: the money or the person? There is a story told of a wealthy man who was so fed up with the lifestyle of his only... Continue Reading →
POINTING THE WAY TO JESUS
DAY 5/366 John 1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Upon hearing this question, Philip's response paraphrased was this 'perhaps you have made up your own conclusions about the situation, but you have... Continue Reading →