A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 243 Mt 24:45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? It is rather easy to get into the habit of thinking that God's ability to use all my people, regardless of who they... Continue Reading →
DAY 242 Psalms 139:12 You can see in the dark, for it is not dark to Your eyes. For You the night is just as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same to Your eyes. Often, we need to draw on other sources of text to shed more light on others. Today,... Continue Reading →
DAY 240 Jeremiah 1:19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee. Jeremiah was ordained a weapon against the whole land, against it's kings, princes, priests and people. In effect, he was pitted against nations, authorities, systems, cultures and... Continue Reading →
DAY 240 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! We hear some very harsh descriptive words from Jesus in today's Gospel: 'hypocrites, blind guides, and blind fools. The word of... Continue Reading →
DAY 239 There are many times when we hear that words 'there is an answer to a question only you have'. This is a variation of the statement 'you have a unique purpose and a specific assignment. However, as unique as that purpose is, it does not involve only you. Many other lives are tied... Continue Reading →
DAY 238 Ruth 2:3 So Ruth went. She entered a field and gathered the grain left behind by the reapers. Now it happened that she ended up in the part of the field that belonged to Boaz, who was from Elimelech's family. If there is anyone who is a master at ordering the steps of... Continue Reading →
DAY 237 Ruth 1 We begin reading the book of Ruth today with multiple strands standing out on the first chapter. Our narrow focus is on Naomi. The reason for decifing to return home from Moab was because the famine had ended however we notice it was deeper than that. Her opening remarks upon returning... Continue Reading →
DAY 235 Reference text: Judges 9:6-15 We read about an interesting ceremony to select a king for the trees. Their first choice was the olive, but it declined because it's oil was useful in honouring God's and men. The fig as a second choice declined, because of its fruits and sweetness. The vine finally also... Continue Reading →
DAY 234 Judges 6:11b Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. When you're looking to shop for groceries, you know to make your way to a supermarket and if you're going to make a financial transaction, you know to go to an... Continue Reading →
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