MINIBITES

DAY 204 1. Just because you are zealous about  changing something or someone, doesn't mean you first have to become that. Simply, you cannot become a monster just to catch one because after that, what happens? My mind was cast to the Paul's first letter to the Corinthians 'I make myself all things to all... Continue Reading →

DON’T IGNORE THE STORIES OF MEN

DAY 202 Matthew 12:3 He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? What use is there in understanding the happenings in the lives of those who have passed on? What would have been the use of knowing what David did when men were in a new era and... Continue Reading →

STRONGER THAN WHAT YOU FACE

DAY 201 In soccer, it is easy to predict the outcome of a game with greater precision when the teams involved play in different tiers than if both clubs were in the same tier. There is room for upsets, but that is often down to chance. Banking on the elements of luck, a mistake from... Continue Reading →

WEIGHING THE CHALLENGE

DAY 200 Moses' response to God’s charge to go and lead Israel out of Egypt was crystal clear: Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? (Exodus 3:11) This was a very valid conclusion which he had drawn. It was the... Continue Reading →

NURTURE WHAT YOU HAVE

DAY 199 Exodus 2:3 But when she could no longer keep him hidden, she made a basket out of reeds and covered it with tar. She put him in the basket and placed it in the tall grass along the edge of the Nile River. We read about the birth of Moses today, paying particular... Continue Reading →

LEST YOU FORGET

DAY 198 Exodus 1:8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. Even though the Israelites multiplied, no Pharoah had perceived them as a threat because they knew they were Joseph's people. Egypt as a civilisation, had also neither lost its influence nor power, yet somehow, there had been a... Continue Reading →

HOW DEEP ARE YOUR ROOTS?

DAY 197 Matthew 13:5-6 And some fell on rocky soil where there was little depth of earth; the plants sprang up quickly enough in the shallow soil, but the hot sun soon scorched them and they withered and died, for they had so little root. Our focus today is on the seeds that fell on... Continue Reading →

STAYING TEACHABLE

DAY 196 Matthew 10:24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master. A specific kind of relationship exists between a master and servant or a student and teacher. It is one in which there should be a vertical and sometimes even a generational transfer of knowledge, unctions, wealth and mantles.... Continue Reading →

A BALANCED POOL OF KNOWLEDGE

DAY  195 Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Our text today uses a reference of four animals- sheep, wolves, serpents, and doves - each has a  distinct nature. The disciples were sent out as sheep into a pack... Continue Reading →

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