DAY 164 Reference text: Matthew 5:13-16 When you enter any room and turn on a light switch, as though by default, you tend to look up because that is where you expect light to come from; just like the sun. On another note, when you are seasoning food with salt, you expect the crystals to... Continue Reading →
A SEARCH OF YOUR HEART
DAY 161 Deuteronomy 8:2 Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. Moses, speaking to Israel, does not hide anything but tells them that... Continue Reading →
THE COST OF YOUR GIVING
DAY 151 Mark 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: When Jesus sat at opposite the treasury, with a close up view of how much was being put... Continue Reading →
THE PROVOKER OF PRAISE
DAY 160 Psalms 146:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Sometimes you wake with different postures of heart: one might be worship, where you might awake with an awe of who God is. His majesty draws you a worship. However, there are days when one appears to break out in praise.... Continue Reading →
SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR AWAY
DAY 159 Mark 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. The words of Jesus today sound like those of a hard taskmaster. We could paraphrase it as such 'Your answer is... Continue Reading →
UNDERSTANDING THE TASK
DAY 157 Mark 12:13 Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. The Pharisees and Herodians, about whom we read today, were clearly masters in the execution of tasks. The precision with which they completed their assigned roles, and the level... Continue Reading →
THE WALL AND THE WATCHMEN
DAY 156 Mark 12:1 Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away. When I read the text today, my mind was cast to... Continue Reading →
MANY RESOURCES INDEED
155/365 2 Cor 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ That grace that found you just as you are, the grace that chose you despite your many imperfections. That same grace... Continue Reading →
HAVE YOU LIVED FOR GOD?
DAY 154 Mark 11:30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. This question which Jesus asked, was one that prompted a mini discussion to determine the better answer. According to those who were asked this question, the better response was 'we do not know'. Yet, from the same question,... Continue Reading →