365/365 According to the calendar days, today marks the end of the year in the part of the world I find myself. Others have already transitioned so as we countdown the hours for the year to turn the corner, it's time to do a bit of rounding up. This means some questions will have to... Continue Reading →
TAKE A PAUSE FIRST
TAKE A PAUSE FIRST 139/365 Acts 16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. One thing about assumptions is that they trigger actions that are founded on premises... Continue Reading →
NOT JUST REASONS
138/365 NOT JUST REASONS A reason is defined as a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event. In many of life situations then, we find reason for actions, often before executing them. Even in situations where we did not fully think out an action, we equally search for reasons to 'justify' those actions.... Continue Reading →
DON’T ACT WITHOUT PURPOSE
116/365 DON'T ACT WITHOUT PURPOSE John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 'I'm going fishing' and the reason for going fishing was just to pass time. To... Continue Reading →
EVERYTHING MATTERS
DAY 340 OF 365 IN 2021 EVERYTHING MATTERS Luke 5:18-19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. I cannot tell if the men who... Continue Reading →
A CHEERFUL GIVER
A CHEERFUL GIVER DAY 222 OF 365 IN 2021 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift]. God does love the cheerful... Continue Reading →
DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU
DAY 217 of 365 IN 2021 DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU Numbers 20:7-8 And the Lord said to Moses, Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to give forth its water, and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock;... Continue Reading →
DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU
DAY 157 OF 365 IN 2021 MarkĀ 14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. While I remember much of the content from my secondary school physics lessons, one instruction before practical exam comes to mind today. To paraphrase,... Continue Reading →