DAY 16/366 Reference text: 1 Samuel 17:32-51 David run towards the battle line to meet Goliath during their face off, but let's not even for a moment think that David was operating on a flush of adrenaline because it would have been folly for a young lad who had spent his days tending sheep, to... Continue Reading →
HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST?
DAY 312 Proverbs 24:10 introduces a very interesting preamble to our discourse today. It reads 'If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small.' The real question to ponder on therefore from today's text is the question Jesus asks 'have you counted the cost?' In Jesus' discourse today, He uses the building... 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 →
IT’S OKAY TO RUN
DAY 128 Acts 14:5-6 And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them, they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region. In the text today, Paul and Barnabas found out they were... Continue Reading →
ENGAGING DIMENSIONS IN GOD
324/365 The many names of God encapsulate many of the dimensions He has revealed in His dealings with men. Thus, many know God in his name Jireh, the God who provides or as Rapha, the God who heals. Today however, the Psalmist introduces us to another dimension in God which is followed by an exhibition... Continue Reading →
AN ANNUNCIATION IS A DECLARATION OF WAR
82/365 AN ANNUNCIATION IS A DECLARATION OF WAR The feast of Annunciation falls on the 25th of March, exactly nine months, before the celebration of the Nativity of Christ on 25th December. It marks the day the Angel was sent to Mary to announce she would give birth to Jesus. But beyond dates and celebrations,... Continue Reading →
THE BATTLES WITHIN
DAY 358 OF 365 IN 2021 THE BATTLES WITHIN 2 Samuel 7:1, 2 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar,... Continue Reading →
ASSISTANCE AT EVERY STEP
DAY 190 OF 365 IN 2021 ASSISTANCE AT EVERY STEP Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Ravenous appetite, killer instinct, hunters and predators; these were the words that come to mind when I thought about a pack... Continue Reading →