A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Acts 18:3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. When Paul found Aquila and Priscilla beyond their belief in God, which was key to the relationship and served as the foundation, 'they were also tent makers'. So there was clear reason for... Continue Reading →
Matthew 26:15-16 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. The moment Judas set his heart on the price for betraying Jesus, the deed was already done.... Continue Reading →
The Gospel today brought about up a series of questions to ponder on beginning with "in which category do you fall? Our verse of interest is John 7:44" "And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him." So here we had a group of men who would have wished... Continue Reading →
Exodus 32:9-10 God said to Moses, “I look at this people—oh! what a stubborn, hard-headed people! Let me alone now, give my anger free reign to burst into flames and incinerate them. But I’ll make a great nation out of you.” Moses was offered the 'chance of a lifetime' if we really consider what happened.... Continue Reading →
Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. "ALL" is an interesting word because it can be quite a challenge to establish exactly what is included in that all. For the widow who had two coins, that was her ALL. To Abraham, Isaac was his... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Sirach 6:5-17 The reference text today draws our attention to a question: 'which kind of friend are you, and which kind of friends do you have? It captures 4 categories of friendship: VS 8 For there are friends who are such when it suits them, but they will not stand by you in... Continue Reading →
Jesus uses an interesting statement to delineate some clear boundaries in: "whoever is not against us, is for us"( Mark 9:40) There were only two sides: for and against. Likewise, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, good and evil, or life and death (Genesis 8:22, Deuteronomy 30:15) When... Continue Reading →
Time and time again, the word of God reveals the vast distinction between the ways of God and those of men, between his thoughts and ours. Hebrews 11 is what is summarized as the 'faith hall of fame' because in it, men and women captured through the pages of scripture are highlighted for explicit commendation.... Continue Reading →
Time and time again, the word of God reveals the vast distinction between the ways of God and those of men, between his thoughts and ours. Hebrews 11 is what is summarized as the 'faith hall of fame' because in it, men and women captured through the pages of scripture are highlighted for explicit commendation.... Continue Reading →
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