YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

DAY 6/366 If you needed a large sum of money, and you knew an individual who could give that to you on very good terms, what do you actively pursue: the money or the person? There is a story told of a wealthy man who was so fed up with the lifestyle of his only... Continue Reading →

HAVE YOU KNOWN HIM?

DAY 3/366 Whatever you practice diligently, onegains mastery in. So John in his first letter, highlights the 'practicing of sin'. In other words, there is a decision making component to the sin equation because regardless of the power of suggestion, choice in some form, consciously or not, also comes into play. Just because we have... Continue Reading →

ACCEPT ONLY WHAT GOD SAYS

DAY 359 Luke 1:36,38 Elizabeth, your relative, is six months pregnant with a son in her old age. People said she couldn't have a child. “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” The angel Gabriel brings Mary some inside information which may have contributed to her... Continue Reading →

WHAT ARE YOU MAKING?

DAY 328 Luke 19:46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. When we see any building, we know for a fact that the building did not just appear. Different parts were carefully put together in a particular order to achieve... Continue Reading →

WHAT IS AT STAKE?

DAY 320 Luke 17:27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. In today's Gospel, we are taken a step back into the beginnings with the story of Noah and the ark. We read that in those... Continue Reading →

THE ENABLEMENT FROM GRACE

DAY 317 Luke 17:1 Jesus said to His disciples, “Stumbling blocks [temptations and traps set to lure one to sin] are sure to come, but woe (judgment is coming) to him through whom they come! (AMP) Stumbling blocks or temptations to sin in themselves are not sin. In fact, Jesus today highlights their inevitability in... Continue Reading →

THE WORD OF GOD AS IT IS

DAY 309 1 Thessalonians 2:13 And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. Our encounters with other men:... Continue Reading →

THE PARABLE OF THE TWO SONS

DAY 274 Reference text: Matthew 21:28-32 As we read this short but interesting text from the Gospel of Matthew, let's ponder on these snippets from some of its verse: LESSON 1The father had two sons and he did not try to convince the first son to accept his offer. Let's not convince ourselves into thinking... Continue Reading →

PITCHING TENTS

DAY 178 Genesis 13:2,5 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.  And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. Two lessons stand out today:First, Abraham left empty with Lot from Ur of the Chaldeans. But as we read today, as Abraham increased, so did Lot.... Continue Reading →

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