I recently listened to a message titled "seed time and harvest". Two central themes I gleaned were:1. "every harvest, whether good or bad, is pre-programmed." And the contributors to that programming among many things include our knowledge or ignorance, choices, and mindset.2. There are three potential sowers in your field: God, the devil and yourself.... Continue Reading →
PENDULUM SWINGS
Genesis 1:4 God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness. If there is one character we see about God through scripture, it is his preference for 'separation'; where separation relates to clear distinction and boundaries without overlaps. Thus,... Continue Reading →
PENDULUM SWINGS
Genesis 1:4 God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness. If there is one character we see about God through scripture, it is his preference for 'separation'; where separation relates to clear distinction and boundaries without overlaps. Thus,... Continue Reading →
HIS YOKE IS EASY
DAY 167 Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. It is interesting that in one breath, Jesus mentions rest and a yoke. For all intents and purposes, we would expect that the presence of rest would signify the absence of loads. That sounds the most appropriate. A closer look through... Continue Reading →
DECISIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
285/365 I pass on the lessons I gleaned from a message I listened to about a fortnight ago: Whenever consequences arise, our minds turn immediately to decisions.We trace back to all the choices that could have played a role to arrive with the set of consequences which has manifested. When you decide not to eat... Continue Reading →
CHOOSE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
21/365 CHOOSE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS Mark 3:13 And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. The message from today is one we are familiar with, albeit in many other forms. It highlights reciprocal choices- two sides choosing, each choosing the other. Jesus called those... Continue Reading →
DON’T JUST DECIDE
DAY 301 OF 365 IN 2021 DON'T JUST DECIDE Luke 6:12, 13 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom... Continue Reading →
REPENTANCE IS PERSONAL
DAY 278 OF 365 IN 2021 REPENTANCE IS PERSONAL Jonah 3:5-6 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and... Continue Reading →
GOD HAS MADE UP HIS MIND ABOUT YOU
DAY 229 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Judges 6:11-24 GOD HAS MADE UP HIS MIND ABOUT YOU Judges 6:11 The angel came and sat under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. It was there that Gideon, his son, was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide his activities from the... Continue Reading →