Reference: Jonah 3:1-10 We read the story of Jonah and his first foray into Nineveh. The king and his nobles declared a national upon hearing his words of impending doom. All fasted, not even the cattle and sheep in the field were fed. However, we notice that the premise for their fast was a based... Continue Reading →
DON’T GET CARRIED AWAY
Reference text: Phillipians 3:3-8 Until and unless you are speaking from a place of well established results, you really cannot make certain claims. Paul in writing to the church in Philippi, used his life as a reference point to highlight what it meant to have confidence in the flesh. He highlights this at three levels:... Continue Reading →
KNOW WHO BRINGS TOMORROW
Reference text: James 4:13-17 We can choose to live in three different realities: the past, the present or the future. The past is meant to be learnt from, the present, to be lived and the future, to look forward to. Despite all the unknowns that tomorrow holds, people still make plans in anticipation of its... Continue Reading →
“MY FATHER” OR “OUR GOD”
DAY 74/366 John 8:54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ I find it interesting how 'God' has so many facets such that unless one makes the conscious effort to plunge deeper, all the knowledge they possess... Continue Reading →
OVERCONFIDENCE
DAY 22/366 2 Samuel 5:6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.” Whenever a person speaks with what appears... Continue Reading →
THE LIFTING OF MEN
DAY 2/366 Many of us tend to associate with things or people only when they have reached the pinnacle of success. Hence, starting with, journeying along and remaining with others is often not part of our thinking. In many quarters, therefore, humble beginnings are not so much something that is. John writes to the church... Continue Reading →
HIS PRESENCE
DAY 343 Isaiah 30:20 Although the Lord has given you bread of deprivation and water of oppression, He, your Teacher, will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will see your Teacher. The bread of adversity and the water of affliction are not meals anyone would readily order, at least not if they had a... Continue Reading →
REASSURANCE
DAY 313 There are times when you find people laughing as they stare onto their device screens or while reading a book, and you might find that fascinating. You might know someone who appears to fear nothing or is unperturbed in the midst of absolute chaos. Often, the reason for this calm and assured showing... Continue Reading →
OVERDEPENDENCE ON SELF
DAY 92 Reference text: Matthew 26:14-27:66 Peter weighed himself against every other man and was convinced and so declared" “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.”(Matthew 26:33) Jesus would have looked kindly at Peter, with a smile across his face and said these words to Peter “I tell you the truth, Peter—this... Continue Reading →