THE COST CHANGES WITH HEIGHT

When a toddler drops a precious item and shatters it, they are very likely to get away with a free pass because they will not have a clue what they have done. The same actions from a teenager will elicit a different response. Here is a lesson: things become more costly as you journey further... Continue Reading →

COUNT TO TEN

Numbers 21:4b-5 And the people became impatient on the way. And spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!” When the people of Israel became impatient, they spoke. In speaking, they... Continue Reading →

“NOT KNOWING” COMES AT A COST

'Arise, shine, for your light has come'(Isaiah 60:1a). Whenever light arrives, there is an accompanying boldness because sight is clearer and paths are illuminated. One can see where they step and so can press forward in that direction. In its absence, every forward move is a risk and even standing still is also risky. The... Continue Reading →

WHAT PRICE HAVE YOU PAID?

Luke 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Our lens is zoomed into the middle section on... Continue Reading →

TO HOLD ON TO, OR TO LET GO?

Looking on as the vehicle we have had at home for the last 8 years sat on the back of a tow vehicle never to be seen again was tough to see. Regardless, while sentimental attachment suggested holding on to it, the economics said something else. So ultimately, it had to be let go. There... Continue Reading →

FOLLOWING WILL COST YOU

DAY 21/366 Mark 1:17,18 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. Every now and again, we are reminded of the things we forget, amongst them, the reality that our decision to follow Jesus will... 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 →

CALCULATING THE PRICE

DAY 289 Luke 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The queen of the south travelled from... Continue Reading →

MAKING A BAD DEAL

DAY 223 Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? When making a business deal, even a novice would attempt to look at all the crucial elements likely to guarantee profit. Negotiations therefore, often... Continue Reading →

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