DAY 22 Reading today's Psalm just had me smiling. It's one of the verses in scripture that has a lifting feel. Its words, a series or rhetorical questions actually don't seem like questions at all. Rather, they appear to affirm a Trust in the Lord. The words of today's Psalm reads, The Lord is my... Continue Reading →
IT TAKES MORE THAN SPEED
361/365 John 20:4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. Speed is an advantage, that statement needs not be up for debate because of you can arrive in any location space faster than anyone else can, you clearly have an edge. The same is... Continue Reading →
ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED
176/365 ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED Matthew 9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. There is always a caveat, a set of variables and reasons why anyone chooses to present themselves to a healthcare facility intending to see a physician. Perhaps,... Continue Reading →
WHAT FEAR DOES
151/365 WHAT FEAR DOES John 20:19 It was late that Sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. "Peace be with you," he said. We enter into the world of the disciples today and one thing that... Continue Reading →
WHAT IS YOUR STAND?
94/365 REFERENCE: Daniel chapter 3 and 6 WHAT IS YOUR STAND? The story of the exploits of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego form the foundation of today's reflection. While our focus is on the furnace experience of the last three, Daniel's experience in the den of lions enters the frame of the conversation because of... Continue Reading →
YOU’RE NOT ABANDONED
YOU'RE NOT ABANDONED DAY 274 OF 365 IN 2021 Psalm 79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed. When anyone encounters a child who appears lost in an environment within which... 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 →
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DAY 221 OF 365 IN 2021 WHAT DO YOU THINK? Matthew 17:25b When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own children or from others?” Even if it remains unspoken, the... Continue Reading →