Luke 21:34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. Jesus highlighted three distractions an individual could face: Distracted by extreme pleasure and indulgence, Distracted by drunkenness, and Distracted by genuine worries of life The... Continue Reading →
WATCH OUT FOR DISTRACTIONS
DAY 146 Peter receives a rather sharp rebuke when he attempts to ask Jesus about what plans He had for John. His question seemed to be a rather innocent: 'Lord, what about him?(Jn 21:21b)" Jesus' response is even more interesting. He looks squarely at Peter and tells him 'If I want him to live until... Continue Reading →
LISTEN TO GOD
DAY 118 Acts 9:13,15 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the... Continue Reading →
THE CROWD IS NOT YOUR ALLY
338/365 Luke 5:19 Because of the crowd, however, they could find no way to take him in. So they carried him up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed into the middle of the group in front of Jesus A rather brusk information to start with... Continue Reading →
BUSYBODIES
DAY 142 OF 365 IN 2021 John 21:22 Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” The disciples today were overly interested in the words of Jesus, to an extent that they had to be told off for sticking their heads... Continue Reading →
EVEN AFTER MANY BLOWS
DAY 131 OF 365 OF 2021 Acts 16:23 And when they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. When someone enters a new territory, the occupants try to size them up. They may be taken through a series of tough tasks and trials just... Continue Reading →
DON’T GET IMMERSED
Saturday: November 28, 2020 Luke 21:34 Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch you There is a psychology experiment involving a group of people passing a basket ball round a room and viewers are asked... Continue Reading →