Daniel 5:14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom. There are times when men with malicious intent send words ahead of us, and that paints us in a shade that is limiting. In that case, we have every reason to bring... Continue Reading →
GOOD THINGS CAN ALSO BLINDSIDE
REFERENCE TEXT: LUKE 14:10-25 'I must go and see my new field' , 'I must go and examine my new set of oxen', 'I have married a wife': while these are all good things, and marker of progress in some sense, they were classified as "excuses" in the Gospel text we read. Why? Because they... Continue Reading →
TAKING OPPORTUNITIES
Reference text: Luke 10:13-16 Jesus stands speaking to two cities: Chorazin and Bethsaida comparing them with two others, Tyre and Sidon. He does not hold back in expressing his disappointment because He suggested that the opportunity given to the first two had been underutilized by them. The same opportunity in the hands of two different... Continue Reading →
TAKING OPPORTUNITIES
Reference text: Luke 10:13-16 Jesus stands speaking to two cities: Chorazin and Bethsaida comparing them with two others, Tyre and Sidon. He does not hold back in expressing his disappointment because He suggested that the opportunity given to the first two had been underutilized by them. The same opportunity in the hands of two different... Continue Reading →
MINIBITES
Reference text: Matthew 22:1-14 Isaiah 41:21 is the verse that came to mind while reading today's parable 'Present your case,” says the LORD. “Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob". The king had prepared a feast, and invited guests to attend. After failing to show up, he sent his servants to remind... Continue Reading →
ONE STEP FROM DANGER
DAY 140/366 Acts 23:6-7 Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.” As soon as he had... Continue Reading →
WHAT SHALL I DO?
DAY 314 Luke 16:3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. One verse from today's text that stands out are the internal considerations of the manager whose master had called him in to render accounts... Continue Reading →
WHEN GOD CLOSES DOORS
DAY 132 Acts 16:6-7 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. Many of us know that when God... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU BEHIND OPEN DOORS?
DAY 109 John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. When you find yourself behind a door that you consider an impediment, you are in a form of ' a prison' because you are hindered from doing... Continue Reading →