A daily walk in faith, hope and love
When you stand in a boxing ring, you are not allowed to 'hit below the belt'. That is to say not everything is a target. When an enemy makes a decision to attack, that attack cannot be on everything at the same time. One has to understand what carries the most weight or what keeps... Continue Reading →
REFERENCE TEXT: Jeremiah 1:17-19, Mark 6:17-29 When you go shaking a hornet's nest or a bee hive just because you see one, you can expect that consequences will follow. Between Jeremiah and John, we see two distinct opposites: while Jeremiah was sent to take a stand against the entire nation of Israel, with fortification and... Continue Reading →
DAY 33/366 Luke 2:26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. In our Gospel today, we read about Simeon and Anna, two prophets who spoke upon Jesus at His presentation in the temple. Our lens is focused particular on... Continue Reading →
DAY 329 1 Maccabees 6:3-4 So he came and tried to take the city and plunder it, but he could not because his plan had become known to the citizens and they withstood him in battle. So he fled and in great disappointment left there to return to Babylon. The story today tells of the... Continue Reading →
DAY 210 Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. The soul (intellect, emotion, will) is one dimension in man where the word of God has the capacity to make... Continue Reading →
DAY 194 Genesis 45:5 Don't worry or blame yourselves for what you did. God is the one who sent me ahead of you to save lives. Things which are sold often fall into one if two categories: sold for a profit, or because it is no longer a priority for it's current holder. Usually, if... Continue Reading →
DAY 171 Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Many often take the words of Jesus lightly until they come to understand exactly what He was communicating. Anytime I have read today's text, the message... Continue Reading →
DAY 50 Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; The charge today is to pray for an interesting group of people- 'enemies, those who curse us, those who hate... Continue Reading →
DAY 291 OF 365 IN 2021 BETTER A FRIEND THAN A FOE 2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. You can be happy and you can be comfortable. You can do whatever you want to and... Continue Reading →
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