YOU HAVE TO PICK A SIDE

Jesus uses an interesting statement to delineate some clear boundaries in: "whoever is not against us, is for us"( Mark 9:40) There were only two sides: for and against. Likewise, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, good and evil, or life and death (Genesis 8:22, Deuteronomy 30:15) When... Continue Reading →

CONSCIENCES SEARED WITH HOT IRON

Even though the Pharisees were waiting to pounce on Jesus' action in the temple to make a case against him, they found themselves in a moral dilemma when Jesus  stood the man with a withered hand in the temple and asked a question that took them by surprise. He asked them: “I will ask you... Continue Reading →

TURNING EVIL FOR GOOD

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 →

IT ENDS IN GOOD, SO FIND REST

DAY 85 When Jesus received the news that Lazarus was ill, he was located about 20 miles from Bethany. By all accounts therefore, he could make the trip to his abode in hours. Jesus could also have equally sent His word to heal Lazarus - it wouldn't have been the first time He used that... Continue Reading →

LEARN TO DO GOOD

DAY 66 Isaiah 1:16-17b “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, There is always this conversation going on about innate ability and things that one learns how to do because we are not born with. Topics... Continue Reading →

EXPECT THE BEST

DAY 119/365 EXPECT THE BEST Other renditions try to tone down the devastation Paul was doing to the church with the use of words like ' Saul was persecuting, trying to destroy or cruelly harassing the church. Yet, it seems the impact of his dealings did go a lot further and scripture does not mince... Continue Reading →

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