YOU MAY HAVE TO SPEAK OUT

Reference text: Nehemiah 2:1-8 Nehemiah 2:4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” We witness an interesting dialogue between king Ataxerxes and Nehemiah. Such was the keeness of the king's eye that he could tell something was not right with Nehemiah. Hence his question: “Why do you look sad? If you are... Continue Reading →

GOD KNOWS BEST

DAY 93/366 Among the leading causes of conflict is misinterpretation and misunderstanding. Where what is intended to be communicated isn't what is received. The scene for our reflection is at the beautiful gate, where a man who had been born lame from birth, was carried to daily to ask alms. Our point of interest is the... Continue Reading →

YOU ARE A TENANT

DAY 281 Matthew 21:37-38 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said. “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’ The owner of this vineyard was one who had great expectation... Continue Reading →

YOUR PART TO PLAY

324/365 Luke  21:8 And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. Upon a closer look, it appears as though God takes himself entirely out of the picture and lays all  responsibility... Continue Reading →

LOVE HAS NO EXPECTATIONS

303/365 Luke 14:12-13 When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends and family and relatives and rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return, and you will be paid back. When you give a feast, invite the poor, the paralyzed, the lame, and the blind When we take... Continue Reading →

HAVE YOU SOWED ANYTHING?

222/365 HAVE YOU SOWED ANYTHING? 2 Corinthians 9:6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. I tried to read past this verse but just couldn't. The words that jumped out at me were also those of St Paul 'Do not be deceived, God... Continue Reading →

FOLLOWING THE AUTHOR OF LIFE

FOLLOWING THE AUTHOR OF LIFE 173/365 Matthew  8:19, 20 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Those words which Jesus spoke to... Continue Reading →

DEFAULT SITUATION

171/365 Luke 2:44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. DEFAULT SITUATION Today we read about the visit of Jerusalem and Jesus going missing after the events of the day. We realise that the first place Mary and Joseph... Continue Reading →

HIS WAYS ARE NOT OURS

DAY 279 OF 365 IN 2021 HIS WAYS ARE NOT OURS Jonah 3:10-4:1 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.... Continue Reading →

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