THE LENS OF THE PAST

DAY 121 Acts 16:27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. After reading today's text, I had to search for "what is the punishment for jailers who lose prisoners?" In modern times, the... Continue Reading →

MINIBITES

DAY 119/366 In my line of work, I get the opportunity to meet groups of people with varying degrees of knowledge, expertise and experience. This morning, I had the opportunity to ask a question I had not asked in a while "What has been your secret?" And the audience to this question was a hundred... Continue Reading →

EXPERIENCE AS A WEAKNESS

DAY 38/366 1 Kings 11:4 For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David. In many quarters, old age is synonymous with wisdom hence the proverb "what an... Continue Reading →

HAVE YOU KNOWN HIM?

DAY 3/366 Whatever you practice diligently, onegains mastery in. So John in his first letter, highlights the 'practicing of sin'. In other words, there is a decision making component to the sin equation because regardless of the power of suggestion, choice in some form, consciously or not, also comes into play. Just because we have... Continue Reading →

IT’S TIME TO TRANSITION

DAY 61 Esther 4:12 Ever since I was born I have heard in the tribe of my family that thou, O Lord, didst take Israel out of all the nations, and our fathers from among all their ancestors, for an everlasting inheritance, and that thou didst do for them all that thou didst promise. In... Continue Reading →

TRANSFORMATION

281/365 Luke 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. It is of interest the that of the ten lepers who were healed, the spotlight falls on the one who returned to Jesus to give thanks. Even more interesting is that one line ' he... Continue Reading →

EVERYTHING CAN TEACH YOU

249/365 1 Corinthians 7:25 Now, concerning what you wrote about unmarried people: I do not have a command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is worthy of trust. Paul wrote his letter to the Corinthians today declaring from the onset that they were not commanded of... Continue Reading →

LEARN TO SWIM ALONG THE WAY

LEARN TO SWIM ALONG THE WAY 86/365 Ezekiel 47:5 Again he measured a thousand [cubits]; and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a river that could not be crossed [by wading]. 1000 cubits, the unit of measure used in today's text... Continue Reading →

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