HAS YOUR MIND CAPTURED IT?

Jeremiah 18:2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” It's important to establish some base facts: 1. The words to be heard by Jeremiah were already available but2. Hearing them was dependent on his obedience to get to a specific location. Reading further, we encounter... Continue Reading →

INSPIRE FAITH, NOT FEAR

Isaiah 7:2 The news had come to the royal court of Judah: “Syria is allied with Israel against us!” So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm. Fear is 'sense-dependent' because it rides on the waves of stimuli reinterpreted by an individuals mind to create... Continue Reading →

ARMS OPEN WIDE

DAY 120 Throughout our walk in life, the consequences of the choices we make, whether those choices are made consciously, with knowledge or even in ignorance, will manifest. This is because every choice has an inherent after effect already inherent within it. Some are positive and others, negative. This accounts for the reason why many... Continue Reading →

EASTER SUNDAY

DAY 90/366 "When Christ rose from the grave,Light met darkness, and darkness could not overcome itSin met love, and sin was forgiven,Life met death, and death met its end" That is the reason we hold fast to the confession of faith because if Christ be not risen from the grave, then is our faith in... Continue Reading →

HANNAH’S PRAYER

DAY 9/366 1 Samuel 1: 11 "And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will... Continue Reading →

MINIBITES: THE PARABLE OF THE VIRGINS

DAY 316 Reference text: Matthew 25:1-13 1. You may inherit your father's estate, but not the determination and grit that went into the building of those assets. There are some things in life such as hope, courage, discipline, determination etc that cannot be imparted or purchased off the shelf of a shop. These are personal... Continue Reading →

SEEKING CLARITY

DAY 271 Luke 9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. Herod found himself perplexed [completely baffled, puzzled and clueless]. The reason for this was because he was receiving conflicting information. It was as though his channels of communication... Continue Reading →

HEARING ALONE DOES NOT PROFIT

DAY 259 Luke 6:46 Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? There are many who hear the same words of encouragement or advice all year round and yet at the end of everything, it seems they heard nothing. Using an analogy, Jesus in the Gospel presents two kinds... Continue Reading →

HE REMAINS ALMIGHTY

DAY 237 Ruth 1 We begin reading the book of Ruth today with multiple strands standing out on the first chapter. Our narrow focus is on Naomi. The reason for decifing to return home from Moab was because the famine had ended  however we notice it was deeper than that. Her opening remarks upon returning... Continue Reading →

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