Matthew 20:22a Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you’re asking Today's text captures the scene where the mother of Jose and John approaches Jesus to ask that her sons sit on his left and right in the kingdom. Every now and again, like her, we make demands of men and of God without having truly... Continue Reading →
HIS GLORY MAGNIFIED
Micah 5:2 "The LORD says, "Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times." We are often marveled by many of the choices God seems to make and wonder: Why He resists the proud... Continue Reading →
EXALTING GIFTS ABOVE ITS GIVER
Reference text: Ezekiel 16:1-15 We read a very interesting text today, one that provides a rather vivid and detailed account of God's efforts in the nurturing of a vessel or a nation. We see an array of decisions that ultimately results in the first verse of interest: "You became famous among the nations for your... Continue Reading →
WHAT CHOICE WOULD YOU MAKE?
John 21:15a After they had dined with Him, Jesus asked 'Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? Whenever I have read today's text, I have been reminded that Peter was given the same number of opportunities to declare his love for Jesus as he had denied Him, three times. Yet, reading... Continue Reading →
COMPETITIVE JEALOUSY
DAY 18/366 Reference: 1 Samuel 18:6-9, 19:1-7 Sporting events of all kinds are called competitions because different people pitch their strengths against one another to emerge as winners. However, the dimension of competition we explore today is "competitive jealousy", which we see expressed in Saul's actions towards David. It all began with praise from the... Continue Reading →
WHY DO YOU PURSUE FAME?
DAY 217 Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, Fame does not just spread abroad. It is always birthed out of an association, or the execution of something worth gathering attention for. Therefore, in our current age of technology and social networking, people do many things with the... Continue Reading →
WHEN GOD CLOSES DOORS
DAY 132 Acts 16:6-7 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. Many of us know that when God... Continue Reading →
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH MORE?
DAY 127 Acts 6:1 But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. A question comes to mind: whenever we ask for more of anything, even things seemingly simple as more... Continue Reading →
HAVE YOUR OWN STYLE
DAY 10 Mark 1:22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. There were many scribes and Pharisees in the days of Scripture, but very few had their actual names recorded - Nicodemus, who came to Jesus by night and Paul's instructor,... Continue Reading →