A question I have been pondering on is "what do you do in the face of danger?'A few options are available, to resist or yield, to fight or to flee? Surely, we understand the place of Ephesians 6:10-16 and the charge to stand firm. However, in the face of real danger, are we meant to... Continue Reading →
DO THE BEST IN YOUR CORNER
Our verse of interest today is 1 Corinthians 9:22: "To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some". I found it interesting that Paul became ALL things to ALL people, but the end goal was so... Continue Reading →
SWEPT OFF YOUR FEET
DAY 49/366 Mark 1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. We read about the devil tempting Jesus today, and through that our minds are cast to the daily encounters that seek to also test our value systems... Continue Reading →
OUTSOURCE SOME BATTLES
DAY 321 Luke 18:3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ A sign of strength is often seated in the ability to face every battle that comes your way, and win. However, not every battle is won through ones own... Continue Reading →
IT’S OKAY TO RUN
DAY 128 Acts 14:5-6 And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them, they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region. In the text today, Paul and Barnabas found out they were... Continue Reading →
YOU WILL ARRIVE IN TIME
277/365 Galatians 2:2 I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the... Continue Reading →
THE NEXT WAVE WON’T WAIT
220/365 THE NEXT WAVE WON'T WAIT Matthew 17:22-23 One day while they were still in Galilee, Jesus told them, “I am going to be betrayed into the power of those who will kill me, and on the third day afterwards I will be brought back to life again.” And the disciples’ hearts were filled with sorrow and... Continue Reading →
FOR CONTINUITY, NOT COMPETITION
76/365 Reference text: 2 Samuel 7:4-16 FOR CONTINUITY, NOT COMPETITION Through the prophet Nathan, God speaks to David with a clear blueprint about the life of his own son. Interestingly, God seems to have transposed into the life of David's son the very offer David himself made- to build a temple. For anyone without an... Continue Reading →
THE BATTLES WITHIN
DAY 358 OF 365 IN 2021 THE BATTLES WITHIN 2 Samuel 7:1, 2 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar,... Continue Reading →