Reference text: Sirach 6:5-17 The reference text today draws our attention to a question: 'which kind of friend are you, and which kind of friends do you have? It captures 4 categories of friendship: VS 8 For there are friends who are such when it suits them, but they will not stand by you in... Continue Reading →
THE PLACE OF GOD
DAY 364 1 John 2:17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. We might look around and see all manner of evidence pointing to the effect that the world we can see is moving forward. New and wittier inventions, or technological advances noticeable across... Continue Reading →
MORE THAN FAMILIARITY
DAY 285 Luke 11:8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. We read the story about a man whoknocked on his friend's s door at an... Continue Reading →
CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS
DAY 176 Jeremiah 20:10 Yet on every side I hear their whispered threats and am afraid. “We will report,” they say. Even those who were my friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. “He will trap himself,” they say, “and then we will get our revenge on him.” Based on the integrity of... Continue Reading →
FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD IS ENMITY WITH GOD
DAY 69 Reference text: Genesis 37 In the grande scheme of things, Joseph's life was spared because his assignment lay in Egypt, and God would ensure that all things facilitated his arrival into that land. Regardless, taking a very microscope view of this scripture reveals the state of one man's heart that would account for... Continue Reading →
WHO STANDS WITH YOU?
153/365 WHO STANDS WITH YOU? Today's message is one that intends to challenge us to do a bit of pondering. It invites us to look into our lives and the people around us to arrive at specific outcomes. Jesus in His lifetime, had taught, mentored and healed many; even many more would have encountered Him... Continue Reading →