A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Ezekiel 47:12 Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves... Continue Reading →
Luke 13:7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ Followers of National team football get into a frenzy whenever players a re named for tournaments. While some are... Continue Reading →
DAY 113 John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. Pruning is a process that describes the removal of diseased, damaged, structurally weakened or unwanted parts of a plant with the aim to... Continue Reading →
DAY 345 Luke 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? The scribes and Pharisees were synonymous with one thing: the law. This was a central theme wherever anyone met them. Hence, this is a recurring feature such that... Continue Reading →
DAY 235 Reference text: Judges 9:6-15 We read about an interesting ceremony to select a king for the trees. Their first choice was the olive, but it declined because it's oil was useful in honouring God's and men. The fig as a second choice declined, because of its fruits and sweetness. The vine finally also... Continue Reading →
DAY 179 Matthew 7:15 Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Three times in the 21st chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus entrust his sheep and lambs to Peter. The words of the Psalmist echoes this also: 'we are... Continue Reading →
DAY 153 Mark 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. Today's text is one that provokes a bit of an ethical dilemma. Let... Continue Reading →
DAY 32 Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Who enjoys spending only a small fraction of their hard earned money just to save the rest? Who enjoys spending hours at work... Continue Reading →
327/365 Reference: Luke 21:21-28 In the absence of light, one factor of it being knowledge and its application in wisdom, the fruits one is likely to bear are fear, hopelessness and chaos. Picture this example: when a novice is given controls in the cockpit of an airplane, the best you might get out of them... Continue Reading →
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