DAY 119/365 EXPECT THE BEST Other renditions try to tone down the devastation Paul was doing to the church with the use of words like ' Saul was persecuting, trying to destroy or cruelly harassing the church. Yet, it seems the impact of his dealings did go a lot further and scripture does not mince... Continue Reading →
DISCERN GOOD INTENTIONS TOO
75/365 Reference text: Genesis 37 DISCERN GOOD INTENTIONS TOO Genesis 37:22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. One thing we... Continue Reading →
WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING?
DAY 258 OF 365 IN 2021 WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING? Luke 7:32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!” A random question came to mind as I read the... Continue Reading →
NO LUKEWARMNESS
DAY 254 OF 365 IN 2021 NO LUKEWARMNESS Luke 6:43-44 For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush." There is... Continue Reading →
ENCOUNTERING THE KING FROM ‘NAZARETH’
DAY 236 OF 365 IN 2021 ENCOUNTERING THE KING FROM 'NAZARETH' John 1:45-46 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to... Continue Reading →
“IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE HERE”
DAY 218 OF 365 IN 2021 IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE HERE Mark 9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. Two words "good and here" - one... Continue Reading →
STAY POSITIVE ANYWAY
DAY 206 OF 365 IN 2021 STAY POSITIVE ANYWAY If there is something I realised today, it was the fact after two years of restrictions and lockdowns, I really missed church. I remain connected to the fellowship of believers, but the sense of actually walking into the place of worship personally brings a feeling that... Continue Reading →
CHOOSE WELL
DAY 173 OF 365 IN 2021 CHOOSE WELL Genesis 13:10-11 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the Lord,like the land of Egypt (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah). So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of... Continue Reading →
NO GREY AREA
DAY 161 OF 365 IN 2021 NO GREY AREA Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be... Continue Reading →