THERE HAS TO BE A DIFFERENCE 2 Corinthians 6:10 As God's co-workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain. To receive is to be conscious of an offer and be in agreement for it to become part of one's current reality. Therefore, there is an active participation in receiving - it is... Continue Reading →
A CALL TO PRAYER
DAY 148 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 11:17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. We begin our reflection today by creating a direct link between the Gospel and Paul's first letter... Continue Reading →
IN THE MIDST OF ENEMIES
DAY 139 OF 365 IN 2021 John 17:15 I'm not asking you to take them out of the world but to protect them from the evil one Sometimes, it does feel as though the only way out of a tough spot is to have the whole situation reset- back to a state where the difficulty... Continue Reading →
WHY YOU? WHY NOT YOU?
A statement came to mind during the day and thinking about it, this message was laid on my heart. 'Why me' is often used to express disappointment when an unfortunate thing happens. However, an alternative dimension is to use this remark in situations when people arelifted extraordinarily into positions in a way that suggests external... Continue Reading →
AN ACE UP HIS SLEEVE
During my train journeys, I noticed that in one of the advertisements imploring others to be patient with other passengers on the tube, there was TFL advertisement which ended with some very interesting words: "Some of us need more time than others" Those words are difficult to argue because depending on a number of physical... Continue Reading →
STANDARDS HAVE BEEN RAISED
Matthew 5:21,22a Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:Â But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: There is a TV... Continue Reading →
AS WHITE AS SNOW
DAY 39 OF 365 IN 2021 I am very familiar with the simile "as white as snow". Over the past few years, I have made a number of commutes after or during snowfall, hence travelling on a path covered with layers of snow is not something new. However, whenever I have made such a journey,... Continue Reading →
MINI BITES
As we have entered a new month, let's take have some mini bites from the first month of the year. "There are some battles which until you win, you will not graduate." In boxing, moving up into a higher weight classification when you can barely stand the punches of fighters in your current weight class... Continue Reading →
HIS SAVING GRACE
Thursday: November 5, 2020 Reference text: Luke 15:1-10 There are two parables in our text today: the parable of the lost sheep and that of the lost coin. Both of these are crucial to the discourse that follows. Even before then, with ninety-nine sheep around and one gone missing, many may actually cut their losses... Continue Reading →