DAY 71 Reference text: John 4:5-42 The entrance of your God's word indeed brings light. There are days when some verses of scripture don't appear to make real sense or seem really relatable until another word corroborates. Almost as through scripture complements itself. The Gospel of today is a rather long read, but in short,... Continue Reading →
THE CLASS OF TESTING
DAY 52 Sirach 2:1 My son, if you come forward to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing To come forward means to advance on one's own volition. It denotes a choice, unenforced but made as a result of a personal deduction. Therefore, to come to God, thinking that you will not be tested is... Continue Reading →
HEAR, BELIEVE, RECEIVE AND ENGAGE
DAY 41 Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’? What the word of God can do is not only dependent on the... Continue Reading →
OUTLIVED BY THE WORD
DAY 38 Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Sometimes, the Word of God may sound as simple as "love your neighbour as yourself", but by embracing the dynamics, indices and requirements of love as set within the scope of... Continue Reading →
MAINTAIN YOUR SALTINESS
DAY 36 Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. The salt used in homes for cooking has a very definite and... Continue Reading →
ALL MEN SEEK YOU
DAY 11 Mark 1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. There are traits that draw specific groups of people to you. When you become a teacher, you attract students and when you gain wealth, you attract companions or those who are meant to become beneficiaries of... Continue Reading →
SHINE BRIGHTER
350/365 We read about John who presented as a shining and burning light, but those sent to him 'chose to rejoice in his light for a season.(John 5:35)' Note the emphasis on the duration of their mingling with his light 'for a while'. Regardless of how dimly a light shines, it has the potential to... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU HIGH ENOUGH?
319/365 I came across a quote for the first time today and it was very intriguing "For an apple you can’t reach up and pick, you have to climb that tree; the tree won’t bend down for you!” When John heard the voice which sounded like a trumpet, this was the instruction: "Come up here!... Continue Reading →
BUILD YOUR CONVICTIONS ON ENCOUNTERS
273/365 Job spoke thus "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You. Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes”(Job 42:5-6) Whenever we hear about something or someone, there is a real potential that we form some kind of opinion about them.... Continue Reading →