DUTY BOUND

DAY 318 Luke 17:10 So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "'There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'" In a soccer game, when a striker scores a goals, they may get a thunderous celebratory... Continue Reading →

THE WORD OF GOD AS IT IS

DAY 309 1 Thessalonians 2:13 And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. Our encounters with other men:... Continue Reading →

THE TABLE OF HONOUR

DAY  308 Luke 14:10 But when you are invited, go and sit down [to eat] at the last place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; and then you will be honored in the presence of all who are at the table with you. It can be... Continue Reading →

THERE IS A LESSON IN EVERTHING

DAY 228 Reference text: Matthew 18:15-20 When an equipment such as a computer breaks down, there are instructions one has to follow in an attempt to get it working. Depending on skillset and knowledge base, different individuals might be able to troubleshoot at different levels. This might include turning it off, waiting and then turning... Continue Reading →

DESIRE IS NOT ENOUGH

DAY 224 Matthew 17:16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Just because you want to be a Surgeon doesn't mean you can simply walk into any operating theatre to wield a scalpel. It will take more than your desire and enthusiasm. In the Gospel today, we cannot say... Continue Reading →

WINNING BEFORE THE FIGHTING STARTS

DAY 180 Reference text: Acts 12:1-7 Whenever we read this story in Acts 12, we cannot help but jump straight to the story of the divine intervention that led to Peter's escape from prison while under the guard of 16 soldiers. It seems as though we can clap for the church because they prayed earnestly.... Continue Reading →

MANY RESOURCES INDEED

155/365 2 Cor 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ That grace that found you just as you are, the grace that chose you despite your many imperfections. That same grace... Continue Reading →

A DILEMMA TO CONSIDER

DAY 112 Acts 6:2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. The background to today's text is a concern raised among the disciples that a particular group of people were... Continue Reading →

PROGRESSION OF KNOWLEDGE

DAY 105 Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. As short as today's verse is, there are some interesting points to note in this encounter between the Jewish leaders and... Continue Reading →

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