DAY 234 OF 365 IN 2021 WITH OR WITHOUT? John 6:67-68 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. Whenever a decision is made to jump ship, it is expected that the transition is... Continue Reading →
DEVOURERS
DAY 227 OF 365 IN 2021 DEVOURERS Revelations 12:4b The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born. The word that stands out from the text today was 'devour'. By definition, to devour means 'to swallow or eat... Continue Reading →
MINI BITES
DAY 219 OF 365 IN 2021 MINI BITES Midway through the Olympics, I stumbled into the history of the high jump and oh, how much difference is evident. There has been an evolution from the straight approach, the scissoring method and the. Now universally accepted technique: "the Fosbury flop". In the latter technique, the world... Continue Reading →
OBTAIN THE KEYS, DON’T FORCE YOUR WAY!
DAY 116 OF 365 IN 2021 John 10:1 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Any room without a door is deemed 'unprotected' thus there are doors to every room, even within... Continue Reading →
A PERSON OF THE CROWD
DAY 111 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 8:6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. There are pros and cons to being purely 'a person of the crowd' - someone who depends on the position or opinions of a larger group of individuals than consideration... Continue Reading →
BRUISED EGOS
DAY 103 OF 365 IN 2021 John 3:9-10 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be? Jesus answered, “Nicodemus, aren’t you the respected teacher in Israel, and yet you don’t understand this revelation? Whenever there is a security breach, there is a review to determine 'soft points' in the system which could... Continue Reading →
HE SENT HIS WORD
DAY 74 OF 365 IN 2021 John 4:50 Go," Jesus replied, "your son will live." The man took Jesus at his word and departed. After making a trip to see Jesus for his sick son, the nobleman in today's Gospel may have found it quite disheartening that Jesus would question his faith by suggesting that... Continue Reading →
CONTINUOUS WATERING
Isaiah 55:10, 11 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it... Continue Reading →
TRUST VERSUS UNDERSTANDING
DAY 29 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 4:26-29 Then Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is like seed thrown on a field by a man who then goes to bed and forgets about it. The seed sprouts and grows—he has no idea how it happens. The earth does it all without his help: first a green stem... Continue Reading →