THE PURSUIT OF FREEDOM

Reference: Luke 15:11-32 Today's text is a familiar story: a young man who had the boldness to ask his father for his share of the inheritance before his father died. What we see  unfold are a series of actions and events that highlighted the impact of immaturity and poor character development on inheritances. This applies... Continue Reading →

MATURING FAITH

Mark 10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. When an infant raises their arms towards a parent, they expect to be picked up and when they cry, they expect soothing.  When a child receives a promise from an adult,... Continue Reading →

THAT THEY ALL MAY BE ONE

Mark 3:25 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. In terms of a mathematical conversion or equivalency, 'cannot' is comparable to a probability of nearly zero'. In plain terms, "nearly no chance of an event occurring". Thus, if we rephrase Jesus' words in today's Gospel mathematically, He says "any kingdom divided... Continue Reading →

DIFFERENT STAGES

Reference: 1 John 2:12-17 One of the core features of childhood is predictability because it is at that stage habits begin to form: routines, single facets and dimensions can become the norm. It may sound a harsh truth but we are not all at the same point on our journey through faith even though we... Continue Reading →

FAITH COMES BY HEARING

Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. The preposition 'by' as used in today's verse has two distinct meanings when looked at in the Greek. The first relates to 'origin' and the second, to 'channel'. Hence, even though the same word 'by' is used in the English translation,... Continue Reading →

DON’T BE RESISTED BY GOD

1 Peter 2:17 reads "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king". This is an interesting capture of a contrast with the Gospel text today. Luke 18:2 introduces us to a judge who went against those very words “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and... Continue Reading →

KEEP BUILDING RESERVE

Reference text: Matthew 25:1-13 Matthew 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. The parable of the ten virgins is one we are familiar with, a story often aligned to readiness and preparedness. Reading it again today, what came to mind was this:As much as we delight in being able to control and... Continue Reading →

MINIBITES

Reference text: Matthew 22:1-14 Isaiah 41:21 is the verse that came to mind while reading today's parable 'Present your case,” says the LORD. “Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob". The king had prepared a feast, and invited guests to attend. After failing to show up, he sent his servants to remind... Continue Reading →

GROWING THROUGH DISCOMFORT

Between 'death' and delight, no one will opt for the former. Today's text however reads: 'John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit.' Hence, there are times when the start of life... Continue Reading →

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