A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Jesus uses an interesting statement to delineate some clear boundaries in: "whoever is not against us, is for us"( Mark 9:40) There were only two sides: for and against. Likewise, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, good and evil, or life and death (Genesis 8:22, Deuteronomy 30:15) When... Continue Reading →
DAY 304 Psalm 126:6 He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain. They went out carrying 'seed for sowing'. This was a specific item intended to be used in completing an assignment. Without the sowing of seeds, there will be no corresponding... Continue Reading →
DAY 268 Psalm 126:6 Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them. Many prefer a life filled with comfort, often, at no cost. Without having paid any price, such see discomfort in any shape or form as a hindrance and so have no room... Continue Reading →
DAY 257 Proverbs 20:4 The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives; So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap]. It can be amazing how many people journey through life expecting things to simply happen for them, and to them. They are oblivious of the fact that... Continue Reading →
DAY 222 2 Corinthians 9:6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. This principle of sowing and reaping is so woven into the fabric of life that it's applicability is undeniable. Saint Paul wrote these proportions which we read about in... Continue Reading →
222/365 HAVE YOU SOWED ANYTHING? 2 Corinthians 9:6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. I tried to read past this verse but just couldn't. The words that jumped out at me were also those of St Paul 'Do not be deceived, God... Continue Reading →
31/365 THE ICE-CREAM VAN IN WINTER Ice cream is clearly a seasonal dessert, particularly in the summer, it becomes a hot cake. Thus without mincing words, it makes little sense for an ice cream van to be seen in winter. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to hear the sound of the ice-cream van in my... Continue Reading →
DAY 266 OF 365 IN 2021 ONE VARIABLE REMAINS In Galations 6:7 we read "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap." This principle holds when applied both literally or philosophically. But then again we read, 'it is neither he who sows or waters that does... Continue Reading →
DAY 205 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Matthew 13:24-30 YOUR FRUITBEARING POTENTIAL REMAINS INTACT Matthew 13:30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the harvesters, "First gather the weeds, and bind them into bundles in order to burn them; then gather together... Continue Reading →
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