256/365 Numbers 21:4b "The people's tempers grew short because of the detour" Other versions render the text 'the people grew impatient on the way'. When that happened, the first thing they did was to spoke against God and Moses; against God and against man. In their minds, they had stayed too long on the journey... Continue Reading →
THE MINISTRY OF MEN
211/365 THE MINISTRY OF MEN 'God works for men through men'. In other words, 'this is the world of men'. As much as we understand and acknowledge the sovereignty of God, His place as owner and ruler of All, the domain of the earth, this territory, He handed over to man to have dominion (Gen... Continue Reading →
RESPECT RESULTS
154/365 RESPECT RESULTS 2 Kings 18:41-42 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. All Elijah told... Continue Reading →
YOU NEED LETTERS
121/365 YOU NEED LETTERS Acts 9:1-2 Saul kept on threatening to kill the Lord's followers. He even went to the high priest and asked for letters to the leaders of the synagogues in Damascus. He did this because he wanted to arrest and take to Jerusalem any man or woman who had accepted the Lord's... Continue Reading →
IN PRIVATE OR IN PUBLIC?
41/365 IN PRIVATE OR IN PUBLIC? Luke 7:33a Jesus took him away from the crowd to be alone with him. Praise, honour, rebuke, and correction can all be addressed to individuals in two settings: in private or in public. Regardless however of the domain within which they are administered, they have an impact on it's... Continue Reading →
A REAL MIXED BAG
DAY 351 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 1:1 An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: A REAL MIXED MAG Today, lets dive straight to the business end. What we read in the Gospel text (Matthew 1)is a long list of names, a real mixed bag we... Continue Reading →
CUSTODIANS OF GRACES
DAY 330 OF 365 IN 2021 CUSTODIANS OF GRACES Luke 21:29 And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. The fig tree is a particular kind of tree by whose leaves one can tell when summer arrives. However today, we are given a very interesting parable: "look not... Continue Reading →
GENTLE REMINDERS
DAY 233 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Matthew 23:1-12 GENTLE REMINDERS Two messages stem from today's text, the first is a warning arising from the statement "the Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses so do and observe what they tell you". That seat is clearly not a literal piece of furniture, but the... Continue Reading →
MERITS OF HONOUR
MERITS OF HONOUR DAY 185 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. "If you see Him as the carpenter's son, you only merit... Continue Reading →