Reference text: Exodus 1:8-14, 22 Two concepts, among many, emerge from the text today1. Ignorance Exodus 1:8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. Because the new king had no idea of what had been, his decision making on what will be was affected. Our invitation thus is not... Continue Reading →
DON’T FIND COMFORT IN IGNORANCE
DAY 122/366 Acts 17:30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now He commands all men everywhere to repent, There is a season in everyone's life where they might get away with ignorance. This is the story we relay to students starting out in first year when we tell them 'you might be able... Continue Reading →
OVERCONFIDENCE
DAY 22/366 2 Samuel 5:6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.” Whenever a person speaks with what appears... Continue Reading →
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IGNORANCE
DAY 305 Revelation 7:13-14a Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”I answered, “Sir, you know.” Today's text is set in the throne room of Heaven where John finds himself in a dialogue with one of the elders.He is asked a question 'These who... Continue Reading →
NO GUARANTEE FOR EASE
352/365 Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the young woman who is unmarried and a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [God with us]. Whenever trouble beckons,the first thing we do is to look around to ascertain who is in our corner.... Continue Reading →
IGNORANCE DOES NOT CREATE EXEMPTIONS
291/365 There are many occasions when it feels like 'I didn't know' should be a perfectly reasonable 'get-out-of-jail- free' card. We might think it would provide the appropriate exemption from punishment or consequences of action but in the eyes of the law, not knowing does not exempt you from the consequences that follow. A classic... Continue Reading →
MISREPRESENTATION
179/365 MISREPRESENTATION Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. 'He casts out demons by the Prince of demons'. On the one hand, while we could say this story was cooked up out of jealousy, it raises a bigger concern regarding the conclusions others infer from specific... Continue Reading →
NO VALID EXCUSE
DAY 132 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 17:30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 'Ignorance is no excuse'- that is a popular phrase when people fall foul of things they did not know about, it could be a rule or policy. Here is the jist: just... Continue Reading →