THIS IS THE WORLD OF MEN

John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! The words of Jesus' were his perception about Nathaniel, one arising from a knowledge that may have gone beyond just literal knowledge. What we note is that this perception was a good one. Don't... Continue Reading →

SOME THINGS DON’T “JUST” GO AWAY

Revelations 3:17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. Reading this verse, my mind was cast to Hebrews 11:1 'now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things'. So one could argue... Continue Reading →

COVER YOUR EARS

DAY 102/366 Acts 7:57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, What changes a man from the inside begins with what comes in from the outside. It should therefore not really be surprising that the people 'stopped their ears' before rushing at Stephen.... Continue Reading →

IN THE BEGINNING, GOD

DAY 37 When the earth was notably void and without form, the Spirit of a God hovered the waters and then God spoke 'let there be light'. That was the voice of order. Therefore formlessness, emptiness, chaos, nothingness, and fruitlessness have nothing to do with God. Another statement catches attention. It is the opening words... Continue Reading →

THE CROWD IS NOT YOUR ALLY

338/365 Luke 5:19 Because of the crowd, however, they could find no way to take him in. So they carried him up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed into the middle of the group in front of Jesus A rather brusk information to start with... Continue Reading →

THE SMALL THINGS

247/365 1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a small amount of yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? The message renders the text above as follows 'Yeast, too, is a “small thing,” but it works its way through a whole batch of bread dough pretty fast' A little... 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 →

SEE A PERSON, NOT JUST A NEED

DAY 63 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 16:22,24 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of... Continue Reading →

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