A daily walk in faith, hope and love
REFERENCE TEXT: LUKE 14:10-25 'I must go and see my new field' , 'I must go and examine my new set of oxen', 'I have married a wife': while these are all good things, and marker of progress in some sense, they were classified as "excuses" in the Gospel text we read. Why? Because they... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Luke 10:13-16 Jesus stands speaking to two cities: Chorazin and Bethsaida comparing them with two others, Tyre and Sidon. He does not hold back in expressing his disappointment because He suggested that the opportunity given to the first two had been underutilized by them. The same opportunity in the hands of two different... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Luke 10:13-16 Jesus stands speaking to two cities: Chorazin and Bethsaida comparing them with two others, Tyre and Sidon. He does not hold back in expressing his disappointment because He suggested that the opportunity given to the first two had been underutilized by them. The same opportunity in the hands of two different... Continue Reading →
Luke 14:10 But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. Today's text is one that has... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 22:1-14 An invitation by definition is "a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something." An advertisement is an invitation, and like other invites, lays some kind of role on the invitee to respond as they desire: whether to accept or reject. Events may have dress codes,... Continue Reading →
REFERENCE: John 2:2-11 Jesus was invited to the wedding (vs 2) - That in itself raised the question 'have you invited Jesus to your feast?' - to your life, your family, your business? Is Jesus in the boat with you? It is that presence that gives you a hotline to hil like Mary did or... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Luke 14:15-24 In our reference text, a window of entry was opened, an opportunity which the invited guests declined using very valid excuses: to take ownership of a new field, verifying the strength of oxen and spending time with a new wife. (vs 18-20). Once their seemingly valid excuses were relayed to the... Continue Reading →
DAY 120 Throughout our walk in life, the consequences of the choices we make, whether those choices are made consciously, with knowledge or even in ignorance, will manifest. This is because every choice has an inherent after effect already inherent within it. Some are positive and others, negative. This accounts for the reason why many... Continue Reading →
DAY 311 Reference text: Luke 14:15-24 Everything for the banquet was ready, utinvited guests found reasons to not attend: the first gave an excuse: 'I have bought a piece of land and need to go check it out. The second had bought a yoke of oxen, and was going to test them out. The third,... Continue Reading →
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