DAY 6 1John 5:5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. Some claims are bold, even bordering on preposterous. We encounter one of such today in the Epistle of John 'belief in Jesus, the son of God is a necessary requirement to overcome... Continue Reading →
THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES
287/365 I am going to throw a straight punch to the gut- many of the songs we sing, are sung absent mindedly and unconsciously. In other words, they are more like an outflow triggered out of a jig of our memory: we know the words and the melody, so we sing along. However, every now... Continue Reading →
TRANSFORMATION
281/365 Luke 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. It is of interest the that of the ten lepers who were healed, the spotlight falls on the one who returned to Jesus to give thanks. Even more interesting is that one line ' he... Continue Reading →
WE ARE VIABLE SEED
We ARE VIABLE SEED Jesus was on a broadcast to clear the air. He had been referred to as the Prince of Demons, an accolade he swiftly moved to disassociate from. Thus, when asked to explain the parable of the weeds, in straight forward and clear language He says the following: Jesus answered, “The man... Continue Reading →
GOOD FRIDAY
GOOD FRIDAY The season of Easter, particularly good Friday, affords us the opportunity to do a bit of memory work, with a reflection on what got us to where we are. We journey back through the pages of scripture and in there, we see the price has been paid for each one of us.That realisation... Continue Reading →
UNBOUND AND FREE
DAY 243 OF 365 IN 2021 UNBOUND AND FREE Luke 4:39 So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them. What binds you? What or who holds you down? These are questions that will allow multiple pathways of thinking when dissected, but today I... Continue Reading →
WITH OR WITHOUT?
DAY 234 OF 365 IN 2021 WITH OR WITHOUT? John 6:67-68 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. Whenever a decision is made to jump ship, it is expected that the transition is... Continue Reading →
HE HAS TO BE IN THE PICTURE
DAY 228 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 19:20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?” In our text today, we encounter a young man in a bit of a predicament: his desire was to gain eternal life hence his contact with Jesus... Continue Reading →
THE SYSTEM OF ADVANTAGE
DAY 225 OF 365 IN 2021 THE SYSTEM OF ADVANTAGE Joshua 24:13 I gave you a land for which you never worked and cities that you didn't build, but that you have lived in. You're eating from vineyards and olive groves that you didn't plant. There is enough evidence to the effect that "hard-work produces... Continue Reading →