A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 126/366 Acts 18:26 When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately. In our text today, we read about Apollos and his encounter with Priscilla and Aquila. We identify that even though Apollos was accurate in his message, in... Continue Reading →
DAY 204 1. Just because you are zealous about changing something or someone, doesn't mean you first have to become that. Simply, you cannot become a monster just to catch one because after that, what happens? My mind was cast to the Paul's first letter to the Corinthians 'I make myself all things to all... Continue Reading →
DAY 62 Matthew 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Whenever a case exists in the hands of an accuser, the recommendation Jesus offers is... Continue Reading →
DAY 48 A brief extract from one commentary about today's text read "Whatever the occasion, we aspire to be at the top of the pack, looked up to by the masses".One might think this relates to the attainment of mastery, but it is far from it. Instead of a rise to the top being driven... Continue Reading →
275/365 Luke 10:30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. The language used in scripture often allows us to retrace steps to enter the minds of the characters about whom... Continue Reading →
DIFFERENT MOTIVES 99/365 John 12:5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? The very fact that Judas and Mary each had very different plans for the same bottle of ointment takes us on a brief journey into the psyche of others. Sometimes, we will never truly understand... Continue Reading →
RESPECT CHOICES 84/365 Luke 15:27, 28 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. Among the many legal loops one has... Continue Reading →
WE ARE ALSO HUMAN 71/365 Luke 6:37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Today's text made came not just as a reminder but also as rebuke, and that is what the word of God ought to do.When... Continue Reading →
29/365 BEFORE YOU JUDGE... Today's reflection hangs on the back of this excerpt from Nathan's rubuke of David after the incident with Bathsheba and Urriah in 2 Samuel 12 . He tells David a parable about a rich man too stingy to take an animal out of his own herd to prepare for his visitor... Continue Reading →
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