A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Reference text: 2nd Kings 5:1-15 Today's scripture captures the story of Naaman, the Syrian. It presents a very interesting sequence of information transfer that begins with a little girl making a recommendation to her mistress, Naaman's wife. This information is passed on to Naaman who then tells his master, the King of Syria. This king... Continue Reading →
Jonah 3:8-9 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.” The... Continue Reading →
Isaiah 55:10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, Whenever there are grains of wheat, while the sower sees them as seed,... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 1 Samuel 3:1-17 I found reading this text quite interesting. In particular, two verses caught my attention. In verse 1 we read "And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision." However, we continue reading and... Continue Reading →
Luke 4:17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: The ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer is manifold. One executive summary of a dimension of his ministry is presented in John 14:26 'But the Comforter,... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 2:1-12 On the feast of the Epiphany, we read about the magi and their journey to Bethlehem, led by a star. Their journey took them into the palace where they shared their mission with king Herod. When the king heard their words, he was troubled yet his response was equally swift and... Continue Reading →
REFERENCE TEXT: Isaiah 11:1-10 In our world today, clear lines are drawn between friends and enemies, no blurred lines. Prey and predator have no reason to share a space because the outcome does not need prophesy to determine. So reading the book of Isaiah today requires a bit of very out of the ordinary imagination... Continue Reading →
In a message I listend to yesterday, a three fold key was given as the foundation for fruitfulness, which is a core mandate of every believer. These were wisdom, faith and power. Reading the Gospel this morning, the first pillar stood out quite a bit. As usual, Jesus used a parable to drive this home.... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Luke 16:1-13 The premise underlying the actions of the steward who was at the centre of today's parable was his concern about life after losing his job. The verse of interest is thus Luke 16:3 "And the steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away... Continue Reading →
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