A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 139 There is an ongoing war, a battle between good and evil, between light and darkness, between those who are on the Lord's side and those who are not. This battle however has an interesting prize as its target- while it does appear that the grande picture is the entire colonisation of large swaths... Continue Reading →
DAY 98 In choosing a bulb, the luminosity of the light is taken into account depending on the size of the area to be illuminated. But make no mistake, even in the presence of the dimmest light, darkness begins to give way. On Holy Saturday, the service of light begins with the Pascal candle being... Continue Reading →
DAY 67 Jeremiah 18:18,a,c Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.” When the people in the days of Jeremiah wanted to plot against him, their focus was on using two things:... Continue Reading →
350/365 We read about John who presented as a shining and burning light, but those sent to him 'chose to rejoice in his light for a season.(John 5:35)' Note the emphasis on the duration of their mingling with his light 'for a while'. Regardless of how dimly a light shines, it has the potential to... Continue Reading →
327/365 Reference: Luke 21:21-28 In the absence of light, one factor of it being knowledge and its application in wisdom, the fruits one is likely to bear are fear, hopelessness and chaos. Picture this example: when a novice is given controls in the cockpit of an airplane, the best you might get out of them... Continue Reading →
261/365 We sometimes thrive on the prospect of the odd one-the one in a million chance that something might not follow the expected norm. Yet, every now and then we arrive at a place where no such variations seem applicable.Today's text is one of such 'No one lights a lamp and then covers it with... Continue Reading →
213/365 YOU NEED SIGHT Matthew 15:14 Leave them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." There are times when we would wish some statements are for illustrative purposes only. However, many statements are in fact only time bound: a matter of when.... Continue Reading →
38/365 TO BE LIGHT FOR OTHERS, GLOW FIRST Something I read this afternoon took my mind on a bit of a journey and among the many questions I pondered on was 'why are people referred to as 'experts' in their respective fields never far from the classroom?' It appears they are rather the keenest of... Continue Reading →
DAY 263 OF 365 IN 2021 SHINE BRIGHT WHEREVER YOU ARE Luke 8 :16 “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. People sometimes want to be described... Continue Reading →
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