DAY 114 After the multiplication of bread, we see the crowd desperately looking for Jesus. In fact, they jumped into boats unsure if He was at their set destination. Jesus' first words upon seeing them however seemed like a rebuke: "Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs,... Continue Reading →
SUCH LOVE
DAY 97 Today is a day for very pensive reflections and the hymns speak volumes. Two come to mind from this afternoon: The first is Graham Kendrick's titled "such love'. The first stanza is as follows: Such love, pure as the whitest snowSuch love, weeps for the shame I knowSuch love, paying the debt I... Continue Reading →
A HUMBLE GOD
DAY 96 John 13:12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. Humility and service were important to Jesus, hence, he had to ensure that his disciples understood those concepts while he was with... Continue Reading →
LOVE HAS NO EXPECTATIONS
303/365 Luke 14:12-13 When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends and family and relatives and rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return, and you will be paid back. When you give a feast, invite the poor, the paralyzed, the lame, and the blind When we take... Continue Reading →
WHAT DO YOU LOVE?
268/365 Job 1:11 But put forth Your hand now and touch (destroy) all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.” We are people who develop a love or strong like for the things we acquire: a new house, a particular piece of clothing, jewellery, or stationery, even a particular appliance... Continue Reading →
EVERLASTING LOVE
215/365 EVERLASTING LOVE Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. I'm just thinking about a world where there was no finiteness to time: No calendars, no clocks, no months with durations etc. In effect, we... Continue Reading →
BE A NEIGHBOUR
185/365 Luke 10:36 Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” It is no ruse that the Priest and Levite had places to get: the temple, the synagogue, the members of their community. That however ought not have presented them from being neighbours... Continue Reading →
REMAIN TEACHABLE
143/365 REMAIN TEACHABLE 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. There is an old quote that came to mind today: "He who knows not,and knows not that he knows not,is a fool; shun him. He who... Continue Reading →
THE ALTAR OF LOVE AWAITS
112/365 THE ALTAR OF LOVE AWAITS In school, before students are given questions to solve on their own, more often than not teachers work through a few examples with them. The intention behind those examples is the same as in other cases 'to show them the process to obtain answers' That is the very thing... Continue Reading →