HOW PROMPT IS YOUR RESPONSE

Reference text: Mark 1:14-20 Jesus found two sets of brothers at different stages of the fishing journey: the first pair: Simon and Andrew were casting their net, while James and John were mending their net. That stage did not matter because in both cases, the response was the same "immediately". If we recall the instructions... Continue Reading →

THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU

The two parts of today's text are connected by the preposition "And" hence it reads ' But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people.[AND] walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’(Jeremiah 7:23) Just... Continue Reading →

FAR BEYOND THE ACTION

Reference text: 1 Kings 17:10-16 The Word of God is indeed creative, but when it meets a vessel ready to follow through actions in obedience, a true formidable force emerges. As I read through the account between Elijah and the widow at Zarephath, my mind was cast to the instructions Elijah gave 'prepare a morsel... Continue Reading →

A TEST OF RESILIENCE AND PATIENCE

Repitition brings mastery, however it can also bring boredom and trigger resistance. When tasked with doing the very same thing on every single occasion, one might lose interest and become demotivated. The main text in today's reading is as follows: 1 Kings 18:43 And Elijah said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the... Continue Reading →

GOD CONSTRAINS BECAUSE HE LOVES

DAY 64/366 Nearly every new product comes with a manual. The inclusion of this, often bulky document, isn't to provide an additional catalogue for one's reading list, instead, It serves as a valid reference point and boundary within which the product is to be used. That is the only windows of use the manufacturer's warrantee... Continue Reading →

A LIFE OF COLOUR & BEAUTY

DAY 32/366 1 Kings  2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:... Continue Reading →

WHO TOLD YOU?

DAY 341 Genesis  3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? God's question to Adam was a question to clarify what he had submitted his ears to hear and obey. This question 'Who told you that you... Continue Reading →

DO BUSINESS TILL I COME

DAY 325 Luke 19:13 Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said. The servant in rebellion, who was utterly disobedient, did not heed instruction. As a result, he missed the key that was given alongside the money:  'do business till I return'.... Continue Reading →

GOD FIRST

DAY 277 Luke 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. We read about two interesting groups of people in the Gospel: the first set meet Jesus and his disciples along the road and offer to join the... Continue Reading →

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