A daily walk in faith, hope and love
"So that you may be sons of your Father in the heavens. For He makes His sun rise on evil and good, and He sends rain on righteous and unrighteous" (Mt 5:45). I hadn't realized the use of the possessive determiner 'HIS' despite having read this chapter in Matthew's Gospel a couple of times. It... Continue Reading →
DAY 106/366 Two distinct mindsets which prompt corresponding actions are presented by Jesus in the parable of the good shepherd: "the ownership mindset" and the "hired-hand mindset". It becomes clear quite early what actions characterize each of these. While a shepherd, with an ownership mindset, stands with and for the sheep, prepared to defend and... Continue Reading →
John 10:13 The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep. There is a difference between an employee with a sense of ownership to their duties and one who functions solely as 'a hired-hand'. The definition is literal, an extra pair of hands who takes... Continue Reading →
Friday: August 14, 2020 Ezekiel 16:14-15a Your fame soon spread throughout the world because of your beauty. I dressed you in my splendor and perfected your beauty, says the Sovereign Lord. “But you thought your fame and beauty were your own Our attitudes towards things are often influenced by the relationships we attach to them,... Continue Reading →
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