Luke 1:20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time. Zechariah stood in the office of priest in the season when John was to be conceived. According to lots, it was his... Continue Reading →
FORM YOUR OWN CONVICTIONS
Reference text: Matthew 11:2-11 A counsellor's task is not always to tell the counsellee what to do explicitly, it is to listen and guide the decision making process often through thought-provoking dialogue. Because mind you, people don't really simply follow all you tell them, they begin from a personal opinion and conviction which they refine... Continue Reading →
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
DAY 99/365 John 6:5-6 When Jesus looked out and saw that a large crowd had arrived, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread to feed these people?” He said this to stretch Philip’s faith. He already knew what he was going to do.(MSG) When you find out that the person who asked a... Continue Reading →
YOUR TOKEN OF PARTICIPATION
DAY 59 Isaiah 55:10-11 “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,So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU IN THAT NUMBER?
DAY 26 Luke 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. We read a very interesting piece of text today. If nothing, the title 'Lord of the harvest' should be... Continue Reading →
WHO MAKES YOU RELENT?
253/365 God's charges against Israel were valid and Israel was indeed blameworthy bevause they have done everything 'themselves'. The charges read:"They have corrupted themselvesThey have not walked I the way I showedThey have made for themselves a golden calf and worshipped it as their god". On these grounds, an equivalent and proportionate response was not... Continue Reading →
GOD WILL STILL MOVE
GOD WILL STILL MOVE DAY 302 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 14:3,4 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; When man refuses to respond, it does not... Continue Reading →
MINIBITES: CHOICES
DAY 270 OF 365 IN 2021 MINIBITES: CHOICES Today, let's just take a trip along reflection lane to ponder on choices: God has given us freewill, suggesting that we have been given choices. However, with these choices there is a caveat - they come with consequences, often eternal consequences. People who do not believe in... Continue Reading →
PARTNERS WITH GOD
DAY 102 OF 365 IN 2021 We read today about Peter and John returning to the community of believers after being arrested for proclaiming the good news. Their return is marked by a filling with the Holy Spirit which was preceded by a prayer that we ought to take a closer look at. "And now,... Continue Reading →