A PERSONAL INTEREST 110/365 John 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” When Jesus appeared to the disciples, Thomas was missing and he refused to believe until he had seen the wounds and placed his... Continue Reading →
HOW PERSONAL HAVE YOU GOT?
17/365 HOW PERSONAL HAVE YOU GOT? Comparisons often give us a point of reference, sometimes serving as a starting location from which to organise our thought process. Today, we compare the words of two kings: Statement one: "But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have... Continue Reading →
REPENTANCE IS PERSONAL
DAY 278 OF 365 IN 2021 REPENTANCE IS PERSONAL Jonah 3:5-6 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and... Continue Reading →
YOU’RE NOT ABANDONED
YOU'RE NOT ABANDONED DAY 274 OF 365 IN 2021 Psalm 79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed. When anyone encounters a child who appears lost in an environment within which... Continue Reading →
HEAR GOD FOR YOURSELF
DAY 216 OF 365 IN 2021 HEAR GOD FOR YOURSELF Numbers 13:30-31 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up... Continue Reading →
COMPOSE YOUR OWN REPORT
DAY 178 OF 365 IN 2021 COMPOSE YOUR OWN REPORT Mark 5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. The woman with the issue of blood, about whom we read in today's Gospel is a clear example of 'acting in faith'. However, it is her process of obtaining... Continue Reading →
A PERSON OF THE CROWD
DAY 111 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 8:6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. There are pros and cons to being purely 'a person of the crowd' - someone who depends on the position or opinions of a larger group of individuals than consideration... Continue Reading →
BECOME A STUDENT OF SCRIPTURE
DAY 79 OF 365 IN 2021 John 7:52 They responded, “Are you also from Galilee? Search [and read the Scriptures], and see [for yourself] that no prophet comes from Galilee!” Whenever the chief priests and Pharisees were involved in a discourse, it was always certain an interesting discussion would result. The different arguments, evidence presentation... Continue Reading →
HIS WILL AND HIS ABILITY
DAY 8 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 5:12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. There isn't a debate about the ability of GOD!... Continue Reading →