Genesis 45:5 And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life The story of Joseph and how he found himself in Egypt is a mystery. In fact, what seemed like a sale fueled by anger and greed, was actually the... Continue Reading →
NOTHING IS WASTED WITH GOD
Reference: Acts 8:1-8In life's circumstances, situations and even what we may describe as displacements and shifts, God has a way of routing good things through them. Everything is thus an opportunity for God to make himself known. He stays true to the words 'all things work together for the good of those that love God... Continue Reading →
WHERE DO YOU BELONG?
The Gospel today brought about up a series of questions to ponder on beginning with "in which category do you fall? Our verse of interest is John 7:44" "And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him." So here we had a group of men who would have wished... Continue Reading →
MINI BITES
Reference text: Judges 13:1-25 1. God knowsIt's not that God is unaware of what is going on with us, because sometimes that is how we make him out to be. An ignorant and aloof creator. But He is ever more aware. When the angel came to Manoah's wife, the opening remarks were to acknowledge her... Continue Reading →
DON’T ALTER YOUR GIVEN STRATEGY
Reference text: Galatians 3:1-5 Galatians 3:3 Are you so irrational? After you started with the Spirit, are you now finishing up with your own human effort? It appears Saint Paul releases all the fetters and drops his anchor in this chapter of the book of Galatians. Across the various versions we might read, his descriptions... Continue Reading →
KNOW WHO BRINGS TOMORROW
Reference text: James 4:13-17 We can choose to live in three different realities: the past, the present or the future. The past is meant to be learnt from, the present, to be lived and the future, to look forward to. Despite all the unknowns that tomorrow holds, people still make plans in anticipation of its... Continue Reading →
THERE IS WORK TO DO, SO KEEP MOVING FORWARD
DAY 103/366 Reference text: Acts 8:1-8 In our text today, first there was a persecution, and this persecution led to a scattering of the church. However, what stands out today is the response of those who had been scattered abroad "they went about preaching the word". They had reason to be angry about the current... Continue Reading →
NO COINCIDENCES WITH GOD
DAY 13/366 Reference text: 1 Samuel 9:1-27,10:1 This story in its entirety contains a story with some very interesting things to note:1. searching for missing animals is a task servants would have been charged with, but Kish made his son, Saul, and a servant the search party.2. After searching four towns and making no headway,... Continue Reading →
HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST?
DAY 312 Proverbs 24:10 introduces a very interesting preamble to our discourse today. It reads 'If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small.' The real question to ponder on therefore from today's text is the question Jesus asks 'have you counted the cost?' In Jesus' discourse today, He uses the building... Continue Reading →