THE HIDDEN PURPOSE OF GOD 89/365 Wisdom 2:22 and they did not know the secret purposes of God, nor hoped for the wages of holiness, nor discerned the prize for blameless souls; Sometimes, people think they have you exactly where they want you. In a place where they can inflict the most pain, in a... Continue Reading →
A PURPOSE BEHIND EVERY MOVE
DAY 350 OF 365 IN 2021 A PURPOSE BEHIND EVERY MOVE Luke 7:24-25 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in... Continue Reading →
DON’T JUST DECIDE
DAY 301 OF 365 IN 2021 DON'T JUST DECIDE Luke 6:12, 13 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom... Continue Reading →
NOT JUST COINCIDENCES
DAY 277 OF 365 IN 2021 NOT JUST COINCIDENCES Personally, I am aware that guessing isn't my friend. Should I guess 10 times, I am likely to be right only once. That probability is 10%, not very good odds if you are desperately depending on them for something. Something caught my eye as I read... Continue Reading →
WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING?
DAY 258 OF 365 IN 2021 WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING? Luke 7:32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!” A random question came to mind as I read the... Continue Reading →
GOOD INTENTIONS CAN BE JUST THAT
DAY 255 OF 365 IN 2021 GOOD INTENTIONS CAN BE JUST THAT Mark 8:33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” The wisdom of man has a very... Continue Reading →
LIFE’S CURVEBALLS
DAY 232 OF 365 IN 2021 Reference text: Ruth 1:1-22 LIFE'S CURVEBALLS Ruth 1:16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. I came... Continue Reading →
THE GOD WHO KNOWS
DAY 210 OF 365 IN 2021 THE GOD WHO KNOWS John 11:21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou had been here, my brother would not have died. Reading today's Gospel, it always felt a bit like Martha was holding Jesus accountable for the death of Lazarus. In the very least, that is one... Continue Reading →
ALL THINGS ACCOUNTED FOR
DAY 191 OF 365 IN 2021 ALL THINGS ACCOUNTED FOR Matthew 10:30 God even knows how many hairs are on your head. When plans are put in place, executors do their best to account for any contingencies - unforseen circumstances that could be perceived as threats to the success of the project. So when a... Continue Reading →