DAY 90/366 "When Christ rose from the grave,Light met darkness, and darkness could not overcome itSin met love, and sin was forgiven,Life met death, and death met its end" That is the reason we hold fast to the confession of faith because if Christ be not risen from the grave, then is our faith in... Continue Reading →
REFUSE TO STAY SMALL, GROW
DAY 67/366 John 4:46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. Jesus returned to Cana, the site of his first miracle of turning water to wine. What a moment it would have been should... Continue Reading →
CAN YOU RECOGNISE HIM?
DAY 36/366 Mark 6:54 And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, The cover image has no title, but with prior knowledge, that pattern is discernable. The root words translated 'recognise' literally means to "know again". To recognise" is thus defined as 'to identify (someone or something) from having encountered... Continue Reading →
A LIFE OF COLOUR & BEAUTY
DAY 32/366 1 Kings 2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:... Continue Reading →
COMPETITIVE JEALOUSY
DAY 18/366 Reference: 1 Samuel 18:6-9, 19:1-7 Sporting events of all kinds are called competitions because different people pitch their strengths against one another to emerge as winners. However, the dimension of competition we explore today is "competitive jealousy", which we see expressed in Saul's actions towards David. It all began with praise from the... Continue Reading →
CAN GOD TRUST YOU?
DAY 334 Power, Influence and Wealth are tripartite that should not be wielded by 'just anybody'. That includes power in all forms, mechanical or spiritual, influence on systems and men, as well as dimensions of wealth that bear potential to affect the life of society at large. They require a tranformed mind, an enabling through... Continue Reading →
DARE TO RISE IN INFLUENCE
DAY 295 Isaiah 45:1 God’s Message to his anointed,vto Cyrus, whom he took by the hand. To give the task of taming the nations, of terrifying their kings—He gave him free rein, no restrictions: We read an interesting encounter between God and king Cyrus. What is even more interesting is the nature of the discourse... Continue Reading →
POWER VRS AUTHORITY
DAY 270 Luke 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. We might find it strange that Jesus conferred both power and authority when he sent out the twelve, but that was the only way to ensure they excelled. Think about this:... Continue Reading →
HEARING ALONE DOES NOT PROFIT
DAY 259 Luke 6:46 Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? There are many who hear the same words of encouragement or advice all year round and yet at the end of everything, it seems they heard nothing. Using an analogy, Jesus in the Gospel presents two kinds... Continue Reading →