DAY 7 I am a tenth of the way through my January reading. It is a book recommended by my brother titled "Quiet- the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking". As I read through the pages today, a statement got me doing a bit of thinking: "Prepare a face to meet... Continue Reading →
ONE DAY
BOXING DAY "Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia." (Acts 6:8-9) As I... Continue Reading →
GET YOURSELF READY
308/365 Luke 16:10 He who is faithful in a very little thing is also faithful in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little thing is also dishonest in much It is always a dangerous thing to be given everything all at once because one requires the ability to sustain a particular threshold... Continue Reading →
SEEKING OPPORTUNITY
SEEKING OPPORTUNITY 101/365 Matthew 26:16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. 'A time or a set of circumstances that make something possible' - that is the definition of an opportunity. Thus, regardless of the intention behind one's search for an opportunity, one thing is highlighted 'there is a time and set... Continue Reading →
SOME TIME IN HIDING
13/365 SOME TIME IN HIDING Mark 1:44a-45 “See that you don’t tell anyone. Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere. There is a reason... Continue Reading →
CHRISTMAS DAY 2021
START PREPARING For many, this is a time to get together with others, an opportunity to reflect on the happenings of the past year. I think we all deserve that kind of catch up with the nature of Christmases we have had the last couple of years. Every passing one has been one filled with... Continue Reading →
GET READY AND REMAIN READY
GET READY AND REMAIN READY DAY 238 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Today's text brought back some memories of a... Continue Reading →
PREPARE FOR YOUR BATTLES
Monday: December 7, 2020 Luke 7:19 Because of the crowd, however, they could find no way to take him in. So they carried him up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed into the middle of the group in front of Jesus. Before soldiers head out... Continue Reading →