One thing that makes something a trap is it's obscurity. What is clearly obvious is often not a trap, but there lies at the heart of it a surprise that is not expected. Since even the most attentive of individuals can still become entrapped, for those who are distracted by other things, the chances of... Continue Reading →
DON’T MAKE YOURSELF EXPENDABLE
Even though you may not clearly know the function of a thing, in creation, you can be certain that nothing exists just because. There is an intelligent rationale and purpose for everything that is. We come down to the question of purpose often because of its central place in the life of men. We read... Continue Reading →
SIGNALS NOT TO BE MISSED
Luke 12:54 Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. The point at which the cloud is seen rising from the west, coincided with not only the immediate recognition of its meaning, but also the... Continue Reading →
WHEN BATTERED BY LIFE
There many moments when we come across questions that call for deeper personal reflection and introspection. In fact, these questions are often so weighty that leaving them as rhetorical or unanswered appear the right thing to do. Job asks two of such questions today : Why did I not perish at birth, and die as... Continue Reading →
BURN SOME BRIDGES
A bridge serves as a connection point between to people, locations or even ideologies. Therefore, a bridge is a strategic infrastructure that needs to be preserved. Thus, for those key bridges that maintaining your connection to God, purpose and destiny, preserve them. However, today's Gospel takes a rather opposite opinion to the preservation of bridges.... Continue Reading →
CHALLENGES WITH ASSIGNMENTS
Saint Paul today gives a glimpse into his life, and a specific situation for which he sought intervention from God.2 Corinthians 12:8 reads 'Three different times I prayed to the Lord about this and asked him to take it away.'However, on every of those occasions, God's answer was the same: “My grace is all you... Continue Reading →
A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF
One of the most used scriptures in discussing the area of agreement or division is Amos 3:3 which reads "Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?" Thus, we identify that at the very foundation of a walk together is the agreement to do so. That is the starting point. And if... Continue Reading →
DO YOU KNOW ‘WHO YOU ARE’?
DAY 351 John 1:22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? Messengers had come to John looking for answers, and in doing so, they had in mind a few people into whose mould he would fit perfectly. Their... Continue Reading →
FINDING SOLUTIONS
DAY 337 Mark 13:34 It is like a man away on a journey, who when he left home put his servants in charge, each with his particular task, and also ordered the doorkeeper to be continually alert. Whenever a team of players in any team sport operate in a disorganised manner, the statement that always... Continue Reading →