GET YOURSELF READY

241/365 Jeremiah 1:17 But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them. God could have told Jeremiah: 'get up and let's go'. Why does He even bother telling him... Continue Reading →

WHEN WE CAN BARE

140/365 WHEN WE CAN BEAR John 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. To many, 'holding back information' from them is the start of all manner of concerns. Rightly so when this approach is taken because the discloser wants to avoid the outcome or postpone the... Continue Reading →

A PRICE TO PAY

36/365 A PRICE TO PAY It's easy to see king Solomon as 'that guy who got lucky with God'. Lucky enough to be visited in a dream and given the opportunity to ask for whatever he wanted. And to crown it all, even those things he did not ask for, were given to him -... 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 →

MINI BITES

DAY 235 OF 365 IN 2021 MINI BITES It's taking me quite some to make progress with the current book I am reading because every few paragraphs calls for a pause and some reflection. Today, therefore, I just want us to think about our journey with God and what we can expect to happen at... Continue Reading →

IS YOUR GROUND READY?

DAY 202 OF 365 IN 2021 IS YOUR GROUND READY? Reference text: Matthew 13:1-9 Matthew 13:5-6 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.... Continue Reading →

EVERYTHING COSTS SOMETHING

DAY 184 OF 365 IN 2021 EVERYTHING COSTS SOMETHING 'TINSTAAFL'- You will probably not be familiar with this acronym but do the words 'There is no such thing as a free lunch' ring a bell. This came to mind today. A quick search presents the origins of this statement as born out of lay opinion... Continue Reading →

LEARN, UNLEARN AND RELEARN

LEARN, UNLEARN, RELEARN Matthew 5:43-44 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, When one speaks... Continue Reading →

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