A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Zephania 3:1-2 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the LORD, she does not draw near to her God The text from the prophet Zephaniah, highlights what we can see as the stages of rebellion. To the believer, this is... Continue Reading →
Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Whenever I hear the words "I will do whatever I want" I find it fascinating... Continue Reading →
DAY 53/366 1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but willingly according to God; and not for base gain but eagerly, There are those who become leaders by virtue of situations, those who are forced to become leaders and those who enter the corridors of power motivated... Continue Reading →
DAY 82 Reference text: Exodus 32:7-14 About Israel, God said 'I have seen this people' (Ex 32:9a). A similar language is used when Jesus encountered Nathaniel and told him 'while you were under the fig tree, I saw you (Jn 1:48). Whenever sight is referenced to God, He does not see using just the sense... Continue Reading →
RESPECT CHOICES 84/365 Luke 15:27, 28 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. Among the many legal loops one has... Continue Reading →
41/365 IN PRIVATE OR IN PUBLIC? Luke 7:33a Jesus took him away from the crowd to be alone with him. Praise, honour, rebuke, and correction can all be addressed to individuals in two settings: in private or in public. Regardless however of the domain within which they are administered, they have an impact on it's... Continue Reading →
GOD IS COMPASSION AND LOVE Genesis 18:32 And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. We come to realise a very hard reality, that an entire city, country... Continue Reading →
Genesis 37:3, 4 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.... Continue Reading →
DAY 52 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 1:12 Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. Scripture uses some very strong words to describe Jesus' transition to the wilderness after his Baptism: 'impelled, driven, and compelled'. All three are suggestive of a constraint, a use of some force to elicit a specific... Continue Reading →
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