A daily walk in faith, hope and love
1 Samuel 1:14, 17 So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!... Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. In today's story, Hannah was called a drunk by Eli, the... Continue Reading →
Easter always begins with emptiness: an empty tomb. Yet, the only reason there is emptiness, is because Jesus is risen. So he stepped out of the tomb and it was found empty. But, we often dislike the idea of emptiness because it connotes 'a lack of'. Yet, emptiness has to be considered as an opportunity.... Continue Reading →
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Inheritance often connotes the reception of an irrevocable gift, largely depending on the existence of a unique relationship between the benefactor and the recipient.... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 3:2 I had to feed you milk, not solid food, because you were not ready for it. And even now you are not ready for it, Even the human body is designed with timing in mind - teeth do not show up immediately after a baby is born. Mothers are thus advised to... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Joshua 24:15-18 Our text today is one we are familiar with. It is the scene where Joshua calls an assembly of Israel and asked them to make pick a clear side with the question "choose this day whom you will serve"(Joshua 24:15) I read the text in the RSV translation and was intrigued... Continue Reading →
DAY 97 Today is a day for very pensive reflections and the hymns speak volumes. Two come to mind from this afternoon: The first is Graham Kendrick's titled "such love'. The first stanza is as follows: Such love, pure as the whitest snowSuch love, weeps for the shame I knowSuch love, paying the debt I... Continue Reading →
DAY 41 Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’? What the word of God can do is not only dependent on the... Continue Reading →
DAY 330 OF 365 IN 2021 CUSTODIANS OF GRACES Luke 21:29 And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. The fig tree is a particular kind of tree by whose leaves one can tell when summer arrives. However today, we are given a very interesting parable: "look not... Continue Reading →
DAY 87 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 14:36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. In the dying minutes of any soccer games, last ditch tackles come into play when opposition players do all they can... Continue Reading →
Your Daily Dose 