DAY 318 Luke 17:10 So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "'There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'" In a soccer game, when a striker scores a goals, they may get a thunderous celebratory... Continue Reading →
YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES PT 2
DAY 257 Proverbs 20:4 The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives; So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap]. It can be amazing how many people journey through life expecting things to simply happen for them, and to them. They are oblivious of the fact that... Continue Reading →
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
DAY 255 When a task isn't done, you are not accountable for it's outcome unless it is included in the list of your assigned or inherited responsibilities. Thus, there are some things which are ours to deal and many that rest in the remit of others. 'Acquisition of the truth' is one such area which... Continue Reading →
CALLED FOR SOMETHING
DAY 166 Matthew 5:25 Before you are dragged into court, make friends with the person who has accused you of doing wrong. If you don't, you will be handed over to the judge and then to the officer who will put you in jail. Regardless of how gifted men are, no man is gifted in... Continue Reading →
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH MORE?
DAY 127 Acts 6:1 But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. A question comes to mind: whenever we ask for more of anything, even things seemingly simple as more... Continue Reading →
A TASK FOR YOU
DAY 31 Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, A number of other scripture verses sprung to mind... Continue Reading →
YOUR PART TO PLAY
324/365 Luke 21:8 And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. Upon a closer look, it appears as though God takes himself entirely out of the picture and lays all responsibility... Continue Reading →
YOU’RE FIRED
229/365 YOU'RE FIRED The reality show 'The Apprentice' has a signature statement that is associated with it, and that is 'you're fired'. Whenever any individual is relieved of their post, or 'fired', unless this was executed with malicious intent, a reason that will often be identified as contributing factor for such outcomes is an inability... Continue Reading →
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
212/365 YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Colossians 3:1,2 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. There is something about knowing that a specific job is not your responsibility. You really do... Continue Reading →