DAY 44 Mark 8:12 He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” The question Jesus asked was not just for the people of his day, it extends down to ours: "why does this generation want a sign?" No answer... Continue Reading →
THE NEXT WAVE WON’T WAIT
220/365 THE NEXT WAVE WON'T WAIT Matthew 17:22-23 One day while they were still in Galilee, Jesus told them, “I am going to be betrayed into the power of those who will kill me, and on the third day afterwards I will be brought back to life again.” And the disciples’ hearts were filled with sorrow and... Continue Reading →
RESPOND TO THE INVITATION
RESPOND TO THE INVITATION 189/365 Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. This was a very specific request from Jesus, but it is one that can be generalised across many situations where an invitation is thrown out there for anyone to come and... Continue Reading →
ENTERING GOD’S REST
58/365 ENTERING GOD'S REST Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. The average dimensions of a camel is 2 metres high and 3 metres long. Even using the lower value as a measure, the... Continue Reading →
FINDING REST
DAY 348 OF 365 IN 2021 FINDING REST Zephaniah 3:13 The Israelites who remain will not act deceitfully. They will not lie, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down; no one will terrify them." When sheep, cattle and other ruminants go... Continue Reading →
TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS
TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS DAY 199 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 6:31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” If there is a question you are... Continue Reading →
REST A WHILE
DAY 37 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. There are systems in place for when one spends a significant duration of... Continue Reading →
DON’T FORGET ‘YOU’ ALSO COUNT
DAY 23 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 3:20 'Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat' Today, is one of the clearest examples we see in confirmation of the words 'the word became flesh'. Those who seemed concerned about the 'wellbeing'... Continue Reading →