Reference text: 1 Samuel 26:1-23We read the story of Saul's pursuit of David. Within this story, a deep sleep from the Lord accounted for the absence of any awareness when David and Abishai went deep behind enemy lines. If this story was retolled purely in human context without the divine intervention, we could say:"Saul went... Continue Reading →
NOT MUCH CAN BE ENTRUSTED TO CHILDREN
The exact words of Jesus when he noticed his disciples turning children away from him were "Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God" (Mark 10:14b). It may appear the trend to go off the notion that the kingdom of God belongs to children besides... Continue Reading →
DON’T TAKE UNWARRANTED RISKS
DAY 70/366 We read an interesting account today, one that brings up the the question 'was Jesus afraid?' Our text of interest from John 7:1-2, sheds light on an occasion where Jesus preferred not to travel through Judea because the Jews wanted to kill him. For a man of his influence, stature with the kind... Continue Reading →
CAN YOU PICK THE STONES FOR YOUR BATTLE?
DAY 16/366 Reference text: 1 Samuel 17:32-51 David run towards the battle line to meet Goliath during their face off, but let's not even for a moment think that David was operating on a flush of adrenaline because it would have been folly for a young lad who had spent his days tending sheep, to... Continue Reading →
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
DAY 34 Mark 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. What do you want?Perhaps, that seems a bit too vague so let me rephrase it:'What do you want out of life?' This is one of the simplest questions we... Continue Reading →
WHAT SHALL I DO?
DAY 25 Acts 22:10 And I asked, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord answered me, Get up and go into Damascus, and there it will be told you all that it is destined and appointed for you to do. You can be doing a lot of things, with zeal, passion and hardwork. In... Continue Reading →
SOMETHING MORE THAN GOLD
DAY 13 Mark 2:4 When they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus; and when they had dug out an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. Whenever you desire an answer to a question, you find out who has... Continue Reading →
RISKY CHOICES
153/356 RISKY CHOICES 1 Kings 17:8-9 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. We make our decisions in life after careful risk assessments. In situations where two decisions come... Continue Reading →