A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Reference text: Luke 19:1-10Scripture provides one description of Zachaeus, and that was the fact that 'he was rich'. Reading further, it becomes rather obvious that he had not become wealthy by chance. He had become someone who had developed great resourcefulness in the midst of what others would describe as challenging times. In today's account,... Continue Reading →
Luke 21:5-6 Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said, Do you see these stones? The time is coming when not one of them will be left in place. They will all be knocked down." The days are coming when... Continue Reading →
REFERENCE TEXT: EXODUS 17:8-13 This text details the fight between Israel and Amalek in Rephidim, the stand out image being Moses standing on the hill top, rod in hand. When his hands were raised, Israel were winning and they were losing losing when his hands went down. Take some time to read the text but... Continue Reading →
2 Corinthians 11:6 Even though I may be untrained as an orator, I am not so in the field of knowledge. We have made this clear to all of you in every possible way. In mathematics, the final sign taken up by an operation during the addition of negative and positive numbers depends on the... Continue Reading →
Matthew 26:15-16 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. The moment Judas set his heart on the price for betraying Jesus, the deed was already done.... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 25:1-13 Matthew 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. The parable of the ten virgins is one we are familiar with, a story often aligned to readiness and preparedness. Reading it again today, what came to mind was this:As much as we delight in being able to control and... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 19:16-22Jesus encounters a rather determined young man in today's Gospel, one who was interested in things that matter hence his question 'good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' After Jesus responds with a list of the commandments, the young man responds 'these I have kept since my youth'. Yet,... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 2 Kings 19 When a person learns a new skill that gives them an advantage, in instances where the learning was done in secret, it is almost as though they are waiting for the ideal opportunity to show off. And in some cases, it feels that is exactly what God does. Sennacherib took... Continue Reading →
DAY 94/366 It seems one of the hardest things for any person to easily accept is for their hard earned efforts to be attributed to another person. It can be such a big blow that it could trigger a significant response from those affected. In the like manner, it could be equally as hard to... Continue Reading →
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