The two parts of today's text are connected by the preposition "And" hence it reads ' But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people.[AND] walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’(Jeremiah 7:23) Just... Continue Reading →
RESULTS TO SHOW FOR EFFORT
Isaiah 26:18 We became pregnant, we writhed in pain; we gave birth to wind. We have won no victories on earth, and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen. The question "what do you have to show for it?" is what comes to mind after reading the text from the Prophet Isaiah. We could consider the... Continue Reading →
GET READY FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT
Mark 6:11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” Rejection is often characterized under 'failures'- which is defined as being unsuccessful at achieving a set goal. Across many endeavors therefore, there is always a case... Continue Reading →
AN UNPREPARED VESSEL
DAY 230 I came across this statement recently: never give power to the greedy,or wealth to the ignorant orhand over a knife to the crazy' Words such as these tend, to offer an opportunity to be looked at through the lens of scripture and with these, Psalms 145:15 came to mind: All eyes look to... Continue Reading →
THERE IS A LESSON IN EVERTHING
DAY 228 Reference text: Matthew 18:15-20 When an equipment such as a computer breaks down, there are instructions one has to follow in an attempt to get it working. Depending on skillset and knowledge base, different individuals might be able to troubleshoot at different levels. This might include turning it off, waiting and then turning... Continue Reading →
GOD IS THE YARDSTICK
DAY 77 Whenever you employ the superlative or comparative forms of any word, it means you have established a set standard of measure against which the comparison is being done. However, there is a rule to comparison: the standards of measure have to be the same: so you can compare lengths, but not with weights.... Continue Reading →
THE COST OF THE WHOLE WORLD
61/365 THE COST OF THE WHOLE WORLD The poem which follows came to mind as I reflected on today's Gospel text in Luke 9:25 "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?" You have gained the whole world, Its silver and its gold,Its... Continue Reading →
WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING?
DAY 258 OF 365 IN 2021 WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING? Luke 7:32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!” A random question came to mind as I read the... Continue Reading →
STAY POSITIVE ANYWAY
DAY 206 OF 365 IN 2021 STAY POSITIVE ANYWAY If there is something I realised today, it was the fact after two years of restrictions and lockdowns, I really missed church. I remain connected to the fellowship of believers, but the sense of actually walking into the place of worship personally brings a feeling that... Continue Reading →