Romans 15:5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, I have seen and heard many names of God, but somehow reading the text today I realized "I had not seen this one before:" The God of endurance and encouragement" This... Continue Reading →
‘SOME MEN’ ARE FOR YOU
Acts 6:9a But he was opposed by some men who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen Whenever we read the account of Stephen, who is often deemed the first Martyr of the church, we are met with a scene very similar to that of Jesus. A ploy using witnesses to make a case... Continue Reading →
GROUND SUPPORT
Visibility is often directly proportional to speed. In other words, the further ahead you can see, the faster you are likely to run. This is true when you're on the ground, but in the air, different rules apply. You might be forgiven for thinking a pilot has to reduce the speed of the aircraft in... Continue Reading →
WHO IS YOUR BACKING?
We are introduced to the first reading of today in these words ' And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word(1 Kings 17:1). Thus,... Continue Reading →
LEARN TO DO GOOD
DAY 57/366 LEARN TO DO GOOD Isaiah 1:16-17 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless,Plead for the widow. The charge from Isaiah is a call to advocacy, to rise up... Continue Reading →
OUTSOURCE SOME BATTLES
DAY 321 Luke 18:3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ A sign of strength is often seated in the ability to face every battle that comes your way, and win. However, not every battle is won through ones own... Continue Reading →
IT’S MORE THAN AN INVITATION
331/365 In the realm of man, language is not universal because in even the most similar of languages, what means something positive in one, might stand for something rather uncomfortable in the other. Language is therefore best interpreted in context. The centurion we encounter today mentioned that He had authority and this he expressed thus:... Continue Reading →
HELPED BY GOD
295/365 Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 'Oh, God be merciful to me a sinner 'As soon those words echoed out the vocal cords of the tax collector, heaven... Continue Reading →
DO UNTO OTHERS
178/365 DO UNTO OTHERS I had to make a quick round trip this morning and an event along the way got me thinking. Since I was in a bit of a hurry, the last thing I expected was to find myself following a slow moving vehicle but as life would have it, that was exactly... Continue Reading →