Luke 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— Let's break today's verse down into minibites 'which of you intending' - Alternatives to the word "Intending" is desiring or wanting, and that is an important starting point.... Continue Reading →
IS YOUR HOUSE UNDER LOCK AND KEY ?
There is a list for nearly everything including the best and worst: the best in class, worst performing vehicles, happiest cities to live in, richest people in the world, best holiday destinations etc. In fact, the list is endless. In every case, this value has been estimated using specific metrics. For those dubbed as "the... Continue Reading →
THE COST CHANGES WITH HEIGHT
When a toddler drops a precious item and shatters it, they are very likely to get away with a free pass because they will not have a clue what they have done. The same actions from a teenager will elicit a different response. Here is a lesson: things become more costly as you journey further... Continue Reading →
A CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE
Numbers 21:5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” With the Israelites as we read about in scripture, you could find yourself in a... Continue Reading →
A GOOD NAME IS EARNED, NOT AWARDED
Reference text: Luke 7:1-10 Today's Gospel account took my mind to this verse in "Proverbs 22:1" A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be favoured is better than silver or gold". Hence, in terms of hierarchy, both a good name and favour rank above great riches. So that in itself, is a... Continue Reading →
BE SPIRITUAL, BUT DON’T IGNORE PRINCIPLES
The power of God is accessible through intimacy, and that is the highest form of access because it requires a relationship with Him personally. However, there is another dimension of power which God has hidden in principles. One necessarily does not need a relationship with God for principles to work, only a willingness to adhere... Continue Reading →
WHY DO MEN CONCLUDE WHEN GOD HAS NOT SPOKEN?
The voice translation renders Andrew's words to Jesus this way: I met a young boy in the crowd carrying five barley loaves and two fish, but that is practically useless in feeding a crowd this large"(John 6:9) Today's story is very akin to that of Moses standing before the red sea, holding only a staff... Continue Reading →
BOAST IN THE LORD
Isaiah 10:15 But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself? The questions presented in today's text present points for consideration, presenting images that we can... Continue Reading →
WHO DETERMINES YOUR VALUE?
Matthew 10:30,31 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Value is often considered subjective because it is dependent on whether what is on offet, whether men or things, in that moment are required and useful. It might therefore result in... Continue Reading →