A GUARD OVER YOUR LIPS

Psalms 141:3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. When a prisoner escapes under custody, it is a big deal. We can thus cast our minds to the story of the jailer in the Acts of the Apostles who nearly took his own life for fear that his... Continue Reading →

MIND YOUR TALK

DAY 329 1 Maccabees 6:3-4 So he came and tried to take the city and plunder it, but he could not because his plan had become known to the citizens  and they withstood him in battle. So he fled and in great disappointment left there to return to Babylon. The story today tells of the... Continue Reading →

THORNS ALL AROUND

DAY 210 Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. The soul (intellect, emotion, will) is one dimension in man where the word of God has the capacity to make... Continue Reading →

BE TEMPERATE WITH YOUR WORDS

DAY 187 Reference text: Genesis 22:1-19 Today, we read one of the masterpieces in scripture: the story of God asking Abraham to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. As many times as anyone reads this text, a different layer of thought, learning and emotion will come to mind. It is thus a real mystery to explore... Continue Reading →

EYES ON THE ROAD!

329/365 Luke 21:34-35 Watch out! Don’t let my sudden coming catch you unawares; don’t let me find you living in careless ease, carousing and drinking, and occupied with the problems of this life, like all the rest of the world Alternative introductions to today's verse are 'Be on your guard! Be careful! Take Care! All... Continue Reading →

WHO WATCHES OVER YOUR HOUSE?

50/365 WHO WATCHES OVER YOUR HOUSE? With increased threats to global security, it has become a norm for world leaders to have an array of escorts intended for their defense and protection. Saul in searching for David went with 3000 men. These men were intended to be his search party, his defensive shield in case... Continue Reading →

THE IGNITING POWER OF THE TONGUE

49/365 Reference text: James 3:1-10 THE IGNITING POWER OF THE TONGUE By simply using the concept of visual comparison, it is rather interesting to see how Saint James compares the steering of a ship by a small rudder to the briddling of an entire body by the tongue. An organ so small that unless we... Continue Reading →

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