08  February THE FIG TREE DIED “In the morning, as Jesus was returning to Jerusalem, he was hungry, and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit...

07 February POWER TO WIN!“He [God] gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They...

06  February RUN TO FINISH “So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:26-27) We need to “train” and willingly submit...

05  February RUN TO WIN!“Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.” (1 Corinthians 9:25) I remember watching the long distance events in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Excitement filled the air as Mo Farah, looking almost frail at the...

04 February FISHERS OF MEN “And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17; Matthew 4:19, NLT) It is clear that Jesus calls us to call others. Our primary assignment is to be “fishers of men”. We can call others excitedly...

                                                      03 February                                            I WANT TO BE A TELEVISION  “In all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works;     in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility”                                           (Titus 2:7, NKJV) A story is told of a primary school teacher who asked her pupils to write an essay...

02 February FROM SORROW TO BLESSEDNESS (3) “Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”  And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”  Then he said, “Your name shall...

01 February FROM SORROW TO BLESSEDNESS (2) “Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And...

31 January FROM SORROW TO BLESSEDNESS “Jabez was more honourable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”  Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might...

30 January FROM DRYNESS TO TWELVE SPRINGS “After leaving Marah, the Israelites travelled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water.” (Exodus 15:27, NLT)   After the drama at Marah, the Israelites drank to their fill from...