26 January THE COMPLETENESS OF GOD’S CREATION “God has made everything beautiful for its own time.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11, NLT) I look out as the dawn comes, the sunlight peeping through the sky to bring daylight and I say to it: “Sun, among many other things, you were created to give...
25 January ABRAHAM’S BLESSINGS “Now the Lord said … I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonours you I will curse, and in...
24 January THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW “I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant...
23 January QUEEN VASHTI WAS SINCERELY WRONG “On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, to bring Queen Vashti before the king...
22 January YOU CAN BE SINCERELY WRONG (3) “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counsellors there is safety.” (Proverbs 11:14) “Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.” (3...
21 January YOU CAN BE SINCERELY WRONG (2) “And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.” (Acts 17:11, NLT) Yesterday, we saw...
20 January YOU CAN BE SINCERELY WRONG “And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him...
19 January LET GO OF THE PAINS (2) “Then Peter came up to Him and said, Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? [As many as] up to seven times? Jesus answered him, I tell you, not up to...
18 January LET GO OF THE PAINS “Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.” (Matthew 6:12, GNT) One of the most painful things in life is the death of a loved one. It is an irreversible loss on this...
17 January LET GO OF THE HEAVY LOADS “Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will...