1ST OCTOBER GLORIFY US “When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven,and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Sonthat the Son may glorify you.” (John 17:1) Glorify your Son, Jesus! Glorify us as your children! Why? That we may glorify you. That’s it....
30 SEPTEMBER MIND YOUR SPEECH “Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard.” (Jeremiah 38:27) Mrs Clark once told a story that two police officers...
29 SEPTEMBER APPEARANCE CAN BE DECEPTIVE “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the...
27 SEPTEMBER SERVE GOD IN OLD AGE “Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to possess.” (Joshua 13:1) I remember that, in my youth, the members of the Parish...
27 SEPTEMBER SERVE GOD IN YOUR YOUTH “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” (John 6:9) A great multitude of about five thousand followed Jesus right across the Sea of Galilee. Jesus had been feeding their souls...
26 SEPTEMBER BALANCE PRAYER WITH ACTION “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward’.” (Exodus 14:15) I remember the first time I watched the movie, “The Ten Commandments”. The Israelites arrived at the shores of the Red Sea. The...
25 SEPTEMBER BARRIER TO FAITH “Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard.” (Jeremiah 38:27) Mrs Clark once told a story that two police officers...
24 SEPTEMBER BARRIER TO FAITH “Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” (Mark 10:23, NKJV) Really? Since the most important thing in our lives is eternal life, should we then ask to be...
23 SEPTEMBER WISDOM TO INVEST TALENTS “For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” (Matthew 13:12, NKJV) We receive gifts and talents according to our ability. God gives us...
22 SEPTEMBER WISDOM TO USE TALENTS “So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments…” (Exodus 28:3, NKJV) These were probably tailors not designers, for God gave the design in detail for the priest’s...