It’s good being in his company. It’s not because he’s clever – that’s a useful bonus from time to time, but it’s not his brains that makes him such good company. It’s not because he’s generous – that’s wonderful to know and very touching from time to time. There’s more to it than that. It’s […]
Read More Joy in RelationshipsThe mountain was a familiar location for Moses. When he had seen the unusual display of a bush burning and not being consumed, he had no idea that it would be the prelude to an extraordinary set of events that would see a hope he held for may decades – the liberation of his people […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 12 – Preparing for a Divine EncounterBrothers are a blessing. There is the blessing of biological brothers and there is the blessing of brothers cultivated through deep and meaningful relationship. It’s a blessing to be around brothers and be with brothers as a brother. It’s a challenge as well as some men prefer to have a relationship based on function rather […]
Read More Push ThroughAs He sat to teach His disciples on the hill about Kingdom living, He addressed a number of righteous acts that were already taking place in regular life. His issue was not about the acts themselves, His concern was about the motives. Have you noticed how often in society, there’s a focus on the self? […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Give SecretlyAll good things comes to those who waits. That’s what the saying states. It seems like something said by someone who clearly was not in a hurry. It seems like it was something said by someone who didn’t appreciate the importance of immediacy. It seems like it was something said by someone who does not […]
Read More Patience in RelationshipsTo a degree, you can understand the approach. The people looked to him when he told them they would be leaving Egypt. The people looked to him when they saw the signs that the departure was a reality. The people looked to him when they moved out of Egypt. The people looked to him when […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 11 – Take Advice, Relieve the BurdenIt’s as though he didn’t get it. The bills were huge. His wife had just made another unnecessary purchase. The children had pressing needs and now the car had broken down and that would require some monies to fix as well. That would have sent his wife into a tailspin of fretting. He just appeared […]
Read More No Need To WorryYou have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:43-45 Do what? No, these are the things we’re going to do to our enemies: […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Love Your EnemiesThe walk that Moses has to this point has been fascinating. And it’s all been down to his obedience to the One who has given the divine call. He is rescued at birth from state-sponsored infanticide in one of the powerful countries in the known world. The infanticide is conducted against his people who have […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 10 – Raising the BannerWe see it at childhood. Two siblings, one of them does something to upset the other, the other duly does something to get back at the one. It’s a reasonable way of doing things. Someone hurts you, you get to hurt them back. It’s only fair. When they tell you that it isn’t, they don’t […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Don’t Retaliate, Go the Extra Mile
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