Joy as an expression of the Spirit living in is a fascinating truth to deal with. There’s happiness and then there’s joy. There is something about this quality that goes a lot further than a momentary response to something positively stimulating. There is something about this quality that is rich and deep and exists whatever […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Joy (The Fruit Series 21)In the beginning when God created man it was His plan that man would be made in His image and in His likeness. Man was to reflect God on the earth. Completing the creation of man process, God breathed into the nostrils of man who then became a living being. Later when Jesus returned from […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Love (The Fruit Series 20)A friend of the family shared their produce from their field. The variety of the vegetables was impressive. What was even more fascinating was the way they described the way they had to time planting of the seeds to maximise the produce at the right time. They could depend on different vegetables cropping up at […]
Read More Fruit of the Word – Right on Time (The Fruit Series 19)Communication goes a long way to getting things done. Recently I had two conversations that startled me. The first was going very well until we hit a point of contention. We don’t usually disagree, but we certainly did then. No vociferous argument took place, but the nature of contention was significant. Yet we ended that […]
Read More Living and LearningHezekiah had represented a great height of integrity and devotion to God from the throne in the southern kingdom of Judah. It is strange, then, that his son who succeeded him, would be such a complete contrast. The twenty-first chapter of 2 Kings, however, depicts Manasseh, a king so wicked that he had no issue […]
Read More The Kings II 21 – Judgment of JudahIf I had a penny for every time I have been informed how we live in a microwave society looking for the quick fix, I would be rich enough to buy quite a number of microwaves. I am sure there’s a degree of truth to it, but it’s advanced as though things were so much […]
Read More Let Relationships DevelopJudah never had a king like Hezekiah. His reign represented a high point in the age of the monarchy in the southern kingdom. They had not had it so good before and they would not have it that good again. When he was struck ill with a sickness that should have lead to his death, […]
Read More The Kings II 20 – Hezekiah: Healed and OverexposedLosing is a good reason to believe you’re a loser. Losing as a habit can set up a condition that expects it every time out. This is not always the case. There are opportunities for patterns of losing to be the prelude to victory. That requires a determination to approach the next game better equipped […]
Read More Defeat as a Prelude to VictoryRecently I had the privilege of sitting in on a small prayer meeting. The thing about settings where there’s a small number of people is that if those in attendance are interested it gives room for lively and engaging dialogue. The nature of the prayer meeting gave space for people to share their prayer points, […]
Read More The Choke HoldPeter in his second letter to believers encouraged them to build on eight qualities to ensure they remained fruitful and productive in their knowledge of Jesus Christ. Faith, goodness, knowledge, self control, perseverance, godliness, mutual affection and love. I was dwelling on those lately and was arrested by perseverance. That capacity to endure, to keep […]
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