People are really interested in themselves. Not everyone, but a large number of them. Just ask the right question and immediately they will be off and running about themselves in some capacity. They will hog the conversation and by the end of it almost forget how they started, such is their interest in themselves. That […]
Read More Making Room For Others To Be A BlessingCustomer service operators (CSO). They are quite the breed of humanity. Their task can be thankless. There was one in particular at place I frequent. On one occasion I endeavoured to utilise a voucher scheme and because of technicalities as to how the voucher could be used, I ended up causing a large queue. That […]
Read More Be A BlessingSee Genesis 1:28 Just when I thought it was safe to move on from that verse, I came across this video which gave even more pause for thought. Great to consider the encouragement from Mike Breen on fruitfulness. Here’s to hoping we will be in the business of sowing seeds that bring up the fruitful […]
Read More Be Fruitful – About Fruitfulness (The Fruit Series 08)And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 The blessing to be fruitful keeps bugging […]
Read More Be Fruitful – A Personal Consideration (The Fruit Series 05)And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 Humans are created to be fruitful. It’s […]
Read More Be Fruitful – The Human Instruction (The Fruit Series 04)But the woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her. (2 Kings 4:17 NIV) The fourth chapter of 2 Kings does not mention anything about Kings. It does remind us however what it is to live in the sovereign rule […]
Read More The Kings II 04 – The Real King, The Prophet and ProvisionThe company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. (2 Kings 2:15 NIV) The Request God had already told Elijah to go appoint Elisha to be his successor. Yet this episode is […]
Read More The Kings II 02 – Elisha InheritsToday is my wife’s birthday. It’s fitting that this should take place right at the end of a look at the book of Ruth, because just as the biblical episode highlights character, so celebrating the birthday of my wife gives an opportunity to reflect on a remarkable character. Authrine has been able to develop a […]
Read More The Character of the WomanThe women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord , who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has […]
Read More Reading Ruth 04 – Blessing for LegacyDear Heavenly Father: Forgive me for not making the most of my blessings. So often I have complained to you about what I don’t have. I have been miserable about what I lack. I recognise, however, that you have given me so much in such simple ways that can be the source of great joy […]
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