He took His time and made it just right. It looked marvellous. It looked wonderful. It was something to behold in all the senses. It was glorious. It was not just a masterpiece, it was the Master’s piece. It reflected its creator and was there to be adored and revered for how it reflected its […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: MasterPieceIt’s good enough for me. It’s good enough for you. Is it good enough for God? We give each other warm smiles and hugs – that went well we think. And as we smile the actual quality of the display fell well short of the standard. It didn’t touch hearts, it reinforced norms. It didn’t […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Good Enough For …First it was my parents. Who are they? When will they look after me? Then it was my sister. Why is she like that? Then it was my brother. Why is he like that? The worst thing happened when I started to be fascinated with myself. Why am I like this? Who am I? Things […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The First StudyThere are few things in life more fulfilling and energising than discovering what God put you on this earth to do. Jesus lived and served to fulfil what God put Him on the earth to do. He realised He was sent, He knew the assignment and brought glory to God by fulfilling that. This is […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: DiscoverMany claim to be the great one. They do it because of their personal qualities, accolades, reviews and accomplishments. All of those pale into insignificance in comparison to the real great one who established His greatness by expressing the greatest love to bring back a species that had turned its back on its own creator. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Real Great OneWhen God put man in the garden, it was to see it flourish. Working and keeping the garden was to have the responsibility to see an environment with beautiful looking trees with wonderfully tasting fruit be managed well so that from a foundation based on God it would be formed to function well. Though man […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: To FlourishThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus makes a radical declaration that every believer in Him has to take seriously. Helping in that effort has been an overview initially before and then have a look at that first […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 4 – FollowThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus pronounces a statement of three parts. To understand Him we need all three together and must never forget that. To get some clarity on its bearing it’s good to look at […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 3 – Take Up My What?Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Let him deny himself. The first two words never occurred to me before, because I was all about the two that follow. But “let him”. Allow him to follow these things. Don’t […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 2 – Deny Who?To say Jesus is an interesting figure is a great exercise in understatement. One moment He’s expressing concern for the harassed and helpless. The next He’s pointing out the standard that His Father expects when it comes to the treatment of our enemy. One moment He sees those who weary and worn and offers them […]
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