But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33 (ESVUK) What are the essentials of life? What can you not live without? Although some would consider things like mobile devices and other electronic appliances essential, there is much to state clearly that we […]
Read More OTKC 17: Seek First The KingdomWherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. (Matthew 6:21) Jesus presents us with options. We can store up treasures on earth or in heaven. What does that look like? Is it just an issue of what we use our money for? Is it linked to the issue of what […]
Read More JJ 24 #46: Where’s The Treasure?There was something about the prayer life of Jesus that fascinated His disciples. There was something about His regular commitment to interaction with His Father that intrigued His followers. Could the same be said about His followers today? Lots of activities and well-meaning folks dedicating a lot of time to make sure those activities are […]
Read More Are They Intrigued By Your Priority?It is a significant blessing to be the father of my three daughters. I am tremendously blessed. The three of them have their own defining characteristics that I admire a lot and in as much as I do from time to time look to see which characteristics they share with either their Mum or me, […]
Read More Faith, Diligence and The PriorityThere’s this riff that Jesus has with his disciples and that’s referring to them as ‘you of little faith’. The little faith folks if you will. He would apply that riff whenever those disciples had got things slightly out of order. Why worry when God cares, you little faith folks? Why have you started sinking […]
Read More Just Making Sure Things Are In OrderThis is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! (Haggai 1:5, 7 NLT) It is one thing to live in the time before the exile. It’s another thing to live in the time after the exile. Haggai gives us a glimpse of what God’s people are like after the exile and […]
Read More MWTM: Haggai Part 1 – Check Yourself and Your PrioritiesThe thing is, he didn’t even ask you to build him the house. You asked if you could build him the place in the light of all he did for you. He did a lot as well to be fair. Protected you, provided for you, offered you a structure in which you could prosper, even […]
Read More Your House or His?Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. (Exodus 18:17-18) Sometimes we conduct business our way and develop and entrench a pattern of behaviour to […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 18 – Don’t Do It Alone: Sound AdviceSome of us are looking at 1 Kings. It’s a fascinating read. Take chapter 6 and 7. Compare the length of time it took to build the Temple for the Lord and how long it took to build his own crib. I had a problem with that, thinking that his palace took longer because it […]
Read More Giving To The Building ProjectYou must be choking. No I’m not suggesting that your name is Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon this year. (Nice reference to latest events, eh?) I am referring to being choked by the cares of this life. You might recall the Parable of the Sower and Jesus doing us the favour of […]
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