The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man … (Genesis 2:15-16a ESVUK) Making the most out of something is the art and technique of good management. It took me a long time to understand and appreciate this truth. In that length of […]
Read More JJ25 #03 – Work It, Keep It – Diligence and VigilanceMy wife and I are blessed with three outstandingly brilliant and beautiful daughters. The older two are in their teen years and the youngest is not far from that age either. So they’re capable and engaging girls. Indeed they are resourceful and resilient girls and it’s a delight to observe their development. It’s my thing, […]
Read More The Marks: 05 Enthusiastic Diligent ServiceIt has been a delight to go through the life of Moses and explore what’s written about him up to the time that the tabernacle was constructed and dedicated. In the future, I hope to continue and complete a profile of the life of Moses as shared in the scripture and what we can learn […]
Read More Life in 4-DShe doesn’t get the headlines. Her name is rarely mentioned. Others get the media attention. Others are approached at the end of the meetings. Others get the emails and letters. Others get the plaudits. Those others, though, in their quiet time and when they are asked privately will say without hesitation that she is the […]
Read More Diligence: Thoroughly To The Best Of Your AbilityBeing among saints is not primarily a spectator sport. That’s not always the impression you can come away with if you peruse certain circles. This is why the walk of faith calls for diligence to walk it among the brothers and sisters. It is a great privilege to truly engage in life following Jesus with […]
Read More Diligence: With Brothers and SistersI’m very grateful for my good friend. There I was, concerned about how would we get the people, how would we market what we were doing, how would people get onto it. There he was with the crucial words of wisdom. Obedience in following and diligence in doing is all that’s required. The initial relationship […]
Read More Diligence: Keep On Doing What You’re Called To DoThe seed falls into the ground. Then, after a while, people are picking fruit from the tree that came from the seed. And in that fruit that came from the tree are more seeds. Seeds that when they fall into the ground can replicate that whole process again. How that process happens is something that […]
Read More Diligence: Seed and FruitIt 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 PriorityHe had served his master for many years. Their relationship was distinct in the sense that the master treated him like a son. He was looked after very well and never mistreated. Indeed where others around him used to be considered sub-human, his master highly esteemed his welfare and that of his family. The master […]
Read More A Tale of a Devoted ServantLook out. That phrase is a warning of impending danger. It alerts people to what needs to be done to avoid potential harm or to take the necessary measures to combat the threat. Look out. This is also a call to not get so self-absorbed that we do not consider what is going on beyond […]
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