This is being written during the football World Cup. The phrase “the hand of God” would remind some people of something that knocked them out of the 1986 World Cup. This is not about that incident, though it is handy to remember that the wins in life only come from God’s hand. Consider Nehemiah 2:1-8. […]
Read More KMCD 24: The Hand of God and the KingsmanThe Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favour has […]
Read More JJ25 #32 – Service: Time of the Lord’s Favour(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 42.) Twenty years. So much can happen in twenty years. So much has happened in twenty years. It’s enough […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 08 – Where Guilt and Grace Emerge(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 41:37-57) Ain’t no need to worry what the night is gonna bring, it will be all over in the […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 07 – Making Hay While The Sun Shines(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 41:1-36) The Troubled Pharaoh Who is Pharaoh? He is not just a governing individual. He is not just a […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 06 – Wisdom and Interpretation(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 39:21-40:23) The Favour Remains Joseph is in a good place, but he does not know it. He’s in a […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 05 – Serving the Restored and the Removed(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 39:1-20) In an effort to offer glib words about life we’re often told that it has its “ups and […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 04 – Favour and FalsehoodI like the word favour. I am also keen on the word favourite. So reading scriptures is a pleasant experience when it comes to those episodes where one person finds favour in the eyes of another. There’s a particular episode in scripture that I came across that really made me smile a big old grin […]
Read More If I Have Found FavourThis Psalm tells the issue of a person going through some real hardship. He doesn’t ease up with regaling how bad he is. He lays it on thick to give us the clear impression that if we think we have it bad, we ain’t seen nothing compared to his state of distress. The turning point […]
Read More Psalm 102: Favour for a Change“The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord ’s anointed. As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble.” (1 Samuel 26:23-24 NIV) A […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 26 – Reinforcing the Lesson
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