We can overcook it with the relationships, especially with that mysterious statement that Christianity isn’t a religion it’s a relationship. There is, however, much to be said about the importance about relating to people and relating to God. He is there to be related to, worship of Him is not like that of a false […]
Read More Relationship – Nancey JacksonWhoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. (Proverbs 28:13) Where my understanding is of this Christian journey is that it’s not what it was cracked up to be. There is this super-pious image of the super-Christian with a quote for everything but more of a […]
Read More MTP28 Confess and Forsake – Repent and BelieveDo not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbour who is near than a brother who is far away. (Proverbs 27:10) Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) One of the entries I’m looking […]
Read More MTP27 – Staying Close To ExcelDo not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. (Pro 25:6-7a) It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s […]
Read More MTP25 It’s Not About You At AllOne of the more influential scriptures in my life over the last eight years or so is found in Romans 12:1, 2. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed […]
Read More Job, Career, Profession, VocationDo not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, lest the LORD see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him. (Proverbs 24:17-18) Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for […]
Read More MTP24 Wouldn’t Wish It For Your Worst EnemyWho has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In […]
Read More MTP23 Wisdom and the Demon DrinkHe who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. (Proverbs 22:11) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8) Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. (Colossians […]
Read More MTP22 Grace Talk and Pure HeartsThe plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. (Proverbs 21:5) One of my favourite stories I heard as a child was that of the hare and the tortoise. First of all what a name for an animal – tortoise. What was Adam English* thinking when […]
Read More MTP21 Dedication to the DiligentThere is a lot to be said about honesty. It is a value not always forthcoming but highly appreciated by those who receive it in most given occasions and we are informed that honesty is the best policy. I’d like to suggest though, that in as much as honesty is a good quality to have, […]
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