“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. . .” (Psalm 23:5) I am not really sure why I have always glossed over this verse – never really given thought to the table and enemies connection. As a full blooded African, born and raised on that wonderful, vibrant continent, the word
Read MorePsalm 23:3 “He restores my soul” How true this is! You see, just like the python gets to shed its skin several times, our souls are revived and refreshed from time to time. It’s like having a reboot button. The Lord wipes off the accumulated stress and frustration and gives a fresh start. He frees
Read MoreDaniel 2: 28-30 So this young man Daniel, full of integrity continues to be an example to us today of godly character. In today’s reading, he had prayed to God to reveal the details of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, thus sparing his life and the lives of all the other wise men, advisors and astrologers in the
Read MoreJoshua 1:8‘Keep this book of the law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful’. (NIV)The other day some marketer slipped a flier for subway sandwiches under our door. For some reason, I kept the
Read MoreHebrews 12: 1‘Therefore seeing then that we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,. .’ (NIV)During the last four years of the reign of Bloody Mary in
Read MorePsalm 90: 12‘Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. . .”Time spent cannot be gotten back. I heard someone say once that while some people spend time, others invest time. Both are very different. An investment promises a yield, an ideally better reward than what was invested. An
Read More2 Samuel Chapter 15- Chapter 18Absalom was incredibly handsome, all who saw him always agreed. Asides his good looks, he took particular pride in his long, thick and beautiful hair.We are told that he had to cut his hair at least once a year else it would get too long and heavy for comfort. He
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