Morning Meditations

“Befitting Last Words!”

“Befitting Last Words!”(II Tim.4:6-8)[12/12/2024].My father died when I was 16 years old. I wouldn’t say at that age I knew anything about dead and dying.

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“Sheep And Goat!”

“Sheep And Goat!”(Mt.25:31-46)[11/12/2024].“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all his angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly

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“The Day Of The LORD!”

“The Day Of The LORD!”(Am.5:18-20)[10/12/2024].A girl boasted to some of her classmates that she had been told that the GCE results were out and she

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“Let Us Draw Near To God!”

“Let Us Draw Near To God!”(Heb.10:19-25)[04/12/2024].When Jesus gave up his spirit on the cross,“At that moment, the curtain of the temple was torn in two

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“The Dead Shall Arise!”

“The Dead Shall Arise!”(Mt.5:25-29)[29/11/24].Cattle keeping is the lifewire of the people of Southern Africa. In 1855 or thereabouts, a prophetess named Nongqawuse arose and asked

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“Christ The Life Giver!”

“Christ The Life Giver!”(Jn.5:19-24)[28/11/24].I am reminded this morning of Gulliver’s travels; particularly his journey to Liliput. Johnathan Swift makes a satire on the stupidity of

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“Eternity In Our Hearts!”

“Eternity In Our Hearts!”(Eccl.3:1-14)[25/11/24].“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time

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“In God’s Plan 2!”

“In God’s Plan 2!”(Rom.5:15-17)[22/11/24].We continue to read from Romans 5:15-17 according to the church’s lectionary. From my point of view these few verses fall among

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“In God’s Plan!”

“In God’s Plan 1!”(Rom.5:12-14)[21/11/24].Those who oppose the gospel often wonder how it is possible that two people sinned in Eden and all humanity is born

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“Forgiving As An Action!”

“Forgiving As An Action!”(Mt.6:9-15)[20/11/24].The Lord Jesus Christ was teaching about prayer and ended with *”This, then is how you should pray:” He then gave the

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“Protect The LORD’S Anointed!”

“Protect The LORD’S Anointed!”(I Sam.26:13-25)[19/11/24).David made sure he told Saul how vulnerable Saul had been. He would have killed Saul without anybody noticing. David derided

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“The Incarnate Word!”

“The InCarnate Word!”(Jn.1:1-4).From New Testament times, translation has been an important means of making the gospel relevant in various cultural contexts. Translation clarifies that Christ

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“Submit To Governing Authorities!”

“Submit To Governing Authorities…!”(Rom.13:1-7).When some of the apostles were brought before the Sanhedrin, Peter and the others defended themselves, saying, “We must obey God rather

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“The Ever-present God!”

“The Ever-present God!”(Heb.13:1-6).“Keep loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing

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“No Surprises!”

“No Surprises!”(I Th.5:1-4).November and December are the months of worst nightmares to some Treasurers of Tontins and Thrift and Loan meetings, and also to some

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“Great Expectation!”

“Great Expectation!”(Phi.3:17-21).Paul urged the Corithians to emulate him in the same way he emulated Christ. “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ”(I

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“Happy Reformation Day!”

“Happy Reformation Day!”“When The Church Is In Error!”(II Pt.2:1-10).Today is Reformation Day. The importance of the Reformation cannot be gainsaid; both for the Protestant, the

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“Constantly Pray For Others!”

“Constantly Pray For Others!”(II Th.1:11-12).Our spiritual strengthening does not depend solely on our efforts but also strongly on the constant prayers of others who intercede

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“Action Versus Motive!”

“Action Versus Motive!”(I Cor.4:1-5).There are always some Christians in your former parish who when they meet you will start with, “We miss you…”, bla bla

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“Watch Yourselves!”

“Watch Yourselves!”(Lk.17:1-4).We introduce today’s reflection with a peep on supralapsarianism and infralapsarianism. Infralapsarians hold the view that God’s decree of election and reprobation preceded the

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“Commensurate Reward!”

“Commensurate Reward!”(Rom.2:1-11).From the maxim of equity is the phrase,“He who comes to equity must come with clean hands.” Captitalising on this maxim sinks the world

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“The Rider On The White Horse!”

“The Rider On The White Horse!”(Rev.19:11-16).In the “Triumphal Entry,” which culminated in Jesus’ death, he rode on a donkey(Jn.12:14f).In today’s text from Revelation, the risen

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“The Bread Of Life III!”

“The Bread Of Life III!”(Jn.6:52-59).When things seem not to work for you, those who deride your beliefs may taunt you and ask, “Where is your

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