Faith, Family and Food
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Mathew 6:27 A rhetorical question that we all know the answer to, and yet we can so easily succumb to worrying. This week my city went into a 5-day lockdown, and as soon as it was announced, people flocked to the store... Continue Reading →
I was cooking the other day and realised that my salt container was almost empty and I did not have any spare in my pantry. But luckily there was enough to use for that time and I ensured that I bought some the next day itself. Usually when I am unexpectedly low on something, I... Continue Reading →
Luke 5:5b “But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” I have often used a variation of this on my son when he was younger. He has a penchant for tireless explanations to try and get out of things I ask him to do and in doing so he would wear out... Continue Reading →
1 Peter 1:13 “Therefore prepare your minds for action: be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” I was reading 1 Peter 1 in my daily reading and was really struck by this verse especially the first part that said ‘Therefore prepare your minds for... Continue Reading →
Hello to all you wonderful people reading this, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very blessed Christmas and a wonderful New year. This will be my last post for this year and I will be back in January. I thought the best way to finish this year would be to... Continue Reading →
Psalm 27:4 “One thing I ask from the Lord, and that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. To gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.” This Psalm was written by David, a man after God’s... Continue Reading →
2 Kings 5: 2-3 “Now bands from Aram had gone out and taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, if only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” Naaman was a commander of the army... Continue Reading →
2 kings 3:15-16 “But now bring me a harpist. While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came upon Elisha.” Reading these scripture verses led me to ask – “What is the connection between playing the harp or a musical instrument and hearing from God?” Let’s get some background to what led to... Continue Reading →
The decisions we make, be it big ones of what to do with our lives, who to spend the rest of our lives with, or little daily ones of how we invest our time have an impact on us. As followers of Christ, making decisions God’s way should be our objective. But when our desires... Continue Reading →
In 1 Kings 17: 7-24, we read the story of Prophet Elijah and the widow at Zarephath. At the beginning of the chapter we read that Elijah brings word about the drought on the land - divine judgement on the nation for turning to idolatry. God then withdraws Elijah from the land and tells him... Continue Reading →
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