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“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” – Matthew 16:24 “…If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” – This is Jesus himself speaking. Follow here […]

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13. When you ponder that faith moves mountains and hope keeps the dying soul alive, it ordinarily becomes unbelievable that there can be any virtue, any existing force, greater than these two. Then enters love (charity) and

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” – James 1:17 Receive the gift but reject the Giver. Enjoy its features but shun the characteristics of its Maker. This is the attitude of many a human

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” – Matthew 7:24 It is common knowledge that the stronger the foundation of a house, the more durable it should be, especially in the face of external pressure. This is the

“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” – John 15:2 This sounds all too familiar, doesn’t it? Easy to relate to because it naturally applies to every human and organization on the face of the

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.” – Ecclesiastes 4:9 “The more, the better”. “The more, the merrier”. All in the likeness of God, Who, for as far as we can recount, has never operated alone. But as the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, backed by

“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” – Galatians 5:14 This may be likened to a case of many varied pills versus one injection as cure for an ailment. The question is which would you rather settle for? With the pills come the

“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2 If it is a law and if it is from Christ, then it is not a matter up for debate. Personal opinions are inconsequential in matters of divinity. The conclusions of the Supreme Lord expressed in His statutes are what

“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” – Philippians 2:12 Much as this call comes to admonish us to work out our salvation, seemingly with our hands, the truth is we are

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16 There is a process to arriving here. The consciousness of self. What you carry and the Source from whence it flows lies at the centre with Jesus at its foundation.