NO BIBLE NO BREAKFAST DAILY BIBLE REFLECTIONS AND MORE

Judgement against fake prophets, misleading shepherds (leaders) and their followers. REFLECTION Strong in meltdown is the theme for our reflection. Meltdown is a disastrous collapse or breakdown. The Prophet Zechariah cautions fake prophets, their followers and idol worshippers concerning a meltdown that will be caused by God (Zechariah 13:2-8). However, “On that day there shall…

Hope and encouragement for the people of Israel towards restoration and reformation. REFLECTION Strong in grief is the theme for today’s reflection. Grief is a state of deep sadness or intense sadness usually occasioned by the death of a person or a regret over a remorseful act. The Jews were under the Persian empire as…

2 SAMUEL 23:1-7  REVELATION 1:4-8  JOHN 18:33-37  The theme for our reflection is “Be faithful to the end.” To be faithful means to remain loyal and steadfast. The focus of today’s theme is on a believer’s loyalty and steadfastness to God until the day of his or her death. We shall consider the following points in…

When I first met Emmanuel, he was the man every woman would love to spend the rest of her life with. About a year ago, we met during an all-night service at Christ Ressurection Chapel, Adenta. He was a member of the prayer warriors who helped the pastor during the deliverance services. It was my…

DANIEL 12:1-3  HEBREWS 10:19-25  MARK 13:1-8   The theme for our reflection is knowing the signs of the end time. A sign is an occurrence of an event that indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else. We can rephrase the theme as occurrences in our world that indicates that the end time is approaching. What…

DANIEL 12:1-3  HEBREWS 10:19-25  MARK 13:1-8  Faithful Stewards is the theme for our reflection. To be faithful means to remain loyal and steadfast. A steward is a person who is a caretaker or a person tasked with the role of a manager. The theme can thus be rephrased as remaining loyal as one appointed by God to…

WATCH, PRAY AND WAIT  1 KINGS 17:8-16  HEBREWS 9:24-28  MARK 12:38-44  The theme for our reflection is watch, pray and wait. To watch means to be vigilant or to be on guard, to pray is communication between believers and God; and to wait means to be expectant or to anticipate a particular event.  The theme…

THE EXPIRY TIME FOR ANGER   Anger is the strong emotion that a person feels when another person or group of people have behaved in an unfair, cruel or unacceptable way. Anger is usually characterised by a feeling of revenge, retaliation and aggression. It takes some people hours, days, months and even years depending on the gravity of the…

Blessings for obedience and the discipline for disobedience REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is the discipline of the Lord. Discipline is the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour and using punishment to correct disobedience. Moses admonishes the Israelites to obey God and be blessed. On the other hand,…

DEUTERONOMY 6:1-9   HEBREWS 9:11-14  MARK 12:28-34  Love God and neighbour is the theme for our reflection. The dictionary definition of love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. This intense feeling of deep affection is the motivation for the things we do for love however, we shall come to discover that for Christians…

THE PROPHETIC WIDOW (MARK 12:41-44) REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is the prophetic widow. The widow is described as prophetic because Jesus used her to expose God’s future intention for humanity and the intention behind worshippers act of giving at the place of worship. Jesus helps us to identify two types of givers. One,…

Love God and love your neighbour is the summary of the commandments. REFLECTION Love with all your soul is the theme for today’s reflection. The soul is believed to be the person in the body of a human being. The spirit is different from the soul, in that God created the soul, gave it a…

 Jesus teaches his audience to be ready for the day of the Lord. REFLECTION  ‘Church expectant’ is the theme for our reflection. An expectant person is one who is looking forward to something, therefore church expectant refers to believers who await or look forward to the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  Today’s…

Jesus exposed the ignorance of the Sadducees concerning life after death. REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is God of the living. The Sadducees were a Jewish sect that did not believe in life after death. They believed that the dead remain at a place reserved for the dead which is known as shoel. It…

                                  REFLECTION FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2021  THE BLIND SEES    JEREMIAH 31:7-9  HEBREWS 7:23-28  MARK 10: 46-52  The blind sees is the theme for our reflection.  A blind person is a person who is unable to see. I have identified three main types of blindness which we shall discuss…

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021  EUCHARISTIC SHAPE – A NEW ECONOMY (MARK 14:17-25) Jesus eats the last supper with His disciples and institutes the New Covenant. REFLECTION  The theme for reflection is Eucharistic shape – a new economy. The word Eucharist is from the Greek word eucharistia which means thanksgiving. The Passover meal was a thanksgiving…

  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021 BREAD AND BETRAYAL (MARK 14:10-16) Judas betrays Jesus.  REFLECTION  Bread and betrayal is the theme for our reflection. Passover is a great feast that commemorates the day God delivered the Israelites from death in Egypt but visited calamity upon the house of the Egyptians where their firstborns died. It is an…

 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021 GENEROSITY AND EMPIRE (MARK 14:1-9) The Chief Priest and the teachers of the law plot to kill Jesus and the woman with expensive perfume anointed Jesus.  REFLECTION  Generosity and empire is the theme for our reflection. Generosity is the willingness to give money and other valuable things to others. An empire is a sovereign…

SAVE US! (MARK 11:1-11) Jesus came to Jerusalem as a King. REFLECTION Save us! is the theme for our reflection this morning. Jesus was born in an era when Israel was still under the government of the Roman empire. The common expectation of the Jews was the coming of a Saviour ordained by God to…

  SELFLESS SERVICE   ISAIAH 53: 4-12  HEBREWS 5:1-10  MARK 10:35-45  The theme for our reflection is selfless service. Selfless service is service rendered without any expectation of a reward or selfish ambition. It is purely done to glorify God and to seek the development and betterment of people and society at large. Christianity is the…

 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 THE STATUS OF A DISCIPLE (MARK 10:35-45) Jesus teaches His disciples the type of leadership required of them.  REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is ‘the status of a disciple.’ Status refers to the position or rank of a person. Jesus draws the attention of His disciples to the status of…

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021  PLANTING THE SEED OF HOPE (MARK 10:28-34) Jesus gives hope to Peter and the other disciples about their decision to become His disciples. He speaks about His suffering, death and resurrection.  REFLECTION Planting the seed of hope is the theme for our reflection.  Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for…

 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021 FOR GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE (MARK 10:23-27) Jesus assures the disciples that it is possible to enter the Kingdom of God with the help of God. REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is ‘for God all things are possible.’ The disciples of Jesus were amazed that the rich man who…

 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021 LOOKED UPON WITH GREAT LOVE (MARK 10:17-22) The rich and the kingdom of God.  REFLECTION  Looked upon with great love is the theme for our reflection. Jesus looked upon with great love the rich man who thought he had fulfilled all righteousness but lacked faithfulness to God. Jesus loved the rich…

 MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021 WELCOMED AT OUR MOST VULNERABLE (MARK 10:17-31) Jesus welcomes children and blesses them. REFLECTION  Welcomed at our most vulnerable is the theme for our reflection. A vulnerable person is a person in need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect. A child is…

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021  WEALTH AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD  AMOS 5:6-15  HEBREWS 4:12-16  MARK 10:17-31  Wealth and the Kingdom of God is the theme for our Sunday reflection. Wealth is an abundance of valuable possessions or money. The Kingdom of God is God’s reign in the world and the final promised destination for faithful believers…

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2021    ONLINE NEIGHBOURS (LUKE 10:29-37) Jesus teaches good neighbourliness using the parable of the good Samaritan. REFLECTION The theme for our reflection this morning is online neighbours. Once upon a time, African societies were closely knit together. Neighbours saw themselves as extended family members and they shared things in common. Strangers…

  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021 URBAN ENEMIES  (LUKE 6:32-36)  Jesus teaches one the hardest virtues, forgiving and being merciful to enemies.  REFLECTION  ‘Urban enemies’ is the theme for our reflection. Urban enemies are people who make cities unsafe. They are a threat to society. One of the places you may find urban enemies is the…

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021                                     SEEKING LIBRATION (MATTHEW 18:21-35) Jesus taught about forgiveness and mercy using the parable of the unmerciful servant.  REFLECTION  Seeking liberation is the theme for our reflection. Liberation is the action of setting someone free from…

 MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2021 NOT ONLY KINDNESS…BUT GOD’S KINDNESS (2 SAMUEL 9) David’s kindness to Mephibosheth REFLECTION  The theme for our reflection is ‘Not Only Kindness…but God’s kindness. Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. God’s kindness transcends the world’s understanding of kindness. God’s kindness is unconditional in that it looks beyond…

SCRIPTURE READING (GENESIS 2:18-24, HEBREWS 1:1-4,2:5-12, MARK 10:2-16) REFLECION The theme for our reflection is “how to receive the Kingdom of God” The Kingdom of God is the spiritual realm in which God reigns as King.  Believers belong to the Kingdom of God because even before its final appearance through the second coming of Jesus…

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021  BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL (MATTHEW 9:10-13) Jesus teaches the Pharisees to be merciful to sinners and not condemn them.  REFLECTION  Blessed are the merciful is the theme for our reflection. Mercy means compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. The theme stresses being…

 THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 STANDING IN THE SHADOW OF LOVE ( HOSEA 14:1-7) Isreal’s plea to return to God and God’s promise of forgiveness and restoration.  REFLECTION  Standing in the Shadow of love is the theme for our reflection. The theme is an invitation and the promise of God to Isreal that if they would…

 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 THE LOOK OF LOVE (PSALM 123) A passionate prayer for mercy and deliverance of the servants or people of God from the scornful and proud.  REFLECTION  The look of love is the theme for our reflection. The look of love is a phrase that depicts the expression of someone’s depth of…

 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 MY WAYS ARE NOT YOUR WAYS (PSALM 25:1-10) The Psalmist prayed to God for deliverance from his enemies. He then prayed to  God to teach him His ways, forgive him and instruct him to live a humble and faithful life in his relationship with God.  REFLECTION The theme for our reflection…

 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 AS STREAMS IN DRY LAND… (DEUTERONOMY 4:25-31) The Israelites were instructed to remain faithful to God in the promised land.  REFLECTION ‘As streams in dry land’ is the theme for our meditation. Dry land or desert is a place where we hardly find water therefore when we hear of a stream…

 GENEROSITY TO GOD’S SERVANTS   ESTHER 9:20-22  JAMES 5:13-20  Mark 9:38-41  The theme for our reflection is Generosity to God’s servants. To be generous means showing a readiness to give more of something. A servant of God is the person who has wholly dedicated his or her life to the service of God through a particular ministry…

 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 THE FESTIVALS OF BOOTHS (LEVITICUS 23:33-43) The Israelites were instructed to observe the festival of Booths and commemorate it yearly. REFLECTION  The Festival of Booths is the theme for our reflection. Sukkot or the festival of Booths commemorates the years that the Jews spent in the desert on their way to the Promised…

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021  THE HIGH PRIEST MAKES ATONEMENT (LEVITICUS 16:2-10. 29-32) The role of the High Priest on the Day of Atonement. REFLECTION.  The High Priest makes Atonement is the theme for reflection. The High Priest the chief religious functionary in the Temple of Jerusalem, whose unique privilege was to enter the Holy of Holies (inner sanctum) once…

 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 THE DAY OF ATONEMENT (LEVITICUS 23:26-32) The people of Israel were instructed to observe the Day of Atonement.  REFLECTION  The day of atonement is the theme for our reflection.  Atonement in the Old Testament refers to rituals needed to be performed so that a person will be purified or cleansed from…

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 HOLINESS AND TRUMPET BLASTS (LEVITICUS 23:23-25) The people of Israel are required to observe the feast of trumpets.  REFLECTION  Holiness and trumpet of blasts is the theme for our reflection. A thing is holy when it is purposely consecrated to God or made sacred. The command to Moses is for the…

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021  REAPING WITH SHOUTS OF JOY (PSALM 126) The psalmist prays for the restoration of Israel’s fortunes. REFLECTION  The theme for our reflection is reaping with shouts of joy. The theme paints a picture of a farmer who sows in hardship, endures challenges and eventually is being rewarded with a bounty harvest…