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  PICNIC ON THE BEACH SCRIPTURE: JOHN 21:4-13 Jesus appeared to his disciples on the sea, gave them bountiful harvest, and late dine with them at the beach. REFLECTION  A picnic on the beach is our theme for today. A picnic is a leisure event organized in a place of interest by a family or…

  CELEBRATING A HOLIDAY  SCRIPTURE: ESTER 2:17-18 The Jews were in exile in Persia. King Ahasuerus the Persian King chose Esther a Jew as his queen and marked a great feast in her honour.  REFLECTION  Celebrating a holiday is the theme for our reflection today. A holiday is an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially…

  SHOWING HOSPITALITY  GENESIS 18:1-7 Abraham showed hospitality to three strangers.  REFLECTION  The theme for today’s reflection is showing hospitality. Hospitality is the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Hospitality is an act of love shown to both strangers and people we know. Abraham demonstrated to us that one of the…

 YEARN FOR THE FOOD THAT ENDURES 2 SAMUEL 12:1-13 EPHESIANS 4:1-16 JOHN 6:25-35 Hunger is satisfied with food yet food does not keep the body satisfied forever. Humanity would have to keep searching and eating till their final rest but that is not so with spiritual food, with spiritual food, once it is eaten…

  THEME: FROM FEAR TO FREEDOM SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 33: 1-17 Esau forgives and reconciles with Jacob.  REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is ‘from fear to freedom.’ For those who have been following the NBNB daily reflections, we discovered that Jacob had to leave in fear and guilt because of the deceitful manner in which…

  THEME: SISTERS WITH SILENCED VOICES  SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 29:15-31 Jacob works for His uncle in return for his two daughters as his wages and wives.  REFLECTION  Sisters with silenced voices is the theme for our reflection. To be silenced means to be prevented or prohibited from speaking or expressing one’s self. Leah and Rachel, the…

  THEME: A FULL AND TOTAL EMBRACE BY GOD SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 27:30-45 Jacob deceitfully takes the blessings of Esau.  REFLECTION  The theme for our reflection is “a full and total embrace by God.” It is our belief that God rejects sinners and punishes them. Rightly so but God’s grace is also available to sinners and…

  THEME: ALL HAVE A PLACE IN GOD’S STORY  SCRIPTURE READING: GENESIS 25:21-34 The birth of Esau and Jacob. REFLECTION  The theme for today’s reflection is ” all have a place in God’s story”. A story is an account of past events in someone’s life or in the development of something. The world is an account…

  THEME: FAITH AND TRUST SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 22:1-19 Abraham’s faith in the Lord is tested and he is blessed for putting his trust in the Lord. REFLECTION ‘Faith and trust’ is the theme for today’s reflection. Faith is defined as complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Hebrews 11:1 explained faith to be  “… the assurance…

  THEME: FAR, FAR MORE UNITES THAN SEPARATES SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 21:8-21 God saves Hagar and Ishmael. REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is ‘far, far more unites than separates.’ The natural phenomenon is that the further one goes the more separated he or she becomes from those he or she is being separated from. It…

  JESUS THE GREAT PROVIDER   2 KINGS 4:42-44  EPHESIANS 3:14-21  JOHN 6:1-21  The theme for our reflection is ‘Jesus, the great provider’. A provider is a person who gives support or meets the needs of others who depend on him or her for sustenance. The theme can be rephrased as ‘our dependable Jesus’. We depend…

  THEME: THE BOY NAMED LAUGHTER  SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 21:1-7 God fulfills His promise of giving Abraham and Sarah a son.  REFLECTION The boy named laughter is the theme for our reflection. There are three important things that human beings aspire to achieve in adulthood, these are vocation or source of livelihood, marriage, and children. Abraham…

  THEME: DEVASTATION AND NEW LIFE  SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 19:30-38 Lot and his two daughters seek refuge in a cave and Lot’s daughters commit incest with him. REFLECTION  The theme for reflection is devastation and new life. Devastation means great destruction or damage. After the devastation of Lot’s place of abode in Sodom and the loss of…

  THEME: OVERTHROWN SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 19: 15-29 The redemption of Lot and his family and the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah.   REFLECTION Overthrown is the theme for our reflection. To overthrow means to defeat or remove someone from power, using force. In the context of our Scripture reading and reflection, overthrown alludes to a complete…

  THEME: THE GOD WHO SEES SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 16 Sarai felt she was old and will not be able to give Abram a son so she gave her slave to Abram as a second wife so she could produce an offspring for Abram. Hagar after being pregnant became disrespectful towards Sarai, her mistress. Sarai was…

  THEME: A DENIAL SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 12: 10-20 Abram denied his relationship with Sarai as his wife, Pharaoh takes Sarai as wife and incurred the wrath of God. *REFLECTION* A denial is the theme for our reflection. Denial is the action of denying something. To deny means to refuse to admit that you have any connection with something or someone. Usually…

GENESIS 3:14-21 The serpent cursed, Eve and Adam punished by God for disobeying Him.  The theme for today’s reflection is a curse. A curse is a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. In Genesis 2:15 we learn that “The LORD God took the man and…

THE TRUE SHEPHERD 2 SAMUEL 7:1-14 EPHESIANS 2:11-22 MARK 6:30-34 A shepherd is a person who tends and rears sheep. A true shepherd is a person found to be faithfully doing the work of a shepherd. A true Shepherd is one who also directs in a particular direction. In John 10:11 Jesus confirmed to us…

 REVELATION 12:1-17  BORROWING THE STORY   The great tribulation and the character of the tribulation are revealed to John.  REFLECTION   The theme for our reflection is ‘borrowing the story.’ To borrow a concept or something from someone is to take it for one’s own use. The point is that we are to make sense out of…

REVELATION 6 Apostle John is given is given a revelation of how the future of the world will be.   REFLECTION  ‘Opening up the future’ is the theme for our reflection today. The book of Revelation as much as it employs apocalyptic language and symbolisms seek to open up the future in order to warn and…

SCRIPTURE: JOHN 16:16-30  Jesus talked to His disciples about His ascension and His overcoming the world. REFLECTION The theme for today’s reflection is “Cryptic Christ”. A cryptic person is one who is usually mysterious and difficult to understand. Today we focus on the cryptic nature of Christ. If we worship a Cryptic God whose ways…

 NO BIBLE NO BREAKFAST  SCRIPTURE: LUKE 12:35-46  Jesus teaches his audience to be ready for 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…