Divine Encounters

Day 265 Reading: John 8:1 - John 9:41 Jesus faced a legal exam. We all face exams in life. Exams are not fun unless its a simple walkthrough with no consequences. I remember sitting for my end of primary school exams and the nightmare of being the first students to sit for an exam no one else had sat for. Yes, students had sat for Maths exams but we now had a language exam and I was never a fan of languages.  Exams require one to know what the answer is. As I grew up I discovered different kind of exams though at the root of every exam is that it seeks to find out if you the examinee are knowledgeable in that area.  One of the most difficult exams is what is called an open book exam. This is the kind of exam where you are allowed to check the books and in some cases even the internet to discover answers to the problem at hand. Now I discovered that this kind of exam is the hardest exam because the question is never straightforward.  The legal exam Jesus f...

Many times I recall the nights when we had power black outs as part of an energy saving tactics by the electricity company when growing up. Looking at life while meditating today I realised that many times in life we are not lit up as the power source is disconnected. Ever tried lighting a bulb when the mains are not connected? Many people's lives today are light bulbs that are not connected to the right source and so they flicker in the light they give. Jesus said that we are the light of this world in the greatest sermon ever preached Matthew 5:14 . Light is so crucial that when creation began the first thing God did was decree light Genesis 1:3 . In today's world light is important. Imagine working in darkness, or driving in the dark without lights. The result will be death. That's what happens when life is lived without being connected to the power source. God has made us in such a way that we can only give His light when we are connected to Him. Being conne...