MEDITATE ON THE WORD OF GOD AND BE WISE
BE WISE AND MEDITATE ON THE WORD OF GOD When we were much younger the yellow taxi was one of the ways to move around besides the public buses. They had no particular or organised billing system. The fares were not metered. You were at the mercy of the driver. If he liked your face you could negotiate a good
Continue ReadingTHE THINGS THAT TRULY MATTER
THE THINGS THAT TRULY MATTER The things that truly matter are not material things. I once heard someone say that when we land in heaven we are not likely to be having regrets about not buying the latest model of a car or the parcel of choice land that we never acquired. There will be way too much going on
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JESUS, OUR TOTAL DEFENCE The LORD reminded me of something that happened about twenty years ago. I had heard of a lady whose husband had gone off to a social event with a female colleague. Well, it was the event of another colleague from work and they had all decided to take off from his house. So the female colleague
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THE SURE FOUNDATION Most people love little children. Except for the fact that when they are much younger they need our attention round the clock and in addition to that is the very significant detail of cleaning and washing practically everything that has to do with them. Other than that they are the cutest most adorable gifts. In my native
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LET IT FLY Have you ever watched a kite fly? I once watched a movie where there was a kite flying competition. It was a real beauty to behold. The splendour on display was spectacular. Kite flying is a phenomenon that dates back to centuries and history has it that it is of Chinese origin and was subsequently made popular
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OUR GOD; OUR FATHER! When my father went to be with the LORD fifteen years ago, someone told me “You have been seriously upgraded, God has now taken the place of your father. God is your new dad. You should be happy.” Perhaps I was so overcome with emotion at the time that I never really understood what a tremendous
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DO NOT LET THE STORM DROWN YOU A storm is defined as a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning or snow. It is the case that oftentimes, storms are very destructive. They have been known to destroy lives and property and obstruct regular vehicular movement and normal day to day activities until their
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HE NAILED IT (TO THE CROSS) Have you ever heard the expression “They nailed it?” It is an expression in the English language that is used to convey the successful, skillful or perfect completion of a particularly challenging task. It is not uncommon to see people excited, shouting and even sometimes jumping for joy and celebrating after closing a deal,
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JESUS FOR ONE AND FOR ALL It is Easter season and once again Christians all over the world will be celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Leading up to the Easter weekend is the Passion Week. The word Passion comes from the Latin “passio” which originally means to endure suffering. And what suffering our Lord Jesus
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START WITH THE LORD Relationships are a very big deal any which way we look at them. Some relationships have been known to cause anger, bitterness, pain and all kinds of negative emotions. Some relationships have been the physical death of some people. While it is the case that there could be untold emotional damage in “wrong” relationships, being in
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