USE IT FOR JESUS The disciples were irritated when they saw this. They asked, “Why did she waste it like this?” Matthew 26:8 God’s Word Translation This is the story of a woman who poured very expensive perfume on Jesus. Jesus was relaxing after dinner and this woman came to Him and began to pour this really expensive ointment on

WORK, STOP COMPLAINING!  These days it is very easy to keep lamenting and complaining about the hard times that have befallen the people of our country Nigeria. But truly we should make every effort not to do this because it has no positive outcome. On some of the social media platforms that I belong to, it is not uncommon within

PLEASE STAY CALM! This morning, I woke up with these words on my lips. “A soft answer turns away wrath.”  I knew this was a bible verse but was not sure where about it was. Before checking it out I promptly picked up my phone and quickly did a voice note to myself about what the Holy Spirit had dropped

TRUST HIM STILL A short while ago, I had a vivid recollection of Baby Dedications in the Anglican Church I used to attend before I got married. So what would happen is that the parents of the child with all their family, friends and well wishers would walk or dance up to the altar. The Priest would then proceed to

PLEASE GIVE! I like to believe that I have always been a giver. Yet I never truly realized the depth of the spiritual activity that is giving, especially when done sacrificially. It does not matter how much or how little we have. We must know and acknowledge that whatever we have comes from God. I was reminded of this when

SING HYMNS AND BE HAPPY I am a lover of hymns. I grew up in the Anglican Church and even joined the choir in my forties; though I attended choir practice twice a week; on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, somehow I never actually joined the procession during Sunday church services before I got married a few years later and left

GOD WILL ORDER OUR STEPS There is a proverb in my native Yoruba Language that goes like this: “All lizards crawl on their bellies; but we do not know which ones have belly aches.” This means that by looking at what is on the outside it is not possible to tell what is on the inside. It is not uncommon

WHEN WE OBEY When we obey God, great and wonderful things happen. We should therefore never underestimate the power of obedience. The word of God tells us that obedience is better than sacrifice. “But Samuel replied ‘Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to

I AM NOT THE KING I heard this true story some time ago. A man and his wife were planning the wedding of their son. It was such a thing of joy and they were very happy. All the preparations were getting on fine. And then somewhere along the line some obstacles began to rear their ugly heads and it

GOD IS FAITHFUL AND KEEPS HIS PROMISES  “Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father There is no shadow of turning with Thee Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not As thou hast been, Thou forever will be.” Words: Thomas O. Chisholm The Bible in Psalm 33:4 New International Version says: “For the word of the Lord is right