ENCOURAGE YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ENCOURAGE YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS What kind of sibling are you? Are you the one who could not care less what others are going through? Or the one who could not be bothered if another needs help? Life is much more than “the Lord blessing me and mine”! Of course that is good but we have a responsibility as believers
Continue ReadingThere are no Super-Christians
THERE ARE NO SUPER CHRISTIANS I recently read a book by Trip Lee titled “Rise.” There was chapter in the book called “There are no Super-Christians”. That chapter really captured my attention and it has also inspired this piece. What do you think of when you hear the word “Super-Christian”? Do you think of someone in a cape looking down
Continue ReadingWHAT IS YOUR STORY – LET GOD WRITE IT.
WHAT IS YOUR STORY – LET GOD WRITE IT Everybody has a story! Most of us have passed through all kinds of things to be where we are today. And I dare say that whatever we have been through or will go through is part of God’s plan. He alone knows why He allows certain things to happen. Some good
Continue ReadingTHE FATHER’S HEART TOO – EVERY THING I HAVE IS YOURS
THE FATHER’S HEART TOO: EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS. The parable of the Prodigal Son is one that we often share to explain the Father’s love for us despite that fact that we may go astray. This parable tells the story of a son who asks for his portion of his father’s wealth (this is already questionable behaviour as his
Continue ReadingWHO HAVE YOU BEEN WITH?
WHO HAVE YOU BEEN WITH? The people we spend quality time with will have a direct or indirect effect on who we are. “Do not be fooled. “Bad companions ruin good character.” 1 Corinthians 15: 33 Good News Translation And the flip side {“Just as the company of the good saves and improves”} is the case, according to the Historian
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ALL WILL BE WELL! Even as the lock down is extended, The plan of the Lord as originally intended, Will still be carried out, So in your mind, have no doubt. What He has said He will do, Is exactly what He will do. He is faithful like that, And will never leave us flat. “They shall not be ashamed
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A NAME FROM GOD In Yoruba land, traditionally, a child is named on the eighth day after birth. Depending on what the parents want, it could be anything from a close family gathering to a large social gathering of more than a hundred guests. Before the advent of Christianity into Nigeria through, first, the Portuguese in the 15th century and
Continue ReadingPLEASE, FORGET THE REGRET.
PLEASE , FORGET THE REGRET At a time like this, when we find ourselves in a lock down as a a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are left with a lot of time on our hands. There is nothing wrong with that. Some have not had time off work and from their very busy schedules for
Continue ReadingYES! GOD HAS ALLOWED IT
YES! GOD HAS ALLOWED IT. There was once a favoured son who was distinguished by a coat of many colours. He knew he was loved more than his brothers and that his future was very bright but why was he sitting in prison after first being sold into slavery by his own blood brothers and then being implicated by the
Continue ReadingMERCY, MERCY, LORD!
MERCY MERCY , LORD! “The year was 1971, Marvin Gaye wrote of America through the eyes of a returning Vietnam Vet, he wove a tale of war, civil disobedience, drugs, the decline of our cities and the toll of environmental destruction and in the space of nine songs that lasted forty – six minutes and twenty – nine seconds, he
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