Pointers I
‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’ Matt.11:28[KJV].
Living the life of a victim is staying in the place of defeat. God has so much more in store for us which is why He wants us to learn from every painful experience. It is the wisdom gained from the past pain that will keep you above the future pain. The fact that you have been hurt does not mean you will not be Read the rest of this entry
Walk Tall
‘Take My yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls’ Matt.11:29[KJV].
People are quick to read ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’ Matt.11:28[KJV]. And fail to take into consideration ‘Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls’ Matt.11:29[KJV]. In other words, when we Read the rest of this entry
Unresolved Pain
‘…I’m a farmer. I began working for a farmer as a boy.’ And if someone asks, ‘Then what about those wounds on your chest? He will say, ‘I was wounded at my friends’ house!’ Zec.13:5-6
One indisputable fact of life is that you are going to get hurt. It is guaranteed as long as you are human. No matter how much we love, protect and prepare a safe environment for those around us [even our children], they will still get hurt. It is just a part of life. As we mature we encounter painful experiences. Read the rest of this entry
In Love and Honesty to Grow
‘Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people’ Prov.14:34
Nigeria is God’s own, and it is important that we start to see her that way. God is personally involved in the affairs of this country and we need to be thankful for that. There are a lot of prophecies hanging over Nigeria. We have to stay expectant and trust God that every positive prophecy for this nation will come Read the rest of this entry
God bless Nigeria
‘Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people’ Prov.14:34
If you travel overseas frequently, you will agree that there really is no group of people like Nigerians. Nigerians are simply unique and fantastic; and the nation is blessed. This country is packed with all sorts of human and material blessings from God. She is not a poor nation by any standard. This blessed country alone Read the rest of this entry
Housing The Holy Spirit
‘Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.’1Cor.6:19-20
It will be very beneficial to us Christians to study the instructions God gave to Moses when he was setting up the Tabernacle [the place of meeting] in Exodus [Ex.25-40]. You will see how much detail God put into the Tabernacle just because it was a meeting place for Him and His people. God put the same detail Read the rest of this entry
The Seal
‘…the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His ownby giving you the Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago’ Eph.1:13
A seal is figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity. Another definition says a seal is the design or emblem itself, belonging exclusively to the user. For a person to carry the seal of God means that the person belongs exclusively to God because he bears God’s mark on his Read the rest of this entry
Evident Love
‘Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples’John.13:35
‘Give as freely as you have received!’ Matt.10:8b. God expects us to love others with the same kind of evident love He has for us. The love that was in effect even while we were still deep in sin [Rom.5:8]. God wants us to freely give the same kind of love that we have freely received. It is in our evident expressions Read the rest of this entry
Instructions
‘Then He said, Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some! So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it’ John 21:6.
Usually, what God will give you concerning any situation you face is an instruction. If there is one thing that is peculiar to instructions, it is the fact that instructions from God need to be obeyed. Many times, instructions from God come to us through the Holy Spirit as suggestions. However, think of it this Read the rest of this entry
Joy Of Purchase
‘And having chosen them, He called them to come to Him. And having called them, He gave them right standing with Himself. And having given them right standing, He gave them His glory’ Rom.8:30
For every Christian the joy of being purchased is that you have been given the identity of God. Just as the clay takes on the signature of the potter, we have been given the glory of God. Even before we were born, God had already called us as His own. The joy of being purchased is that you are a debtor to no one. Read the rest of this entry
