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Ah friends, our God, our Creator has a plan for each and every life He creates, and unfortunately those plans are not all wine, roses and song, not a Sunday stroll in the park. No! They are filled with all kinds of trials and pain, heartaches and unfair happenings. But we must learn to understand, to believe that there's always method and purpose to God's seeming madness. He never makes a...

Oh friends, it's ever so important to realize that ALL of our actions, both good and bad, have consequences, and we never know when they will come back to bite us, but be sure that one day they will. That means we ought to take right actions as much as possible, although it's still possible for right actions to bring tough consequences. But in the long run it all boils down to the words of...

Life can be very evil and deceitful, especially in these time of ungodliness and selfishness, where people are mostly interested in themselves, and would hang you out to dry, just as soon as look at you. That means great care must be taken to ensure you associate with the right people, and then speak the right words. And don't believe that it's just in the unbelieving world that happens, d...

Oh friends, if we believers do not live in unity and accord with each other as our Lord and leader Jesus Christ commanded, then how are we going to bring the heathen into his fold eh? Our many differences are supposed to be put aside because of our ONE belief in Christ. It's the awesome and wise good news of Christ's salvation that draws and keeps us together! Without it, we're all los...

Life is a topsy turvy business, with both good and bad moments in it, many of them being unexpected. However, if we are true and faithful believers in Jesus Christ then we we will have His divine help to handle those tough times that will undoubtedly come against us, for He is the ONLY ONE capable of alleviating the storms of life! Yes friends, our Lord and Saviour will make a way for us where the...

It's easy to fall into the traps and temptations of the devil, because his things all seem to be pretty and pleasurable. But please, let's not forget that all that glitters is not gold, and in Satan's case, his stuff is just a facade that looks good, but there's no true substance to his enticements. Our world is slowly falling apart and we Christians are the ones expected to keep i...

Life is filled with many ups and downs, situations where we sincerely don't know which way to turn, because the consequences of each decision are undesirable. Our first reaction though should always be to turn to our Creator for advice, since He knows the plans He has for each of us, and will direct us in the way that enables us to fulfill our destiny. We have free will, so we can do as we ple...

My fellow believers, unfortunately, this earthly life is filled with evil and sinful situations, and they come against us even when we are doing our best to live right. There's often not much we can do to thwart them, except believe in God and trust that He will make a way for us out of them, and eventually work ALL things out for our good, as he's so faithfully promised! That's the be...

Ah friends, Jesus has said that if we don't forgive others, that the Father will not forgive us. And please remember that we pray in the Lord's prayer: 'And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us.' That means we're asking the Father to forgive us in direct proportion to how much we forgive others. And then there's the question of LOVE! And th...

All of us make poor or wrong decisions and then suffer the consequences, which could have been forestalled by taking the time to consider the consequences before making the decisions. It's the simple truth, if you want to suffer fewer negative consequences, then check the possible consequences of each decision before you make it. Sadly, our current world is hell bent on making decisions withou...

Vengeance is mine says the Lord! And that's how it ought to be, but we are so single minded and vengeful, that many of us seek revenge in our own strength, instead of leaving it for God to do in His own time. And that's why sometimes our lives are filled with so much strife, anger, hatred and resentment. We refuse to forgive and leave the revenge to God. And believe me friends, our lives w...

Oh my people, Omnipotent God is our Creator and Controller, and until we fully understand that and live to suit, all our hopes and dreams will continue to be in serious disarray. Yes friends, only when we live the life that Jehovah God desires us to live, will there be LOVE , joy, peace and true prosperity in our lives. We talk a good talk, but don't follow it up with the necessary action. Tha...

Regardless of what state you're in, if you sincerely want to change, God's grace can do it for you. He can pull you up out of the deepest ditch and renew you like He did Bruh Paul and John Newton. So please, don't ever give up on our great God, for He is only a prayer away; a simple cry for 'Help!' So don't let Satan fool you into believing that you're so far gone that...

Ah friends, we all want to be a big time Christian, but we don't want to do the things that make it happen. Yes, if we want to become all that the Lord has planned for us, then we must undergo some tough times, with hard choices and a good attitude, waiting patiently on God's timing. For it's only in the tough situations that we grow and mature in our Christian faith, not in the peacef...

We all have desires of our hearts and promises that God's made to us, but unless we are patient and walk in obedience to His holy will, we will never see those dreams and promises come to pass. That's because He is the one who orchestrates everything in our lives when we surrender then to his perfect wisdom. We might be able to accomplish some stuff in our own strength, but never as good a...

Bruh Joseph did not have an easy life although he was shown early on through his dreams that his destiny would be blessed. And believe me, he would not have arrived at that destiny if he had not kept God first place in his life in spite of all the unjust and unfair situations he experienced. That's what the Lord expects from His sincere followers, obedience and dedication despite our hard time...

Satan likes to fill us with fear, but believers in Christ need to be filled with the Holy Spirit of God which gives power, LOVE and a disciplined mind. Fear should never be mentioned amongst our characteristics. Just like how Bruh Joseph stood up before Pharaoh, one of the most powerful pagan kings and told him what his God was going to do, likewise we must be strong and stand up to all who come a...

Life's not easy. It never was, and it never will be! Once sin entered it, everything turned around for the worse. But believers in Christ Jesus have what it takes to turn the world back around. That's why Jesus gave us the Great Commission. He expects us to make things better, to improve the situations for our fellow man through His LOVE , peace and steadfastness. So, although we will face...

Ah friends, today's society is filled with lots of greed and selfishness. In fact it's become the normal and standard way of life. The me first behaviour is rampant in our ungodly and evil world. But that's exactly the opposite way that our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus taught us. He expects us to LOVE and serve each other, to be kindhearted and help others in their time of need. But u...

Christ came to earth to save sinners, and thus shed His precious sinless blood to pay for our sins. But along with His saving grace we also received other things like direct access to our heavenly Father. Yes friends, we can take all our burdens and problems directly to the Father, with the confidence that He will hear and answer us. But just remember it's only because of Jesus. So if you'...

God has promised that He will never leave nor forsake us, and as we wend our way through this sinful and ungodly world, problems will undoubtedly crop up and cause us to doubt God's promise. But as a true believer in Christ, we must hold on to that promise with the utmost of faith, otherwise, as soon as problems crop up, we will certainly be tempted to lose faith and begin drifting away from G...

Ah friends, Satan's avowed purpose is to turn us away from Almighty God, and have us commit his evil deeds that will cause us to end up in hellfire with him. That's why it's ever so important to be always on the lookout for his evil and deceitful schemes, just like he's always on the lookout for someone whom he can deceive. And the only way to do that is by keeping the Word of God...

Oh friends, life is not a bed of roses, but is full of ups and downs because of our sinful nature. Thus we can't expect to experience all good times and no tough ones. But those tough times are very important in the growing and maturing of our faith, for it's in those tough times that our faith grows, when we realize that we have no one else but Almighty God to depend on, and we humbly bow...

Many of us have dreams that we believe come from God, and rightly so, but those dreams are very seldom plain and straightforward, and are likely to cause confusion between us and our friends and family like Bruh Joseph's dreams did. So, sometimes it's best to just keep quiet about our dreams and work quietly on them, until we have a better understanding of their purpose, and how they will...

Our world is going under...and quickly, due to the evil that's currently flourishing in it, and only true, strong and faithful believers in Christ Jesus, making a serious effort can turn things around. Yes friends, only as we make a difference will our world change. It's up to us bring change for our children and grandchildren to have a good life in the future. Let's get to it nuh. The...