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Christ's greatest attribute is LOVE , and that's what He also expects of His followers. That we LOVE each other the way that He LOVED us. And if we don't show that LOVE for each other, then we're not His true disciples. The Christian church is currently too divided mainly because of petty jealousies and selfishness, and that's why we cannot make any real headway in this evil wo...

In this evil world mankind is not to be trusted for too many of us are still locked in the evil clutches of Satan, who,as the master of lies and deceit, is totally untrustworthy. The ONLY Being worthy of trust is Jehovah God, Our Creator and Controller. He made us and still controls our lives, although many of us don't seem to think so. Our God is faithful and keeps all His promises, therefore...

The Christian life is filled with many ups and downs, a lot of disappointments and discouragement, but through the indwelling Holy Spirit of Christ, we believers are able to handle those tests and temptations. Jesus suffered much for us without complaining, and likewise, we are expected to bear some suffering on His behalf without a whole lot of complaints, unlike the way so many of us tend to beh...

In this crazy world, there are only two ways of operating, negatively and positively. The first exalts behaviour like war and violence, while the second calls for peace and LOVE! Now which one should Christians follow? Obviously the one held sacred by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, that's LOVE and peace. Unfortunately though, many supposed believers are still very enamoured of their old wa...

Jesus said to ask and seek and knock, and He was very serious about it. The problem lies in what we ask for. We need to ask for what's in God's will for our lives, then wait patiently for it, for he never said when it will happen, just that it will happen. However, in our lustful desires, we ask for all sorts of stuff that's not in God's will, and when we don't get them, we get...

Being a Christian is all fine and dandy, but that can take many different turns. We can be a lazy Christian, one with little faith, or one with great faith but few works, or anything in between. However, to be a true believer, we need to have strong faith, good works and spiritual growth. That last one is ever so important, because if we don't grow in the knowledge and ways of God, then we won...

We live in a dark and sinful world, where many of us hide from the light because the light exposes our evil deeds. But if we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, our sins, our wrongdoings will be forgiven and we won't have to hide from the light any longer. Instead we'll bask in the bright light that Jesus brings, living in truth, LOVE and peace under His secure umbrella. Now what...

It's oh so easy to say we believe and have faith and all that, but like James says, if we have faith but no works our faith is dead and useless. That means we need to not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk, and we can't walk it unless we're prepared to sacrifice ourselves in some form and fashion and also be obedient to God's Word and Will. And therein lies the dilemma of t...

It's an evil world we live in friends, which causes all sorts of misfortune and pain, circumstances that we don't like, but which we must nonetheless learn to bear if we want to grow, especially in the spiritual realm. That's because the Lord uses pain and temptation as elements of growth in our spiritual lives, and if we don't measure up with the necessary amount of faith, even wi...

Ah mih people, this New Year's Day of 2024 is the right time for all believers to get together and begin returning the Word of God to our society if we want to see prosperity, grace and mercy on God's great earth. The lawlessness, greed, evil doing and strife that's currently permeating our world has to stop if we're going to survive and our children's children have a good and...

There is no doubt that God LOVES us a whole lot, otherwise He would have long ago wiped us off the face of the earth for our pride, sinful rebellion and disobedience. But instead He showed His amazing LOVE , gave us an option to repent and be saved from our sins by sending His Son Jesus to die on the cross at Calvary in our place. And since then, He's continually cared for us, showering us wit...

Satan is not the ruler of this universe, but the great God Jehovah who created it and still controls it. Satan can only do what God allows him to do for whatever purpose God has in mind. So it's necessary that we not pay any attention to Satan and his lies and deceits as he tries to pry us away from worshipping and serving Almighty God. The Lord has given us His Word and the Holy Spirit that d...

Our world is in a terrible mess, and if we want to see positive changes, we believers need to get up and start making them, for Satan and his evil cronies like to see the world disrupted and ungodly. But it's obvious we can't do it without the help of God. And to get that help we have to sincerely seek Him and LOVE Him with our whole being. That's what He desperately wants from us, and...

Life is full of evil and evildoers, who want to drag believers away from the truth of God and His Word with half-truths and false doctrine. And though we have all the tools necessary to reject and refute these false claims, it doesn't happen automatically, we still have to stand up strong in our faith and deny and resist the prince of darkness and his evil associates. That's why we need to...

Life can be real topsy turvy at best, and at worst it can be real cruel and unforgiving, thus we need to know how to live it with some semblance of balance, and the best way to do that is to seek wisdom and understanding. The kind that comes from God, not what man considers wisdom and understanding, for oftimes that is foolishness when it's compared to what Almighty God has to offer. Consequen...

Life is full of sinful stuff, trials, tribulations and hard things for a normal human being to bear. However, if you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, He will help you bear them and eventually receive you to Himself to spend eternity with Him. There's no greater blessing or opportunity available to mankind than eternity with Jesus! But you have to surrender your life to Him as soon a...

The two greatest days in man's recent history are the incarnate birth of Christ our Saviour on Christmas day, and His magnificent resurrection from the depths of Hades on the first Easter morn! That means, as believers in Christ, we need to keep those two days holy and meaningful for they signify the beginning and end of God's plan to reconcile us back to Himself, so that we can have etern...

If we are to grow in our faith, it is absolutely necessary for believers to encourage and exhort each other, to help strengthen our faith, especially in these desperate and trying times. And one of the many ways we can do that is through the singing of hymns, psalms and other spiritual songs. It gets our spirits flowing with thoughts and remembrances of our good and mighty God. And this Christmas...

Satan is the ruler of this evil world, and thus encourages evildoing. However, we believers in Christ Jesus are expected to refute Satan's philosophy and resist his advances, while spreading the good news of Christ's gospel so that our world can be turned around. But we can only do that if we sincerely believe the Lord's promises and execute His desires, like being the salt of the eart...

The Lord made us to have fellowship and communion with Him, and one of the ways in which we communicate with Him is through prayer. Therefore, as true believers, we ought to take it very seriously, because it plays a major part in our lives, both individually and corporately. It's necessary not only to pray for ourselves, our friends and families, but also for our leaders and those in position...

Friends, if we are to be true believers in and of Christ Jesus, then our behaviour ought to resemble His as much as possible. We can't say that we are Christians and behave like unbelievers, as so many of us do. That's pure hypocrisy, and it's why a lot of people are refusing to accept the faith and are also turning away from it. And why not eh, if our behaviour doesn't align with...

Jesus has promised that He will never leave nor forsake us, and He died on Calvary's cross to prove that He's our Good Shepherd who looks after the sheep. But when times are bad, when we feel lost, depressed or any such negative thing, we must also search for Him and cry out for help. He desires it and expects us to do it. Remember His promise in the Great Invitation...anyone who is tired...

God made us to have fellowship with Him, and LOVED us so much that after we fell into sinful bondage, He sent His only Son Jesus to die on the cross of Calvary, so that our sins could be forgiven, and we could be welcomed back into His holy presence. How's that for true and unadulterated LOVE eh! Unfortunately though, too many of us don't take God's LOVE as seriously as we ought to and...

Oh friends, the Holy Spirit of God was sent to dwell within us when we became believers in Christ, so why don't we listen to Him when He speaks to us eh? Why do we still insist on following the lies and deceitful utterances of Satan, who only means us harm? Please remember that all the material wealth and power in this world will be of no use to us if at the judgement day we find ourselves mir...

Christ was born for a reason; to be sacrificed on our sinful behalf and offer us an option of salvation from those sins. That was the biggest gift ever given to mankind! Thus, we should acknowledge and celebrate the beginning of that marvellous occasion, as the Son of God was born, became flesh, became a man like us, but sinless in all aspects. Christmas is the time we observe that auspicious occa...