Spiritual Lethargy Of The Last Days “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” – (Matt 24:12) The last days upon us which have come, as promised by our Lord is to arrive with an attendant of profound iniquity which has not been known, and it will culminate into many –…
A Little Leaven: The Bane Of Christian Life 1 Corinthians 5:6-8. The dangerous repercussion of a “little” compromise cannot be over-emphasized. The “little” symbolizes the trivialization associated with some form of misconduct acceptable within society and sometimes in Christian circles, although unacceptable to God and His perfect will for us. It is these “little unharmful…
Contentment In All Conditions “But godliness with contentment, is great gain.” (I Tim 6:6) In Paul’s epistle to the Philippi Church, he explained to the saints how much of contentment he has learnt, while admonishing them to also learn from him. He explained he has mastered how to live a lowly life by being abased…
Hunger And Thirst For Divine Enduement Matthew 5:6. We need divine enduement to fulfill our God-given task and purpose on earth. The enduement of various graces and Christian virtues enables us to carry out God’s expectations while in the world seamlessly. “His yoke(expectation) is easy and His burden(desire) is light” (Matthew 11:30) because He has…
Lifetime Commitment To God’s Call And Purpose 2 Chronicles 15:12-15. From the text, we see the response of the children of Judah to the call of God. God is always calling and searching for those who will “worship Him in Spirit and Truth”- John 4:23; 2 Chronicles 16:9. His desire and purpose is to see…
A Clean Heart “Create in me a pure (clean) heart, O God, and renew a stedfast spirit within me” Psalms 51:10 The subject of the heart is overly under-rehearsed today, and everything deals with the heart. Solomon saw the essence of the role our heart plays and he warned believers who desire to walk the…
Disciples’ Preparation Before Pentecost Luke 24: 44-53; Acts 1:1-5, 8, 14. There is a lot to learn from the preparation of the disciples of Christ before the mighty outpouring at Pentecost. Proper preparation usually brings about the expected and full utilization of any opportunity. The Lord saw the need to properly prepare the disciples for…
Keeping a Clear Sight “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…” Heb 12:2 Perhaps, the most famous maritime disaster of all time was the RMS Titanic collusion with an iceberg on its maiden voyage in 1912. This tragic incident resulted in the loss of over fifteen hundred lives. The [human] cause, you…
“Thou art weighed and found wanting” Daniel 5:27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. This text is extracted from a profound story recorded in the book of Daniel about a ruler of Babylon, King Belshazzar. He was a king by every right and possessed all the authority and honor accorded…
