Veritable Virtues For Greatness Luke 22:24-27; Matthew 18:1-4. Greatness from the Biblical context (the rule-book by which we live- John 1:4 is quite different from our human perspective of defining greatness as having wealth, power, or an elevated socio-cultural status. On the contrary, the Bible defines greatness as living an extraordinary life of service and…
Take Away The Dross Proverbs 25:4; Isaiah 1:25. Dross is simply an impurity that keeps a substance or someone in a perpetual state of uselessness despite having a glorious potential. Many Christians are not able to become useful entities to God because of the presence of dross in their lives. These drosses keep us away…
The Regret Of Missed Opportunity 1 Samuel 13:13,14; 2:30. It is nearly impossible to recover a miscarried destiny especially when it’s voluntarily self-terminated. Such were the cases of the examples from the texts. Saul and Eli were privileged individuals who were birthed into a glorious covenant that should have transcended their lifetime. Alas, they conclusively…
Help From Above Psalm 121:1,2; Isaiah 41:13,14; 2 Kings 6:27. Divine or supernatural help is a much-needed assistance for every believer to be able to scale through the situations of life. The challenges of life may sometimes look daunting and insurmountable by every human means, and whenever it seems we have come to our wit’s…
The caller’s spring Judges 15:19. This topic is adapted from one of the ventures of Samson against the Philistines. The verses leading to this text speak of the disagreement he had against his supposedly Phillistian father-in-law who had given his wife to another person. This angered him and he retaliated in a manner that occasioned…
The consequence of compromise: the Hagar’s distraction. Genesis 16:1-4,11,12. This text in focus comes right after a great encounter that Abraham had with God. He had experienced a wonderful revelation with God with fathomable evidence of the futuristic fulfillment of God’s promise of an heir. But no sooner had he left this encounter that he…
Sink Your Doubt Matthew 21:21,22. Doubt is a natural negative human reaction to the certainty of the miraculous. Faith is the infusion of divine realities into our mind to align it with the possibilities of God. The text above is drawn from a conversation between Christ and His disciples regarding a certain fig tree. After…
The Great Life John 16:33; 14:27. If you ask people about what they think is a great life, many would tell you it’s a life filled with happiness and all the good things of life. While this may somewhat be true, we must understand that having all the good things in life does not necessarily…
The Adulteration That Displeases God Galatians 5:9; James 4:4. Adulteration is simply a process of reducing the quality of a product via four major means: Addition, Subtraction, Substitution, and Dilution. The product loses its original content and essence becoming impure even when the adulteration is just a minute adjustment. From our text, the Bible talks…
