Month: April 2025

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

I don’t know if this has ever happened to you, and mind you, this is just one of many examples that have occurred with people. I have had the privilege of encountering our brothers on the street and conversing with them, and on many occasions, I found it very shocking, and what has left me in wonder is that I see them thanking God for life and all that God has done. I think to myself that they still have many needs, especially since you are asking me to help you cover one of those many needs. Today, the Holy Spirit took me back to one of the well-known scriptures:

Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV): “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Please be alert that while we are reading the scriptures, some people are living them. One thing to note here is that after presenting your requests, what you receive immediately is not the answer to your prayers, but “the peace of God.” So what my brothers in the street have found is that which has guarded their hearts and minds, and that is why they have never committed suicide, nor have some of them sworn and turned away from God, because the peace of God that needs no understanding is on guard.

Takeaway: It’s not easy to go through a day with those needs, but let the peace of God be your companion, for it will help you deal with all the wild thoughts and anything that wants to arise in your hearts

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

Today, I found myself wanting to speed things up because of the situation, forgetting that I said I was trusting God in this moment. I began to think about how many people are truly trusting in God, but fear is doing everything to shake that trust. Then, the following scripture came to mind:

Joshua 1:9 (NIV): “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Moses was dead, and the people had not yet arrived in the promised land. Remember, Moses was the leader alone; it is not as if he was co-leading with Joshua. And now Joshua is hearing that he is supposed to take the mantle and lead the people. He knew who God was and what He did, but he also saw what they had to endure, and he was thinking of what they were going to face, so fear overwhelmed him.

Takeaway: In situations where we find ourselves threatened by fear, we should ask ourselves, what did God command?  If you don’t know, go and find out.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

I know it’s hard to believe that after all the love you have given, all you receive is hate.  Questions like, “Why do I have to keep on loving if they are not replicating it?” and “Do they not appreciate my love?” arises.

John 15:18 (ESV): ““If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.”

Well, you are not the only one. Jesus gave his love unsparingly, and yet the world hated him, so just be prepared and continue pouring out that love. This should help us when we go out to share the gospel with people. We must keep in mind that the individuals we are approaching want nothing to do with us. As soon as they discover that you are a believer, their mental weapons are ready; they are about to defend and attack. The only weapon we bring is love, so let’s not end up arguing and trying to win debates. Remember, we are called to win hearts, not arguments.

Takeaway: We should be grateful when we experience the challenges that Jesus faced. Why? Because He triumphed over all those obstacles.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

“Well, I am not a liar,” he said.
“But you hate your brother and sister, and you claim to love God,” she replied.
“Have you seen God?” she asked.
“No,” he answered.
“So how is it that you love the one whom you have not seen and hate those whom you do see?  The worst part is that those you hate are the image of the one whom you claim to love. How is that possible?” she asked.
“Am I really a liar?” he inquired.

1 John 4:20 (NIV): “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.”

I don’t know if I have done enough justice to discussing with us about truly not hating our brothers and sisters.  Kudos to those who are not filled with hate, but you also need to consume this daily bread because, as long as you live among human beings, you will be offended, and hate is always seeking an opportunity to enter. Loving is not as easy as we think; it’s work, so let us continue this work.

Takeaway: How does it feel to live in love? Remember, God is love, and you live in Him, and He lives in you.  How do you share this with those who don’t know how it feels?

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

One thing about the Word of God is that it doesn’t sugarcoat things, and that’s why we cannot believe half of it and not the other half. It’s either you go with what the Word says or you don’t.  Today, we are dealing with one of those scriptures that, when you think about them, do not make sense.

1 John 3:15 (NLT): “Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them.”

The first time I heard this scripture was when one of my brothers was teaching about the prodigal son and how the brother’s hatred was one of the things that drove out the prodigal son. I took the scripture at face value until I sat down with it and asked myself, did Cain hate Abel all along, or was it only after God rejected his sacrifice? Because if the latter is the case, then we need to be cautious, as God tends to bless our sisters and brothers before us, and how do we handle that? Cain-style?

Takeaway: Yes, hate and murder are equated whether you like it or not. You might not be a murderer, but if you hate another brother or sister, oops, your friends are murderers. ‘I’m sorry, but no eternal life for you; Earth might be your last stop.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

God is light, and we know this; we can rest assured that it is true. However, my living in the light can be questioned because we tend to do things that contradict what it means to live in the light. My fellow breadwinners, we are still dealing with intense dislike (hate) towards our brothers and sisters.

1 John 2:10 (NIV): “Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.”

Have you ever wondered if the reason you are stumbling is due to that intense dislike (hate) you have for your brothers and sisters? No, we never thought about that because we have reasons to hate them. They wronged us, so they deserve it; they do not deserve our love. Good people, we are in the light, and we must live according to how God wants us to.

Takeaway: Have you ever considered intense dislike (hate) to be a stumbling block in your life? How can we help those who have intense dislike (hate) when it is causing them to stumble?

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

Today is another day for us to examine ourselves and see if we are in the light or still in darkness, because it is easy to convince ourselves that we are in the light only to find out we are still in darkness. What do we have today?

1 John 2:9 (ESV): “Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.”

Yes, intense dislike (hate) for one another in the kingdom of light is significant; literally, it cannot exist. Therefore, ensure you are not merely claiming to be in the light while harboring hate for your brothers and sisters. We are called to love one another, and that’s how those in darkness will see that we are in the light. But if we hate as they do, how can we convince them that we are in the light?

Takeaway: What do you think could lead you to hate your brother or sister? And if that situation arises, what measures will you take to ensure you don’t hate your brother or sister?

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

There’s always room for growth as long as you are alive, so that is why cutting is necessary if we want to grow. Just because we are bearing fruit, we think that’s the end of it, but not with God.

John 15:2 (NIV): “He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”

Stagnation is never in God’s plan, yes, even when you are producing. God wants us to be even more fruitful, and that’s why He prunes us.  For some of us, it was the pruning process that led us to not bear fruit, because what’s the use of going through difficulties when I am already doing what God says?  However, what we didn’t understand is that we were being cut so that we may be even more fruitful.

Takeaway: What do you do when you are producing, and it seems like God is taking your fruits for granted?

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

We are living in a world where some people believe they are vines; that is why they think they can do it by themselves. However, for us who are branches and Jesus Christ is the vine, we must remain in Him. There’s a lot we can glean from today’s verse, but we need to ensure I don’t overwhelm your mind with too much information.

John 15:4 (NLT): “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.”

Isn’t it interesting that Jesus is telling the disciples to remain? It is as if He knew that the cares of life would come and try to convince us to remove ourselves from the branch. Oh, by the way, He knew. Another interesting thing is the word “remain” (meaning: continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so). One thing we don’t discuss is our brothers and sisters who have backslid and are convincing us to do the same because they think this Jesus thing is not working. But Jesus says, “Remain.”

Takeaway: Send encouragement to your brothers and sisters and tell them to remain in Him, because the truth is that we are to share in Jesus’ suffering, so our brothers and sisters may be discouraged.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.

As I was thinking about the last question I asked yesterday, “Why am I not bearing any fruit?” A thought came to me: What if someone is in the process of producing those fruits? Surely, you don’t become the branch and suddenly start producing fruit.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (BSB): “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”

One of the reasons I am highlighting patience in bearing fruit is that we tend to fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to those who are already enjoying the fruits they have produced, while we are still waiting for ours.  Also, before we jump to the conclusion that our brother or sister is not producing any fruit, can we ask which stage he or she is at in the process of producing fruit?

Takeaway: “Don’t let those who are eating their ripe harvest, pressure you into eating your seeds.” African Proverb

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!