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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!

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 asking if I am bearing fruit because it is possible to live a good life while not bearing any fruit. Therefore, it is important that whenever we get the time, we reflect on our fruitfulness.

Genesis 1:28 (ESV): And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

We were blessed to be fruitful. And if God wants us to be fruitful, yet we are not, can we stand tall and claim we are doing His will? The question to ask yourself is: what does fruitfulness look like? Because I don’t want to set any standard for you, one thing we can agree on is that being fruitful means you are bearing fruit, so bearing fruit is the evidence that you are fruitful.

Takeaway: Am I bearing fruit?  If so, what kind of fruit? If not, why am I not bearing any fruit?

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 going through my old emails, I found myself in Genesis. I know we all recognize Genesis; this is where we all began as Christians. But how many of us take the time to reflect on Genesis? When we were in Sunday School, we hardly thought much about these things, which is why I feel the need for us to revisit Genesis from time to time as Christians. So, what are we having today?

Genesis 1:26 (ESV): Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Sometimes the only time I am reminded of whose image I reflect is when someone tells me. I think that might be one of the reasons why I am not courageous and bold at times, because I don’t often remind myself that I am created in God’s image.

One thing I find interesting is that we are given dominion over animals, and we are truly exercising that dominion, but how is it that we can tame dangerous animals yet struggle with our feelings?

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