30 Jun 2020
Going into the new season before you, please meditate on the words of Hebrews 12:1-2. We need to be at the place where we avoid distractions and set our eyes on God even as He leads us deeper into His will for us.
29 Jun 2020
Deuteronomy 6:10-15 is a portion of scripture we are most likely very familiar with. Long before the children of Israel entered to promised land God had promised them, He started preparing them for it. Are you about to get into a new season? Please purpose not to neglect your walk with God. There is a great likelihood that you might get caught up with the new place and forget God. Please be careful.
25 Jun 2020
As we seek the Lord and as He works on us individually, let us not forget that our lives impact others. If we walk in divine purpose others will be blessed. In 2 Chronicles 7:11-14, Solomon followed God’s plan and put up the temple, something that pleased God. God blessed the temple and declared that He would hear the cry of His people if they met certain conditions. The actions of Solomon in obedience to God benefited many others.
24 Jun 2020
In such trying times, I hope we will always remember the encouragement Paul gave to the Thessalonians in his first letter to them in chapter 5 verse 16-18. Let us be joyful, pray continuously and give thanks in all circumstances.
23 Jun 2020
Back to the story of the men who lost their wives and had to raise children; one thing they all said is they can’t completely explain how they have managed to get to where they are today. Two or three attribute it to faith in God and support from loved ones. Let us remember Proverbs 18:10. We have a strong tower we can run to during tough times.
22 Jun 2020
I watched a very moving documentary on men who had lost their wives and have struggled to raise their kids. For some it has been over 20 years! My initial reaction was deep sadness as I listened to them narrate some of the challenges they have faced. Then my focus moved to God’s faithfulness towards those families. The kids are much older now, some already working. The men are alive and grateful for the breakthrough of raising kids largely by themselves. They may still have challenges, but look at how far they have come! Let us trust God, especially in those situations that look impossible to deal with.
19 Jun 2020
In verse 40-44 of Matthew 21, we see the bigger consequence of the tenants’ rejection of the landowner: it amounted to rejecting God. That has an effect on whoever does it. It comes back to haunt those who do it. It happens when we turn away from God’s counsel too. But He is a merciful God especially when we repent.
18 Jun 2020
The tenants killed the numerous servants sent to them by the master, they even killed His Son. Why didn’t they heed the message of the servants and the Son? Are we receiving messages from God, and are we accepting or rejecting the messages? Are we killing the messengers? Food for thought. Matthew 21:35-39.
17 Jun 2020
The owner of the vineyard was so concerned about His tenants and the produce of their toil that He kept sending servants to check on them and collect what was owed to Him. What does this produce represent? What does the Lord expect from you and me that is so valuable to Him? Are we delivering on this expectation? Matthew 21:34-36.
16 Jun 2020
For the tenants in Matthew 21:33-46, the primary focus was their occupation, farming, and securing their lives on that property, hence their refusal to share the produce. They also probably wanted to keep the entire property to themselves. Do we behave in the same way? Are we so consumed by securing our lives that we forget what “the owner” expects of us? I know we are to occupy until He comes, but are we constantly asking ourselves what He would want us to do in the current circumstances? Are His servants sharing His heart, and are we listening to what He is saying through them?