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IT IS NOT TOO LATE

“And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard...’” ~ Matthew 20:6   REFERENCE: Matthew 20:1-12   As we commence the second half of the year, you may wonder why certain things that you expect to have happened now are yet to happen or why there seems to be an unusual delay in that situation. You may even feel forgotten, and that meeting that...
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WAR ON WORRY 10

“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” ~ Isaiah 26:3 REFERENCE:  Isaiah 26:1-4 As we wrap up our discussion on ‘war on worry’ today, I want to leave you with your gaze, Godward. The need for this conversation became more real to me when I heard of a former CEO of one of Nigeria’s biggest online shopping platforms who jumped to his death from the balcony of his house just two days ago. I wonder what agitating thoughts ultimately drove him to such an end. Below are additional things you can...
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WAR ON WORRY 9

“When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.”” ~ Genesis 50:18   REFERENCE: Genesis 50:15-20   The scenario in our text is an instructive one: Joseph’s brothers were dealing with anxiety and fear because their father was dead. They worried that Joseph would take revenge on them for their attempted fratricide (the act of killing a brother). Guilt is one reason people worry – the fear of their sin finding them out. It seems Joseph’s brothers lied about what...
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WAR ON WORRY 6

"11 And Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul said, "When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed… Therefore, I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering."" ~ I Samuel 13:11-12   REFERENCE: I Samuel 13:5-12   The sin of worrying is one that we are most prone to commit. This is more so for leaders or people with a huge responsibility. The burden of leadership, the feelings that so much is expected of you, the fear of failure or being perceived as incompetent, and the unexpected attitude of...
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A FATHER IS AN ARCHER

"Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth." ~ Psalm 127:4   REFERENCE: Psalm 127:3-5   David paints an excellent picture relating children to arrows and a father to an archer. Children are arrows sent by their fathers to hit the mark they aim at. Blessed is the warrior with such arrows that can fly where he cannot and with the speed he does not have. Arrows don't shoot themselves to hit a target. The success of an arrow depends on the skills of the archer. A father is an archer. An archer must...
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CALLED (TO BE) SAINTS

“To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints.” ~ Romans 1:7   REFERENCE: Romans 1:5-10   I remember a song by Phil Driscoll. It says, “We are the people of God; called by His name; called from the dark, and delivered from shame. One holy race; saints everyone, because of the blood of Christ, Jesus the Son.” Some religious denominations reserve the title of ‘saint’ for persons they recognize after their death, who may become the object of veneration and prayers for intercession. However, that is not the case with the bible; God calls all of us (to...
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SATURDAY

"…Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, after three days I will rise." ~ Matthew 27:63   REFERENCE:  Matthew 27:57-66   Jesus was crucified on a Friday; He said He would rise on the third day, which He did on Sunday morning. However, my mind goes to Saturday, the day between Jesus's death and resurrection. It represents the place between a promise and its fulfillment. How did the disciples feel? I imagine them in despair, confused, unsure, and mourning. Will Sunday come? How do you live through the 'Saturdays' of life, waiting for a promise? You...
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REACH FORWARD

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” ~ Philippians 3:13   REFERENCE: Philippians 3:13-14   All that God will do in your life is not behind you but ahead of you. As painful as yesterday was, your best days are in front of you, so look forward and reach forward. It is not God’s plan that you will be a victim of your past or that your best testimonies will be in days gone. He will yet surpass His record in your life. The...
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GENERATIONAL IMPACT

“One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.” ~ Psalm 145:4   REFERENCE: Psalm 145:1-6   The only control a man has over his tomorrow is the seeds he sows today. Children are like the seed that gives us hope for a tomorrow of hope, progress, and prosperity. To have a generational impact, we must pay attention to the children God has given us or exposed us to. We can begin to paint the picture of a fruitful next generation on the canvas of our children’s hearts. When the Psalmist said, “One generation shall praise...
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THE FORSAKEN FOUNTAIN: BROKEN CISTERNS

"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water." ~ Jeremiah 2:13   REFERENCE: Jeremiah 2:4-13   We saw in the last episode that God became the forsaken fountain of backslidden Israel. God brought a charge against them that they made broken cisterns (water tanks) for themselves to drink from; meanwhile, the waters of these cisterns will never satisfy that which comes from God's fountain of life. These cisterns represent satan's subtle attempts at substituting our love for God with other seemingly harmless things...
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