Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. - Hebrews 2:1 NKJV REFERENCE Hebrews 2:1-4 The context of our key verse today teaches us that Jesus is the Son of God, and that He is superior to the angels, for they are created, but He is eternally self-existent. Then the admonition goes further to say if people were punished for disobeying messages given through angels, how much more when we disobey the Lord of Angels - Jesus Christ. Our key verse however is very instructive. "Heed the word of...
And he said to him, 'Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!' – John 2:10 REFERENCE John 2:1-10 No good script writer ends a movie on a bad note... unless it is a horror movie. Our God is a God of happy endings. HIS METHOD IS TO SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST! December will be the best month for you. You will see the kind of goodness you never saw in the other months in this December, in...
Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘stretch out the spear that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand.’ And Joshua stretched out the spear that was in his hand toward the city. – Joshua 8:18 REFERENCE Joshua 8:14-19 As you also stretch out your faith towards the promises of God for your life today, you will experience divine favors. Do not be sloppy and slack concerning a promised inheritance to you. Stretch out your hands towards it in faith and claim it. There is no situation you are going through right now...
In God we boast all day long, and praise Your name forever. Selah - Psalm 44:8 REFERENCE Psalm 44:6-8 We had our thanksgiving celebrations yesterday, but thanksgiving is not just for one day as we have come to know; it is for every day and every moment of our lives. Let us as a people learn to maintain an attitude of bragging on God all day long, praising Him irrespective of what happens, declaring His greatness and magnifying His name. In our text today, the psalmist says we should ponder on 'praising the name of God forever.' Yes, we...
Our God is the God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death. - Psalm 68:20 If you cannot thank God for what you received, THANK GOD FOR WHAT YOU ESCAPED. I tell people that when we get to heaven, and God gives us a ‘visual’ review of our lives on earth, then we will see things God protected and delivered us from; many we knew nothing about - how we escaped food poisoning, came late to a spot on the road just after a robbery, a nice house you wanted to rent but couldn’t raise the...
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?' They said to Him, 'Because NO ONE HIRED US.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.' - Matthew 20:6-7 NKJV REFERENCE Matthew 20:1-16 The eleventh hour in biblical Jewish setting was like 5pm, an hour to the close of day-work. This suggests that the men in our text today, hired at 5pm, had been standing looking for a job almost all day. Jesus...
Like a lily among thorns is my darling among women. Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my dearest compared to other men. I love to sit in its (his) shadow, and its (his) fruit is sweet to my taste. - Songs 2:2-3 (GoodNewsTranslation) REFERENCE Songs of Solomon 1:16-2:4 If you have a spouse with whom you can freely express such words as we find in our key verses today, you are indeed favored of the Lord; your thanksgiving should make angels blush. It is the desire of almost all young men and women...
Better is a neighbor (friend) nearby than a brother far away. - Proverbs 27:10 REFERENCE Proverbs 27:10 As you reflect on God’s goodness in 2016, you can see the significant roles that people you are in close relationship with made in your life. Think about who celebrated you on your birthday, who sent those encouraging text messages, who visited you in the hospital, who lent you their car to go on that important trip, who helped you in your financial crisis, who was there beside you at the hospital while your wife was inside the theater to deliver a...
When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. – Deuteronomy 8:10 REFERENCE Deuteronomy 8:7-18 Hundreds of thousands are homeless and are starved of life’s basic necessities like good food and clean water. It seems the world is full of such imbalances - on one hand are people who have abundance and on the other, those who are in abject lack. We may never be able to fully explain why this seeming imbalance is so, except for the fact that we know there is...
Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls— Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. - Habakkuk 3:17-18 REFERENCE Habakkuk 3:17-19 You don't have to strain too much before you hear the groanings of many Nigerians. There is much ado about the 'R' word and the state of the nation's economy. Our...