Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church ¬ Acts 12:5 REFERENCE: ACTS 12:5-11 King Herod harassed the church, killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he seized Peter and jailed him…intending to kill him the next day. However, the church got together and incessantly offered prayers to God, until that night, an Angel walked into the prison and let Peter out. Infact, it was so surreal, Peter thought he was seeing a vision. The bible says one can...

Pray without ceasing – 1 Thessalonians 5:17  REFERENCE: 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-19 Prayer is a relationship with God, it is communicating and sharing your time with God, infact it is one of the best investments of time. Francis Fenelon said, “Time spent in prayer is never wasted time.” This is so true, because when we pray, we are making spiritual investments in our lives, in our future and in our children; we are building our faith and spiritual muscles to handle the issues of life, it also guarantees that we will not become victims of the devil in life. Today’s text...

“And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land.” – Genesis 13:7 REFERENCE: GENESIS 13:5-15 Have you ever had to fight someone close to you; a sibling, a friend, a roommate or a loved one? Very likely so. It is never a pleasant experience, especially when it gives opportunity to those who once esteemed that relationship to laugh at you, mock your relationship and the godly values you hold. Abram was presented with an opportunity to fight his nephew and to be greedy....

“I am Gabriel,” the angel answered. “I stand in the presence of God, who sent me to speak to you and tell you this good news.” –  Luke 1:19 (GNT)   REFERENCE LUKE 1:8-17   It was Zechariah’s turn, as a priest, to burn incense on the Lord’s altar. While serving in the Temple, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, and on seeing him, Zechariah was alarmed and overwhelmed with fear. But the angel said to him, “Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer; your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to...

"And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried from it silver and gold and clothing – II Kings 7:8a"   REFERENCE II KINGS 7:5-10   The lepers in our text today said, “This is a day of good news.” God turned their destiny and their lives around by orchestrating events that reversed years of famine for the whole Jewish nation, culminating in good news. It is noteworthy that God caused their enemy, Syria, to go to war with gold and silver – whoever does that? For...

“Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide in times of trouble?” ~ Psalm 10:1   REFERENCE Psalm 10:1-6 & 16-18 Sometimes, we go through experiences in life that make us feel God is deliberately hiding from us. We question if He is still there and if He is, why is He allowing us to go through such painful experiences and not answering our prayers? Jesus, God’s Son, felt the same way when He cried out on the cross, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani” (My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me). For the first time,...

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Proverbs 4:25 (ESV) REFERENCE Proverbs 4:25 (ESV) Yesterday we ended with the thought that being mission-minded is an integral part of living a purposeful and meaningful life on earth. Below are some practical things that can help you develop mission-mindedness. Firstly, identify your goal and calling in life – What is your goal post in life? Why is that important to you? When you have done that, then develop a Mission Statement that will help you to achieve that goal. A mission statement that tells you what...

And David said, “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?” I Samuel 17:29 REFERENCE I Samuel 17:22-29 & 34-37 One undeniable quality of high-fliers in society is a supernatural sense of mission. They live as though they were sent on a mission. They live conscious of that mission and as though time is against them. A good example is the missionaries who left the comfort of the western world to bring the Gospel to the disease-infested jungles of Africa. Many came at their own cost and in peril of their own lives. What was driving them? What...