“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”  Psalm 12:5 REFERENCE Psalm 12:1-5 Living in the city means you do not hear a tree fall in the forest. The fact that you do not hear it does not mean that the tree did not fall. There are several events of life that we never hear, see or know anything about, because of the limitations of our human nature. However, there is a God who knows, and is intimately...

The Lord has made everything for its purpose ~ Proverbs 16:4a (ESV)   REFERENCE Proverbs 16:4a (ESV) God had a purpose for you to fulfill on earth before He allowed you to be conceived by your mother. No matter the circumstances surrounding your birth, you are significant in God’s scheme of things. Purpose is the reason for which a thing exists. A chair is not like a table because of its purpose. Your purpose is what you were created for. At some point in your life, the question of why you are here (purpose) will surface, especially as you mature...

““But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.” Matthew 25:26   REFERENCE Matthew 25:24-30 The bible is full of scathing comments about the lazy man and laziness. Often, many blame their poverty on unemployment, the economy, or the government’s ineptitude. As true as these may be, Scripture often puts the blame on a person’s laziness. Solomon said, “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep – so shall your poverty come…”...

Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.” Psalm 30:6   REFERENCE Psalm 30:6-7 When I think of a lullaby, I think of the popular song, “Rock-a-bye Baby.” One account says it pictures a mother trying to rock her baby to sleep and singing to her. A lullaby simply suggests a sweet and melodious song whose sole objective is to send you to sleep unexpectedly. You may be enjoying the song, but the ultimate goal is to send you to sleep, becoming unaware of your environment. David, in our text, fell into the great temptation of wealth or prosperity...

“And Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak.” – I Kings 22:14   REFERENCE I Kings 22:1-8 & 13-23   This popular Latin maxim, ‘Vox Populi, Vox Dei’, simply means, “The voice of the people is the voice of God”. Better still, it means, ‘the majority carries the vote.’ But is that really so? Is the voice of the populace the voice of God? If many people share the same opinion about a matter, does it mean that is God’s opinion too? King Ahab intended to go to war and he decided to seek God’s face. He...

“One day David asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family? If so, I’d like to show him some kindness in honor of Jonathan.”” II Samuel 9:1 (MSG) REFERENCE II Samuel 9:1-13 (MSG) I Samuel 18:1-4 gives us an insight to how David and Jonathan forged their friendship – a covenant friendship; they entered into a covenant with each other because of the deep love they both shared. A biblical covenant is often an inviolable agreement between two or more parties based on shared promises and responsibilities. The covenant agreement between David and Jonathan as seen from I Samuel 20:11-17...

And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. Acts 3:2-3 REFERENCE Acts 3:1-11 Life can sometimes beat one to a point where one is described by one's problems; e.g. the blind man, the lame man, the barren woman, the sickly girl, the homeless man, the jobless man, etc. Such was the case of this nameless lame man who sat and...

So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there… John 4:5&6a REFERENCE John 4:1-7 In this familiar story of Jesus’ divine need to journey through Samaria, we encounter something that arrests our attention – a generational transaction that occurred between the last of the Patriarchs; Jacob and his son, Joseph. When Jesus traveled through Samaria, He arrived at a spot near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. In other words, Joseph was given a parcel...

“Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you.”  Psalm 32:9 REFERENCE Psalm 32:8-11 God is very much interested in leading His children and guiding them along paths of peace, prosperity and purpose. It will hurt Him if we, as His children, go astray, wander into dangerous places, and miss our purpose. His promise in our text today is that He would instruct and teach us in the way that we should go – His watchful eyes ever guiding us. As willing as God is to lead...

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13 REFERENCE Acts 4:5-14 If a copy will mimic an original in content and outlook, then, there should be a striking resemblance between a Christian and Jesus. Peter and John did not need to announce their credentials or titles to anybody. The facts spoke for themselves that they were transformed men. They lived life on a plane beyond the ordinary – beyond their training or learning; and without any...