Allow God to build his wall around you
You need people who believe in you to surround you. Those who will vouch for you, stand for you, and say categorically that they know you. Unfortunately, many crowd up their lives with people with whom they share only a flitting relationship. Those who are there for the benefit, when your life can dispense such […]
Faith From Outside The Wall
Those outside the confines of our acknowledged community or commonwealth of faith have astounded even the Lord Himself with the sheer beauty of their belief and trust in the Lord. Whereas within the wall itself, you will find many being like the fig tree having a lush green foliage with practically nothing as touching fruit to […]
The Trouble of Those That Trouble You
In our passage, we see how the Syrians created a blockade against Samaria, the capital city of Israel. Nothing was allowed in, and no one went out. No food, no water, nothing. Crops are not grown in the city, so it has to come from outside. As a result of the blockade, the city died […]
Abusing the Gospel
By going in the prophet’s name to collect money and expensive clothes from Naaman the Syrian, Gehazi became the grandparent of those who abuse the gospel of salvation. Gehazi himself had been with God without knowing God. His heart was corrupt and full of lust for material things. He was not saved even though he […]
How Christ Leads Us to Depend on Him
I will like to share something the Lord revealed to me recently out of a familiar passage in the New Testament, the Lord’s Sermon on the Mount. The Sermon reeled off a number of injunctions that you and I will likely consider impossible to adhere to. You have probably read or skimmed through some of […]
WHO DO YOU TAKE YOUR DOUBT TO?
We suffer from doubt. We all deal with doubt. We are on one side of eternity, and between us and the other side is a great thick fog. We do not see what lies at the other end clearly. Sometimes, we are given to see vaguely. Apostle Paul calls it seeing through a glass darkly. […]
How To Overcome Fear During A Famine
One of the things a famine or scarcity causes is fear. This is particularly so when what is in short supply is desperately needed for survival. Food for example, or purchasing power, which is money. Famine can befall an individual, not only with regard to food or funds but in other areas of life as […]
GOD IS MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP
Too often, I will say, our prayers are deprived of the effectiveness they deserve simply because we do not know the Lord that well. We are unsure of what to expect when we approach Him for help. We lack the confidence that we will be heard. Paul wrote that we should come boldly before the […]
Some Things Are Between You and God
When God has confidence in you, He entrusts you with certain things. I will name two, and there are many Biblical references. The Gospel of Matthew however has the primary example I want us to dwell on. You may not have thought of it that way, but some of the trials and difficulties you have […]
HANUN’S BLUNDER
Let’s begin by asking, who was Hanun? Hanun was none other than the newly crowned king of the Ammonites whose father was a great friend and benefactor to King David. David hoped to continue the wonderful relationship that existed between him and Nahash, Hanun’s late Dad. Hanun’s reaction to David’s great gesture will show us […]