True Worship

Worship in its purest form
Is the man coming before his God,
Taking no account of himself
But reckoning himself as nothing.

He longs in his heart to show
By the words of his mouth
His reverence for his Lord,

The Generation Within

In this generation today, of vices and vile tendencies, the torch of God's hope still burns. Even though things shall get worse worldwide, morally speaking and otherwise, the banner of divine purpose shall still be lifted up and the Father's will shall be done. In this generation, I tell you there is a generation.

A generation of purpose-seekers and not pleasure-lovers, young men and women who are set forth to fulfill God's mandate in Nigeria undaunted. Proudly and courageously exhibiting their

A Soft Answer

A scriptural passage in the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Proverbs reminds me of the story of a certain man and his wife. On this particular day having come home from the day's business, he was quite on a low, you know, those "having a bad day" kind of thing. So you see, he got home in quite a foul mood and as such, a minor thing was enough to cause him to swing into the 'transfer of aggression' mode. He lashed out at his wife, "What is wrong with you? You this clumsy fool!" It was during dinner it happened.

The Un-mingleable

Man is a social animal and as the popular saying goes: "we tangle to mingle." Albeit, there are some persons that pose lurking subtle dangers to those who mingle with them. These are the 'unmingleable' but Scripture calls them foolish or fools: the simple who do not understand the intricacies of life nor do they seek to; or the backslider in heart who is filled with his own ways.

The Profit of Instruction

Self-Conceit? Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments. Scriptures frowns on one of the deadliest, most injurious and most dangerous attitudes man can have. "Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him." Prov.26:12. Going down to verse 16 we read, "The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason." Some time back, i was moved to write the following phrase at the margin of my Bible beside this particular verse: A lazy man can bring up more excuses than even the perfect keys to prosperity. Let me tell you a fable.

One day the dog said to the cock his friend, "Cocky, i want to inform you that i won't be able to visit you tomorrow because i shall be traveling today to visit a distant cousin of mine on the

Wisdom's Worth

Proverbs chapter 4 verses 5-9:

"Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not… Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver thee."

Time and time again, the VALUE of wisdom is underscored for the believer and the importance of understanding is highlighted for he that is saved. Why the believer? Because he should be able to be

Void of Understanding

I once met a young man who told me his story. The story he told me was rather pathetic. When he finished i could only conclude that he was a youth void of understanding. Not that i judge him for his error, far from it! I'd rather say that from what he told to me, i learnt quite a deep lesson as i saw the reflection of my image from the mirror of his epistle. This brother, let us call him Alex, was quite a decent young chap aspiring unto greatness. At least he looked much of decent from the much people saw of him on the outside. But even as i consider his story now in the process of my writing this, i can't help but imagine what was going on in the mind of Jesus when He said, "...whited sepulchres,

Leave that Dog at Home

Why is it so hard to do what is right? You know what you have to do to move your life forward, what you have to do for self-development. Albeit all needed resources may not be readily available, we make plans as involving that which we have at our disposal in the bid that we would move forward. Yet don’t we see how we usually end up being distracted and thus derailed from the path to success and improvement. And if not for the mercy and grace of God, don’t we usually end up in defeat. The fact still remains: God will only do what it is His job to do while we must do ours. Must we take grace for granted believing God will undertake our role for us?

If You think You are Going too Slow...

God Has Not Forgotten You !
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For those who think life is moving too slow for their taste, your life seems a drag and you feel like you are lost amidst the lonely wilderness of desperation; or maybe the waves of frustration have swept you unto the shores of hopelessness. You are tempted to ask why things are going this way for you. During those times that you waited upon God in prayer, whether personally or in a corporately with others, you did hear God whisper to you concerning you. He did give you a peek at your glorious future.

If You think You are Going too Fast...

Jesus Take The Wheel
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For all of you who think at the moment, things are happening so fast that you haven't had even the time to sit and try to comprehend what they are all about; I have a message from the words of a song by Carrie Underwood, quite a touching song. You see, only last month (March 2011), two of my good friends lost very dear ones: the first, her immediate elder sister and the other, her immediate younger brother.

While I felt a bit of the pain they bore within the innermost recesses of their being, yet I knew not what to say to them that may assuage their grief. I had no answers. Not that anyone expected