“May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us,” (1 Kings 8:57 NKJV) “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” (Isaiah 26:3 NLT) “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Phillippians 4:13 NKJV) Happy New Year Pastor Ademola “After this I will return, and will…
1. “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” 2 “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything…
Have you not heard that what makes the past old is precisely what makes the present new? The easiest way to enjoy the present to their fullness is to say goodbye to the past. Why? Because it’s time to move on. It’s time to be happy. Amazing things are in their way. God never breaks His promises despite all our failings. It’s time to move on from our past and move into the fulfillment of God’s promises for our lives!
Have you not heard that you can breakthrough where others are failing? Some even noted that many memorable success stories began in failure! For example, Henry Ford went bankrupt before starting the Ford Motor Company; Thomas Edison and his colleagues tested thousands of materials before creating the carbon-filament lightbulb; J. K. Rowling received twelve rejections before the first Harry Potter book was published, and many literal observations. For you and me, God’s own and protect us. There shall be no…
1. “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on…
Yes, the great Apostle Paul referred to the meekness and gentleness of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:1). An attitude we can use to plead the genuine cause of glorious manifestation. In John 8:6, such an attitude of our Lord Jesus is effectively displayed here. As though Jesus did not hear: As Jesus stooped down and wrote, He acted as if He did not miss the accusation against the woman. Perhaps Jesus ignored them because He despised their wicked work. Perhaps Jesus…
Even with the strain of errands past our solidarity, we should go inwards to the wellspring of force. If we measure our human strength against the work we see quickly ahead, we will feel miserable. If we tackle it in that strength, we will be baffled… and fall into slowness or irritation. There could be no better illustration we can learn than our constraints if this is joined by the abdication of our solidarity and dependence on the force of…
1. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” 2 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are…
In John 8:6, there was an assertion that Jesus could write and that He wrote in the presence of the woman and these men. What Jesus wrote has been an endless source of inference for teachers, preachers, and commentators. Some think that Jesus dabbled in the dirt. The verb translated wrote could also mean, to draw. Some think Jesus slowed for time. Some believe that Jesus wrote the passage in the law that indicted the extramarital woman. Some think Jesus…
In John 8:6, “Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger:” Undoubtedly, this was careful and deliberate feedback from Jesus. Instead of making a harsh verbal response, He stooped down. Then He wrote on the ground with His finger, presumably in the dirt. Stooped down indicates humility. Jesus didn’t react with hostility or immediate acrimony. He didn’t scream at the woman or those who brought the woman. Jesus paused and stooped down. Descriptively, stooped down is a…
1. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” 2 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Again Jesus spoke to them,…