Company and Destiny
1 Corinthians 15:33 (NET) Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” When Seyi got a job and moved to the city, he wasn’t diligent to watch his company, but just rolled with his colleagues and joined them every now and then in the bar. Even though he never joined them to take alcohol, […]
The Last Enemy
1 Corinthians 15:25-26 (NET) For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be eliminated is death. After Salma believed in the Lord Jesus, she realized that she now had the ability and power to say ‘no’ to sin. One thing she found very difficult to […]
The Word Sanctifies
John 17:17 (KJV)Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. Fabian: Pastor, I don’t think I can ever be holy like you. I have been bad all my life. I have never loved anyone. My heart is full of immorality and I can’t help it. I am selfish, that’s how I’ve been for as […]
Christ Would Reign on This Earth
1 Corinthians 15:24-25 (NET) Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. I was discussing with a beloved friend not long […]
Staying Sanctified
Haggai 2:12-13 (NET) If someone carries holy meat in a fold of his garment and that fold touches bread, a boiled dish, wine, olive oil, or any other food, will that item become holy?’” The priests answered, “It will not.” Then Haggai asked, “If a person who is ritually unclean because of touching a dead […]
Sanctification
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (ESV) Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sharon would say, “It is my flesh that committed that sin, my spirit is holy and cannot sin”. Even though this […]
Walking in The New Life
Matthew 12:33 (NET)“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. After Gbenga accepted the Lord Jesus, he noticed that there was now great resistance in his heart to continuing in his sinful ways. He […]
As A Man Thinks
Matthew 12:35 (NET) The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury. I was recently watching some of my friends as they played scrabble. I observed that the person who won the game was the one convinced that he was going […]
Honor Your Father and Mother
Ephesians 6:2-3 (KJV) ‘‘Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise). That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.’’ The following conversation ensued between Ayo and her friend Joy: Ayo: My network is bad, please can I borrow your wifi? Joy: What do you […]
Be Careful How You Build
1 Corinthians 3:15 (NET)If someone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as through fire. When Tobin saw in a dream that she had been building with hay since the day she started doing ministry work, she was very disturbed because she had just read in a […]