Sunday Mornings

Psalm 143:8 KJV Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Couple of years back, at 5:00am the bell ringer jingles the bell till you wake up. Even if you are lost in non- rapid eye movement slow wave sleep, the stroke of cane administered by the house master will wake you up. We just had to stay awake. Most times, we just open the Bible and place our quiet time notes in front of us and sleep off. Also, we could just put our head between our knees on the bed and pretend to be praying; then sleep off. Other times, we genuinely wanted to have an Alone time with God, but yet we sleep off. Even when you doze off, you try to remain sensitive to the environment; such that when you perceive that the house master is coming around for his routine check, you start mumbling words as though you were praying. When ever it was time to check our quiet time notes, we just copy from the

Jeremiah 15:16 KJV Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. It was some minutes after midnight and I had just completed my assignments. Afterwards, I slept off. Waking up at 6:30am, I stretched for my phone and the first notification read '' class at 7:30". I quickly jumped off my bed and began to prepare. The class lasted till around 12noon. Took a break and had another class at 2pm. At 5pm the class was over. As I got to the hostel I ate and slept. Waking up at 8:30pm, I went to see bae. At 10pm, I had a group discussion. After the discussion I decided to watch an episode of a TV Series; during which I dozed off. And behold it was morning the next day. I never got a chance to meet with God the previous day. Life is very busy for most people. People have to go to work, attend meetings, attend to house needs, go to school, pass exams , travel and several othe

Do not give what is holy to dogs-they will only turn and attack you. Do not throw your pearls in front of pigs-they will only trample them underfoot. Matthew 7:6 ( GNB ) We are all familiar with the famous bible verse: ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door will be opened to you . The following verse makes it more interesting: for everyone who asks will receive, and anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who knock. It paints a picture of an action-reaction relationship between asking and receiving. It appears that the natural reward for asking is receiving. However, even in our few years on earth, and our years as believers in the faith, it doesn’t seem to work as easily as the verse paints it to be. God will be helping us this week to see one of the reasons why this is often times the case. Even before our LORD would talk about asking, in form of preliminary introduction, he clearly stated that dogs do not deserve what i

2 Peter 3:11 (MSG) Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. Without holiness and a life that pleases Jesus, one can never see the Lord. As we await the coming of the Lord, we ought to actively live in purity; only then can we get the license to see Him. Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Never expect to see him if you live daily pursuing vain things or wallowing in sin. Rather, refrain from every form of sin, grow in grace and set your eyes on His coming. Prayer: Lord help us to live in purity as we await your coming in Jesus Name Amen.

Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. (Matthew 17:4) Our work With God is primarily in two phases: receiving from God and blessing others. When the bible calls us light and salts of the earth, it is bringing to mind that we have a responsibility to affect lives on earth. Receiving from God is like coming down a hill with another hill within sight. The normal thing to do is to gather as much momentum down hill for the next till to climb. There is always something to gain in the presence of God for the hereafter. And as they came down from the mountain,...And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure