FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES 2 – 6TH JANUARY

06 January “Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?”(James 4:1) “I accept your apologies. I am sorry too. I consent to reconciliation,” said 13-year-old Chinyere to Ngozi. “Condescend?” Ngozi screeched. She retorted angrily, “No, I do not accept your apologies. If our friendship is...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES 2 – 5TH JANUARY

05 January “Learn to do good; seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor!”  (Isaiah 1:17a) The suffocation of George Floyd by a U.S. policeman in year 2020 provoked widespread protests. Some days after that in Louisville, Kentucky, a lone patrol officer was surrounded by protesters. As the crowd moved closer, their balled fists...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES 2 – 4TH JANUARY

04 January ”Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you”. (1 Peter 5:7) In the first few months of the Corona virus pandemic, there was a lot of fear the world over. The world powers had no solutions. The daily news brought more fear as many people...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES 2 – 3RD JANUARY

03 January “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you”. (Isaiah 43:2) Sometimes we think the Bible should not be taken literarily, but many times...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES 2 – 2ND JANUARY

02 January A PRAYER FOR WEEK 1 “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you”.              (1 Thessalonians 5:18) On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig, a baseball legend, gave a farewell speech. Aged only 35 years, he was retiring because of a degenerative...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES 2 – 1ST JANUARY

01 January A PRAYER FOR WEEK 1 “May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you increase a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised!” (Deuteronomy 1:11) Please pray this prayer for others by name as we pray for you and your loved ones this week, that...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 31ST DECEMBER

31 DECEMBER  GOING, GOING, GONE! “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. (Revelation 21:1) The year that started full of life, hope, joy, plans, opportunities and seemed endless with 365/366...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 30TH DECEMBER

30 DECEMBER  GOING…GOING…! “But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.”  (1 Timothy 6:6-8) I was at my village Church Harvest and...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 29TH DECEMBER

29 DECEMBER  GOING…! “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout,  giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 28TH DECEMBER

28 DECEMBER HERE COMES THE BRIDE! “For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”(Genesis 18:19) “And her...

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