01 February “Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.” (Ephesians 4:29). God created the world with words! We must determine to bring forth newthings with...

31 January “Of course, my friends, I really do not think that I have already won it; the one thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead”. (Philippians 3:13) What should we do to win the prize for which...

30 January “Then the other supervisors and the governors tried to find something wrong with the way Daniel administered the empire, but they couldn’t, because Daniel was reliable and did not do anything wrong or dishonest”. (Daniel 6:4) The story is told of a Christian who was sacked from his...

29 January A PRAYER FOR WEEK 5 “But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you. May the Lord lead your hearts into...

28 January “For God wants you to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by the good things you do”.  (1 Peter 2:15 GNT) The devil, the accuser of the brethren, is always on the prowl looking for reasons to accuse us of wrongdoing. He uses either unbelievers or believers,...

27 January “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ’Abba, Father!’.” (Romans 8:15) God is our Father. Unlike Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe’s book Things Fall Apart, who betrayed the boy who called him father, in order to...

26 January “And tell Archippus, ’Be sure to finish the task you were given in the Lord’s service.’” (Colossians 4:17) And tell ………… (your name) to finish the task you were given in the Lord’s service. It is important to do this with urgency, for we know not how long...

25 January “I am always aware of the Lord’s presence; he is near, and nothing can shake me”. (Psalm 16:8) Every morning, Laura passed through the World Trade Centre Station to work. She was laid off on Friday, September 7th, 2001, but still planned to go to the unemployment office next...

24 January “Now David was greatly distressed, ….But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God”. (1 Samuel 30:6) 10-year-old Ngozi had just come back from a Secondary School admission interview, discouraged because she was the smallest and youngest of all the students. Her dad told her the story of how David,...

23 January “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success”. (Joshua...