11 January “And she said to her husband, ‘Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.’” (2 Kings 4:9-10) We...
10 January “Then Peter said, ‘Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.’” (Acts 3:6) On April 20, 1974 at the University of Ife, the Evangelical Christian Union had a Crusade, preceded...
09 January “Believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women”. (Acts 5:14) It was a Revival Service at the ECWA, SIM Church in Enugu at the end of the Nigerian Civil war, January 1971. The scars on the testifier’s head proved that his testimony was...
A PRAYER FOR WEEK 208 January “Then he led his people out like a shepherd and guided them through the desert. He led them safely, and they were not afraid; but the sea came rolling over their enemies.” (Psalm 78: 52–53) Please pray this prayer for others by name as...
07 January “Now, after the death of Jehoiada, the leaders of Judah came and bowed down to the king, Joash. And the king listened to them. Therefore, they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served wooden images and idols”. (2 Chronicles 24:17-18) Ezennia, the head of the family, was...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...