8 SEPTEMBER THE PROMISE (THE BOOKS) “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells...
7 SEPTEMBER THE PROMISE (MY FIRST BICYCLE) “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” (John 14:2) My late dad had a title, “Apostle of Integrity”, given to him by...
6 SEPTEMBER FLOWERS ON DEAD BRANCHES “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25–26, NKJV) Many years ago, I...
5 SEPTEMBER DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LORD “Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.” (John 11:20, NKJV) Mary was the one who had always chosen not to be bothered about many things of life but would...
4 SEPTEMBER JESUS REMEMBERS “Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.” (John 11: 16, NKJV) Two days after Jesus was told that his friend, Lazarus, was sick, He decided to go to Bethany. Bethany was...
3 SEPTEMBER DELAY IS NOT DENIAL “Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” (John 11:4, NIV) Over and over, the Bible encourages believers to patiently wait on the Lord in trials and challenges....
2 SEPTEMBER THE GREAT INHERITANCE “Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.” (Proverbs 13:11) Here is an interesting story, titled “How Did You Become Rich?” A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. The old guy fiddled with...
1 SEPTEMBER MANSIONS OF HEAVEN “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2, NKJV) I remember seeing some pictures of the exotic home of a former Head of State in Nigeria....
31 AUGUST THE COMING REDEEMER “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands....
30 AUGUST THE SCEPTRE (THE WORLD) “For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong..” (Psalm 125:3) The story is told of the son of a king. The king had been dethroned and imprisoned....