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Welcome to the last day of the month!I trust it has been a swell ride. So, tomorrow is Worker's Day. As youths, we shoul...
30/04/2025

Welcome to the last day of the month!

I trust it has been a swell ride.

So, tomorrow is Worker's Day. As youths, we should pride in hard work, for the Bible says:

Proverbs 13:4 - The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

Being a good worker is of utmost importance. God wants us to serve well (Col. 3:23-24). But how do we do it? How do we know what makes a good worker?

Here are the qualities a good worker should possess:

1. Reliability: Showing up on time, meeting deadlines, and being accountable.

2. Strong work ethic: Being diligent, productive, and committed to delivering quality work.

3. Communication skills: Clearly expressing ideas, listening actively, and responding thoughtfully.

4. Teamwork: Collaborating effectively, supporting colleagues, and contributing to a positive team dynamic.

5. Adaptability: Being flexible, adjusting to changes, and embracing new challenges.

There are a plethora of others too lengthy for a single post. I hope this helps. Also, remember that we are all workers in God's vineyard.

To this end, keep serving and keep trusting. Stay blessed!

Understanding one another comes from observing one another in different circumstances. Through the circumstances of life...
23/04/2025

Understanding one another comes from observing one another in different circumstances. Through the circumstances of life, God will mold us.

The Quiet Time helps us see God in our daily lives, how He is at work, how He is in control, how He is responding to us, and how we are responding to Him.

Our attitudes toward a relationship will also determine the priority of developing that relationship. If I am not interested or think it is not worthwhile, then I am not prepared to spend time and effort in cultivating that relationship.

A positive mental attitude will invariably determine the success of the development of the relationship. We must have the correct attitude in our Quiet Time. We must be willing to be both hearers and doers of God’s Word as well as His Will.

Share with us any way this post has been a blessing to you. You're blessed!

The key to a developed relationship is the presence of clear lines of communication. We cannot understand one another un...
16/04/2025

The key to a developed relationship is the presence of clear lines of communication. We cannot understand one another unless we talk to one another.

True communication involves not only facts and ideas but also feelings and attitudes. We must know what is on God’s heart and then we can share our hearts with Him.

God communicates with us through His Word, and we
communicate back to Him through our prayers.

As we commemorate our Lord Jesus' death and resurrection in a few days, let us remember that the greatest thing He desires is a relationship with us.

Will you commit to this today?

When we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior, God makes us His sons and daughters. Then, just like a parent who loves to...
09/04/2025

When we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior, God makes us His sons and daughters. Then, just like a parent who loves to have his children in his presence, God desires us to spend daily time with Him. God’s purpose in this is to help us grow to maturity.

Nevertheless, any type of growth requires time. If you want to get to know someone you must spend time together in developing the relationship. Time spent alone with God will water our roots, strengthen our stems, and nurture our leaves.

How well do you spend time in God's presence? We would love to hear your thoughts!

Happy New Month, people of God!It's an honor to be part of a month where we get to witness the transforming power of the...
02/04/2025

Happy New Month, people of God!

It's an honor to be part of a month where we get to witness the transforming power of the Cross.

This month, we will be focusing on Quiet Time and Prayer as we embrace Christ's sacrifice for us by developing a relationship with Him.

Every Christian—young or old in the Lord—needs to know God in a personal way. The only way we can get to know God is by spending personal time with Him.

As we do this on a regular basis, we establish a growing relationship with Him. This pleases the heart of God since He loves us and wants to spend time with us. We often call this time with God a quiet time or a daily devotional time.

So over to you. How do you intend to maintain your devotional life this month?

Isaiah 49:15 says: [And the Lord answered] Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on...
26/03/2025

Isaiah 49:15 says:

[And the Lord answered] Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget you.

In this verse, our Heavenly Father compares His love to that of a mother.

Truly, mothers are invaluable and are to be cherished. They are the first nurturers of human life. Almost all the great men and women recorded in History and even contemporary times had good, selfless, and sacrificial mothers in their stories.

Today, why don't you appreciate your mother? She must not be your biological mother, but anyone who has stood for you like a mother - even your spiritual parents.

Send her a text, buy her a gift, visit her, and pray for her. Make this year something worthwhile for her to remember.

For truly, great mothers shape history.

To every mother or intending mother out there, know that God sees you and you are dearly loved by Him.

Happy Mother's Day in advance!

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a ch...
19/03/2025

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”

God’s inexhaustible riches are available to you. As His child, you are an heir to all that He possesses, both spiritually and materially.

Romans 8:17 says “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ...”.

It was for this purpose that Christ left His glory in heaven and came to earth, “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9).

You can show your gratitude by generously giving your possessions to those who have needs.

“Freely ye have received, freely give” is the Lord’s admonition. A wonderful blessing is in store for those who make a practice of giving to others while those who hang on selfishly to their possessions seem only tohave less.

“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shakentogether, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again” (Luke 6:38).

As you memorize 2 Corinthians 9:7, think prayerfully about giving to another what God has freely given to you.

After you have memorized these verses and learned to apply them, you will be aware of the strength and blessing that come from hiding God’s Word in your heart.

Now, I would like you to think of something special you would like to give out today. It could be a meal, your time, your gifts or even your energy. We will be reading. Stay blessed!


What would you tell someone who inquired about your faith in Christ? Would you be ready with an answer? Peter says that ...
12/03/2025

What would you tell someone who inquired about your faith in Christ? Would you be ready with an answer?

Peter says that the first step is to “sanctify the Lord God in yourhearts.”

To sanctify means to “set apart or consecrate.” You sanctify God in your heart by honoring Him and consciously acknowledging His Lordship.

The more you love and worship Him, the more eager you will be to tell others about Him.The imprint of fellowship with Christ will not be unnoticed by people around you, so be ready with an answer.

When Peter and John were questioned, they said, “For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20).

You, too, have seen Christ bring peace and joy to your life. You
have heard His words of love and forgiveness in the Scripture.Let your answer be those things you have seen and heard.

As you memorize 1 Peter 3:15, pause and take a fresh look at your Saviour, then be ready to share with others what you have seen. New month challenge?


When you trusted Christ, you entered into a special fellowship as a member of God’s family. The harmony of this family i...
05/03/2025

When you trusted Christ, you entered into a special fellowship as a member of God’s family. The harmony of this family is the responsibility of every member.

John says the secret is to “walk in the light.”

But what is walking in the light?

Jesus said:
“I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life” (John 8:12).

To walk in the light means to walk in constant communion with Christ. Thus, your fellowship with Christ is the key to your fellowship with other Christians.

John goes on to say “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8,9).

How then do you live in fellowship with other believers? By confessing and forsaking sin. Don’t carry anger and resentment toward others around. Confess it and forsake it. God is eager to cleanse and forgive. As you learn 1 John 1:17, search your heart for any matters that need to be confessed. Ask God to forgive you and lead you in His way.

Is there any fellowship of yours that needs fixing this week? Trust God to help you amend it for your good and His glory. Shalom!

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”When you became a Christian, your heart became t...
26/02/2025

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”

When you became a Christian, your heart became the home of the Holy Spirit. You can be sure of this.

Now, not only does the Holy Spirit live in Christians, but He also desires to live through them, “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25).

If you want to experience the Holy Spirit more fully, yield to His will, confessing and forsaking the sin that He brings to your attention.

As you follow Him, He will change you into a Christ-like person and you will learn what it is to be led by the Spirit of God.

The Holy Spirit is real, dear Children of God, and He desires to be real to you.

Now, tell us in the comment section. In what areas of your life do you need to yield to Him today?

Just as a branch cannot bear fruit if it has been cut off from the vine, so your potential to live a fruitful, godly lif...
19/02/2025

Just as a branch cannot bear fruit if it has been cut off from the vine, so your potential to live a fruitful, godly life is a direct result of living in close union with God.

It is vitally important to put Christ first inyour thoughts, desires, relationships, and activities. Matthew puts it this way: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God,and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33).

But then, a question arises: how can you abide in Christ?

1 John 2:6 says, “He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He walked.”

That means daily obedience to the will of God as He reveals it in His Word. It means responding to God just as Christ did: “...for I do always those things that please Him” (John 8:29).

Today and beyond, make it a priority to ask yourself: "What would Jesus do?" And then do it. As you do so, you will be blessed. Have a blessed week ahead!

Hey there! Ever felt stuck wondering how to love or show love? Read on!The ability to love others grows as you experienc...
12/02/2025

Hey there!

Ever felt stuck wondering how to love or show love? Read on!

The ability to love others grows as you experience God’s love for you. 1 John 4:10 says
“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

God is the source of love. He also is the perfect example of what love is. His love is sacrificial.He has already demonstrated that at the cost
of His own Son. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son” (John 3:16).

Christ’s death stands as an eternal reminder of God’s sacrificial love.God’s love is also unconditional so you never have to worry about God’s love diminishing.

His love is not dependent upon the worthiness or unworthiness of the one loved. No one can earn or deserve God’s love—yet He loves
everyone, including you.

What a joy to be the recipient of this kind of love!

Jesus urges Christians to give the same enduring, sacrificial, unconditional love to each
other that He gives: “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I
have loved you; that ye also love one another” (John 13:34).

We can never go wrong when we truly love!

Now, over to you. Share practical ways with us in the comments that you will employ to show love to others this week. Thank ya!

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