Author: Oke Chinye

When God says you should remind Him of His promises, it is not because He has  forgotten. He remembers exactly what He has said to you. It is for your benefit.  When you remind God of His word in the place of prayer, you are telling Him  that you are standing on His promises and…

The things that are happening to you though challenging are working  in you a perfect work. They are growing in you a wisdom that is so rich, deep and original. This is the kind of wisdom that comes from  triumphing over affliction.

I had been feeling weighed down by a particular concern that had to do with a  close family member and it was beginning to wear me out emotionally and  physically. On this morning, my eyes fell on the above scripture, and it was like  a heavy burden was lifted of my shoulders.

Storms, trials, failures, tribulations, heartaches and difficulties are all part of  human existence. In John 16:33, Jesus said to His disciples, “These things I have  spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have  tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world”.

Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that  not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast”.  Your salvation does not depend on your good works. But your salvation should  produce a deep yearning for good works.

In today’s reading, Jesus told His disciples that new wine cannot be poured into  old wine skin, else the wine skin will break and the wine will be spilled. He said  new wine must be poured into new wine skin. . New one is fresh and strong.

Colossians 1:12-15 says “giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be  partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from  the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,  in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness…

Many people are operating from a place of pain. They have allowed the things  they have passed through a life to change them. They have assumed an identity  that is alien to who God created them to be.

Jesus Christ opened the gates over 2000 years ago. By His death on the cross,  burial and ressurection, He opened the portal to a life of abundance; free of sin,  sickness, lack and eternal death. However, the devill does not want you to know this.

Today’s reading is very instructive. There is a high tendency as humans to focus  on the outward man. We exercise, eat right, take care of our skin and ensure  that we are well put together all the time. The big questions however are; How  are we taking care of our inward man?