Tag: In His Presence

God may choose to harden the heart of men against you so that He may display  his miraculous signs in your life. He wanted to display His awesome power  before Pharoah as well as build up the faith of the children of Israel ahead of  their journey to the promised land, so He said to…

Some days ago, I read the expository notes based on today’s reading, which  gives a detailed description of the times we are in. It read, in the last days:

As Paul and Barnabas prepared to depart for their second missionary journey, a  sharp contention arose between them. Barnabas wanted Mark, his cousin to  come along but Paul insisted that they had no business taking someone who had  deserted them the first time. Chances were, he would abandon them again.

The law of sowing and reaping is clearly highlighted in the bible. Scriptures  makes us understand there is always a reaping time for whatever is sown and  what is reaped is like what is sown. Genesis 8:22 says “while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night …

The default position of an object is its preselected option. It is its factory fitting;  the way that object is meant to be. Your default position as a child of God is in 1  Peter 2:9. You are royalty, you are destined to reign as a king. Your life is meant  to reflect the marvellous…

As the world celebrates love on this day, let’s remember that love is not just a  feeling. It is an action. It is a strategy for obtaining peace, mending broken  relationships, overlooking offences, and building better relationships with  others. Where words fail to bring the desired results, love will succeed. Love  covers a multitude of…

I recall battling a bad case of flu some time ago. I had taken pain killers and done  all I could to alleviate the pain, all to no avail. On this night, I lay in bed with my  head throbbing and throat sore whilst my husband and son were having a  conversation close by. The…

Part of being human is facing difficulties. Sometimes these difficulties are swift  and severe. Other times they can be an accumulation of small events. Failed  businesses, failed relationships, financial difficulties, death, loss, or separation.  Life is happening every day, affecting our mental health in various ways and  leaving us drained emotionally.

I first learnt of the late Jane Marczewski, whose stage name was Nightbirde  when I watched her perform her original song titled: ‘It’s OK’ on ‘America’s Got  Talent’ (AGT). When asked about the inspiration behind the song, she said it was  based on the happenings of her life within the last year.

The bible is replete with commands on not just how to pray, but when to pray,  what to pray for and the benefits of praying. Psalm 95:2 enjoins us to begin our  prayers with thanksgiving. John 14:13-14 tells us to ask in the name of our  Saviour Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 instructs us to…