“And Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean (four footed) animal and every clean fowl or bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. When the Lord smelt the pleasing odor (a scent of satisfaction to His heart) the Lord said to Himself, I will never again curse the ground…
“A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and…
“Live by the spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For what the flesh desires is opposed to the spirit and what the spirit desires is opposed to the flesh… But if you are led by the spirit, you are not subject to the law. Now the works of the…
“Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea. This happened while Herod was king of Judea. After Jesus’ birth, Wise Men from the east came to Jerusalem. They asked, “Where is the child who has been born to be king of the Jews? When we were in the east, we saw his star. Now we have come…
“Then he said to them all, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will loose it, and those who loose their life for my sake will save it.” (Luke 9: 23-24) With great delight…
Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 As humans, there are things that we desire and plans that we have set for ourselves that we want achieved. There are also choices that we make in situations that come our way. God who…
“And the Lord said to Moses. “Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live. So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze…
“Make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is above all and through all and in…
The world is a battle field. There is the battle for economic supremacy, one for social equality and another for the control of power. The struggle is endless. In Nigeria, the battle is multifaceted and complex. In recent times, the battle has become deadly, with people so brain-washed to the point of turning themselves into…
The life of faith is the only life that pleases God. In the epistle to the Hebrews Chapter 11, the first seven verses is the record of life of faith as lived by the Patriarchs. We read about Enoch’s faith and confidence in God (Heb. 11:4); it was Noah’s faith that provided a covering for…