25
Oct
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 1Cor 1:4-5
I pray to God to use [...]
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18
Aug
Mama Abutu, (as my mother-in-law is fondly called by admirers) gave birth to all her children out of total submission to her husband and deep respect for the laws binding marriage partners for life, for better and for worse. But she has never being a recipient of love in marriage. She is the only one [...]
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25
Jul
When some very useful donkeys got missing in Kish’s stable, he definitely must have been disturbed. Donkeys are beasts of burden used in farming and carrying heavy loads. The economic value of donkeys was so much to the Israelites. But when Saul and a faithful servant who went in search of the donkeys now became [...]
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04
Jul
King Ahab coveted Naboth’s vineyard, and truly, he was decent enough in his manner of approach and proposal. “Look Naboth“, he might have said, “this vineyard is very close to my palace. It could be converted to a nice royal vegetable garden. If you prove a patriotic citizen as I know you are, I am [...]
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03
Jul
No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Mathew 11:27
In the year 2005 Suzan and I decided to relocate our family from Gwagwalada to Bassa in the FCT Nigeria. We were under great stress at [...]
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28
May
In gracious ways, our God in humility invites man to partner with him in some of his miraculous works to answer prayers. But at times how he wants things done may not be very clear and the expected end may seem impossible. Yet if we would just trust him, the miracle will happen and our [...]
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25
May
The whispers died down as the Committee chairman entered the room and took his seat at the head of the long conference table where twelve distinguished state officials were already seated. “Without wasting much time,” He said after the pleasantries, “may we have the reports on the assignments handed over to you last meeting? You may [...]
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16
May
Lot appears briefly as an appendage to Abraham in the scriptures but there are good lessons to learn from his life and family. Lot found himself in Sodom, a city of very wicked people because he walked by sight. He selfishly chose the fertile lands leaving the rocky areas for Abraham his benefactor, in spite [...]
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