2021

It is equally interesting that a horrible past spent in sin does not preclude you from the service of God. The loving God does not need to consult your past before engaging your future. The woman of Samaria became an evangelist, and Broome is currently serving as a pastor. You have a place in God’s scheme of things.

We stressed that the hallmark of life is not just being happy, but having others happy because of us. Ruth exemplified this maxim adequately. Naomi was happy because of Ruth; and it was just a matter of time when she would reap the benefits of her selfless service. Living for others is the golden rule of life.

Life is richer when it is lived in the service of others. We conquer selfishness, the root of all sinister moves, when we devote ourselves to the welfare of others. The moment you make it your priority to promote people’s welfare, you at the same time activate a spiritual principle. God will ensure that other people are seeking your welfare too.

In our case, we should look up as if everything depends on grace; but then we must work as if everything depends on us. Except we put our hands to the plough we will be frustrating the grace of God.

Job 5:22 states that we can laugh at famine. How is that possible? Connecting with the word of God will invariably lead to the place of abundance amid scarcity. One of the greatest prayers we can make is to ask God not to afflict us with the famine of the word.

Grace can lift barriers for you. Grace can make you go past where your peers and relatives stopped. And in times of global epidemics, you can count on grace to exempt you.

The angel met her in the wilderness and asked her to return to her mistress and submit to her. Imagine God asking her to return to a place she had encountered problems! The issue is that if we move without God’s warrant, we risk plunging ourselves into greater problems.

The clear message is that no matter how well you are doing, never expect 100% approval rating. If you are doing your best but still find yourself with a substantial amount of disapproval, consider it as normal.

It is not in vain that the Bible says death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whenever you speak, you are either destroying or building; making enemies or friends. Those who have their way with words can almost have their way in anything and everyone else.

In God’s kingdom, everybody will have the due reward for their actions. The guilty will not go scot-free, and the innocent will not be wrongly punished. It is a kingdom where righteousness holds sway.