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REFLECTION Blessed assurance is theme for our reflection. Blessed assurance is God’s promise of divine favour upon His children. Israel recieved an assurance of God’s blessings and protection while in captivity.  “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is signs of the times. Signs of the times is something judged to indicate the nature of a particular period. For instances dry and dusty winds which causes a hazy atmosphere indicate the time or season of harmattan. Signs of the times help us to prepare and guard against…

REFLECTION A good deed every day is the theme for our reflection. Good deeds are acts of kindness done to help a person or people in need. The question is how often should a Christian do good deeds? The answer is found in the nature and example of our Lord Jesus Christ, Peter bore testimony…

REFLECTION “Water, water everywhere…” is theme for our reflection. Water is one of the most important resources needed for human, animal and plant survival. It is the desire for all living things to have water available and accessible everywhere. Isaiah had a series of prophesies against the enemies of Israel, for Egypt, he prophesied that…

ISAIAH 6:1-12  1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11  LUKE 5:1-11  Have faith in the Lord is the theme for our reflection. “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1). To have faith in the Lord means to have confidence in Him and the assurance that He is our…

REFLECTION The sun brings forth is the theme for our reflection. Following yesterday’s theme, the power of a storm, today we are considering the theme the sun brings forth. Truly the sun brings forth hope after the storm. The stubbornness of Pharaoh brought about untold hardship and plagues upon him and his people. In Exodus…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is the power of a storm. A storm is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds usually accompanied with rain, thunder, lightning, snow or hail. It should be noted that the storm that hit Egypt in a form of a plague was accompanied by a hail. A…

REFLECTION ‘Our response’ is the theme for our reflection. To respond means to say something or to do something in return as a way of communicating a desire or answer to a quest. A response can be in a verbal or non-verbal form. It is important to respond to God’s love and plans for us…

REFLECTION And it rained is theme for our reflection. Rain is the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. Rain is important because it provides and augment out water resources for both domestic, industrial and Agricultural activities. Indeed, living things and plants will  adversely be affected without rain. Regardless of the benefit…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is God’s blessings. Blessings are the gifts we receive from God that gives us satifaction, joy and peace in life. There are physical and spiritual blessings. The focus of today’s theme is on God’s physical blessings derived from nature or the environment. In other words, rain, grains, wine, oil…

  JEREMIAH 1:4-10  1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-13  LUKE 4:21-30  Ordained to be a prophet is the theme for our reflection. To ordain means to confer holy order on a person to perform a function in the church. It can also mean to anoint or consecrate a person for a specific church office or responsibility. A Prophet…

The theme for our reflection is taking up our cross. To take up one’s cross means to endure on account of his or her faith in Jesus Christ. The cross is a symbol of agony therefore to take up one’s cross is to embark on a journey of suffering and endurance. Jesus Himself was ready…

REFLECTION Living by faith is the theme for our reflection. Living by faith means looking forward with hope and conviction that God is with us every step of our lives. We believe that His grace is ever sufficient through His sustenance and providence. To live by faith means to depend on God with our feeble…

REFLECTION What is the Good News? is the theme for our reflection. The Good News is the message and assurance of salvation through Jesus Christ. The Good News is recieved when we experience the forgiveness of sins and the love of God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Good News is summed up…

NEHEMIAH 8:1-10 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-31 LUKE 4:14-21 The Word of life is the theme for our reflection. The Word of life has two important meanings for Christians. Firstly, the Word of life is the Bible as we have it. It is the combination of the Old and New Testament. Secondly, the Word of life is…

REFLECTION What goes around comes around is the theme for our reflection. It is an expression that mean that a person must be careful of his actions or inaction towards others, for whatever he or she does today has it future consequences. Jesus stresses the importance of being sensitive and merciful when dealing with other…

REFLECTION Healing truth is the theme for our reflection. Jesus’s comforting and hopeful words is meant to bring healing to those who are hated, excluded, reviled and whose names are spurned as evil, on account of him (Luke 6:23) You may be going through struggles or challenges becuase of your faith in Jesus. You will…

REFLECTION Called to teach and heal is the theme for our reflection. To teach means to impact knowledge. To heal means to cause an unhealthy person to become sound and healthy again. Jesus’s two fold ministry is to lead people to Salvation by teaching them the true way of life and on the other hand,…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is ‘the Lord of the Sabbath teaches with food and drink. Food and drink are for the refreshment and nourishment of the body. Jesus acknowledged their value in the life of human beings. Ecclesiates 3:1 underscores the point that ” For everything there is a season, and a time…

Jesus heals the sick. REFLECTION Healing through cleansing is the theme for our reflection. To cleanse means to make something pure or free it from dirt or impurities. A leprous person is also referred to as a leper. A leper or leprous person according to the Jewish culture of the time was considered impure and…

ISAIAH 62:1-5 1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11 JOHN 2:1-11 REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “the workings of God”. Workings is the manner in which a machine or system operates, therefore the workings of God refers to the manner in which God operates in the affairs of people. We discover three workings of God in today’s…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is children of the Light. What makes us children of the Light? Our relationship with Jesus as Lord and Saviour makes us children of the light. (Ephesians 5:8) The most important characteristic of children of the light is that they “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness,…

Paul narrates his conversion to King Agrippa. REFLECTION Blinded by the Light is the theme for our reflection. If you are a driver who often drives in the night you would realise that it is possible to be blinded by an oncoming vehicle with a brighter light. Paul had thought he was in the light…

Paul’s thanksgiving and prayer for the Colossians. REFLECTION From darkness into light is the theme for our reflection. Darkness means sin and death and Light means life and salvation. The theme therefore means from sin to salvation or from death to life. Paul expresses his thankgiviing to God for the faith and salvation of the…

Put on Jesus at your armour of Light. REFLECTION The armour of light is the theme for our reflection. An armour is the metal coverings formerly worn to protect the body in battle. An armour of light can be described as that which protects one against darkness. Paul admonishes the Roman Christians to put on…

Be a child of the light. REFLECTION Walk in the light is theme for our reflection. To walk in the light means to live in Christ. Jesus teaches His audience that without Him, a person cannot become a child of God hence he or she will continue to live in darkness. Such a person will…

True and false fasting. REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is live justly and in the light. To live justly means doing what is regarded as morally right and fair. To live in the light means doing what is righteousness and pleasing to God. God admonished Israel through the Prophet Isaiah that there is a…

ISAIAH 43:1-7 ACTS 8:14-17 LUKE 3:15-17,21-22 REFLECTION The Holy Spirit, the witness is the theme for our reflection. To witness means to show or give proof of something. In other words the Holy Spirit is an evidence or a proof that Jesus is present with us and God’s power is at work in those who have been saved. In…

Light and darkness. REFLECTION Come to the light is the theme for our reflection. It a natural human inclination to yearn for light where there is darkness. We try every possible means to create or get access a source of light when darkness persists. In the same manner, our souls and spirits need eternal light…

Jesus, light of the Gospel. REFLECTION Light shines out of darkness is the theme for our reflection. Paul explains to the church of Corinth the importance of the Gospel as light to those who were in darkness and have been saved. Jesus is the subject matter of the Gospel therefore he wrote that “… what…

The Lord reigns. REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is light dawns. Light dawns is an expression that describes a situation where a person suddenly understands something he or she had not understood before. Today is Epiphany in the Christian calendar. Epiphany means manifestation or revelation. The significance of Epiphany is found in the revelation…

The future glory of Israel. REFLECTION Wake up, arise and shine! is the theme for our reflection. God through Isaiah, reminded Israel of their status as the chosen nation upon which God’s light of salvation will shine and all nations shall come to this light. “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory…

Isaiah prophesied about the great light, the Saviour Jesus whose government shall bring justice and peace. REFLECTION Seeing a great light is the theme for our reflection today. Prophet Isaiah ministered in an era where Israel was in the darkness of sin. They were spiritually and morally deaf and blind (Isaiah 6:10). It is for…

Zechariah’s prophecy. REFLECTION God will give light is the theme for our reflection. Light as used in our theme means Salvation. Jesus is God’s Light to those in darkness. It was revealed to John  that “In him (Christ) was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and…

JEREMIAH 31:7-14  EPHESIANS   1: 3-14  John 1:1-9  Human beings cannot do without light. Light enables us to see and move with certainty and accuracy from one location to the other. Just close your eyes and walk for just 10 meters, you will realise that you are unable to do so without a walking aid. Physical…

  Ecclesiastes 3:1-15  Revelations 21:1-6  Luke 12:35-50  Be like men watching for their Lord is the theme for our reflection. Our Lord Jesus promised us in John 14 that He goes to prepare a place for us in His Father’s house “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to…

God loves His children and provides their needs. REFLECTION Searching is the theme for our reflection. To search means to try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly. Searching is not a hasty exercise but an exercise done in total patience and perseverance. God knows our needs yet Jesus admonishes us…

Cheetful giver. REFLECTION High-risk strategy-2 is the theme for our reflection. Today’s reflection identifies two weakness believers and the church respectively are at high risk of. The believer is at high risk of giving reluctantly, the church on the other hand is at high risk of forcing or making people give under duress or forcing…

Jesus commended the poor widow for giving from an honest and sacrificial heart. REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is high-risk strategy. A high-risk is a person or group of people more likely than others to fail or in the realm of health, to get a particular disease, condition, or injury. A high-risk strategy therefore…

Zacchaeus met Jesus and was transformed. REFLECTION “I saw Jesus today” is the theme for our reflection. Jesus was largely known to His contemporaries as a great teacher from God who possessed power over unclean spirits. People heard about Him and yearned to see or have an encounter with him. Zacchaeus was one of such…

ISAIAH 9:2-7   TITUS 2:11-14  LUKE 2:1-20  “Christ, the Saviour is born” is the theme for our Christmas reflection. A saviour is a person who saves someone from danger or difficulty. We shall reflect on the reasons Jesus is the Saviour of the World. Christ, the saviour is born for the following reasons: Christ the saviour…

Jesus presented at the Temple and Simon witnessed the fulfillment of God’s Salvation through the coming of the Messiah. REFLECTION Anticipation is the theme for our reflection. To anticipate means to look ahead or to look forward to something with pleasure. Isreal had anticipated the coming of the Messiah but Simon was one of the…

The Saviour is born in Bethlehem. REFLECTION Leaps of trust is the theme for our reflection. Joseph and Mary had their individual moments of divine visitation through dreams and revelation respectively. They both trusted God’s promises and as challenging as it was God fulfilled what He had promised them through Angel Gabriel. Truly, while they…

Warning against false teachers. REFLECTION The solid foundation is the theme for our reflection. A solid foundation is a well established system or a belief on which an entity derives validity. An example is the Constitution of a country which is the solid foundation upon which a government, all activities of government and indeed all…

Prepare for the day of the Lord REFLECTION Buiding up each other is the theme for our reflection. To build up someone means to develop or advance the person into a particular desirable kind of person. Paul encourages the Church in Thessalonica to guard against sin and to prepare for the Advent of the Jesus…