Focus: John 16:13 - KJV 13. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.   John 16:5-16   The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God is the Spirit of Christ. Jesus Christ is the truth and the Spirit is the Spirit of truth. Hence, that which the Spirit is to do is to establish Christ. Jesus’ ministry on earth only spanned about

Focus: Luke 1:17 - KJV 17. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Malachi 3:1-4   God, through the prophets, had predicted the coming of the Lord as Messiah with the coming first of a fore runner who will achieve the establishment of the semblance of righteousness in the land before the eventual appearance of the

Focus: Philippians 1:11 - KJV 11. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.   Colossians 1:6-10   The essence of the coming of Christ is that men may turn from wickedness unto righteousness. Hence, He made us to know that whilst He is in the world, He is the light of the world. And, because He has sent us like the father sent Him, He made it clear that now, we are the light of the world. The necessity of light

Focus: Psalms 71:14 - KJV 14. But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.   Psalms 71:1-14   It is very true that many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord saves him from them all. It is not uncommon for the wicked to put together an avalanche of opposition against the righteous wanting to present him as the evil one. They make lies in derision and hoodwink many into believing their tales against the righteous. Their aim is to snuff life

John 6:36 - KJV 36. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. John 6:24-29   It is one thing to claim to be a Christian and it is another to truly be Christ-like. Many people follow Christ for what to eat and drink. For instance, men deceive themselves and claim they are soul-winners when they lure men to gather to eat meals in a hunger-stricken society, thereby weaponizing hunger for self-aggrandizement. It cannot be right that we seek God for the sake

Focus: John 6:35 - KJV 35. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.   John 6:48-51   Our God is the giver of life. Everything that is has its being from God. It is His mind that all should have life and life more abundantly. Therefore, it is not the mind of God that any should die or perish. After giving life, it is the enemy that came to sow tares which brought about death and d

Focus: 1 Samuel 10:6 - KJV 6. And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.   1 Samuel 10:6-12   The Spirit of God is the same that changed the earth from its shambolic form into a habitable space, in the beginning. Hence, wherever the Spirit is, there is liberty. Such liberty transforms the ordinary man into an extraordinary being. The Spirit of God is a part of God. In describing our God, we must alw

Focus: John 6:8-9 - KJV 8. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, 9. There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?   2 Kings 4:1-7   All things belong unto God and remain under His control. He has also given control to men for as long as they can operate in obedience and faith. Hence, no matter how meager a supply may appear, it is more than enough to cater for present needs when taken

Focus: Job 16:19-20 - KJV 19. Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. 20. My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.   Job 16:12-21   Many are times when calamity befalls men and they assume that it is from God. Really and truly, nothing happens to man without the knowledge of God, but for all intents and purposes, the giver of life takes death as an enemy. It is bad that calamity befalls men, but worse when the victim is viewed

Focus: 2 Samuel 22:30 - KJV 30. For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.   2 Samuel 5:6-10   Strength is measured in ordinary terms using the head-to-head rule. When a team is outnumbered, it is ordinarily considered that they are vulnerable in battle. However, those who have God as Ally, perform extraordinary fetes in battle. The things that are ordinarily impossible for man to do, he does with ease when he has the Lord on his side. With t

Focus: Ezekiel 3:10 - KJV 10. Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.   Ezekiel 3:10-11   The word of God is not only to be heard but also to be committed to heart. Those who do hear the word of God with their ears but fail to commit them to their hearts are not able to please God in that they do hear and forget what was said to them. To get the proper effect of the word of God and to be

Focus: Ezekiel 19:10 - KJV 10. Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.   Ezekiel 19:1-10   The one who gives birth to children is the determiner of the destiny of her future. When the mother be strong and properly rooted, of her children would arise champions and controllers of destinies. Even if some children fall prey of the enemy and are messed up in battles, the wonder woman brings up o

Focus: Matthew 7:19-20 - KJV 19. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.   Matthew 7:15-20   In this present world, there are too many people presenting themselves as God’s representatives who do not even know God. Ironically, since there is no art for finding the heart’s construction on the face, it is ordinarily difficult to separate the genuine from the interlopers. But the Lord H

Focus: Psalms 40:8 - KJV 8. I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.   Jeremiah 31:31-34   The heart of man is ordinarily wicked and not easy to decode. Therefore, by the ordinary, the average man is desperately wicked. More often than not, the ordinary man has no thought about God, goodness or kindness. He is a self-centered being. But the one who created him wants the man to be like Himself. God, as a person is ordinarily good and kind and there

Focus: Psalms 119:11 - KJV 11. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.   Luke 2:19-38   When a man has an understanding of the word and sayings of God, the same keeps him in hope of the performance of the things the Lord has spoken of or promised. Unless the man does not yet have confidence in the Lord whose words he heard, he is ordinarily propelled to wait on its performance. This keeps the man in belief and waiting upon the Lord for the perfor

Focus: Psalms 37:23-24 - KJV 23. The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 24. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.   Psalm 119:1-8   When the ways of a man be right with God, the Lord Himself orders his steps in his endeavors and makes his enemies to be at peace with him. It does not matter the extent of wickedness the enemy hauls at him, the Lord ensures that he is not completely ca

Focus: Genesis 41:38 - KJV 38. And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?   Daniel 5:11-14   It is the Spirit of God that gives life in abundance. He, it was that brought forth Christ as the only begotten of the Father and enabled Him to go about doing good. When the self-same Spirit inhabits any man, He gives the same power to do good also. That power makes the bearer a special being amongst all beings and he is

Focus: Isaiah 30:15b - KJV In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.   Proverbs 10:19   From the multitude of words, there wanteth not sin and he who refrains his lips is wise, is the counsel of the wise man. Sin is a reproach to many. When the doors of the mouth are kept in a way that it does not leak secrets and divulge lies, there is no way the person will be quoted whether rightly or out of context. It is from the words of man that he is ent

Focus: Deuteronomy 28:2 - KJV 2. And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.   Zechariah 1:2-6   There is a mystery about godliness which many cannot decipher. When a person be truly godly, all good things get attracted to him of their own accord without having to struggle for them. Godliness is about hearkening to God to do His will. Those who do that are, though physically earthly beings, located i

Focus: Psalms 84:7 - KJV 7. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.   Psalms 84:1-7   The Lord is a fearsome being; yet He is the most amiable person anyone can think of. He is Love and everything He does flows from love. Hence, despite His fearsome being as the Lord of Hosts, He is gentle and kind to those who come to His presence. Those that frequent His presence find fullness of joy that is difficult to abandon, even as they obtai