Focus: Psalms 18:32 - KJV 32. It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.   Psalms 18:30-34   In ancient times and even up till today in some climes, war is total. When a side has the victory, they eliminate even the offspring of the enemy so that they may not grow up to reenact the war. It is when it is thus complete and total that it is said to be perfect victory. This is the background from which the Psalmist drew his narration of making his way per

Focus: Philippians 4:13 - KJV 13. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.   Philippians 4:10-17   Many times, people quote our text to indicate ability to do wonders and at times, unconscionable things. The essence of the text is to draw the attention of the believer to the need to be contented in the strength drawn from Christ in whatever situation we find ourselves. It is not a license to lure people into wanting to believe they should be able to do the u

Focus: Matthew 5:16 - KJV 16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.   Matthew 9:1-8   When Jesus came as the Son of man, He declared to us that while He was in the world, He was the light of the world. His light is derived from the fact that He carries the presence of the father who is light in Himself. As He remained on earth, He made the light to so shine that testimonies abound of His good works.

Focus: Galatians 6:10 - KJV                                   10. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.   1 Timothy 6:17-19   The art of doing good is part of the will of God for believers. It is only those who know how to do good that can do it, for it is impracticable to give what we do not have. Some others do know how to do good but refuse to do it. They block their minds to it and abstain th

Focus: Psalms 143:10 - KJV 10. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.   Isaiah 26:7-12   A lot of people seek to do the will of God without understanding where to start from. It is not possible to know the will of a person who we do not know. To some, God is a monster who kills His offenders. They seek to accomplish the will of that monster and thereby end up being monsters themselves in the pursuit of that will

Focus: John 8:36 - KJV 36. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.   John 8:31-36   There is a clearcut difference between a slave and a son in the affairs of the home. The slave operates in bondage even though he may not realize it because of the benevolence of the master. When the benevolence is withdrawn, the slave starts to experience and understand the truth about his status as a bondsman. However, the son is never in bondage and has access to

Focus: Psalms 20:6 - KJV 6. Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.   1 Chronicles 16:20-22   The anointing is the shedding of a part of the Spirit of God on an individual or a group of people. When such happens, the recipients are said to be anointed. When a person is said to be anointed, it means the same carries with him, the presence of God. That presence makes vices impossible where t

Focus: Psalms 21:4 - KJV 4. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.   Psalms 21:1-7   The mind of God is to give us life and life more abundantly. Nonetheless, attaining life is not automatic because of the activities of the enemy whose ministry is to steal, kill and destroy. He is completely against life and works hard to ensure life is not achieved of man. That is simply why he deceived man into choosing death in the garden. Hen

Focus: Romans 2:29 - KJV 29. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.   1 Thessalonians 2:3-6   The basis of discipleship in the Christian world is for the servant to be pleasing to the Master. No disciple is a disciple because of any man. Even if there is no man to interact with, a disciple of Christ will not cease from being a disciple. The disciple is one who

Focus: Psalms 89:24 - KJV 24. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.   Psalm 89:19-28   Our God is faithful and is full of mercy. Wherever He finds faith and righteousness, He extends His faithfulness and His mercy for He will be merciful to whom He wills. His mercies endure forever but they are His prerogative to extend. Nonetheless, He is dependable to the extent that when He makes a promise to anyone, He puts His weigh

Focus: Joel 2:1 - KJV 1. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;   Joel 2:11-23   The people of Sodom and Gomorrah were so deluded and blinded from the calamity that awaited them. They were out doing their evil trade regardless of the mind of God. It was the same at the time of Noah also, when people went about life with reckless abandon not caring

Focus: Romans 8:29 - KJV 29. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.   Ephesians 1:5-11   Welcome to the month of February wherein God’s plan for us begins to crystalize. There is no one that God made that He does not know. And everyone He foreknew, He also predestined for some glory. God made man as His son but man lost the DNA of God and took on that of the enemy. To rega

Focus: Hosea 13:9 - KJV 9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.   Deuteronomy 33:26-29   Often times when man destroys himself by going to the territory of the devourer away from the presence of God, he begins to ask where God is thereby attributing his destruction to God. Meanwhile, if only he would have a rethink and return to God, the Lord is always available to help him out of his destructions. But until he looks to and cry to God by first drawi

Focus:2 Thessalonians 1:8 - KJV 8. In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:   Malachi 4:1-2   A wicked person is someone who fails to acknowledge his God in this life. He is wicked in that despite all the Lord did to bring him into being, preserve him from infancy to adulthood, invest in men to try to draw him away from the devil and destruction, release Himself to die that he may live, continue to ask

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 1:9-12   It is one thing to be washed in the blood of the Lamb and thereby become born again; it is another thing to retain salvation through good works. Salvation is attained by grace through faith, but it is sustained by the good works of the saved. We cannot continue in sin and ask grace to abound. When a person is born ag

Focus: Matthew 10:33 - KJV 33. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Luke 13:22-28   It is possible for people to claim to be Christian and yet be in denial of Christ. Indeed, there are many who profess Christ today but are in full denial of His person or being. A refusal to obey and follow the ways of Christ is a denial of Him. His promise is to deny anyone that denies Him. A lot will be wondering how many will be a

Focus: Luke 9:23 - KJV 23. And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.   Matthew 10:37-39   Unless a corn of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it abides alone. It is when it falls to the ground and dies that it sprouts and brings forth much of its kind. In the same manner, every one that would be a disciple of Christ must first die to himself otherwise he would be fruitless. He must of necessity l

Focus: 1 Peter 3:12 - KJV 12. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.   Psalms 34:15-18   God has eyes and ears: the one that created the eyes, shall He not see, and the one who created the ears, shall He not hear? But his sight and hearing are dependent on the person it relates to. When it is the righteous person, the one who does the will of the Lord, He keeps His eyes

Focus: Philippians 1:9-10 - KJV 9. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10. That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;   Ephesians 5:1-5   Love is the totality of God’s expectation from every man. It is only through love that we can fulfil the purpose of God. The enemy does not want love to thrive amongst men so that they may not be pleasing to God.

Focus: Romans 2:6-8 - KJV 6. Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7. To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8. But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,   2 Thessalonians 2:12   God is Love and His mercies endure. Nevertheless, He is a righteous judge. He wants no one to perish in the hands of the wicked one and that is why H