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Oh friends, Jesus is our be all and our end all, our everything! That means when we hear His name our souls are stirred up with excitement and good news, for that's what it provides. It's like sweet music to our ears. Yes, we all like to hear good music. Well, that's how the name of Jesus sounds to the true believer. It's refreshing and renewing, calming and comforting, reminding us that He is our rock, our high tower, our high priest, our good shepherd, the way, the life and the truth of our very existence. In other words, He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords; the One with all the authority in the universe. Let's reverence and appreciate Him as such nuh. For it's the wisdom of the ages! Much LOVE!

Mankind thinks that he is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but in reality he's like a grasshopper to Almighty God who created the universe and still rules it as His personal fiefdom. He's given mankind a certain amount of power, but that's inconsequential to the power that He possesses, and mankind really has no say in whatever the Lord chooses to do, or how he decides to act. Our one duty is to LOVE and obey him to the best of our ability! Remember, we cannot fight the Lord and ever win; Think about Satan's fall from grace when he tried to overthrow God. Our demise will be even greater unless we toe God's line! Much LOVE!

It's an evil and ungodly world we live in my fellow saints, thus life for us can be sometimes very difficult and confusing, especially when we try to do things on our own. That's why it's ever so important to have God's presence and blessing in all that we do. Now, that doesn't always make the problems easier or less difficult, but it does give us a better attitude, more strength and courage to handle them. That means we're not as baffled, confused or discouraged by all the trials we are continually facing, for with God's joy in our hearts, our bodies and souls are able to handle whatever comes against us. Let's therefore remember that the joy of the Lord is our strength, and nothing that comes against us will harm us. That's the Lord's faithful promise! Much LOVE!

This world is filled with so much evil and ungodly distractions that it's not easy to keep one's faith intact. But we must do it, if we expect to go with Jesus when He returns for His church. And that faith can only be kept by steadfast and constant prayer, as well as thanksgiving for all God's great goodness and mercy that He's lavished on us. We don't deserve it, but He LOVES us so much that He still bestows untold blessings on us, and it would a sad and crying shame if Jesus' return to earth finds very little faith and few true believers. Please, let's get together and not let that scenario come to pass! Much LOVE!

Life is full of deceptive things, like running down earthly wealth to find true happiness, But that's a fallacy, for earthly wealth causes more problems than it solves. Just look around at all the rich people who are unhappy. The fact is that true and lasting joy only comes from having Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. And as He said, if we seek God's kingdom first, then all the things we need will be given to us. That means material wealth as well as heavenly treasure. For there's nothing that says a Christian cannot possess much earthly wealth, but He must use it in the Lord's behalf, thus storing up heavenly treasures. For remember when we leave earth, all the earthly treasure remains here, all we'll have is whatever we've stored up in heaven. So please let's try and get a big bank account in heaven, more than one here on earth! Much LOVE!

Oh friends, tomorrow is just a word we use, but never actually see it, for every day becomes today! That means we cannot afford to put off anything for the never-coming tomorrow. and the most important thing in our lives is to acknowledge and receive Christ Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, and to do it RIGHT NOW, not wait for the nebulous tomorrow! And even more importantly, if we don't receive Christ as Lord and Saviour, then our destiny will be in hell with Satan and the other evil doers, forever removed from the halls of heaven with Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Father and many of your LOVED Ones who accepted Christ TODAY, rather than waiting for the TOMORROW that NEVER COMES! Please let that be a lesson to you TODAY, rather than TOMORROW! Much LOVE!

Ah friends, pride is one the things our God supremely dislikes, because it takes away from His glory and reverence. That's because proud and prideful people don't accord God the respect He deserves. No. They go about their business in their own way and strength, completely disregarding the Lord's will and way. and that certainly gets God's anger flowing, for He created us to worship and have good fellowship with Him, and the proud don't have an intimate relationship with Him. Thus, their lives will eventually be destroyed and they will end up with Beelzebub in the fires of hell, eternally damned and separated from God. Now, we certainly don't want to be found in that hopeless situation, so please, let's wake up and get rid of our sinful pride nuh. That's wisdom in spades! Much LOVE!

Life is rough enough as it is, we don't need to make it any rougher by straying from God's fold. But, unfortunately, that's what happens when we don't keep Him first place in our lives, when He's not the priority in our day to day endeavours. For, being separated from Almighty God brings fear, a lack of joy and a depletion of faith, which makes us very susceptible to the lies and wiles of the devil and his evil cohorts. Please remember that it's only in consort with God that we can truly resist and eventually defeat the devil. That means it's wisdom to stay attached to God like white on rice, (smile) if you desire to live a truly Christian life. Much LOVE!

Life is so confusing and unpredictable nowadays and changing so much that we don't know who or what to trust or rely on. However, there is ONE unchanging force in our universe; that is its Creator, Almighty God. His Word tells us in no uncertain terms that He doesn't change, and since His Word is the truth, then we need to believe it. He is the One source that we can trust with our very lives, and not be afraid of any untoward repercussions. So it's therefore wise to surrender our total selves to Him, and allow Him to guide and lead us in His Holy Will! Much LOVE!

Oh friends, our daily walk in this evil and ungodly word is not easy, but our heavenly Father has given His true and faithful Word in the Bible, with promises and reassurances of His help, His LOVE and His steadfast faithfulness. However, those things don't happen automatically. No! we need to study His word and know the promises and reassurances and most importantly, BELIEVE them, so that in times of difficulty we can then use them to help us handle whatever is coming against us. If we don't know God's promises and believe them, then we're setting ourselves up for failure, for a more than normally difficult time on planet earth. Assurance in God's Word is absolutely necessary if we desire to live the abundant life that Christ died for us to have! Much LOVE!