Category: Pastor’s Desk

Title: The people you need

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 10, 2026

Series: From Pastor’s Desk
Number: Vol. 14, No. 37

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am delighted to welcome you to another week of the year 2026. My prayer is that God will fulfil His good purpose for your life this year, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we begin this new week, I want to encourage you to begin to pray that God will clear the way for all the people you need for His good purpose to be accomplished in your life to come to you without delay. Otherwise, this year may just pass without His purpose coming to pass in your life.

Why was David able to become king over Israel, despite all that King Saul did to oppose and destroy him? One main reason was that God cleared the way for the right people to come into his life at the right time. For instance, right after he had killed Goliath, Jonathan came into his life. And this man was willing to die in order for him to become king, even though he himself was a prince of King Saul.

Also, as we are shown in 1Chronicles 11 and 12, David had all kinds of warriors sent to him by God to establish him as king over Israel. And these people were so devoted to him that if he suggested anything, they would receive it as a command and act on it, even at the cost of their lives. No wonder the kingdom of Israel was secure under his leadership, when God eventually put him on the throne.

Furthermore, why do we still have the gospel of Jesus Christ going into every part of the world today? The reason is that God has been giving Him faithful men and women as disciples right from the beginning of His ministry. And at the risk of their lives, some of these people have been taking His gospel to the ends of the earth, so that people may be saved by it.

So, for the purpose of God to be realized fully in our lives, certain people that He has appointed to help us must come to us in time and faithfully do His will in our lives. Sadly, many lives, homes, businesses and churches are not experiencing a fulfilment of God’s purpose in them today because of an absence of the right people. If we, then, don’t want to miss the fulfilment of God’s purpose in our lives, we must begin to pray to Him to clear the way for those helpers He has appointed for us to come to us without delay. And I pray that all such people will begin to come into your life to fulfil God’s purpose in it without delay, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: Don’t come empty-handed

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 3, 2026
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Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 36

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours abundantly from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am pleased to welcome you to the first week of the first month of this new year, year 2026. I pray that God will cause you to increase tremendously in usefulness in His hands in the year, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we begin this new year, I want to remind you of the words of Paul that say: “What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church.” (1Cor 14:26NIV)

What do we learn from what this apostle says to us here? First, it is that each of us ought to have something to bless others with anytime we come together for a church meeting. That means we are not to come for any church meeting only to be blessed by others but also to bless them. So, each time you are coming for a church meeting this year, be sure you have something with which you will bless others.

It may be a word of encouragement. It may be a word of prayer or prophecy. Or it may be a gift. Just be sure you don’t show up empty-handed but always with something that will be a blessing to others. And may God enable you to be faithful in doing so. Amen.The second thing we learn from what Paul says to us in that bible text is that whatever any of us does in our church etings must be for the edification of others.

So, none of us must say or do anything that will injure or destroy the faith, lives or homes of others in any of our meetings. On the contrary, everything we do or say must be intentionally said to bless and build others up. And if you are not sure you will not say or do something that will injure another person in a church meeting, you had better stay at home.Now I know you will not like to just stay at home anytime we are meeting as a church this year, if you are truly a child of God.

Instead, if God allows it, you will want to be in every meeting we hold. Therefore, pray that God will enable you to participate in every meeting we will be having in such a way that everything you say and do will be a blessing to all of us. And this will be so for you all through the year, in Jesus’ name. Amen.Happy new year.

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Title: You have to be ready

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date December 27, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 35

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am delighted to welcome you to the transition week between this year, 2025, and the coming year, 2026. My prayer is that God will equip you with every good thing you need to go into the new year and succeed, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we all know, we get older with every day God adds to our lives. But however old we may become in life, there will always be something new God wants to do for us or give to us. It is our readiness, then, to receive from Him that will determine whether what He wants to do for us or give to us will actually be ours.

For example, God said this to Joshua after he had led the children of Israel into their inheritance and also had become very old: “When Joshua was old and well advanced in years, the LORD said to him, “You are very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.”” (Josh 13:1NIV)

Why was it an old man that God was saying these things to? Why wasn’t He saying them to some young men in the land? The reason was that God was not through with Joshua at the time, even though he had become very old. And inasmuch as he too was ready to have whatever God wanted him to have, his age would not be a problem to God.

In like manner, regardless of how old you are this year or how old you will be in the coming year, God is not through with you, as long as there is still breath in you. There are still all kinds of good and pleasant things that He wants do for you and give to you. But you have to be ready to have what He wants you to have and not use your age as your excuse for losing His blessings.Don’t forget that God knows how old you are.

Also, He knows all your inadequacies. And if He will not use your age or inadequacies as an excuse for not promoting, lifting or healing you, then, you too must not use them as an excuse for staying stagnant or unwell in life.

Instead, like Mary the mother of Jesus, you should embrace whatever He wants you to have, saying, “Let it be unto me according to your word and desire.” And as you do that, you will see Him providing for you every good thing you need to experience the fullness of His good purpose for your life.Happy new year in advance.

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Title: You cannot be on the fence

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date December 20, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 34

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am delighted to welcome you to another week of the month of December 2025. I pray that God will continue to empower you to increase in usefulness in His hands, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we begin this week, I want to remind you of these words of our Lord Jesus Christ that say: “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.” (Matt 12:30NIV)

Now what point is the Lord making by saying these words? It is that we cannot be on the fence in this world or in His kingdom. If we are not on His side, then, we are against Him. And there are people who claim not to have anything against Jesus and Christianity but who don’t want to be Christians. Some of them even attend church meetings sometimes with their friends or family members. But as far as the Lord Jesus is concerned, all of them are against Him. So, they will not find Him to be their friend but their judge and enemy on the day of judgment.

Also, there are people who call themselves Christians but who don’t join others in their churches in doing anything for the Lord. And why don’t they join others in doing anything for the Lord? They may say that they are too busy to do so. They may say that they are shy or afraid of doing so. Or they may say that what is being done does not make sense to them, especially if what is being done is not their idea.

Well, as far as the Lord Jesus is concerned, all such people who are not gathering with Him are scattering what He is doing. They may not see it that way. But that is exactly what they are doing. And a day is coming when they will be punished for destroying the work of God.

Some, in fact, are already being punished for unconsciously destroying God’s work. It is just that they don’t know.Therefore, you cannot be on the fence in God’s kingdom. If you want to be inside, then, stay inside and make yourself useful. Otherwise, just stay outside so that no one will assume that you belong to Jesus when you really don’t belong to Him.Have a lovely week.

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Title: Teach us not to waste our lives

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date December 13, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 33

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to another week of the month of December 2025.

My prayer is that God will make the week sweet for you and your family in every way, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we come to the last days of this year, I want to encourage you with these words of prayer of Moses: “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Ps 90:12NIV)

What does this mean? Does it mean that God should teach us to know how old we are? No! We don’t need God to teach us how old we are in other to know our ages. Our parents and other family members that were present when we were born can do that.

In fact, they would have done so already, if they had some measure of education.More so, knowing how old we are is not what will make us live lives of wisdom, for there are many old people that are living foolish lives.

Rather, knowing how to make the most of every day given to us by God is what will enable us to do so. And that is exactly what this prayer of Moses is all about. It is a cry to God to teach us how not to waste our lives.From what we see in Scriptures, it is possible for us to waste our lives. And we will waste our lives, if we are wasting our days. That is why we need God to teach us how to use every day to do only those things that are profitable.

Now I would not know how you have used the days given to you by God this year. I would not know whether you have wasted them on unprofitable things or whether you have used them to do those things that will earn you God’s praise. But I want you to know that you don’t have to waste any more day doing unprofitable things. And you will not waste any more day doing unprofitable things, if you will ask God to teach you how to make the most of every day.

So, as you enter the last days of this year, make it your daily prayer that God will teach you how to not to waste your life. That way, you will be enabled to live the rest of your days in wisdom and not in foolishness. And may you be strengthened to do so, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: Be outstanding in generosity

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date December 6, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 32

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours immeasurably from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am delighted to welcome you to another week in December 2025. My prayer is that God will fill your heart with overflowing joy all through the week, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we begin this new week, I want to encourage you with these words from Paul to the Corinthian church: “But just as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-see that you also excel in this grace of giving.” (2Cor 8:7NIV)

Did you see that? Paul wanted the Corinthian brethren to be outstanding in generosity, as they had been outstanding in faith, knowledge, eagerness and love. Why? First, it was because it was the will of God for them to be so. Second, it must have been because they had been behind other churches of God at the time in generosity.

Third, it was because he did not want them to miss the benefits of being generous.Now are there actually benefits to being generous? Yes! And one of them is that it can cause people to stand up for you, when you least expect it.

For instance, the bible tells us of a time that some Jewish leaders went to plead with Jesus to come and heal the servant of a Roman centurion. Why did they rise up to speak for this man, even though he was a gentile? The reason was that the man was outstanding in his generosity to them. He built a synagogue for them. So, they could not just sit down and watch him lose a servant that was dear to him. And did Jesus listen to them or not? He did. (Cf. Luke 7:1-10)

Also, we are told in the bible of a woman called Dorcas and of how she fell ill and died. And did members of her church just accept her death as from the Lord? No! Instead, they sent some of them to go and bring Peter to pray for her.

Why? The reason was that she was outstanding in generosity. She had helped many people in the church, especially the widows, before her death. And did Peter answer their call or not? He did. So, Dorcas was brought back to life to continue to live to be a blessing to the people around her. (Cf. Acts 9:36-43)

In like manner, there are times that we are shocked to see some servants of God leave everything they are doing to go and pray for some people or to attend their ceremonies. Some of us may even think of that as irresponsible or a display of favouritism.

But it is usually the generosity of those involved that is responsible for what we see. And don’t we also take seriously those who are generous to us? Don’t we even sometimes leave everything we are doing just to help them or do something that will make them happy?You can see, then, that it pays to be outstanding in generosity.

So, don’t let your generosity to people, especially the people of God, be an occasional thing. Rather, let it be something everyone around you will know you for. And one day, when you least expect it, it will cause some people to rise up to favour you.

Have a splendid week.

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Title: Don’t let them abandon their ministry

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date November 29, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 31

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I welcome you with gladness to the last day of the eleventh month of this year.

My prayer is that the new month we are moving into in the week will be sweet for us in every way, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Now, as we begin this new week, I want to encourage you to always watch how you relate to anyone who has devoted himself to ministry in the kingdom of God, so that you will not make them abandon their ministry. Can we actually make people abandon the ministries God has given them?

Yes, we can. And it is not only those who are church members that can make servants of God abandon their ministries; church leaders like them can also make them abandon their ministries.For example, when a new pastor was brought to a church I used to attend, the first thing he did was to reduce the stipends being paid to all the staff that were working in the office of that church.

Why? His reason was that they were not doing enough to be earning the amount that they were being paid by the previous pastor. But what the previous pastor was paying those staff was not even up to what their counterparts working outside were being paid. And he was paying them as much as he was paying them so that they would not at any point begin to feel that the reason they could not take adequate care of themselves and their families was that they were working for God. But this new pastor just spoilt everything.

So, before long, a good number of those working in that church office began to leave. And were they leaving because they did not love God or because they did not want to serve Him? No! The reason they came to work in the church office and did not go to start their own businesses or work with some other companies was that they loved God and wanted to serve Him. But when they realized that their pastor was not concerned about their welfare at all, they began to leave. And it was better that they left like that than to stay and be grumbling.In any case, because they left in that manner, the work that they were doing began to suffer.

Not only that, others who saw how they were treated did not feel encouraged to come to work in the church office. That was because they did not want to experience the same thing. But who made those people abandon their ministries? It was their church leader. And only God knows how many all around the world have been made to abandon their ministries in that manner by their church leaders.

So, it is not only church members that can make servants of God abandon their ministries; church leaders can also make them abandon their ministries. And where that is the case, certain things that God wants to do in people’s lives will surely suffer for a while.

Yes, those things will suffer until He is able to find new servants to encourage to begin to do them.As we see in the bible, during the time of Nehemiah, the work of God also began to suffer at some point because the Jews and their leaders made many of the Levites serving in the temple to abandon their ministries.

How? Look at what Nehemiah himself says in the bible about it:“I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them, and that all the Levites and singers responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields. So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?” Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts. All Judah brought the tithes of grain, new wine and oil into the storerooms.” (Neh 13:10-12NIV)

Did you see that? Because the people refused to take care of the Levites and singers serving them in God’s temple, they left the work of God and went back to their farms and businesses. And who do you think would suffer more for that? The people themselves! They were the ones that would not be experiencing the blessings associated with the ministries of those Levites and singers as they should. And if Nehemiah had not intervened in time, only God knows how to what extent the prosperity, peace and health of their nation would have been affected because of what they were doing.

Now, of course, it is not only by not adequately supporting the servants of God among us with our money that we can make them abandon their ministries. We can also make them abandon their ministries by saying discouraging words to them, lying against them or inciting rebellion against them. And when we do so, we can be sure that we will hinder the work God wants to do through them in our lives and in the lives of others. Will God, then, praise us for that? No!

Instead, He will most likely punish us. And that may not be pleasant at all.So, let us check ourselves carefully and be sure that we are not doing anything to make any servant of God abandon his ministry. And may God strengthen us to do the right thing about this matter before it is too late. Amen.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: Put Him first

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date November 22, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 30

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. It is with great joy that I welcome you to another week of the month of November 2025. My prayer is that God will rid your life of everything that has placed a limitation on your advancement, so that every experience of stagnation will end in your life. Amen.

One of the things that often hinder the progress of God’s people is their lack of wholehearted devotion to Him. And why don’t we always give Him wholehearted devotion? The main reason is that we are often distracted by our desire to have the beautiful things of this world and be like other people around us.Is it not good for us to have the beautiful things of this world or to be occupying important positions in life? It is good.

In fact, God is not against our having good things in life or our being in great positions in life. On the contrary, as we are told in the bible, He Himself freely gives us all things for our enjoyment (1Tim 6:17).

However, we who are God’s children must understand that we cannot have the good things of this life by merely running after them or by being anxious to have them.

Even if we have anything in that manner, there is no guarantee that it will be want we need or what we can enjoy. The only way, then, for us to have those good things of this life that we truly need and also enjoy them is for God, our Father, to bring them to us or to lead us to where to find them.

All this is why our Lord Jesus says this to us:“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matt 6:31-33NIV)

Did you see that? God does not want us to be anxious about anything that we need in life. Also, He does not want us to make everything about our lives a competition with others. Instead, He wants us to always put Him first in all that we do. That way, He will be able to give to us everything we need in life and also give us the power to enjoy it.Unfortunately, many of us are not walking in the light of this truth.

So, we are continually getting ourselves injured through our competition with those of this world to have the beautiful things of life. And unless we repent and begin to put God first and ahead of anything we may need or want in life, we will not stop exposing ourselves to unnecessary danger.Remember that God knows everything we need.

Not only does He know everything we need, He also wants to give us everything we need. But if we do not give Him His rightful place in our lives, we will continue to work against all that He is doing to make us happy in life. And where that is the case, we will have no one else but ourselves to blame.

So, as you go this week, make up your mind to always put God first in all that concerns your life. And may you be strengthened by the Spirit of God to do so, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: You are only deceiving yourself

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date November 15, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 29

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours abundantly from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am pleased to welcome you to the third week of the month of November 2025.

My prayer is that God will daily strengthen you to take His word seriously, so that it will yield in your life the fruit it is meant to yield. Amen.James, in his letter, says this to us: “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22NIV)

Is it not a good thing to listen to the word of God? It is a good thing to do so. In fact, as John tells us in the book of Revelation, there is a measure of blessing that follows reading the word of God or listening to it (Rev 1:3).

However, listening to the word of God or reading it is not sufficient. We also have to do what the word says. Otherwise, the will of God will not be accomplished in our lives or here on earth. And as long as His will is not being accomplished in our lives and in the world, we cannot experience the kind of peace and joy we desire to experience.

Our Lord Jesus also shares a story with us along this line. It is about a father who had two sons and who said to the first son, “Go and work in the vineyard today.” And the young man said that he would not go. So, the father went to his second son and said, “Go and work in the vineyard today.” And the young man said that he would go. But he never went. The man’s first son, however, changed his mind and later went to work in His father’s vineyard. (Cf. Matt 21:28-31)

The question, then, is, “Who did his father’s will out of those two young men?” It was the first son. The second son that appeared to be cooperative never did his father’s will. So, if the father would reward anybody that day for doing his will, it was the first son that he would reward, not the second son.

Unfortunately, many of us are like that second son. When the word of God is coming to us, we will be nodding our heads in agreement and sometimes even shouting with joy because of what God is saying to us. But when it comes down to acting on what we are hearing, it is another story entirely. And imagine how that must be grieving the heart of God.

Well, James tells us that those who act like that are merely deceiving themselves. That is because the word of God that they do not act on will not benefit their lives or their world. It will not change their lives or situations. Therefore, they are simply wasting the time, effort and money they are spending on hearing or reading the word. Perhaps you too are like that. You often appear to be cooperating with God when His word is coming to you. But it is what you have in mind that you end up doing, not what He wants you to do. You are only deceiving yourself.

So, all the time, effort and money you are spending on hearing or reading His word can only go to waste. That is because God’s word that you won’t act on will not change your life or your situation.Now I do not want the time, effort and money I spend on hearing the word of God or reading it to go to waste anymore.

Instead, I want His word to work in my life, making it all that He wants it to be. And that is why I will daily ask Him for the strength not just to be a hearer of His word but a doer of it as well. Will you also do likewise? If you too will do likewise, then, the word of God that you are hearing will not go to waste in your life again but will accomplish in it all that God wants to see.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: Don’t allow overfamiliarity

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date November 8, 2025

Date: November 09, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 28

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to another week of the month of November 2025.

My prayer is that God will daily equip you with everything you need to make the most of His gifts in the lives of His servants in your life, so that you can reap the full benefits of what He sent them to do in your life. Amen.

Our Lord Jesus once said this to the people in His hometown:”And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.” (Luke 4:27NIV)

Why did He say this? He said it to show us that it is not a new thing for people who are close to God’s anointed servants not to benefit much or at all from the grace of God upon their lives. Why? The reason is that they often allow overfamiliarity to prevent them from relating to these people appropriately.

As we see in the case of Elisha, which Jesus mentioned in the above bible text, even though there were several lepers in Israel in his time, he did not heal any of them. And was that because he did not have enough of God’s power to heal them? No! The reason was that they did not appreciate the power of God in him enough to come to him to be healed. But when Naaman, a total stranger, came to him to be healed of his leprosy, he was healed that same day. That means if the lepers in Israel had also come to him to be healed, they would have been healed of their leprosy. (Cf. 2Kings 5)

In like manner, when Jesus went to His hometown, He could not do many mighty works there. But He had done many mighty works in many other places before coming there. Why, then, was He unable to do many mighty works among them? The reason was that they did not appreciate the grace of God in His life. So, they would not receive and enjoy the blessings of God that He had brought to them. (Cf. Mark 6:1-6)

Sadly, many believers today too are missing the goodness of God that could be theirs because they will not appreciate enough or at all the grace of God in the lives of His servants that are ministering to them. Others who are not close to these servants of God may be enjoying the grace of God in their lives in tremendous ways and sharing wonderful testimonies. But those who see them regularly may not be enjoying much of God’s goodness through them. And that is because they have allowed overfamiliarity to prevent them from relating to them in ways that will cause them to be greatly blessed by God through them.

If you, then, are not enjoying the goodness of God in great ways through the lives of His servants in your life, you may want to check yourself. Perhaps you have allowed overfamiliarity to keep you from relating to them in ways that will cause the grace of God in their lives to freely bless you. Then you need to repent immediately and begin to relate to them with love, faith and respect. That way, the doors of God’s favour in their lives will be freely opened for your enjoyment.

Have a splendid week.