Author: Pastor J.O. Lawal

Title: Don’t give up

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 31, 2026

Series: From Pastor’s Desk
Number: Vol. 14, No. 40,

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. It is with great delight that I welcome you to the first week of the month of February 2026. My prayer is that God will restore your life wherever you need restoration in the month, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Now one of the ways to experience restoration from the hands of God is not to give up, regardless of what we are faced with in life. The bible says, “For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.” (Prov 24:16NIV) Did you see that? Even though a righteous person experiences failure in series in life, he will rise again. Why is he able to rise again? The reason is that he does not give up on himself or on God.

Sadly, it is not every righteous person or child of God that we can say this about. Some only fell once and never rose again. Why? They gave up. For instance, after the fall of Samson, God gave him another chance to experience restoration. How? He made the hair on his head, which was the symbol of His call and power in his life, to grow again. (Cf. Judges 16:21-22)

But did he make the most of this opportunity for restoration? No! Instead, he used to opportunity for revenge. He prayed to God to restore his strength once more so that he could get revenge on his enemies for his eyes that they had removed. In fact, he told God to let him die with his enemies in the process. And did God answer him or not? He did. He gave him what he asked for. So, that same day, he killed more of his enemies in death than when he was alive. (Cf. Judges 16:23-30)

Now was that how God wanted things to end for Samson? No! Did God make his hair grow again so that he could die with the Philistines? No! Why, then, did He make the hair on his head grow again? He made it grow again so that he may have an opportunity to have his life and ministry restored. So, instead of asking God to let him die with his enemies, he could have asked Him to show him mercy, give him new eyes and restore his ministry to him. And would He have answered him, if he had done that? I believe He would have answered him.

As we see in the bible, there was a time that he prayed to God for water in his dying moment and He answered him. He made water come out of the ground for him to drink. And that water became a spring that other people began to enjoy from the time on. So, if he had asked God for new eyes, He would have answered him or shown him how to live and fulfil His ministry even without eyes. (Cf. Judges 15:18-19)

But Samson did not ask God to restore him in that manner. Instead, he asked for death. And that was because he had given up on living to be all that God wanted him to be. If we too, like him, give up on becoming what God wants us to be in life because of the challenges we are faced with or because of some failures we have experienced, we will be shutting the door of God’s restoration against ourselves. That way, His good purpose for our lives will never be fulfilled.

So, don’t give on life or on God for any reason. Instead, always remind yourself of the Scripture above that tells us that though a righteous person falls seven times, he will rise again. You too will rise again, regardless of what experience of fall or defeat you have had in life. Remember that the reason the woman with the issue of blood did not die in her condition was that she did not give up, even though she had been terribly exploited by the doctors attending to her (Mark 5:25-34). So, you too must not give up. And may you supplied with sufficient strength to never give up in life until all God’s good plans for you are fulfilled. Amen.

Happy February 2026.

Copyright © 2026, Reality Desk, a ministry of Alaythia Bible Church –This material is the sole property of Reality Desk. It may be copied for personal non-commercial use only in its entirety free of charge. All copies must contain this copyright notice. Please direct any questions you may have to pastor@abcministryng.com or call: 08037592851 (WhatsApp Number: 08146472876)

Fire in my Bones Youth for Jesus

Title: Guard your lips

Series: Youth for Jesus

Number: Vol. 8, No. 37

“He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.” (Prov 13:3NIV)

Who is Solomon speaking to here? He is speaking to anyone who cares to listen. And what is he saying? He is saying that the one who guards his lips guards his life. In other words, one way to keep yourself safe in this world is to always watch what comes out of your mouth.

Sadly, many people don’t watch what comes out of their mouths. Instead, they say anything that enters their minds. Why? They are not functioning with the consciousness that anything that we say with our mouths has consequences. See, if you always consider what might be the consequences of what you are about to say, you will never be careless in saying anything. But if you will not consider the consequences of what you want to say, you will just speak on the basis of how you feel. And where that will take you may not be where you ever want to go in life.

For instance, we are told in the bible of a man called Gaal who came to live in Shechem during the short reign of Abimelech son of Gideon. The man was a very loud person, someone that only knew how to use his mouth but not his head. And when he came to Shechem, he began to boast of how powerful he was and how he could fix Abimelech for them. In fact, once, while he was having a feast with the people and they all were getting drunk, he told the people that he would tell Abimelech to call out his whole army and fight him. So, they all put their trust in him. (Cf. Judges 9:26-29)

But then, Gaal only spoke that day out of the abundance of the wine he had drunk. He actually did not expect anybody to take what he said very seriously, not even to talk of telling Abimelech. But somebody told Abimelech. So, he did show up with his army. Look at what is reported in the bible about the situation:“So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and took up concealed positions near Shechem in four companies.

Now Gaal son of Ebed had gone out and was standing at the entrance to the city gate just as Abimelech and his soldiers came out from their hiding place. When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains!” Zebul replied, “You mistake the shadows of the mountains for men.” But Gaal spoke up again: “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and a company is coming from the direction of the soothsayers’ tree.” Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your big talk now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should be subject to him?’ Aren’t these the men you ridiculed? Go out and fight them!”” (Judg 9:34-38NIV)

Did you see that? That man used his mouth to invite trouble on himself and on the people of Shechem. Yet he had no power to deal with the problem he created. So, he brought death on many of the people of the land, as the account further shows us. In any case, the point of it all is that we must learn to guard our lips. Yes, we must learn to consider carefully anything we want to say before we say it. It may just be the difference between life and death or success and failure for us. And only God knows how many have ruined their lives, homes, communities and even countries through some careless and useless statements.

Mind you, this is not just about what we say to others or about others. It is also about what we say to ourselves and about ourselves and what we say to God and about God. If you are continually calling death and failure on your life, because of the way you feel or because of the things happening to you and around you, that is what you are going to get. But if you will learn to speak only life to yourself and about yourself, you will find that life, progress, joy and peace are always accompany you wherever you go.

Also, if you talk loosely to God or about Him, showing Him no respect or honour in what you say, you will someday have to pay for it. A man’s life was taken by God when he was supposed to be enjoying his prosperity, simply because he would not honour God with his prosperity. Also, Herod was struck dead by an angel of God because of a proud speech that he once gave. And who knows how many have lost their lives in the same manner because of the arrogant words they spoke before God? Only God Himself! (Cf. Luke 12:16-21; Acts 12:20-23)So, guard your lips always. That way, you will be guarding your life too.

From Pastor's Desk 2025 FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: Their peace

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 39

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am pleased to welcome you to the last week of this month, the month January 2026.

My prayer is that the peace of God that surpasses all human understanding will always reign in your life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Now one of the things that will cause the peace of God to rule in your life is to wholeheartedly accept the ministry of the leaders He has appointed over you in the church. On one occasion, when our Lord Jesus was sending His disciples out to preach, He said this to them:“When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.” (Luke 10:5-7NIV)

What will cause the peace of servants of Christ to rest on those they are preaching to and praying for? The response of those people! And how are they to respond to them? They are to wholeheartedly welcome them and their ministry. How, then, do we show that we welcome someone and their ministry wholeheartedly? First, we do so by taking seriously the word of God that they are teaching us. If we will not take the word of God that they are teaching us seriously, then, we cannot say that we have embraced them and their ministry.

Second, we show that we welcome the servants Christ has sent to us by wholeheartedly saying ‘Amen’ to their prayers. As Jesus shows us in that bible text, the word of prayer of His servants will not automatically work in our lives, just because they are praying for us. Their word of prayer will work for us only as we wholeheartedly believe it and say ‘Amen’ to it. Otherwise, their peace, the peace that accompanies their prayers for us will not settle on our lives.

Therefore, if you can see that the prayers of your church leaders have not been working for you at all or enough, it may just be that your heart is not right with them. Talk to yourself, then, and let your heart be right to always receive their peace, the peace that accompanies their ministry.

Otherwise, you should find another church to start attending.The third way to show that we accept the servants the Lord Jesus has sent to us is by supporting them with our material things. As we see in the bible text above, Jesus describes anyone who feeds and houses His servants as a person of peace.

So, it is not only by saying ‘Amen’ to the prayers of our church leaders that we can cause the peace of God that they are proclaiming to rest on our lives. We can also make it rest on our lives by taking care of them. And where are doing this, even the prayers they offer for us quietly and secretly will locate us and work for our good.Now no one can tell to what extent our attitude towards the servants of Christ sent to us will affect our peace and prosperity in life. Read about the Shunammite woman that took care of Elisha and how doing so helped her family (2Kings 4&8).

That will give you some insight into how the peace of God that His servants are communicating to us through their ministries can change the stories of our lives forever. My prayer is that God will strengthen your heart to begin to take this matter seriously, so that none of the good things He wants you to have in life will elude you, in Jesus’ name. Amen.Have a lovely day.

Fire in my Bones Youth for Jesus

Title: Too soon

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 23, 2026

Series: Youth for Jesus

Number: Vol. 8, No. 36

“An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.” (Proverbs 20:21NIV)

What Solomon tells us in our opening text immediately reminds one of the story of the prodigal son. The story, of course, was told by the Lord Jesus to show us that regardless of how messed up our lives are in sin, God will take us back, wash us and restore us. If we will return to Him in time, that is, when there is still breath in us. (Cf. Luke 15)

However, the story also teaches us of the danger of taking for our use or enjoyment things or positions that we do not yet have the ability to handle. Yes, it may be legitimate for us to have something or to occupy a position. But if we are not yet ready for it, then, we should not be in a hurry to occupy it. Otherwise, as Solomon tells in our opening text, what is meant to be a blessing to us may end up being a curse to our lives.That was the case with the prodigal son. The inheritance that he collected from his father was actually his to have. That was because he was a legitimate son of the man.

However, at the time that he demanded to have his own inheritance, he did not have the character, discipline and wisdom required to maintain it or to multiply it. All that he had enough sense to do was to consume whatever entered his hand.So, it was not long at all after he had taken his own inheritance from his father that he lost it all in riotous living. Then he began to really suffer in life. Thankfully, his father was still alive at the time and also wealthy. Not only that, his father was a compassionate one, one that was actually longing for him to come back home, in spite of the mess he had made with his life.

Otherwise, his return home would have been another tragedy for him.You can, then, see why some people will specify in their wills the ages that their children can begin to enjoy the inheritance or certain good things of life they have made available for them. They do that under the assumption that age will have matured those children and made them ready to obtain, use and enjoy what is legitimately theirs, without destroying themselves with it.But while age often produces physical maturity, it will not automatically produce mental or spiritual maturity. What people give themselves to learning and doing is what will determine how soon they will attain the level of mental or spiritual maturity that they need to be able to handle certain things that are meant for them in life without destroying themselves with these things.

So, instead of merely fixing your eyes on having those beautiful things of life that can be yours or that are meant for you, also fix your eyes on making yourself ready to be able to have, use and keep those things without destroying yourself with them. Otherwise, your possession of certain things that are legitimate and good for you to have may end up being a curse to you, instead of a blessing. So, don’t go for anything too soon, sooner than you are ready for it. Or else, you may harm yourself with it beyond recovery.

From Pastor's Desk 2025 FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: The nobles of Tekoa

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 17, 2026

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 38

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to another week of this month, the month of January 2026.

My prayer is that God will rid your life of everything that is preventing you from being useful to Him, so that you will not lose your place or reward in His kingdom. Amen.As we see in the bible, God stirred up a man called Nehemiah at a certain period to lead the people of Judah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. And when he spoke to the people about it, they all began to work, everyone doing the work where it was closest to him. Why? The reason was that it was to their advantage – it was for the benefit of all the people of Judah. (Cf. Neh 2&3)

However, there were certain individuals that would not join in the work. Look at what is said about them: “The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.” (Neh 3:5NIV)Why would the nobles of Tekoa not join in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem? We are not given any answer to this in the account. It may be pride that was responsible. Or it may be that they too were benefiting from the situation of those walls, profiting from the misery of their own people. We would not know exactly why.

Nevertheless, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt and completed in record time, in fifty-two days (Neh 6:15). Those walls were completed in spite of the opposition of the enemies of the people of Judah. Yes, they were completed without the contribution of the nobles of Tekoa. But it will forever be on record that when the people of God were working to rebuild the walls of the city of God, Jerusalem, and end the disgrace they were experiencing, the nobles of Tekoa did not participate.Now what do we learn from this? It is simply that whether one joins other people of God, especially those of his local assembly, in doing the work of God or not, His work will be done.

Truly, you may have all kinds of reasons or excuses for not doing your own part of God’s work. His work will be done, regardless. But it will be on record that you did not show up when others were doing it.Will God, then, reward you for what you have not done for Him? No! So, throw away all the excuses you are making for not taking your place in doing God’s work and start doing His work wholeheartedly. And may you be equipped by Him with everything you need to do His work in such a way as to be rewarded by Him. Amen.Have a lovely week.

Fire in my Bones Youth for Jesus

Title: Don’t be simple-minded

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 15, 2026

Series: Youth for Jesus

Number: Vol. 8, No. 35

“A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.” (Prov 14:15NIV)

Who is Solomon referring to in our opening text as a simple man? He is referring to anyone who is simple-minded. And who are the simple-minded? They are not the easy-going ones, as many people often assume. Rather, they are individuals who make judgments based on limited understanding or comprehension of the situations they are dealing with.

Therefore, they usually make foolish decisions.As Solomon shows us in our opening text, one of the reasons a simple person often makes foolish decisions is that he is too quick to believe anything they tell him. And why is that so? It is so largely because he is making decisions on the basis of sentiments, not on the basis of reason.

For example, if you can cry enough while talking to a simple person, he will most likely believe anything you tell him. Also, if you can show enough seriousness in addressing him, he will believe you. Why? His focus is on your seriousness, not on verifying the facts of what you are saying. That, of course, is how swindlers and false preachers often ensnare people.

In addition, if you can get a number of people to commend you to a simple-minded person, he will most likely believe whatever you say to him and begin to trust you. He will not make any personal effort to verify what has been said about you or to test you in any way. He will not even consider the character of those commending you to him. He will just believe that you are exactly who or what they say that you are.

Moreso, if you are a relative of a simple-minded person, he will most likely believe whatever you say. Why? His belief is that a family member will not deceive him or lie to him. And is that true? Can you trust every one of your family members to always tell you the truth? No! But a simple-minded person will do so and allow himself to be injured first before he wakes up to the fact that people and things are not always what they appear to be.

In 1Kings 13 is the story of a young and promising prophet that was fooled by an older and forgotten prophet. Why was the older prophet able to fool this younger prophet? The reason was that he was simple. He had never met this prophet before. He had never even heard of him before to know whether he had a reputation for honesty or not. Also, he did not bother to ask himself why he was the one God sent to do the job in question and not that older prophet. Yet he believed everything he told him.

Why? First, it was because that man had told him that he was a prophet. Second, it was because the man was an older man, perhaps old enough to be his father. But then, is it everyone that calls himself a prophet that is a true prophet of God? No! And is it every old person that is trustworthy? No! Sadly, that young prophet lost his life prematurely and needlessly because he was too simple to make a sound judgment of the situation he found himself in.Now we too can get seriously wounded, if we choose to be simple-minded.

Yes, we can get ourselves into unnecessary troubles, if we will not embrace the hard work involved in carefully, patiently and prayerfully examining situations before we make decisions about them.So, refuse to be simple-mined and begin to give yourself to carefully considering whatever you hear, see or want to do. And may the good Lord continually keep you from every trap of destruction. Amen.

From Pastor's Desk 2025 FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 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.

Tags alaythia bible church, christianity, counsel, Faith, From Pastors Desk, wisdom

Fire in my Bones Youth for Jesus

Title: Choose your companions carefully

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 7, 2026
No Comments on Title: Choose your companions carefully

Series: Youth for Jesus

Number: Vol. 8, No. 34

“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” (Prov 13:20NIV)

Who is this instruction given to? Every one of us! And what is the point of the instruction? It is that we are to choose our companions carefully. Now, of course, it is not in every situation that we are privileged to choose who gets to be in our lives. For instance, we did not get to choose our biological parents, children, siblings and other blood relatives. They were all chosen for us by God. And whether they are good, bad, beautiful or ugly, we just have to learn to live with them.But then, there are situations in which we can choose who stays in our lives and who doesn’t stay or who does certain things with us and who doesn’t. And it is in such situations that Solomon, as we see in our opening text, tells us to choose carefully.

What main thing, then, should we consider in choosing who stays in our lives and who doesn’t stay, when we have the right to make that choice? Their possession of wisdom or foolishness! Why? Well, the reason is that the character or disposition of anyone that we choose as our companion in life will naturally rob off on us, to one degree or the other. Therefore, if our companion is a wise person, our walk with them will expose our lives to some measure of the wisdom in their life.

That being the case, even if we have been given to doing foolish things, we will find ourselves beginning to do some things right in our lives. In like manner, if our companion is a foolish person, our walk with them will expose us to some of the foolishness in their life. And if we are not discerning enough, we will find ourselves acting foolish in some areas of our lives, even though that may be occasional.

Unfortunately, an occasional expression of foolishness may sometimes be costlier than an entire lifetime of foolishness. For instance, Rehoboam lost the larger portion of the kingdom his father Solomon passed down to him because of just one act of foolishness. He listened to the companion of fools that he had kept around himself. And though he later went on to start acting in wisdom, all the other steps of wisdom he took could not recover for him what he had lost through his one act of foolishness. What a shame! (Cf. 1Kings 12 & 2Chro 10)

But look at the early apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ. Most of them were uneducated and unwise by natural standards when He called them. But by walking with Him long enough, they all became sages, wise men that shook kingdoms with their lives and teachings of wisdom (Acts 4:13 & 26:24).

Therefore, if you want to continually act wise in all that you do, don’t choose any foolish person as a friend, business partner or life companion. Otherwise, foolishness will only keep on multiplying itself in your life. And who knows how terrible that may be for you?But then, how do you know whether someone you intend to choose as a companion is wise or foolish? You yourself need some measure of wisdom to know that. And may God freely supply you with whatever measure of wisdom you need to always choose wise companions for your life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.Cheers!

From Pastor's Desk 2025 FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: Don’t come empty-handed

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 3, 2026
No Comments on Title: Don’t come empty-handed

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.

General Post

2026 NEW YEAR ONLINE MESSAGE

Post author By Pastor J.O. Lawal
Post date January 1, 2026
No Comments on 2026 NEW YEAR ONLINE MESSAGE

Beloved: I am pleased and delighted to welcome you to year 2026. And may the grace of our Lord Jesus, the love of God and the fellowship of the Spirit of God be with you without measure all through the year. Amen.As we begin this new year, this is my word of encouragement to you:

REMEMBER THE LORD YOUR GOD

“But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.” (Deut 8:18NIV)What is Moses’ instruction to the Israelites in our opening text? It is that they should remember the Lord their God. And why does he tell them to remember Him? It is because they can forget Him. They can get so carried away with matters of life that they will forget that God exists. Now you know that God is invisible. And because of that, it is very easy for us to lose the consciousness of His existence and presence in our lives.

Mind you, there are times that we lose in our lives the consciousness of even people that we can see. And that is often a produce of a feeling of adequacy. In other words, it is when we feel that we are adequate and not in need of people that we forget them. We hardly forget those that we know that we need to move on in life.My point, in any case, is that if we can forget people, who are visible to us, is it God who is invisible that we can’t forget? We can forget Him. And we will forget Him the moment we begin to think that we don’t need Him in our lives. Where this, then, is the case, we are bound to be disconnected from His goodness and mercy.

As Moses points out in the text above, God is the source of man’s prosperity. He is the giver of every ability needed to prosper in life and to enjoy life. So, to forget Him or not to remember Him is to disconnect ourselves from the source of life, peace, joy and prosperity. And though the consequences of that may not fully manifest immediately, they will surely manifest, if we stay long enough in that condition. Only God Himself, then, can tell how terrible that will be for us.

Therefore, if you don’t want to be disconnected from life, joy, peace, rest, prosperity and any other good thing this new year, always remember the Lord your God. Yes, always remember that He is your source, the source every good thing you may need for your sustenance in life. And as you walk in this consciousness this year, you will never be stranded or lacking in any good thing.Then you also need to remember that God is your judge. He is the judge of all of us. Solomon says this about Him: “For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” (Eccl 12:14NIV)

That clearly shows us that God is the judge of every one of us. So, we can expect Him to hold us all responsible for everything we say and do this year. And if you walk in this consciousness in the year, you will never intentionally say or do anything that is contrary to His righteousness. That way, you will keep yourself from bringing His judgment on yourself. Now my prayer is that your heart will be daily taught and strengthened to remember God in all your ways this year and to walk accordingly, for your peace of mind and prosperity, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Happy New Year.