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Title: When God is stirring us


Date: September 30, 2026
Series: Youth for Jesus
Number: Vol. 9, No. 20

“The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the LORD blessed him, and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.” (Judg 13:24-25NIV)

Who began to stir Samson? It was the Spirit of the Lord. When did He begin to stir him? When he was in a place called Mahaneh Dan. And what was the Spirit of the Lord stirring him to do? He was stirring him to fulfil the plans of God for his life.

As we see in the account of his life, which is in the bible, God had told his parents even before he was conceived that He would be using him to take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines (Judges 13:5). But it was not immediately he was born that God began to fulfil this prophecy. The boy had to first grow up and learn to live and work like other people. And when the time was ripe for his work to start, God began to stir him up for it.

Now we see something similar in the lives of both our Lord Jesus Christ and John the Baptist. Even though God had announced His plans for their lives before they were conceived and born, they both had to first grow up and learn to live and work like other people before God began to fulfil His plans for their lives. (Cf. Luke 1-3)

So, it is clear from Scriptures that the one that determines the time His plans for our lives will begin to materialize is God Himself, not us. He may have shown us or prophesied all kinds of beautiful things to us about His plans for us. But we must keep in mind that He will not begin to fulfil these plans until the time is ripe. And if we should try to act before the time He has set, we may put ourselves and even others in trouble.

See, even though God is stirring us for the fulfilment of certain plans of His for us, it does not mean that He wants us to act right away. The stirring may just be His way of telling us to start getting ready for what is coming. If we, then, want to know what the stirring is truly about, we must first give ourselves to praying about it and also to studying and meditating on whatever the word of God says about it.

Second, we should discuss the stirring we are experiencing with other trusted and God-fearing people in our lives, so that they can support us with their prayers and spiritual counsel. Third, we should pay attention to the circumstances of our lives, whether they are in that moment favourable to what we are being stirred to do or not. Otherwise, as I said earlier, we may end up putting ourselves and others in trouble, if we should act before God’s time.

Moses, for instance, acted before God’s time, even though it was God Himself that was stirring him for the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. That was because he did not seek divine guidance before acting and also did not pay close attention to the unfavourable circumstances of his life at the time. (Cf. Ex 2:11-15; Acts 7:23-29)

On the contrary, when God began to stir David to build Him a temple, he did nothing until he had discussed the matter with a man of God. And that was how it became clear to him that God did not put that desire in him for him to personally realise but for someone else to fulfil. So, he was saved from embarking on something good and righteous that would have resulted in frustration for him. (Cf. 1 Chro 17)

What is the point of all this? First, it is that even if we do not have any prophecy or visions about God’s plans for our lives, we can expect Him to stir us in line with His plans for us when the time is ripe for their fulfilment. Second, it is that whenever God is stirring us in line with His plans for us, we should not be a in hurry to act. Instead, we should patiently seek His guidance on the right steps to take. That way, we will be saving ourselves from any form of frustration that may be associated with acting outside the schedule of God.

Cheers!

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Title: At its proper time


By: J.O. Lawal
Date: September 23, 2026
Series: Youth for Jesus
Number: Vol. 9, No. 19

“Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” The angel answered, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time.”” (Luke 1:18-20NIV)

Who were the people conversing in our opening text? Angel Gabriel and Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist! And what was the main point of their conversation? It was that Zechariah would become dumb until the message brought to him by Gabriel was fulfilled. And did he become dumb indeed? Yes, he became dumb as the angel had said. (Cf. Luke 1:21-22)

But why did Gabriel have to afflict Zechariah with dumbness? The reason was that the man did not believe the message that he brought to him from the Lord. What message? Well, the message was that he and his wife, Elizabeth, would have a son of their own, even though they had become very old at the time.

Now was Gabriel right to judge Zechariah’s unbelief, seeing that he and his wife had become very old at the time? Should such unbelief not be expected from very old people?

Truly, such unbelief may be expected from old people. But the case of Zechariah and Elizabeth was different. How? It was different in the sense that both of them had been praying to God for a son of their own. Yes, they had become very old at the time that Angel Gabriel came with the good news from God to them that they would have a son of their own. But his coming was an answer to their prayer. That was because the very first thing the angel said to Zechariah when he came to him was that his prayer had been answered (Luke 1:11-13).

Since they, then, had been praying to God for a son of their own, being unbelieving when the news came that God had answered their prayer was not something to be expected of Zechariah. That was why Gabriel had to judge his unbelief with dumbness.

But then, the angel made it clear to him that the words he had said would still come to pass, in spite of his unbelief. And when would that be? According to him, it would be at their proper time. So, when God speaks, there is a proper time for it to come to pass. The proper time may be right away and it may not be right away. But when the proper time comes, whatever He says will come to pass.

For instance, in Zechariah’s case, there was a word that he received that same moment that came to pass right away. And that was the fact that he would become dumb until the first message he had received came to pass. Gabriel’s words were: “And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens…” When would Zechariah be silent and unable to speak? That very moment! And did it come pass or not? It did.

But what about the first word that the angel had given to him? That was not to come to pass right away. Rather, it was to come to pass at the time which God had set.

Now why did God have to set a future time for the fulfilment of that? It was because giving birth to children takes a process; it does not happen by accident or overnight. So, both Zechariah and Elizabeth would have to go through that process for the promise of God to them to be fulfilled. And the earlier they engaged in the process the earlier the promise would be fulfilled.

Mind you, as we also see in the account, Zechariah did not go home to his wife that same day he received the word of the Lord. He had to wait until the days of his duty in the temple were over before he went home. And how many days would those be? We would not know, for the account does not tell us. But it is clear from the account that the longer he stayed working in the temple the longer it would take for the promise of God to them to be fulfilled in his home. (Cf. Luke 1:23)

What is the point of all this? It is that the word of God to us will surely come to pass, regardless of how contrary the circumstances of our lives may be to it. However, His word will not come to pass until its proper time. If its proper time is now, then, it will come to pass now. But if it is not now, all we need is to be patient for its fulfilment, for it will not fail to come to pass at its proper time.

If we, however, reject or refuse to believe a word that has clearly come to us from God, just because the circumstances of our lives are telling us that it is impossible, then, He may have to judge our unbelief. And who knows how He would judge? He judged Zechariah’s unbelief with dumbness. He judged an official of Israel that rejected His word through Elisha with death. So, even if your heart is unable to comprehend how His word will be fulfilled, just keep your doubt to yourself. That way, His word can be fulfilled without your being judged.

Cheers!

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Title: Will He consider me?


Date: September 06, 2026
Series: From Pastor’s desk
Number: Vol. 15, No. 19

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am delighted to welcome you to another week of the month of September 2026. My prayer is that God will daily equip you with everything that will make you a true worshipper in His sight, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we are shown in the bible, God is always looking at the hearts of people everywhere. And what He sees in their hearts is one of the things that will determine how He relates to them. For instance, after King Asa began to act in pride, God sent a prophet to say this to him:

“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him…” (2 Chron 16:9NKJV)

Did you see that? God’s eyes are continually on the earth to find those whose hearts are loyal to Him, that is, those whose hearts will never trust in any other person or thing apart from Him. And why is He looking for such people? It is so that He may show Himself strong on their behalf. It is so that He may show Himself as capable of taking care of them, regardless of the challenges they may be facing in life.

Also, while Jesus was speaking with a Samaritan woman, He said this to her:

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” (John 4:23NIV)

What kind of worshipers is God looking for? He is looking for those who will worship Him in spirit and truth. In other words, He is looking for those who will serve Him with all their hearts and not be insincere in any way in their dealings with Him. These are the people that He can trust with the revelation of Himself and of His power. These are the people that He can trust with the good works that He wants to do here in the world. That is because they are the only ones that will serve Him faithfully, regardless of the times and seasons of their lives, regardless of whether it is convenient for them to serve Him or not.

Some of us may be wondering why God is not revealing much of Himself to us or using us to do certain good works that He is doing through others, even though we attend church meetings regularly or give offerings and tithes regularly. What we don’t understand is that God is not looking for those who will attend church meetings or give offerings regularly, even though these things are important. Rather, He is looking for those who will serve Him wholeheartedly, regardless of the times or seasons of their lives. And if we are not such people, there are things God will never consider us for.

So, as we begin a new week, ask yourself, “If God is looking for someone that He can trust with the knowledge of Himself, of His will, of His provisions or of some good work to be done where I am, will He consider me? Do I have that kind of heart that will make Him consider me?” Remember that God does not play favourites. So, even though He loves all of us equally, it is those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him that He will be able to trust with anything important to Him. That is why we should continually pray that He will rid our lives of anything that may be preventing us from fully devoting our hearts to serving Him. Then He will begin to see us as people that He can consider for any kind of good work.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: Give them convincing reasons

Date: August 02, 2026

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 15, No. 14

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace to you without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the month of August 2026. My prayer is that God will fulfil all His good plans for your life in the month and also use you to fulfil His good plans for many others, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we see in the bible, it does not matter how insignificant or wicked people may be in life, God is able to fulfil His good purpose for their lives and even use them as instruments through which He will bless others. All He needs is to get them to listen attentively to what He has to say to them. And before they even realise what is happening to them, He will have turned things around for their good.

For example, when our Lord Jesus met a Samaritan woman by the well of Jacob at Sychar, all He wanted was for the woman to listen to what He had to say to her. And was she willing to listen to Him? No! She just wanted to fetch water and disappear. (Cf. John 4)

Why, then, did she not want to speak to anybody at the time? The reason was that she was trying to run away from the truth about the problems of her life. But when the Lord, by divine revelation, began to expose the truth that she was running away from to her, she began to give Him attention. And when the Lord was done with her, she ran inside her town to call all the people she could find to come and listen to Him.

Look at what is said about that in the bible:“Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” They came out of the town and made their way toward him.” (John 4:28-31NIV)

Did you see that? That woman was so touched by the things Jesus shared with her that she went inside her town and get the people there to come and see Jesus. But she was not someone that we could refer to as a good woman. She was a woman that had been with five different husbands. And the man she was with when Jesus met her was not even her husband. He was just someone that they were both committing fornication together.

So, she could not have been someone with a good reputation in that town.But even though the Lord knew everything about her bad character, He did not condemn her. He only spoke to her about the need for her to know God truly and begin to worship Him in spirit and in truth.

That was what turned her life around. That was what made her forget about whatever bad reputation she had and run to tell everyone she could find in her town to come and see Jesus.

And through her, the Lord Jesus was able to bless many people in her town. Now if God could use a woman that did not have a good reputation to change the lives of many in her town, think of what He could do with those who have good reputations.

Yet He is unable to use many of us who have good reputations to bless those around us. Why? We are not giving them convincing reasons to come to Him through faith in Christ Jesus. That Samaritan woman gave the people of her town convincing reasons to come to the Lord Jesus. And she did not speak to them casually about her experience with Him. If she had spoken to them casually about it, they would not have come to Him for salvation. So, if we want people to come to the Lord Jesus through us and be blessed, we cannot be casual about it. And we will not be casual about it, if our lives have indeed been changed by Him.

Has your life, then, been indeed changed by the Lord Jesus Christ? If it has been changed by Him, begin to give those around you convincing reasons to come to Him, convincing reasons to listen to His word, convincing reasons to pray to Him and convincing reasons to give their lives to Him. And as you do so, the Spirit of God will work with you in changing their lives and bringing glory to God.

Have a lovely August 2026.

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Title: Stop wasting His grace

ALAYTHIA BIBLE church


Series: From Pastor’s Desk
Number: Vol. 15, No. 10

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 July 2026. My prayer is that the grace of God that is continually being poured upon your life will never go to waste, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Now I offered that prayer for you because it is possible for the grace of God to go to waste in our lives. In other words, it is possible for the grace of God to fail to accomplish what it is meant to accomplish in our lives. And that is why we are warned with these words of Apostle Paul that say:

“As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.” (2 Cor 6:1NIV)

Did you see that? It is possible to receive the grace of God in vain. How is that possible? It is possible through our failure to act on the word of God that is coming to us. Yes, it is possible for us to hear the word of God in a church meeting right now and then leave the meeting to go and do something entirely opposite what we have heard. Likewise, it is possible for us to read our bibles right now and then get up from reading it to go and do something entirely different from what we have just read.

Judas Iscariot, for example, sat with all the apostles of the Lord Jesus when He was sharing the word of God with them just before He was arrested and crucified. He was with them when the Lord washed their feet and taught them again the need to be devoted to serving one another in love. Yet he left them that same night to bring those who would arrest the Lord and crucify Him. Did he not, then, waste the grace of God that he had received? He did. (Cf. John 13)

Also, God speaking to Ezekiel about all the people coming to listen to his sermons, says this:

“As for you, son of man, your countrymen are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD.’ My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to listen to your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express devotion, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.” (Ezek 33:30-32NIV)

Who was the Lord referring to in this text? Those who were eagerly coming to listen to Ezekiel’s sermons! He was not referring to those who had no interest at all in listening to him. Rather, He was referring to those who were eagerly coming to listen to his sermons. Yet these people that were coming to listen to this man of God had no intention of acting on what he was teaching them. In fact, the Lord told Ezekiel that he was nothing more than an entertainer to them. What, then, were those people doing to the grace of God coming to them? They were wasting it.

Now what does the bible say about those who waste the grace of God? It says that God’s judgment is bound to fall on them. I pray that His judgment will not fall on you. But don’t just keep on listening to His word and making no effort to act on it. Truly, you may have areas of your life in which you find yourself weak in acting on God’s word. All you need to do is call on Him to give you the needed strength to do His will in those areas. And He will answer you. (Cf. Heb 10:26-31)

Paul says this to us about his own attitude towards the grace of God:

“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them — yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” (1 Cor 15:10NIV)

Did you see that? The reason Paul did not waste the grace of God upon his life was that he worked hard with the word of God that he was receiving. So, he became the person God wanted him to be. You too should begin to do likewise, if you truly want to be the person God wants you to be. And may the Spirit of God continually fill you with adequate strength to do so, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: He won’t judge it prematurely



Series: Youth for Jesus
Number: Vol. 9, No. 7

“”The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’ “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'”” (Matt 13:27-30NIV)

What we have in our opening text is part of the parable that our Lord told about God’s attitude towards evil in His kingdom. As the parable shows us, it is not every time God immediately deals with evil in the world or among His people once it shows up. There are times that He allows it to grow and mature before dealing with it.

But why does God sometimes allow evil to thrive for a period in a place before dealing with it? There are two main reasons for this, as we see in the parable we are considering. The first reason is that evil may be identified as evil in an unmistakable way.

See, unless some acts of evil are given some time to thrive and mature, people may not see them as truly evil and destructive. But when they are given enough time to thrive and destroy those doing them or those around them, everybody will agree that they are indeed evil and must be dealt with.

In the same way, unless some wicked people are given enough time and space to show themselves as wicked, those around them may not know them for what they really are. But when they are given enough time and opportunities to reveal themselves, everyone will know the truth about them and how to deal with them.

The second reason God sometimes gives evil room to thrive before dealing with it is that He may not hurt innocent and righteous people while dealing with it. You know there are times that righteous and good people may be so involved with wicked and bad people that there is no way God will judge those wicked and bad people and not hurt them. Sometimes, this may be because of their ignorance. And sometimes it may be because certain circumstances of life have yoked them together with the wicked.

In any case, because of His love for good and righteous people, God often waits until He is able to properly separate them from the wicked before carrying out His judgment on the wicked. And if we don’t understand this, we may think that He is slow in judging wickedness or that He is totally uninterested in judging it. But He will never fail to judge wickedness. It is just that He won’t judge it before the time to do so is ripe; He won’t judge it prematurely.

So, don’t lose heart, if wickedness seems to be thriving where you are, even though you can see it and are praying that God will deal with it. He will surely deal with it at the right time. And to say the fact, your own safety and the safety of others whom you love may just be the reason He is yet to judge it. So, remain patient, as you continue to do what is good and right.

Then you too, in dealing with life’s problems, should study to know when to allow some problems to fully reveal themselves before dealing with them. What is common with many of us is to deal with a problem immediately it surfaces. But there are some problems that will create more problems for us, if we deal with them prematurely. And it takes the wisdom of God to identify such problems and patiently wait for them to mature or full reveal themselves to us and everyone around us before dealing with them.

Therefore, learn to pray to God to daily furnish you with adequate wisdom and understanding to recognise the nature of every life problem you are dealing with, so that you will not deal with any problem prematurely and create more and bigger problems for yourself. And it shall be so.

Cheers!

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Title: But he was a leper

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 52

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. It is with great delight that I welcome you to the transition week between the months of April and May 2026. My prayer is that God, without delay, will rid your life of everything that is undermining His goodness in it, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

I offered that prayer for you because there are times that the reason some of the good things God is doing in the lives of His people may not amount to anything is that certain things in their lives are undermining them. And until those things are dealt with, nothing good He does for them will give them complete satisfaction and rest in life.

For instance, this is written in the bible about a man called Naaman:“Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.” (2Kings 5:1NIV)

Who made Naaman great, as we see in this bible text? It was God. He was the one that made him someone that was highly valued and respected by everyone in his country, including his king. But in spite of all that God did for him, he was not completely happy and at rest. Why? He was a leper.

In other words, he was someone that would eventually be separated from all the people that loved him and be made to live alone. Otherwise, his leprosy may be contacted by them.What, then, would become of his greatness? What would become of his riches? And what would become of all the exploits God had done through him? All of these things would eventually be rendered meaningless by his leprosy. His leprosy would not allow him to enjoy them fully or for long. And the thought of that alone must have made him a very sad man.Thankfully, God used a young slave girl that was brought to his house from the land of Israel to help him in receiving his healing. The girl told him about Prophet Elisha and how God could use him to heal his leprosy. And when he went to the man of God, he was indeed cured of his leprosy.

So, from that day on, he began to serve God and to enjoy every good thing He had done for him with satisfaction and without fear. Now the same God that dealt with the leprosy of Naaman can deal with anything that is preventing you from fully enjoying His goodness in your life. All you need is to call upon Him for help. And as you do so, every ‘But’ that is rendering His goodness in your life meaningless will be dealt with. Then you will begin to enjoy His blessings to satisfaction.Have a pleasant week.

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Title: The right attitude towards rebuke

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 43

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am delighted to welcome you to the last week of this month, the month of February 2026. My prayer is that God will always keep your heart humble to receive His word, even if it is a word of rebuke, so that His purpose for your life may be fully realised. Amen.

One of the things that are difficult for us to receive from God is a word of rebuke. We often don’t find it hard to accept His word of blessing or praise. But when He decides to rebuke us, we may get angry with Him or with the people that He is using to rebuke us. And that will surely hinder the fulfilment of His purpose in our lives or expose us to judgment.

As we see in Scriptures, God does not rebuke us because He just delights in condemning us or our works. Rather, He rebukes us when we are wrong. And that is so that we may repent and not expose ourselves to His judgment. Our attitude towards His rebuke, then, is what will tell whether His word of rebuke will do our lives good or not.

For example, even though King Asa had been a godly king, when God rebuked him for putting his trust in men instead of in Him, he got angry. He was so angry with God that he put the prophet God had sent to him in jail and also oppressed some of the people of his land. Therefore, the word of rebuke sent to him could not do him any good and turn him away from the path of destruction. No wonder he died sick and before his time. (Cf. 2Chro 16)

But then, to one’s surprise, when God sent a word of rebuke through Prophet Elijah to King Ahab, that wicked king, he accepted it humbly. The word so humbled him that he tore his clothes, fasted and went around meekly. So, instead for God to judge him immediately, He postponed the judgment to the time of his son. (Cf. 1Kings 21)

Now you can see that you can be known as a righteous person and yet have a bad attitude towards rebuke. Yet someone that is known for being wicked or useless may have a good attitude towards it. And where this is the case, that so-called bad person will experience the mercy of God for forgiveness and preservation.

But you, with your so-called righteousness, will miss out on His goodness because of your stubbornness and bad attitude towards His word of rebuke.So, anytime you are being rebuked by God for doing what is wrong or inappropriate, accept it with meekness. Don’t argue. Don’t try to justify yourself. Yes, the person God is using to rebuke you may be harsh. Yet accept the word of rebuke coming to you, as long as it is the truth. And even though you think that you have been misrepresented, still be meek enough to first listen to any word of rebuke coming to you before explaining yourself.

That way, you will not present yourself as stubborn and expose yourself to God’s judgment.Remember that you don’t know everything. None of us knows everything. Only God does. And if He will be able to perfect His purpose in our lives, we must have the right attitude towards rebuke. Otherwise, we may end up like King Asa. May that not be our lot in life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: Resist him


Series: From Pastor’s Desk
Number: Vol. 14, No. 41

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be multiplied to you without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am pleased to welcome you to another week of this month. My prayer is that God will protect you in the week and throughout the remaining part of the year from every attack of the devil. Amen.

One of the things we are told in the bible about the devil is that he is our enemy. In other words, he is not our friend and should never be treated by us as a friend. Instead, we must continually be on our guard against him. Otherwise, he will mess up our lives.

Look at what Peter tells us about him:

“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.” (1Peter 5:8-9NIV)

Did you see that? Peter is telling us here that Satan is not just our enemy but also an active one. That is why he goes around like a roaring lion, frightening people and looking for someone to devour. How, then, are we to relate to him? First, we are to continually be on our guard against him. In other words, we are to continually watch out for any opportunity he may want to use against us, so that we will remove it.

See, Satan is ready to use any opportunity against us, if we allow him. He may use our relationships against us. He may use our possessions against us. He may also use our carelessness or laziness against us. It is on us, then, to quickly recognise when he is trying to use anyone or anything against us and to take steps to hinder him.

The second thing we are told by Peter to do is to resist the devil. In other words, we must learn to confront him and drive him away from our lives. And can we do that? Yes, we can. If we cannot drive the devil away from our lives, God will not tell us to do so. The reason He tells us to do so is that we can do so.

But how do we do so? Two things are involved! The first is to put our faith in our God and do whatever He tells us to do to drive the devil away from our lives. The second is to be steadfast in doing whatever God tells us to do in driving the devil away. In other words, we must keep on doing what He tells us to do until Satan runs away from us.

Now what is God telling us to do in order to drive Satan away from our lives, homes and communities? He is telling us to give ourselves to meditating on His word, to declaring it and to practising it. Also, He is telling us to give ourselves to praying without ceasing. Then He is telling us to take very seriously the fellowship of His people. And as we do these and do not faint, we will always be able to drive Satan away from us.

The third thing we are told by Peter in that bible text is that we must always remember that we are not the only ones being attacked by the devil. He is attacking other children of God like us as well. So, we must not think that the troubles coming to us are peculiar and give up. Instead, we should continue to resist the devil and his works in our lives. And we will always walk in victory over him.

Have a lovely week.

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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.