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FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: Be outstanding in generosity

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

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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FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: Put Him first

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

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

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.

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Title: He must have done something differently

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 02

Beloved; grace, mercy and peace be multiplied to you abundantly from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am pleased to welcome you to the eleventh month of this year, the month of November 2025. My prayer is that God will open your eyes to see the right steps you need to take in utilizing His presence in your life for your breakthrough wherever are being hindered in life. Amen.

As we see in the bible, after the death of Uzzah, that man that was struck dead by God for touching the Ark of the Covenant, David decided to take the Ark to the house of a man called Obed-Edom. And that was because he was afraid of what might happen to his household, if the Ark should be brought to them. So, it wasn’t out of goodwill that the Ark was taken to Obed’s house. Rather, it was because David and his people saw doing so as a way to escape God’s wrath. (Cf. 2Sam 6:1-10)

However, to their surprise, after the Ark had been with Obed-Edom for three months, news came to David that the Lord had blessed the household of the man and everything he had because His Ark was with him.

Now news like such would not have gone round, if nothing was spectacular about the prosperity of Obed-Edom. But something was spectacular about his prosperity. It was rapid and abundant, taking only three months for everyone around him to know that he had left the level of an ordinary person to become a wealthy man. (Cf. 2Sam 6:11-15)

Therefore, David lost no time at all in going to bring the Ark from Obed-Edom’s house to his own house. And though that may not be taken as a bad thing, it is not reported in the bible that he also experienced the kind of prosperity that Obed-Edom experienced, having brought the Ark of the Lord to his house. Why? We don’t have any answer to that question in the bible.

Moreso, we do not have it on record in the bible that Abinadab, the man that the Ark used to be in his house before it was taken to Obed-Edom’s house, experienced the kind of prosperity that Obed experienced, even though the Ark was in his house for many years. On the contrary, he lost one of his sons, Uzzah, because of the Ark. What a shame! (Cf. 1Sam 7:1-2; 2Sam 6:3)

Why, then, was the case different with Obed-Edom? Well, as a I said before, we are not given any specific reason in the bible. But that man must have done something differently. Yes, he must have done something that others, even priests, did not do in taking care of the Ark. So, even though he was not an Israelite by birth, he experienced a kind of prosperity and favour from God that others did not experience.

Now what was it that he did differently? We would not know until we stand before the throne of God. But I am certain that whatever he did came to him by revelation from God. And when he did it, it made all the difference in the world.

In like manner, if God would drop in our hearts revelations of what to do to experience outstanding breakthrough wherever we need it in our lives, what would follow will be shocking to us and others around us, if we would act accordingly. In fact, that would give us uncommon testimonies to share.

So, instead of trying to do what others are doing, however good it may be, let us learn to pray to God to give us revelations of the exact thing we need to do to excel and prosper as we are meant to in life. That is because what works for others may never work for us. And may we be favoured to receive such revelations, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a blessed week.

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Title: Opening doors of His provisions

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 26

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be multiplied to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am glad to welcome you to another week of the month of October 2025.

I pray that every door of God’s provisions shut against you will be opened for you in the week, so that your joy may overflow in the week and throughout the remaining days of the year. Amen.

Now one of the things that open doors of God’s provisions for His people is generosity towards His servants that are ministering to us in His word and in prayer.

For example, in order for God’s doors of provisions to be opened for the widow that Elijah met in Zarephath, she had to be generous to him. And even though it was a time of famine, she did not make excuses. Instead, she gave to him from the little she had. So, God ensured that she and her son did not go hungry at all till the famine in the land was over. (Cf. 1Kings 17)

But why was it this woman that God sent Elijah to at the time? As Jesus tells us, there were many widows in Israel at the time. Yet God did not send Elijah to any of them. Why? He knew their hearts. He knew that even if He spoke to them to take care of Elijah, they would not listen to Him. (Cf. Luke 4:25-26)

Perhaps God did speak to some of them about taking care of Elijah. And did they listen to Him? If they had listened to Him, He would not have sent the man to the widow at Zarephath. But since He sent him to Zarephath, it is clear that whatever widow He may have spoken to in Israel about taking care of him did not listen to Him.

The widow in Zarephath, however, listened to God and obeyed Him. As we see in the bible, God had spoken to her about Elijah before sending him to look for her. In fact, God’s words to Elijah about her were: “I have commanded her to take care of you.” And when Elijah found her, she did the will of God.

So, doors of His provisions that were not opened for the other widows were opened for her and her son.But what if she had not listened to God or obeyed Him? God would have sent Elijah to someone else that would obey Him. And that would be the person that doors of His provisions to survive that period of famine would have been opened for.

In like manner, it is those of us who obey whatever God is saying to us about generosity to those who are feeding us with His word and praying for us that certain doors of His provisions will be opened for. Those who are continually making excuses for not doing what He has commanded will only have their excuses to eat.

So, repent now and stop making excuses for neglecting the will of God in giving to His servants that are ministering to you. Otherwise, there are certain provisions of His that will never be yours in life.

Have a pleasant week.

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Title: Don’t throw away your confidence in Him

Date: October 19, 2025

Series: From Pastor’s DeskNumber: Vol. 14, No. 25

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am glad to welcome you to another week of the month of October 2025.

I pray that God, as we begin the new week, will take care of any burden that may be weighing you down and comfort you wherever you are hurting, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Now while it is true that God is able to take care of all our burdens and comfort us, it is also important that we do not throw away our confidence in Him because of whatever we may be going through.

See, that God is handling our situation does not mean that we will experience relief immediately. We may not experience relief immediately. But if we will not throw away our confidence in Him, we will surely experience perfect liberty from whatever Satan is trying to use to destroy us.For example, when God sent Moses to Egypt to set the Israelites free, they did not immediately experience relief.

On the contrary, Pharaoh made things worse for them. In fact, even Moses had to go back to God and say:“O Lord, why have you brought trouble upon this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble upon this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.” (Ex 5:22-23NIV)

But was God really not doing anything to rescue the Israelites? No! He was already working for their deliverance. However, Moses and the people would need to patiently keep on trusting Him in order for them to enjoy the full benefits of all that He was doing to save them. And did they do that? They did. So, they were eventually delivered from Egypt and led to the Land of Promise.

In like manner, we too will need to patiently keep on trusting God in order to experience the full benefits of all that He is doing to perfect all that concerns our lives. So, the bible says this to us: “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” (Heb 10:35-36NIV)

Did you see that? First, we are told not to throw away our confidence in God. Why? It will be richly rewarded. In other words, God will never fail those who never throw away their confidence in Him. Second, we are told to persevere in doing the will of God in the face of life’s trials.

In other words, we are not to give up praying, meditating on the word of God, speaking the word of God to our challenges and walking in righteousness. Why? That is the only way for us to receive the fulfilment of the will of God in our lives.Now the challenges we are facing may give us the impression that it is useless for us to continue to pray and to act on the word of God, especially if things are getting worse for us instead of getting better. But the word of God already tells us that those who will not throw away their confidence in God will not be put to shame.

So, keep on praying and keep on acting on the word of God. And when the time is ripe, you will reap a great harvest of His goodness and salvation in your life.

Have a lovely week.

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FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: Don’t be used

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 24

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Redeemer. It is with delight that I welcome you to another week of the month of October 2025.

My prayer is that God will daily keep you from becoming a tool that Satan may find useful in any way, so that you will not expose yourself to His judgment. Amen.

Our Lord Jesus once said these words to His disciples:“Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!” (Matt 18:7NIV)

Now what do we learn from these words of the Lord? First, we learn that the world is in trouble and under God’s judgment. Why? It is because there are things that cause people to stumble in it. Truly, all humans are born with sin in them. But if they are not provided with opportunities to sin against God, there are certain wrong things that may never do in life.However, opportunities to sin against God abound in the world.

So, even if someone does not want to sin, he may not be able to resist the abundance of enticement to sin that is around him. Who, then, entices people to sin? It is the devil. He was the one that enticed Eve to sin against God. And he is still the one enticing every one of us to sin against God today. (Cf. Gen 3)

You can, then, see why the Lord says that the things that cause people to sin are bound to come. They are bound to come because of the presence of Satan in the world. In other words, as long as Satan and his demons are in this world, we are bound to face situations that can lead us to stumble and fall into sin.

Is that to say that we cannot avoid stumbling and falling into sin? No! We can avoid that by the grace of God. But we cannot avoid being tempted to sin. So, we must learn to daily stand in the grace of God. Otherwise, all kinds of temptations would overwhelm us.But then, the Lord is not just expecting us to utilise His grace not to fall into sin. He is also expecting us to utilise it not to be used by the devil to make others fall into sin.

Remember that He already tells us that the things that cause people to sin are bound to come. But these things hardly come directly from the devil. They often come through people like us. And if we ourselves are not careful, we may be the tools that Satan will use to do things that will cause others to stumble and fall.

Now wherever that is the case, as pointed out by our Lord Jesus Christ, we will receive severer punishments from God than the person we have led into sin. Remember that Eve’s punishment was severer than Adam’s punishment. That was because it was through her that Satan succeeded in making Adam fall.

In other words, she was used by the devil. And if we too allow him to use us to lead someone else into sin and God has to punish us, our own punishment will surely be severer than that person’s punishment. So, don’t be used by the devil. And may God help you.Have a pleasant week.

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FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: How passionate are you?

Series: From Pastor’s Desk
Number: Vol. 14, No. 23

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 another week of the month of October 2025. I pray that God will supply whatever is lacking in your passion to be all that He wants you to be in life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we see in Scriptures, one of the things that will determine whether we become the people God wants us to be or enjoy His provisions for us is our passion. If we are passionate enough to be what He wants us to be or to enjoy what He wants us to enjoy, He will see to it that we are not put to shame. That is because the bible says that He is a rewarder of those who diligently or passionately seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).

But if we are not passionate at all or enough to be what He wants us to be or to have what He wants us to have, we may not enjoy His goodness at all or as we are meant to, if we are not shown mercy. So, if there is any prayer that we ought to regularly offer, it is that God will daily make our passion for Him and for all that He has in store for us adequate.

For instance, when Prophet Elisha told King Jehoash of Israel to shoot arrows of victory over the Arameans, he shot them only three times. And that got this prophet angry. Why? The reason was that three rounds of victory over the Arameans were not enough to give the Israelites complete freedom from them. They would need as much as six rounds of victory to completely free themselves from their enslavement. (Cf. 2Kings 13:14-19)

Why, then, did their king shoot only three arrows of victory that day? The reason was that he was not passionate enough to totally escape from the cruel bondage of the Arameans. He simply felt that if he could defeat them three times, that should be enough. So, he missed the only opportunity he had to get total freedom for his people from their oppressors. What a shame!

But look at Naaman. Even though Elisha was a prophet of an enemy nation, his passion to be healed of his leprosy made him come to him. And despite his status as the commander of the army of his country, he set aside his pride to do what the prophet told him to do. Why? He was passionate to receive his healing. And did he receive it or not? He did! (Cf. 2Kings 5)

So, even though God does not always look at our passion to do things for us, there are things in life that He will never do for us or make us enjoy, if we are not passionate enough for them. How passionate are we, then, to be what God wants us to be and to do the things He wants us to do? This will show in our attitude towards God’s word, prayer and Christian fellowship.

If we take these things seriously, then, we are truly passionate for God and for what He has in store for us. But if we do not take them seriously, then, we are showing that we don’t care much or at all about the fulfilment of His purpose in our lives. Therefore, we may never experience the fulfilment of His purpose in our lives. And will that be good? No!

So, pray that God, in His mercy, will daily supply all that you lack in passion for Him. That way, His good purpose for your life can be fully realized.

Have a lovely week.

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