Morning Meditations

“Put Off And Put On…!”

“Put Off And Put On…!”Col.3:5-11).“One of the principles of Christian growth is called the ‘put off and put on’ principle…” This principle is motivated by

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“A Cry For Mercy II!”

Cry For Mercy II!”(Mt.20:29-34).Two blind men were sitting by the roadside and heard that Jesus was going by. They shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have

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“A Cry For Mercy!”

Cry For Mercy!”(Mt.17:14-21).One of the faith songs we sing and dance our energy out is, “Faith rolls the mountain eh eh, faith rolls the mountain.

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“Invitation To A Meeting!”

“Invitation To A Meeting!”(Is.1:18-20).A colleague friend and brother recently created a Whatsapp group called “MaTali Ba.” (In father’s parlor).Tali Ba is a father’s sitting room.

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“The Compassion Of The LORD!”

“The Compassion Of The LORD!”(Jam.5:13-20).What is common in the three lessons and psalm of this Sunday’s lectionary are: the sinner, prayer, God’s forgiveness and restoration,

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“The Command To Love!”

“The Command To Love!”(I Tim.1:5-9a).Paul left Timothy in Ephesus so that Timothy “may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer…” False doctrines

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“Think Of The Poor!”

“Think Of The Poor…!”(Mk.10:17-27).A man comes to Jesus wanting to know what he has to do to inherit eternal life.He was humble as he knelt

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“Living As A Family!”

“Living As A Family!”(Ex.22:21-27).Our common identity on this post is that we have a common interest – the longing for God’s word. The psalmist says,

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“…Away From The Crowd!”

“…Away From The Crowd!”(Mk.7:31-37).“…Away from the crowd…” reminds me of “Far from the maddening crowd.” Some things are possible only when we move away from

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“Zero Publicity!”

“Zero Publicity!”(Mk.8:22-26).Africans ought to be more at home with the gospel, not because they have been brainwashed, but because there’s a lot of commonalities between

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“Go In Peace!”

“Go In Peace!”(II Kgs. 6:9-19a).Namaan finally went to Elisha. Elisha sent a messenger to tell him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and

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“The Power In The Name!”

“The Power In The Name!”(Acts 3:1-21).Back in the days, – in missionary times – there was this young pastor from an interior enclaved African village.

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“Submit To God!”

“Submit To God!”(Job22:21-30).“Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you. Accept instruction from his mouth and

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“Reform Your Ways!”

“Reform Your Ways!”(II Kgs.25:8-12).“…Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, an official of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. He set fire on the temple

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“Imaging The Simple Jesus!”

“Imaging The Simple Jesus!”(Lk. 22:35-38).One day with some friends we were discussing about the different kinds of crosses that exist today; all supposedly representing the

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“Ancient Words That Save!”

“Ancient Words That Save!”(Prov.20:4-17).Our readings since Monday are drawn from the biblical books classified as “Wisdom literature.” These books include specifically Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes;

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“Shun Evil, Work Hard!”

“Shun Evil; Work Hard!”(Prov.14:19-24).The Bichang dance group of Bali sing, “You conspired against me and came back to tell me.” I see it in the

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“Pursuing Righteousness!”

“Pursuing Righteousness!”(I Tim.6:6-12).“But godliness with contentment is great gain…”When we talk of contentment, we should juxtapose it with progress. What is the difference between the

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“Saved By The Gardener!”

“Saved By The Gardener!”(Lk. 13:6-9).Time frames are important for project visions. To be sure that goals would be realized within given time frames, there is

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“A New But Old Command!-

“A New But Old Command!”(I Jn.2:7-11).Some of us may be completely ignorant of what is happening around us. To my Cameroonian friends we are talking

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“Walk In The Light!”

“Walk In The Light!”(I Jn.1:5-10).“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him is no darkness

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“Overcome Lust!”

“Overcoming Lust!”(Mt. 5:27-30).Yesterday we said, “While your physical eyes can lead you into sin, the eyes of your heart leads you away from sin.”An adage

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