Morning Meditations

“Jesus Christ, The True Glory Of The LORD!”(Ez.1:4-6&22-28).“You are the LORD, that is your name. You will never share your glory with anyone…”The above is

“Obey The Call Of Wisdom!”(Prov.1:20-28).The Book of Proverbs is one of the three or five books known as “Wisdom Literature.” The others are Job and

“Stand On The Covenat Promises Of The LORD!”(Gen.15:7-18).At that crucial moment when Jesus needed his closest aides to stay awake for him, he came and

“To God Be The Glory Forever And Ever!”(Rom.11:33-36).Jesus says,“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not

“Hold On To What You First Heard And Believed To Receive The Spirit!”(Gal.3:1-5).While in discussion with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, the

“Use Your Spiritual Gift For The Common Good!”(I Cor.12:4-11).The phrase “Jack of all trades” is seemingly a compliment. But the sentence, “Jack of all trades

“Gracious Spirit Dwell With Me…!”(Jl.2:28-32).Prophet Joel was a pentecostal visionary – not so much in the sense of glosolalia insistence as understood and highlighted by

“Not By Might Nor By Power, But By My Spirit…!”(Zec.4:1-4).The way God has set the time for everything baffles us. Lessons of the past should

“To Share The Burden Is To Share The Blessing!”(Num.11:11-17&24-25).Folk wisdom holds that “The size of an elephant’s phaeces is a reflection of the quantity of

“Be Filled With The Holy Spirit To Speak God’s Word Boldly!”(Acts 4:13-31).I read somewhere that 13 Christians are killed everyday in the world because of

“Spirit Of God, Transform And Renew Us!”(Rom.8:1-11).The Holy Spirit renews and transforms us into new creations from the same old selves. Transformation and renewal is

“One Day God Will Bring Us Home!(Ez.11:14-20).For the 2 and half years that I’ve been in my present parish, we have buried not less than

“Do Not Fear…Do Not Be Afraid…!”(Is.41:8-14).Fear is said to be man’s enemy because “fear is overthinking what may happen and what could happen.” Fear is

“With Us In Mind, God Had A Better Plan!”(Heb.11:32-40).Hebrews chapter 11 is often called, “Hall of Faith”, “Faith Hall of Fame”, or “The Chapter of

“Power From Intercessory Prayer”(Eph.3:14-21).“…I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so

“Take Heart; In A Troubled World, Have Peace In Christ!(Jn.16:29-33).The disciples said to Jesus,“Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech…This makes us

“Ask And You Will Receive…!”(Jn.16:23b-28).Ancestral veneration in any African family/village surely began with the death of the first father of that family or village. A

“Holy Spirit Be Our Teacher!”(I Cor.2:12-16)Ten days after the celebration of Ascension comes Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost day commemorates the promise Jesus Christ made, that when

“O Worship The King, All Glorious Above…!”(Dan.7:9-14).“…In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man…He approached

“Be A Citizen Of Jesus’ Kingdom By Being On The Side Of Truth!”(Jn.18:33-38).“When Jesus was brought before Pilate, he asked Jesus, “Are you the king

“Happy Ascension Day!”(Eph.1:20-23).The reason why some people join esoteric fraternities is the belief that through such fraternities they can possess supernatural powers. There is no

“May Your Prayer Go Up To God Like Incense!”(Rev.8:1-4).“…The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from

“Pray In The Spirit On All Occasions…!”(Eph.6:18-20).We live in a spirited universe. The best that we are or can be as humans are not merely

“Watch And Pray…!”(Mt.26:36-44).In the 1950s Paul Roberts wrote an essay on writing tips for first-year college students captioned, “How to say nothing in 500 words.”

“On Prayer: Keep It Short And Simple(KISS). (Rom.8:24-30).“Speech was given to man to conceal his thoughts.”(Maurice deTalleyrand). This is to say no matter the degree

“Worthy Is The Lamb…!”(Rev.5:6-14).As we round up this week of praise, we remind ourselves that next Thursday is Ascenssion Day. Ascension day commemorates how the

“Submit Yourself To The Governing Authorities!”(Rom.13:1-10).A biblical quotation that is common on the lips of – especially despotic – leaders is, “Everyone must submit himself

“God’s Hidden Wisdom Revealed Through The Spirit!”(I Cor.2:6-10).There is need to sesrch or research that which is hidden. Therefore, let us begin by defining the

“Give To Our God Immortal Praise…!”(Lk.19:37-40).Once upon a time there was political tension in my village that was sparked by religion. Few months later I

“Come And Receive A Light Burden From Jesus Christ!”(Mt.11:25-30).Today the murder of Deborah in cold blood is decried across the continent. It is seen as

“Sing To The LORD…!”(Ex.15:19-21).Each victory brings joy to the heart and most times such joy finds expression through songs. We do not pray for God

“Sing Praises To The LORD Most High!”(Rev.15:2-4).When the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea,“the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him

“God Overlooks Our Ignorance!”(Acts 17:22-34).Plato upheld that “knowledge is recollection.” This is to say knowledge is not found in the external world; it is internally

“Know About Jesus Christ And The Resurrection!”(Acts 17:16-21).Emperror Constantine the great made Christianity a national religion. To maintain one’s political position or rise politically people

“Know Your Limits!”(Job 38:31-38).Today we continue to reflect on the series of questions God posed to Job; questions that exposes human limitations and ridicule human

“I Am Not Skilled To Understand…!”(Job.38:12-21).This morning I asked google,“What is the goal of research?” I got this first answer:“Research is a careful and detailed

“O Lord My God, How Great You Are!”(Jb.38:1-11).When Job could no longer bear the taunts of his friends, he said among other things, “…let the

“Reflecting The Image Of God!”(Gen.1:1-5,26-27&31).When God had created all other things, he then “created man in his own image…male and female he created them.” God

“Continue In Your Faith, Established And Firm!”(Col.1:21-23).There is this Mungaka hymn,“A bim ba wò nku’ mbed?…Ba la’ dzi no ñtshu’ sa’.” “Who are those who

“Be A Good Shepherd …!”(I Pt.5:1-4).Our people say the young are to be blamed when things go wrong with them if they ignored the advice

“Follow Jesus Christ In Good And Bad Times!”(Mt.26:31-35).The strategy to stop any group or movement that arises to advocate just rights has been to identify

“Listen And Follow…!”(Jn.10:27-30).The Jews were tired of Jesus keeping them in suspense; or so they thought. They told him, “If you are the Christ, tell

“There Will Be Showers Of Blessing!”(Ez.34:20-31).Mola was a vegetarian until this story happened to him.👇🏼👇🏼He was making a sea journey. One afternoon he stood on

“Testimony Of Service!”(Acts 20:17-38).On the occasion of her fifth birthday my granddaughter asked the grandmother to buy her a baby doll. Since that day my

“Washed In The Blood Of The Lamb!”(Rev.7:9-17).Once I was kind of stranded at the airport in Jo’burg. Somebody spotted me and probably noticed that I

“Hope In Times Of Hopelessness!”(Is.66:10-14).Once upon a time someone looked at the ruins of Jerusalem and lamented,“How deserted lies the city, once so full of

“Father Thank You For The Assurance Of Our Restoration!”(Zph.3:18-20).Hot water was poured on baby bed bugs for their first time. Since it was their first

“Alive In Christ!”(Col.2:13-15).We continue to reflect on the importance and benefits of the resurrection for us. We were once fallen humanity in the grip of

“Serving In The New Way Of The Spirit!”(Rom.7:4-6).“…until death do us part” as pronounced by a couple at their wedding is a commitment to a

“There Is Nothing God Cannot Do!”(I Kgs 17:17-24).In Africa when you pass by newspaper kiosks you find some people gathered around reading the headlines on