Morning Meditations

“By God’s Great Mercy We Have New Birth Into A Living Hope!”(I Pt.1:3-9).Mungaka speakers call a successor “ndzù ndab.” A literal translation is “eater of

“When The Lord Will Come Again!”(Thes.4:13-18).At the death of somebody my village women sing in dirge, “Yi nu mi mù!” A loose translation can be

“God Shows No Favoritism!”(Acts 10:34-43).The conversion of Cornelius is more about the conversion of Peter. In those early days of Christianity the apostles limited their

“Repent And Turn To God!”(Acts 3:12-20).The evagelistic speeches in Acts of the Apostles have this recurring theme: “You killed the author of life, but God

“God Can Bless Anybody!”(I Sam.1:1-8a).Mary was a little known girl from a lowly background. To confound matters, – judged by societal standards – she was

“It Is The Lord!”(Jn.21:1-14).A day after the resurrection Jesus appeared to the disciples who were together in a locked room for fear of the Jews.

“Jesus Christ Is The Living Lord!”(I Cor.15:20-28).Today is Easter Monday. We have just celebrated the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. But not everybody is

“Happy Easter Sunday!”(Col.3:1-11).On this day the most extraordinary miracle took place. On this day the greatest story to be ever told was initiated.On this day

“Happening In The Plan And Will Of God!”(Mt.27:62-66).African kingdoms are polygamous set up, and since no one knows the queen who shall give birth to

“Happy Good Friday!”(II Cor. 5:14-21).There are some Holy Week jokes making their rounds, like these ones: “This is Judas week…” “Those who need a loan

“…In Remembrance Of Me…”(I Cor.11:23-29).These days at public functions when it is time to go to table most MCs advise if you are privileged to

“Lord Jesus Christ, Look Straight At Me…!”(Lk.22:54-71).How far can you go for Jesus? How far have you gone for Jesus? It is highlighted in the

“Father, Let Your Will Be Done!”(Lk.22:35-53).Today’s passion narrative is about prayer and the arrest of Jesus.In most African cultures the last words of a dying

“Hosanna To The KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!”(Rev. 19:11-16).Today is Palm Sunday in which we celebrate the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into

“Jesus Christ, The One Sacrifice For All Time!”(Heb.10:11-18).The story is told of a congregation that was rent apart because of the phrase in the Apostles’

“Made Holy Through The Sacrifice Of The Body Of Christ Once For All!”(Heb.10:1-10).“The Law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming

“Wait For The Second Appearance Of Christ!”(Heb.9:23-28).Every admirable architectural structure is a mere copy of the original. Every artistic piece, be it music or literature

“Christ, The Mediator Of The New Covenant…!”(Heb.9:15-22).I recall in passing the blood pact which Fon Galega sealed with Eugene Zintgraff, the first Caucasian to the

“The Blood Of Christ Cleanses Our Consciences…!”(Heb.9:11-14).Ceremonial cleansing is common to many religions, including Judaism and African Traditional Religions. Ceremonial cleansing always entails the use

“In Christ Jesus Old Things Have Been Made New!”(Heb,8:1-13).There was a time when an African country said its new constitution was to be applied progressively,

“Jesus, The High Priest Who Meets Our Need!”(Heb.7:24-27)The teacher said, “What you know can easily earn you a good job.” A little boy interrupted. “My

“Scriptures Must Be Fulfilled!”(Lk.18:31-34).The Twelve were the members of “The Inner Circle” of the Jesus Movement. They had access to privileged information as Jesus usually

“Lord Jesus Christ, Thank You For Your Sacrificial Love!”(Jn.12:20-26).Yesterday the Presbyterian pastors of Mezam presbytery were having their monthly meeting at Mbelewa, one of the

“Made Righteous Through Faith In Christ Jesus!”(Rom.3:21-26).A teacher of a Bible school has narrated the story how in a staff meeting of the school some

“Depend On The Teaching Of The Holy Spirit!”(I Jn.2:26-29).I am privileged to be one of those who opt for a contextual reading and application of

“Train Yourself In Godliness…!”(I Tim.4:6-10).We often spend time, wasting energy and intellect on trivialities. Some of the things we spent time arguing over end up

“Remember…!”(Dt.8:2-3).Chinua Achebe compares Okonkwo to nza the bird who after a heavy meal forgot himself and challenged his personal chi to a wrestling match. Okonkwo,

“Believe In The Testimony Of God!”(I Jn.5:9-13).Che and Ngala were very good friends. Ngala had an accident which took away his life. At the funeral

“Pray For Others…!”(I Thes.3:11-13).The prayer of intercession should be a constant in both family devotion and general worship. We cannot expect others to be what

“Let The Name Of The Lord Jesus Christ Be Held In High Honour!”(Acts 19:11-20).“In the name of Jesus” are words of power. But the power

“Grace Beyond Boundaries!”(Mk.9:38-41).John the disciple said to Jesus,“Teacher, we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because

“Be Careful, Watch Out…!”(Mk.8:10-21).The Holy Scriptures contains various figures of speech and figurative langauge. Jesus constantly used figures of speech like, parables, alliteration, metaphor etc.

“Repent…!”(Mk.6:7-13).During his earthly ministry Jesus was an itinerant preacher. He moved from place to place preaching, teaching and healing. These threefold mission of Jesus is

“By His Wounds We Are Healed!”(Is.53).When the Ethiopian eunuch read part of this passage(chapter) from Isaiah he asked Philip the question which should be on

“Be Spiritually Alert; Ready For Action!(I Pt.1:13-23).Peter reminds us of the Levitical command,“…consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy…”(Lev.11:44). It may be argued

“Do Not Compromise The Truth!”(Gal.4:12-20).Prophet Amos lamented over the pitiable sinful condition of Israel saying, “you hate the one who reproves in court and despise

“Jesus Christ Is Our Only Miraculous Sign!”(Mt.12:38-42).African believers are criss-crossing the continent, not in search of Christ, but in search of miraculous signs that would

“When The Lord Gives You Assurance…!”(Acts 23:23-35).The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus said that “change is the only constant in life.” Yes, change is always happenning and

“The Lord Is With You…!”(Acts 23:12-22).When we were kids, there was a popular dog name, “Fakeu mbanu” or so we thought. We later came to

“Fulfil Your Duty To God With All Good Conscience!”(Acts22:30-23:11).The late John S. Mbiti said, the missionaries did not bring God to Africa as they claimed,

“Whatever The Evil Plans Of Man, It Is Always In God’s Plan!”(Gen,45:1-15).The psalmist rejoices that his cup overflows and that God prepares a table for

“Let Your Faith Rest On God’s Power And Not the Wisdom Of Men!”(I Cor. 2:1-5).There are two groups that read the Bible in Africa: The

“Fix Your Eyes On Jesus…!”(Heb.12:1-3).“O Cameroon, thou cradle of our fathers, holy shrines where in our midst they now repose..” is a strong remembrance of

“Faithful God, Don’t Allow Me To Be Tempted Beyond What I Can Bear!”(I Cor.10:12-13).History provides lessons from the past to be used as yardsticks for

“Available Grace In Time Of Need!”(Heb.4:14-16).As humans we are not able on our own to overcome trials and temptations the same way that Jesus overcame.

“Yield Not To Temptation…!”(Mk.1:12-13).The number 40 was in use before organised Judaism. “And rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights (Gen.7:12,17,

“Free Your Heart Of Evil Desire!”(Jam.1:12-18).The human heart is the seat of desire. God has filled the heart with greater joy(Ps.4:7), meaning that by God’s

“In The Time Of Plenty, Remember The Lord Who Provided!”(Dt.8:10-18).In “Things Fall Apart” the master story-teller Chinua Achebe compares Okonkwo to the nza bird who

“Submit Yourself To God. Resist The Devil!”(Jam.4:6b-10).James says the causes of fights and quarrels amongst us is the desires that battle within. External battles are

“Fast Because You Have A Need!”(Lk.5:33-39).William Robertson Smith, a great Old Testament scholar and a researcher of comparative religion stated that no religion that has