Of God and Mankind

1 Corinthians 1:9 (AMPC)   “ God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on); by Him you were called into companionship  and participation with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”   Dear people of God, I want to share with you another exciting testimony of the faithfulness of God to His promises in His Word.   Over and over again, I have seen this happen and I thank God immensely for who He is – a loving Father and a God of integrity.   On Saturday night of January 25, 2020 as I was on my way to having a haircut, I received a call from a friend of mine who told me he was still ill despite several visits to the hospital since December 10, 2019 when he first noticed his condition.   I knew he was ill but I did not know how serious it was until he told me that Saturday night. He told me that every time he visited the restroom to empty his bowels, he would be in severe pain for about 3 hours before he had ...

Romans 12:14-17 (AMPC) “ Bless those who persecute you [who are cruel in their attitude toward you]; bless and do not curse them.   15 Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others' joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others' grief].   16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty (snobbish, high-minded, exclusive), but readily adjust yourself to [people, things]  and give yourselves to humble tasks. Never overestimate yourself  or be wise in your own conceits. [Prov. 3:7.]   17 Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is honest  and proper  and noble [aiming to be above reproach] in the sight of everyone. [Prov. 20:22.]”     Dear people of God, no doubt everyone encounters that one person you would feel highly offended at over a severe hurt the person has inflicted on you.   This is the reason people react to avenge a hurt caused them. This is why spouses quarrel and go their separate ways. ...

Proverbs 23:24-25 “The father of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) shall greatly rejoice, and he who becomes the father of a wise child shall have joy in him.   25 Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice.”   Dear people of God, in the first part of the post on this topic, we saw the dangers kids are exposed to nowadays as a result of peer pressure, wrong choices of people they associate with as friends as well as poor guidance and concentration on only material well-being of kids by their parents.   Every parent is extremely happy when their kids turn out well in character. This point is further buttressed by today’s lead Holy Bible text above.   However, there is a consequential responsibility on the part of the parents to ensure their kids turn out well.   You must show responsibility to your kids by word and deed. Whatever you tell your kids to do, you must display by your own per...

  Ephesians 5:23-28  “ For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savio u r of [His] body.   24 As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands.   25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,   26 So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word,   27 That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendour, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless].   28 Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”   Dear people of God, the above Scriptures are self-explanatory. Unfortunately, not every Christian pays serious attention to God’s Word.   God has said He values the individual who is humble, of a contrite spirit and trembles at...