A beautiful currency called integrity

 

Integrity will take you places where perhaps, your name wouldn't.

Integrity would open doors that were shut fast.

Integrity would speak loudly on your behalf where noise threatens to besmirch you 

Integrity eh, if you get am, trade it for nothing please. It's worth more than gold and its ROI is eternal and overflows to others around you (a good person leaves an inheritance). 

A man's word ought to be his bond, but these days, what do we find? What do you want to be remembered for, what legacy will you be leaving behind? Remember, a good name is better than many riches. 

Jesus is Exactly Who We Need

 

Have you ever put your hope in someone, only for them to let you down? We live in a broken world, and even the best people will fall short and cause pain. But Isaiah knew that someone was coming who would be different. He’d be reliable, consistent, and exactly what we need. 

In Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah is pointing to a king with four titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. But what do those names mean?

A wonderful counselor is someone who's wise, intelligent, and compassionate. They’re the kind of leader who provides support, advice, and direction in life. 

Someone with “mighty” in their title is strong, resilient, and willing to stand up for what’s right. 

This king will be an everlasting father—someone who views His people as His children rather than His servants. 

And a prince of peace describes someone devoted to building bridges between diverse groups and ensuring that everyone has what they need for a whole and healthy life. 

On Christmas morning, the Son with all of these wonderful titles was born. Not in a palace or castle, but in a humble, ordinary manger. 

When we look at the life of Jesus, we see Him consistently model these qualities. He supported and advised people with questions. He stood strong in the face of threats and temptations. He cared deeply for everyone He met. And Jesus gave His life to restore peace between God and humanity for eternity. 

Jesus is a Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace. Have you seen Him in each of these roles in your own life? How have you seen Jesus’ wisdom, strength, kindness, and consistent care in your life?

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The above write up was culled from the YouVersion Bible app. It ministered to me greatly and I hope it does same to you too. Jesus remains the reason for the season, have a merry Christmas folks.

Christ-mass

I'm usually excited for a lot of the Christians' holidays; Christmas and Easter topping the charts. Christmas for me is, wow. I'm giddy here just thinking of its significance. I consider Christmas, a holiday celebrating privilege, & sacrificial giving. 

John 3:16 has it that for God so loved the world that He gave... It didn't matter to Him that we knew Him not, it didn't matter to Him that His gift could very well be rejected. He didn't give heed to the what ifs, He just acted and never for once did He withdraw His gift nor withheld His affection. I realise that I need to be more like my Lord in this, cos I find myself very much asking, what if my gift isn't appreciated and very often, because of that, I end up not giving. 

Appreciated or not, my Lord gave away His precious son Jesus, to die for me. To comman die for the whole world (I love me some Nigerian English 😁). It mattered not whether the sacrifice would be acknowledged by us, this gift, how much more accept it and true to form (human nature), some didn't.

They neither acknowledged nor accepted the sacrificial gift. I mean, in a certain part of the world, there are some still awaiting this promised gift. Sigh, what a pity. I wish every one could see what I see or that I could adequately express how much love our Lord has for us. Heart pounding, bursting love that is as profound as it is real🥹

So, as we celebrate the birth of Christ let's endeavour to ponder on the significance of this birth to us at large. Be mindful about Christmas.

Peace...

 

The Believer's authority

 

“Old things have passed away.” Dear believer, do you really believe this? Do you believe this report that old things have truly passed?  Then why do you still act live like you're not in Christ? Why do you quake at the roaring of an imposter lion. Scripture makes us understand that the devil's like a roaring lion, emphasis on like. That a thing looks like something does not make it one.

This ignorance of our authority in & through Christ Jesus will be our undoing. This reminds me of an incident a few years back that gave me great insight. It had to do with condiments that remained from my cooking session–pepper and onions. I had left them in a plate in the open air to preserve them.

You might ask, how about your fridge? Well, I asked myself that question too. I'd not had a fridge for a while and so it was easy to forget that I now had a preservation system and took my normal route of preservation. Before then, I'd contemplated steaming them since they were not going to be put to use anytime soon.

Long story short, when this happened what dropped in my mind was that as believers, this is is what we do too. When we enter into God's kingdom, we've been completely saved and the old things have passed away, but we forget that. We forget that we've come into power and authority and carry on living like we used to, fearing what we once feared and generally carrying on like nothing's changed in our lives.

We forget that the kingdom life’s entirely different from the self life. We keep struggling and forget to rely on His strength. We keep doing things the usual way forgetting that Christ's made things easier for us. Labouring under the law and forgetting that we're now operating in grace.

So, that was what popped into my mind seeing those pepper and onion lying there shrivelling while all the while, they could have been chilling in the fridge, perfectly being preserved.

I dearly hope that from today, you begin to walk & operate in the authority that God has so graciously given us through His son, Jesus Christ.

God bless you.

Peace.

From Me to You

Wearing/using something that a loved one gifts me, usually has me feeling so loved🥰 I get all the good feelies them😍

Cos it's like carrying a piece of them with you & when I wear/use these pieces I remember them. Yes, you, who gifted me these amazing things.

You'd be shocked at how long I keep these items for, even when they're begging for freedom 😂

Thank you for giving me pieces of yourselves overtime, I think of you whenever I use them😘

And every now & then, I say a prayer for you🙏🏻

♥️

*Streetrats

*Street rats & louts

What do they have in common?

Beady suspect eyes

Yellowed with greed

Darting here and darting there

Seeking out the weak

The naive

The vulnerable 

Skank deposits

To devour 

Street rats

Riff-raffs

Litter the streets of Lagos

All aroaming

Hustling for their daily bread

The scraps and pieces of food

That trickle down their masters' table

That fall off the occupants' hand

Or forcefully taken

From the tenants of the land

Street rats

Scampering & scurrying

Rustling & looting 

Digging, snuffling 

Brazenly, on the streets of Lagos

The centre of excellence

The people's pride

Where it's being said;

Eko for life

Eko oni baje

29/02/24

8:37am

Nightfall

Night falls when it ought

Do not hasten it my love

But do hasten my love

For night cometh

When men shall lay

As though dead

Then shall I

Like a flame, reawakened

Begin my toil

The midnight oil

Shall I burn

Until my dreams are fulfilled

16/08/22

12:45am

The Heart Wants What It Wants

 

Easter 2024

 

*In a singsong voice* 🎵Easter, Easter, Easter.🎵

Easter 2024, God be so kind, He's brought us to yet another Easter celebration, thank You Lord.

As an Anglican, the week leading to today was observed as the holy week, remembering and reenacting (if possible) the days, hours, leading to Christ's crucifixion, death and resurrection.

The journey before then, was lent, marking our Lord's 40 days fast in the wilderness. I don't have much to say, just don't let Christ's sacrifice on the cross be in vain. Accept Him today as your Lord & personal Saviour if you're yet to do so. God bless you.

Photo Credit: You version Bible App

 Hiiiii,

I finally got something that Ive been trying to do for a while now, done. whoo, I feel good. ION, its tedious trying to put up a post via a PC, excuse me, ill be right back, let me switch.