Category: Spiritual Digest

Complaining Saints

Complaining Saints

Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them, his anger was aroused (Num. 11:1). The most significant enemy the Church has today is not Satan, terrorists, governments, unbelievers, etc.; it is Christians who COMPLAIN. Yeah! And all of us, including myself, are guilty of this sin. The Church has learned […]

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How Much Heaven Is in Your Heart?

How Much Heaven Is in Your Heart?

The difference between hope and despair, joy and sadness, peace and disquiet is how much space heaven occupies in your heart compared to earthly stuff. When Jesus declared, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Mat. 6:21), He asked if heaven was on your mind. Evaluate yourself through these four questions that require a YES or […]

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The Jonah in Us

The Jonah in Us

He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity (Jonah 4:2). We do not wish good for […]

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Sheep, Trials, Temptations

Head Or Tail, You Will Be Hit By Trials

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds … (Jam. 1:2). We all face trials daily. You cannot program your trials’ timing, place, nature, and intensity. Trials are no respecters of persons. They come unannounced, do not negotiate, and care less about your beliefs. Since Jesus Christ encountered trials here on earth, don’t […]

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When Waiting is Hard Work!

When Waiting is Hard Work!

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord (Ps. 27:14). I t is much easier to keep busy than wait. Waiting feels like a waste of time and even sinful. The truth is that we are impatient and want to have control of our situation. King Saul was told to wait for seven days […]

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Radical Obedience to God’s Word Is What True Faith Is All About

Radical Obedience to God’s Word Is What True Faith Is All About

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, … (Heb. 11:13). A braham is called the father of FAITH for a good reason. God told him to leave his people and go to a place he knew nothing about, and […]

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My Sad Story With A Good Ending

My Sad Story With A Good Ending

Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, (Gen. 1:26). I was created a perfect man by my Father, God, and was gifted with a perfect woman called Eve, who became my wife. We lived in a paradise called Eden and managed the whole estate called ‘The Earth.’ We and everything we had belonged to God, but as […]

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What is Your Default?

What is Your Default?

The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent (Exo. 33:11). If God is who He is and we believe Him, then it is inconceivable for anyone to ever seek help elsewhere except from […]

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You Can Have the Best Job on Earth

You Can Have the Best Job on Earth

He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil (2 Chr. 26:10b). Yesterday was Labor Day in America, a day to pause, reflect, celebrate, and refocus on the various tasks that we engage in regularly. Congratulations to all. Work is good. God is a worker. Adam and Eve […]

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The Problem With Success!

The Problem With Success!

The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the Lord. Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them … (Jos. 9:14, 15). The Gibeonites tricked Joshua and the Israelites to avoid being annihilated as God commanded Joshua to do to all the nations in Canaan. Joshua has learned from his mentor, Moses, to always inquire of the […]

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