Happy New Month

Happy New Month y'all. It will be better than September! Let's start thankfully!

Goodbye Polio

As Nigeria is happy that the World Health Organisation has removed her from the list of polio spreading countries, thanks to the concerted efforts of everyone, remember that giving your child the vaccine at the right time is still important. Take good care of your babies so that their future can thank you for not crippling them in the lower limbs!

God's time

Just thought of sharing this with us. As you pray, don't lose your patience. God is never too late. He is beautiful for situations. This I know for sure! October is almost here! Await with joy and gladness

It's Just a Shadow!

 

There are many silly and funny things we did as children. When you recall, it turns out to be a great memory. One of such things that I did was to play with my shadow. Once you are able to locate your shadow, it either becomes something you try to run faster than or something you try to be taller than. I think I even tried standing on my shadow and making it stand straight when it appeared bent. Oh my childhood!

Psalm 23 is a very popular psalm read almost everywhere and at all times. I think someone once said Psalm 23 over a meal we were about to eat. I must have opened my eyes slightly to peep at the person and ask myself silently, ‘Really? What happened to ‘Bless this food Oh Lord for Christ’s sake, amen!?”

Back to the Psalmist who in verse 4 of the popular Psalm said,

“Even though I walk through the valley of the SHADOW of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me”

Recall that he did not say the valley of death itself. He said even if it is valley of the SHADOW of death, how much more death itself. He had nothing to fear because shadows are but temporal. If God can take care of the shadow, then He can take care of that situation creating the shadow. So whether we are crawling, walking, running or flying through the valley, He is right by our side; giving us all the comfort we need.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

And through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;

When you walk through the fire you shall not be burned,

And the flame shall not consume you. (Isaiah 43:2)

Be still dear friend and know that He is God!

 

 

 

Should I Give My Tithe?

A couple of months ago, I had a conversation with an elderly man who seemed to think that his tithe should be given/ paid to the poor and needy rather than paying it at the church. Not quite long after that conversation, I also met a young dude who was of the same opinion.

Their argument? Why give it to the church that is rich already when you can give it to the poor who is in need of it? Why give it to the church that has a rich or well to do man of God when you can give it to someone who will happily and whole heartedly pray for you? Isn’t that like pouring a bucket full of water into an ocean?

Well, I was almost tempted to agree with them but I remembered the standard for our lives was God’s word so off I went to consult the Almighty Standard. I was made to understand that the WHOLE TITHE is to be brought into the storehouse/ temple (Good News Translation) so that there will be plenty of food there (Malachi 3:10).

Now, if the store house is the needy, and plenty of food happens to be there, how do you eat of it? Besides, I’m of the opinion that the storehouse is the place where you worship. When you give your tithe to your place of worship, you benefit from it one way or the other. Whether the church uses the money for missions or the money is used to fuel the generator that makes the fan you enjoy during service work.

When you give to the needy, that is charity. Almsgiving and not tithe. If you do not know what the needy is doing with your ‘tithe’, why bother what the church will use your tithe for?

If you have not been giving your tithe before, endeavor to do that. If 90% is not enough for you, then 10% won’t be. Give it and let God wow you. It’s never a regrettable action.

Ciao mi amor!

Missed it!

There ought to have been an eclipse of the moon early this morning while I was snoozing. Well, turned out that I missed it or did not see it here in Nigeria. I guess it was same for many as my antenna ears gathered that I was not the only one who missed it or rather did not see it.

The story is however different in other parts of the world as pictures of the super blood moon has been trending all over the social media. If you haven’t seen it, see it now…

As seen in  Cape Town, South Africa (Photo credit: Twitter)

As seen over Mt. Shasta in Northern California (Photo credit: twitter user  @UGallery)

As seen reported by Indiana DNR photographer John Maxwell (outdoorindiana.org)

THE ECLIPSE I AWAIT

 

So tonight, we will be experiencing the lunar eclipse. For those of you that have watched many vampire movies, this is the blood moon time. And if you believe in vampires, well, good luck. In Madea's voice: They are gonna get you! Just kidding.

 It’s going to be happening in the middle of the night so if you are an early to bed type, you won’t get to see it but if you are the ‘kerosene’ type that goes to bed late, congrats. Your kerosene nature is beneficial after all.

 According to scientists, it might be happening between 1:00am and 6:00 am (Nigerian time o). I do hope to see it. Do you?