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Monday Reflection – August 09, 2021 The Spirit of the Lord

Monday Reflection – August 09, 2021
The Spirit of the Lord

The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11:2

Isaiah’s prophecy in chapter 11 was about the coming Messiah and King. This King from the branch and root of Jesse is full of life, and full of the Spirit of the Lord. According to David Guzik, this verse presents the Messiah who has seven – the number of fullness and completion – aspects of the Spirit of the Lord.
1.      The Spirit of the Lord – The Spirit is upon the Messiah. Jesus did not have a false spirit or a deceiving spirit, or even the spirit of a man. Jesus was of the Spirit of the Lord and He knew it.

2.      The Spirit of wisdom – Wisdom is about the special perception from God that connects the consequences of one’s decisions with what will occur. Indeed, Jesus is perfectly wise in all things. He showed this during his earthly ministry. 1 Corinthians 1:30 says that Jesus became for us wisdom from God. It isn’t just that Jesus has wisdom; He is wisdom.

3.      The Spirit of understanding – Understanding speaks to the God-given discernment that enables a person to grasp the proper perspective of a certain situation. Jesus understands all things, and He understands us perfectly. What a joy that He is our sympathetic High Priest in heaven (Hebrews 4:15-16). 

4.      The Spirit of counsel – This is the insightful, wise words from God’s Spirit which bring comfort, healing, and warning. Jesus has perfect counsel to give us at all times.

5.      The Spirit of might – This is about God-given strength. Jesus has the power to do what He desires to do. Many people would help us if they could but are powerless so to do.

6.      The Spirit of knowledge – This is special insights from God that bring attention to what is needed to handle a certain situation properly. Jesus knows everything including our hearts. Jesus has knowledge that we don’t have, so it shouldn’t surprise us that sometimes His decisions seem strange or wrong to us or to others.

  1. The Spirit of the fear of the Lord – The fear of the Lord is the special awareness of God which provides guidance, leading a person to trust the Lord. It is about submission to the Sovereign will of God. Jesus willingly kept Himself in a place of submission, respect, and honour to God the Father.

The Messiah was filled with the Spirit and lived and ministered as such. Jesus displayed in His life and ministry wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and fear of the Lord. Yet, we can also live as people governed and guided by the Spirit of the Lord. When we invite Christ in our lives and submit to Him, God’s Spirit fills us. Experiencing the Spirit’s indwelling presence and power alone enables us to live for Christ. When the presence of the Spirit of God is within us, it occupies and influences our thoughts, decisions, and relationships with others. Also, when we depend upon the Spirit of God, we are effectively led closer to God and our lives are made more fruitful. Let’s submit to God and experience the overflowing presence and power of His Spirit who bestows joy and fulfilment.

Jermaine Gibson 

Saturday Reflection – 07 August 2021

Saturday Reflection – 07 August 2021

“Now who else is willing to give a generous offering to the Lord?” 1 Chronicles 29:5

Today’s watchword echoes David’s invitation to the house of Israel to offer useful gifts both generously and sacrificially for the building of God’s temple. David himself had given a gift for the builders, and now invited the people to follow his gracious example. As the invitation went out, so did the people respond in like manner, giving many gifts and igniting a great celebration among them as they had given willingly to the Lord. Hear David in his praise to God in verses 11-13 “You are great and powerful, glorious, splendid, and majestic. Everything in heaven and earth is yours, and you are king, supreme ruler over all. All riches and wealth come from you; you rule everything by your strength and power; and you are able to make anyone great and strong. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name.”

But the sticking point in his praise is echoed in verse 14 where David says: “Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything, because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already.” That even in their celebration, they would think too highly of themselves, in their ability to give, or consider that if it were not for them, there would be no gift received for the building of the temple, instead, they recognized that all that they had, were out of God’s bounty to them, and they only gave but a portion of all that they have been blessed with. We hear the humble heart continuing in verses 16-17 where David says “O Lord, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a temple to honor your holy name, but it all came from you and all belongs to you. I know that you test everyone’s heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.”

As we reflect on this experience, there are two notions that come out for our consideration. The first is, the issuance of the invitation. Like David, we too are called to give of our time, talent, treasure to the enlarging of God’s kingdom and to the glory of God’s holy name. This may come in the form of our regular freewill offering, our tithes, and special walk-up offerings for different projects. But many people consider treasure, and forget that God has called us to give generously and sacrificially of our time and talent as well. Giving of our time to engage and actively participate in church activities and ministries, to fellowship and give a helping hand, to fulfill the mandate of Christ is indeed time well spent. For there is a thrill that we feel when we get together with God’s wonderful people. And talent is important, to use our skills and experience to the benefit of our church ministry and the overall life and witness of the Church. When we put heads and hearts together, thinking, believing, and helping to make it happen, and then to put our all, that it comes out better, when we use our gifts to make worship richer, to edify and call people to Christ, then we really become good stewards of all that God has blessed us with. And since God has given us, out of His riches in glory, time, talent, and treasure, then in response, we give generously and sacrificially to the Lord.

The second notion coming from the text, comes in the response. There is no pride, but humble surrender to the Lord. This recognition that all they had was out of God’s bounty, led them to recognize that they are indeed nothing without the Lord. Had God not so blessed them, then there would be no offering to give. You see brothers and sisters, our ability to give of our time, talent, or treasure, however beneficial, must never lead us to pride where we begin to seek entitlements rather than assignments. Instead, we must humbly surrender all that we are, and all that we’ve got, to be used by the Lord. Should we be able to give, to help out, to make better, then we give God thanks, that God has used us, to be apart of His ministry, and that by His grace, it was the success that it was. Remember, that we are all co-labourers in God’s vineyard, so without God, then we run this race in vain. And we must never consider ourselves more or less important, as one person plants, the other waters, but God gives the increase.

As a result of these two important notions, before considering how and in what condition, we give, we must first give ourselves to the Lord. Without surrendering our all on the altar of sacrifice, then all our giving, however generous and sacrificial, is certainly in vain.

Until next week, may we give of ourselves to the Lord, then may we give generously and sacrificially of our time, talent, and treasure, to our generous Lord, ever with the words of W.W. How, 1858, as we sacrificially give:

“We give thee but Thine own,
Whate’er the gift may be;
All that we have is thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from Thee.”

Amen.

Dominic J. Blair

Thursday Reflection August 5, 2021 Avail yourself and let the Holy Spirit do the rest

Thursday Reflection August 5, 2021

Avail yourself and let the Holy Spirit do the rest

“My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power” 1 Corinthians 2:4 NRSV

Good day friends,

Our text today is simple and short and the essence of today’s reflection is captured in the title, “Avail yourself and let the Holy Spirit do the rest”. Paul speaking to the church in Corinth to address the division there amongst other issues, stated in chapter 1 that we all have different roles within the body of Christ. Also God has used the foolishness of this world to confound the wise. For the message of the cross is foolishness to the Jews who ask for a sign from heaven and foolishness to the Greeks who seek human wisdom. However, Paul states in verse 24 of chapter 1 that, “But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

Paul continues his discourse on wisdom in chapter 2 stating, he did not come using lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell them about God’s secret plan. Instead in verse 4, he preached in a very plain and simple manner, relying on the Holy Spirit. Paul was a brilliant scholar who could have overwhelmed his listeners with intellectual argument, but instead he shared the simple message of Jesus by allowing the Holy Spirit to guide his words. Paul’s confidence was not in his intellect or speaking ability, but in the knowledge that the Holy Spirit was helping and guiding him.

Whilst education and wisdom are important, reliance on the Holy Spirit is far more important and this is what Paul stresses in this text. Paul came to the realization that all he needs to do is avail himself for the work of the Lord and let the Holy Spirit do the rest. It is the Holy Spirit that empowers and we are just vessels for the work of the Holy Spirit.

If there is total reliance on intellect or wisdom then we do not allow room for the Holy Spirit to work. If we come trusting in our own ability then there is no room for the Holy Spirit to work. If we come trusting only in logics then the Holy Spirit cannot work. What is required of us is to avail ourselves and let the Holy Spirit guide us and direct us. Of course for this to happen means spending quality time with the Lord. This is crucial to any relationship, especially a relationship with the Lord.

So I charge us today let us avail ourselves to the Lord and let the Holy Spirit do the rest.

Shalom
Christopher Euphfa

Monday Reflection – August 02, 2021 Freedom!

Monday Reflection – August 02, 2021
Freedom!

Yesterday, August 1 we marked Emancipation Day. Today is being observed as the public holiday in recognition of our emancipation. We remind ourselves that August 1, 1834 marked the date when all children under six years of age were deemed to be free, but all other slaves were deemed to be apprentices and forced to work 40 hours per week without pay as compensation to their owners. Full ‘freedom’ was not given to the slaves until four years later in 1838. We bring to memory the journey that has taken us here, and salute those on whose shoulders we stand as a proud people.

I find today’s Watchword relevant as we reflect on emancipation – But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again. Exodus 14:13

Exodus 14 shows God delivering, freeing, emancipating His people. This chapter is marked with drama – horses’ hooves pound the dirt, the Israelites cry out in fear, the Egyptians scream in panic, the wind howls, and the waters churn in their great vertical walls. There is also the pillar of fire and cloud. In this chaos, Moses’ instructions to the terrified Israelites are shocking: don’t fear, stand firm, look, keep still. As they were being chased down by this technologically equipped fighting force, the Israelites are certainly inclined to fight or flight, resist or run; not keep still. What good will that do? The mandate from God is neither fight nor flee, but to witness; to observe God’s power and might. God will do all the fighting for them. This is the Lord’s victory alone. Through this victory, all see that the Lord’s glory far surpasses any of Pharaoh’s claims to military prowess or status of deity. The contest between God and Pharaoh has been building throughout Exodus 1-13 to this showdown at the sea, and God has won.

The story of God’s deliverance of the Israelites from Pharaoh’s army at the Red Sea (or Sea of Reed) is the bedrock of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The exodus has pride of place in any recitation of the story of God’s relationship with Israel. Yet, this episode testifies to Christians today about the power God has to defeat oppressors and deliver the oppressed, demonstrated in God’s salvific work at Calvary and the triumph of the empty tomb.

Today’s text speaks to Israel’s emancipation and freedom from Pharoah. Yesterday and today, we are marking the journey of our foreparents and their fight for freedom and emancipation that was achieved in 1838. Through both these stories, may we never lose sight of the power, interventions and actions of God who desires that His people experience freedom. Yet, we must also reflect on a far greater freedom – spiritual freedom. Satan desires to enslave, bound, terrify, control, steal, kill and destroy. He desires to maintain a stronghold over our lives. But, thank God, the path to freedom has already been secured by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Great Deliverer and Emancipator. We don’t have to live in bondage; freedom is ours for the taking. When we surrender our lives to Christ, he offers us freedom and wholeness. Let’s be reminded, “For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1); and “If the Son makes you free, you are free indeed” (John 8:36).

Jermaine Gibson 

Saturday Reflection – 31 July 2021

Saturday Reflection – 31 July 2021

“Remember the Lord your God for it is he who gives you power.” Deuteronomy 8:18

Often times, when things are going downhill, and we are desperate for intervention; flat on our backs we find ourselves having no recourse but to look up and cry to our Saviour. But when all is well and we are enjoying prosperity, or all is normal, and there is nothing untoward happening, we find ourselves forgetting our Saviour in whom we live, and move and have our being. The sad thing is that, often times, we only see God as someone to rescue us in danger, or keep us from meeting certain calamity, and so when all is well, we have no need of Him.

Moses in his valedictory address to the Israelites, as they stood at the banks of the Jordan River and were about to enter into the promised land, urged them not to forget the Lord their God, but to remember. You see, while travelling the wilderness, they depended on God for everything – from daily provision to sustenance and protection as they travelled, and now as they would have been content in the land of Canaan, it is easy for them to forget who brought them there, and even, who is allowing them, and blessing them, even that they may enjoy the spoils of the promised land. And forgetting the Lord also means that we even forget the morals and standards that we have to live by as Christians – living our lives with disregard for our Holy God. It may be that during our time of testing or trial, we were patient, constantly praying and being careful to read and observe the word of the Lord, and now when we have passed the test, or endured the trial and are celebrating the spoils then we have not only forgotten the journey but embraced a worldly life that dishonours our loving God.

Hear Moses then as he addresses the Israelites in verses 11-18 “Take care that you do not forget the Lord your God, by failing to keep his commandments, his ordinances, and his statutes, which I am commanding you today. When you have eaten your fill and have built fine houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied, then do not exalt yourself, forgetting the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, an arid wasteland with poisonous snakes and scorpions. He made water flow for you from flint rock, and fed you in the wilderness with manna that your ancestors did not know, to humble you and to test you, and in the end to do you good. Do not say to yourself, “My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, so that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors, as he is doing today.”

When we reflect on the past year, we came to certain conclusions as a people. That the pandemic was about some lessons that we needed to learn with regards to our relationship with God, with each other and with the environment. We pledged to prayer and more time in devotion, and when the opportunities arose to participate in these activities, we actively took part and in great numbers. Now we are still in a pandemic, but with life progressing more or less, as it did before the onset of the pandemic, with more and more people being vaccinated. We must be careful not to go back down the road that we were moving on, before the onset of this pandemic, but to be faithful to the pledges and promises we made to God, who sustained us through this dreadful experience. We must be careful not to forget the Lord, our God, who kept us this far through the pandemic, and live with disregard when the rules are relaxed, or even when this pandemic has passed. We must not forget, but remember. Remember the challenges of the past year, the times that we turned to the Lord, and the testimonies that we shared, the experiences had, and the lessons learned. We are not passed this pandemic, but we have been sustained and are much better off, but only if we remain responsible. We have a lot to be thankful for, to our God with whom we must remain faithful.

Until next week, it has only been by the grace of God. Only He has given us the power to overcome. When we have overcome, by God’s grace and mercy, now being able to stand as overcomers, let us forget the Lord, our God. Amen.

Dominic J. Blair

Thursday Reflection July 29, 2021 God is preparing the land for you

Thursday Reflection July 29, 2021

God is preparing the land for you

8 But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot out your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they shall soon come home. 9 See now, I am for you; I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown; Ezekiel 36:8‭-‬9

Greeting friends!

I’m more excited than usual about the word today. In Ezekiel chapter 36, the Lord instructed Ezekiel to prophesy to the mountains of Israel. Since the Israelites were captured and taken away the land had become empty. The close-by enemies of Israel began to taunt Israel saying that the land was theirs. They mocked and jeered and threatened to take over. The mountains and land became the object of gossip, plunder and slander.

The land was plundered and so God gave Ezekiel a prophesy. The people who mocked and insulted the land will face similar insults by the hand of God. The nations and people that desecrated the lands will themselves become desecrated. Not only will the Lord deal with the enemies of the land, but He will also restore the land. The land shall shoot forth branches and yield fruits to the people for they are coming home soon. The land shall be tilled and sown like a farmer preparing the land.

Hear the word of the Lord, you have been mocked, jeered and laughed at. What you put your hand to failed and as a result you became the object of gossip and slander. Even what you had was taken away from you. I don’t know if what happened to you was as a result of punishment or a lesson, but a time of restoration is coming. God has started this restoration with the land and the mountains. God has started this restoration by putting in place the things needed for your success. God has begun to tilled the soil, because branches are going to shoot again and those who mocked you and slander you will be put to shame. This prophesy is not for everyone, because some have to go through the wilderness experience, but for those who have gone through the wilderness, the Lord is preparing the land for your restoration.

Be encouraged because God is preparing the land for your restoration.

Amen!

Christopher Euphfa

Wednesday Reflection, July 28, 2021

Wednesday Reflection, July 28, 2021

In God’s Hands

Good day friends, today’s reflection takes us back to Job’s response to his critics. His friends who heard of his demise and went to visit him, to mourn with him and to comfort him.

The latter verses of Job chapter 2 tell us of the three friend’s reaction after the saw their beloved friend. They did not recognize him, they cried out in agony, tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads. They sat with Job on the ground for seven days and nights and no one spoke a word having understood the magnitude of grief.

Chapters 4-42 records discourses between Job and his friends who accused him of being sinful and encouraged him to repent then Job and Elihu who contradicts the three friends and Job as well as proclaimed God’s goodness and majesty , Job and the Lord dialogued too until the book ends with Job’s repentance and restoration.

In today’s watchword, Job 12: 10, “In God’s hand is the life of every living thing” this verse was part of Job’s response to his critics. He aptly used this metaphor to convey the image of strength and power. Job, I believe wanted his friends and us to recognize and understand that God’s power and strength doesn’t wane simply because we are called to endure periods of affliction.

There will always be critics, nay sayers, abusers and accusers but whose report will you believe? In today’s New Testament text, we are reminded by the apostle in Acts chapter 17:28 that it is, “In him we live and move and have our being.”

Brothers and sisters, the Lord has engraven you in the palm of His hands. Keep your eyes on Him, believe and trust in Him so when the winds and billows of this life roll you will rest assured in and of God’s providence.

In closing, Eleanor Brownn said, “like all living things, you were created for unlimited growth and possibilities. Keep growing. Keep changing. Be everything you were meant to be.

Amen.

-Kerone Lamoth

Tuesday Reflection, July 27,2021

A Gentle Reminder

Every now and then we come across a Bible verse or passage in which God speaks to us, reminding us of His majesty, dominion, and power. We need these timely reminders because at times our life can become so self-focused, that we forget the source of our very being, the source of our existence. God is our creator, God is our sustainer and God is our Redeemer. Today’s watchword is a reminder of who God is, and who we are in relation to God. It is from Isaiah 44: 24. Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by myself spread out the earth.

The prophet Isaiah spoke to Israel in captive, reminding them not only of who they were, that is God’s covenant people, but also reminding them of whose they were, the only true God, creator and sustainer of all things, including themselves. Although they considered their situation the worst thing that could ever have happened to them, the prophet reminds them that God was still in control. The Babylonians may have been holding them captive, away from their home and the temple, but God was Lord over all and still able to reach, rescue and redeem them. In fact, this was exactly what God planned to do for them. They should not lose hope but rather trust in the God who is able to accomplish all things on His own. They were dependent on God, but God did not depend on them to do what God wanted to do. God could and would act, without their help. He would use a non-Jewish king and his army to rescue them. Sometimes we just need a gentle reminder to trust God regardless of our circumstances.

Why would God do that for them though? Why would God rescue a people who had been displaced because of their disobedience in the first place? The Lord makes two things clear in his discourse with Israel. Firstly, not one of them existed without His action. He formed each of them, and us, in the womb. Cell by cell, bone by bone, muscle by muscle, organ by organ, limb by limb. He who formed us, knows best what our needs are. We need to trust His wisdom. Secondly, not only did He form us, but He created the environment for our very existence. This he did all by himself. Thus, all we need for our existence has been created by our maker. He created us, he sustains us and when we go astray, He will redeem us. This is what Israel needed to know. Their salvation was in God’s plan. They were God’s and God would save them. We can take hope in this fact today. The covenant was made, the price for our redemption has been paid. As Count Zinzendorf said, ‘our creator is our redeemer’. No matter how bad it gets, no matter how hopeless we feel, we need to remember that the one who created us is the same one who redeems us. It will never be too late or too much for the Lord Jesus Christ to save those who are His. A gentle reminder at the appropriate time will help us to keep our sanity and renew our hope for the future. Remain hopeful and keep the faith. Sometimes we just need a gentle reminder to trust God regardless of our circumstances. Amen.

Monday Reflection – July 26, 2021 The Power of Prayer

Monday Reflection – July 26, 2021
The Power of Prayer

When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!” So the Lord relented. “This will not happen,” the Lord said. Amos 7:2-3

The book of Amos is said to be a collection of sayings and visions of the prophet Amos, who was active in the 8th century BCE, during a period of relative prosperity and peace in Israel. Throughout the book, Amos appeals to God’s justice and righteousness as inseparable components of God’s commandment. Amos critiques the social, political, and religious structures of Israel for their failure to uphold ethical responsibility. In particular, the prophet condemns the social inequity that allows the wealthy to flourish while the poor wither (Amos 6:4-7; 8:5-6). He also criticizes empty worship that fails to promote justice and righteousness (Amos 5:18-24). We often separate social justice and piety as distinct practices, but in Amos’ vision there is no such division. The foundation of justice is the right worship of God, and worshipping God rightly requires promoting justice in the world.

Amos 7 presents three visions. In verses 1-3, God shows Amos the image of destruction where locusts were devouring the newly sprouted grass. Late in the harvest, Amos sees a swarm of locusts coming to devour the crops of Israel. It came after the king’s mowings, so the royal court already took their taxes. This left the Israelites with nothing at all. Hubbard reminds us that, “If the first cutting went to the court and the second crop to the locusts, Israel would be left destitute indeed.” In this season of destruction and despair, and at this vision of terrible judgment, the prophet’s heart was moved with pity and compassion for Israel, and he asks God to consider Israel’s frailty.

Israel is called Jacob, a reminder that he was the smaller, younger one to Esau in Isaac’s family. God had deliberately chosen him and therefore was obligated to stand by him in his helplessness. Amos acts as intercessor and pleads with God to forgive Israel. God relents and replies that the vision shall not come to pass. This is another amazing example of the importance of prayer. Some may argue that the issues of predestination and human responsibility are evident in this episode; however, we are clearly left with the impression that the plague either came or was held back based on the prophet’s prayer.

Yet, as we contemplate Amos’ prayer and God’s swift response, we remind ourselves that the power of prayer isn’t in the words we utter; neither is it about what we pray or even how we pray. The power of prayer is the power of God, who hears and answers prayer. Prayer is talking with God and is an act of worship that glorifies God and reinforces our need for Him. Through living a life of prayer, we communicate with the very source of and purpose for our existence. We remind ourselves that God invites and encourages to talk with him, and he promises to answer our prayers. Prayer is a principle weapon of spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:18); and prayer unites believers, for there is no greater force on earth than a church united, that is engaged in fervent prayer. Also, prayer shapes our lives. Mark Patterson says, “Prayers are prophecies. They are the best predictors of your spiritual future. Who you become is determined by how you pray. Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.” Who we become, the circumstances in our lives and the core of our character are all determined by what we talk to God about.

Let’s commit to a life of consistent prayer and watch God at work in our lives and before our eyes.

Jermaine Gibson

Friday Reflection July 23, 2021

Friday Reflection July 23, 2021
Meditation Time

My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises. ( Your word)
Psalms 119:148 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.119.148.NIV

Background
The Jews divided the night into three watches, which began at what we call six o’clock in the evening, and consisted each of four hours. The Romans taught them afterwards to divide it into four watches of three hours each; and to divide the day and night into twelve hours each; wherein different guards of soldiers were appointed to watch. At the proclaiming of each watch the psalmist appears to have risen and performed some act of devotion. (An extract from , “The Adam Clarke Commentary”.)

Application
What is the value of meditation time? There is so much to gain from dwelling on the promises/ word of God. Especially in the wee hours of the morning. As we Jamaican would often say “before di cock crow”. Here are a few reasons why taking time to meditate on God’s word is important:

  1. You will gain a better knowledge of what God wants from and for you. The plans he has set out for your present and your future.
  2. You will get great advice from the word of God! FREE!!!! No charge! And the best part about it is that nobody will know… Everything you say in that moment to God, stays between you and him!
  3. Meditating on his promises will bring you to a place of peace and joy, even in difficult situations.

Encouraging words
Though the battle maybe hot and the conflict sore, don’t give up. Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and he will strengthen your heart, mind and soul. Wake up! Keep watch! Pray and meditate on the word of God. BLESSINGS!

Shaneka Raymore Euphfa