Belonging to God’s Family
I'm thrilled to announce that our three-day devotional on Belonging to God's Family has been published on the YouVersion Bible app. This devotional is a three-day exploration of what it means to be a Christian, designed for new believers, long-time converts, and those curious about the faith. You can access it by clicking the link...
How to Have a Successful Year
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing”. John 15:5 NKJV Link to audio. Two years ago, about this time of year, I paid a visit to a friend I hadn't seen in a while. This friend had...
5 Steps to Overcome Sadness and Depression
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God. Psalm 42:11 Link to audio. Sadness can simply be explained as the state of not being happy while depression is a state of unhappiness or hopelessness. We often experience these...
Three Reasons to Pray Confidently
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NIV Link to audio. In our first study on the right attitude to have in prayer, we considered the fact that the state of our relationship with others...
Enjoying Life Together
Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honour to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. 1 Peter 3:7 NKJV How can a couple enjoy life together? The Bible gives blueprints on how this can be achieved. In...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Click here to find an audio of this post. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. James 1:25 NKJV.If you have read the story of Snow White and the seven...
Waiting for God’s appointed Time II
In our previous post, we looked at the first part of this article. We affirmed that waiting was not an easy thing to do and that while we waited for God's appointed time, It was necessary to have the right attitude. We discussed the need to be patient, be brazen or bold in the face...
Waiting for God’s Appointed Time
“Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” Genesis 18:14 NKJVWe've all had to wait for something before. We've either waited in a queue for our turn, waited at a restaurant, waited for results from a laboratory,...
Words that Heal
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24 Words are a way in which we communicate our thoughts, feelings and desires to others. Some people are naturally more outspoken than others. Some have a sing song voice with a melodious ring, others speak in gruff or hoarse...
The Father’s Gift: An Interview With George Kofi Owusu Peprah
More than being just parents, fathers do play an influential role in the lives of their children. They serve as coaches, mentors, big brothers and friends to their children. We can confidently say that George Kofi Owusu Peprah is a talented musician today, because of his father's influence. George is a Christian born to Rev George...
Why I Blog
Click here to listen to an audio of this post. The Lord God has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens my ear to hear as the learned. Isaiah 50:4 NKJV I used...
This way up
Click here to listen to an audio of this post. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Peter 3:18. About 2 years ago I was scrolling through my phone and chanced upon a picture of a former student of mine. This student had successfully completed her first degree in...
Listening to God and Following Him
Click here to listen to an audio version of this post. And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” Numbers 22:12 NKJVIn the book of Numbers 22 - 24, we read about Balaam the diviner and Balak the king of the Moabites. Balak...
Seven Pointers for a Successful Year
Click here to listen to an audio version of this post. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.Psalms 3:3 NKJVHurray! You made it into 2021 and that is definitely something! Great, seeing you on this side.It's important that we start 2021 with a heart...