Jesus pointed out the strengths, which each of the Seven Churches in The book of Revelation had and their weaknesses and sins, which they needed to overcome.

We are like stars. We are created to sparkle and dazzle. A star cannot and does not hold back its brightness. It must sparkle and show its radiance. Unless it shines, it would have failed to display its purpose.

Jesus came to make us luminaries. Luminaries are pacesetters who would saturate the society with the virtues of Christ. Those through whom the world would hear the gospel of salvation and know who Christ is.

Perspectives on life matter a great deal. The way we think and the way we view things are closely knit and they influence our faith and walk with God.

Our perspective on any issue matters, especially on matters of eternal destiny. Our perception of God affects our faith and the way we pray to Him.

Does it not surprise you to know that even Christ, Who was fully God and man, and who embodies the fullness of all grace, needed the grace of His Father to succeed? In other words, Christ would not have been able to do His work of redemption without the favour of His Father.

For this year’s Christmas Season, we shall examine the role of the Holy Spirit in bringing Christ, the reality and essence of Christmas into being.

Every Christian needs the grace to live a victorious life. The grace-powered life is one that is dependent on God for all resources, for strength, for wisdom, indeed for all things. Grace-powered life is driven by the Holy Spirit. Paul’s life is an example of a grace-powered life.

Every revival or visitation of God in history has always had its own distinctive identify, though it may bear some marks of what happened on Pentecost day.

Dean Merrill and Jim Cymbala’s book, “Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire” is a story of how God visited and transformed the Brooklyn Tabernacle, New York from a struggling church of few worshippers to thousands of congregants.

Birth pangs precede the birth of every nation. Some nations go through wars, others go through political and social upheavals before a new nation emerges. For us, the birth pangs represent the prayers, the social actions and the sacrifices we have to make before a new Nigeria is born.

We are living in exciting times when we are beginning to see silver linings in our nation. For decades, there had been a cry of distress in the nation.