Isaiah  55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Words are always spoken for a definite purpose: to exhort, make others laugh, to express... Continue Reading →

Deuteronomy 30:16a In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, In the military, an order is meant to be followed regardless of an individual's conviction as a refusal to follow one can be seen... Continue Reading →

Mark 10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. For many reasons, children are often described as vulnerable hence a number of protective measures are put in place to ensure their safety. Thus Jesus' show of anger towards his disciples... Continue Reading →

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Most people have something or someone to which they respond regardless of their state of mind or mood. For some, it... Continue Reading →

Mark 5:25,26 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, There is a great similarity from the verses of Mark captured in the Gospel reading: we see a... Continue Reading →

Mark 4:26-27 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. One thing that has the potential to stop us from doing anything in our... Continue Reading →

Psalms 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. We can always say that 'talk is cheap' as, in many instances, not much is required to deliver a speech that could warrant a standing ovation. However, in the context of turning our words into tangible actions,... Continue Reading →

Mark 3:27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man, and then he will spoil his house. In most of the armed robberies I heard about back home, the first thing the robbers do is to tie up the security guard who... Continue Reading →

Psalm 85:8 I will listen to what God the LORD says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways. The word 'Sankofa' in Akan has always been associated with the statement 'it is okay to re-introduce into the present some things that were... Continue Reading →