Author: Obayomi Abiola Benjamin

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. 1 Timothy 3:16 There are two key words in the text above that I quickly want us to see their dictionary meanings. The two words are “mystery and godliness.” What do they mean and how do they relate with what we are about to discuss today? Mystery, according to the dictionary is “something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.” For example,…

“And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all…..” 2 Timothy 2:24a There is so much going on in the world today that is capable, (if adequate care is not taken) of sweeping off a young minister off his feet in the work of ministry. Paul wrote to Timothy in the text above about how it must never be heard of that someone who professes to be a servant of God is found in the act of quarrelling. But the other twist to this is the fact that taking offenses could lead to quarrel.…

Many people across the globe go into the new year with one form of resolution or the other. People usually would have a list of the things they want to start doing as soon as the new year arrives. There are those who would say they want to consume less alcohol. Some would say they want to live healthy and maintain a balanced eating life. Others might decide they want to be more closer to their families and loved ones, while some may make resolutions about living and trusting God more with their lives and endeavors. People always have that…

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,” Deuteronomy 10:12 God’s requirements are the things that would make our experience with Him a fruitful and productive one. There is a portion of the Bible that says His requirements are not grievous or burdensome. 1 John 5:3 says “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are…

I know the silent cry in the hearts of many people in any form of abusive relationship is how to quietly exit such relationship without being hurt. Unfortunately, many don’t get out without one form of hurt or the other. There are those who even pay the ultimate prize by losing their lives before they realize the need to get out. There is absolutely no justification whatsoever for you to remain in an abusive relationship. Abuse, in whatever capacity or from, isn’t something one should bear. There is nothing whatsoever that should convince you to remain with a man…

“For we walk by faith, not by sight [living our lives in a manner consistent with our confident belief in God’s promises]” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (AMP) In that Scripture, apostle Paul made it clear that as believers, we walk by faith and not by sight. To walk, in the Scriptures often denotes to live, to act, to conduct in a certain way. One of the challenges many people face today in the body of Christ is on how they can release their faith to get what they want. Many don’t have struggles with believing, but the struggle comes in…

If you are not serving God’s agenda on earth, I want to assure you that you are automatically serving the agenda of the other guy. There is nothing like “I am not serving God, I am not serving the devil, I am just serving myself.” But let me shock you, there is nothing like sitting on the fence on this matter. If you think you are serving yourself, the Bible says Satan is the god of this world so, you are indirectly serving him. Satan is also the god of self; anything that does not worship or glorifies God. 2…

‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. Acts 2:17-18 In case we are wondering when is this “last days” that the Bible was talking about? It is simply the period of time between Jesus ascending to heaven and Jesus’ second coming. God…

7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, 8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. 9 Herod said, “John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?” So he sought to see Him. 18 And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”…

•We don’t need permission to impose service charge, says telcom Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of commercial banks have distanced themselves from the moves by MTN Nigeria to impose charges on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions. The bank chief executives under the aegis of Body of Bank CEOs that have the MD/CEO of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, as chairman, said in a statement yesterday that they never asked MTN to start charging customers as contained in the text message sent by the telecommunication company. Their disavowal came a day after the federal government ordered MTN to suspend the…