Author: Obayomi Abiola Benjamin

Since this year began, I have been pondering on this particular scripture documented in Ephesians 5:17. It says “don’t live carelessly, unthinkingly. Make sure you understand what the Master wants” (The Message). Each time this passage flashes through my mind, I take time out to re-examine my life and what exactly God has in mind for me when he created me on this planet earth. A lot of people today go through life without an idea of what they should or should not be doing. Life is not meant to be lived frivolously or taken casually, God has a purpose…

Fear is one of the fundamental tool which the devil uses to torment people. There is hardly anyone that exists, that is not afraid of one thing or the other. To some, it could be the fear of failure – whether in life, or in academics, or in business venture. There are some people who are afraid of height, and hence; they don’t fly often. There are others who are even afraid to venture into new things, give their various ideas expressions simply because they don’t know whether they will succeed in it or not. And so, people go about…

Hurray!!! The much anticipated new year is finally here. There are usually a lot of things spectacular about every new year. One is the fact that it brings with it so much hope and anticipation that things can be better, done in a different way and greater things can be achieved that were previously not possible. Secondly is the fact that new goals can be set and previously “unachieved” goals can be reviewed and examined, ex-raying what worked and what did not work. After all, it is a popular saying that “only a fool will do the same thing over…

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him Psalm 91:15 Hello folks, thank God you made it into this new week; it sure going to be an awesome one for you. God told us not to lean on our own understanding, but in all our ways, we should acknowledge Him. If truly you are God’s child, and you recognize Him in turn as your Father, then your problems are His problems. And He is better, much better equipped at helping you solve those problems…

I am sure you must have heard in the past how people would say things like this – ‘I have done everything I know to do’. You must have also heard people say ‘I have done everything God said in His word, and yet it hasn’t worked’. Man is naturally committed to self-defense. Man will always justify himself even towards God. Self-justification is the nature of the fallen man. After man fell in the garden, he was right and the other persons were wrong. In Genesis, chapter three, verses twelve and thirteen succinctly described how man was trying to find…

The Bible is replete (filled) with a number of examples of how God walked (and worked) and made people great in life. One thing that was common with all of these people is that they never at any point look like where God was taking them. At a point, they were at the back side of life; some other time, in the wilderness. Some of them even ended up in prison at some point. But in all of these trials and discouragements, God’s plans and purpose for their lives came to fruition. This is why I believe that it does not matter the way…

What is church? Connotatively, church simply means “a building for public worship especially Christian worship”. Christianity is the religion that is based on the person and teachings of Christ. It could also mean “a particular Christian organization with its own distinctive doctrines”. These definitions, although looks like it is the truth concerning today’s churches; is not the true meaning of the church. The above definition of church as a separate building specifically for worship would have been alien to the early believers, as they met in homes back then. As a matter of fact, whenever a building was mentioned in…

In the beginning, God created abundance for man to enjoy. As a matter of fact, God made all things ready before He even made man. There was nothing like lack or poverty in the original agenda of God for man on the face of the earth (Genesis 1:26). Apostle James made us understand in his epistle to the church (1:17). It says every good gift and perfect gift comes from God. From here, it can simply be deduced that poverty and lack are terrible things and God isn’t their author. 1Chronicles 29:12 also says “both riches and honor” come of…

It is no longer news that more has been written about Muhammad Ali than any other living person. The reason this is so is not far-fetched. When you have a heart as big as the world, the world, everyone wants to definitely write about it. I was born in the 80’s, four years after one of the greatest men that ever walked the face of the earth- Muhammad Ali- retired from active boxing career. But even long after he retired from active boxing, this man never stopped being the best the whole of humanity cannot forget in a hurry. A…