Distinguished Family

The words were spoken And the stories, told Of how our voices were broken, And our efforts, vain. In the land where justice was alien, And the country here truth was a lie, I was the oppressed, The oppressed, the abused and the denied of life. By the leaders and powers that be, Cursed I was and hopeless I'll be. But did I ever want to be oppressed? Did I ever choose to be depressed? The existing system put me in bondage, The society fostered my fear. They were afraid of my tears, That they would liberate the people from bondage. I fought against the oppressive system, Tried to give people a chance to choose. I stood on the forefront as a rebel, But rather than win, I fought to lose. So in my present situation, I could decide to quit and run away. I could give in to societal pressure, I could let my fears put me away. But to many, I have become a beacon, Someone who rekindles hope in their hearts. If I quit, with failure they'll reckon And again, fear will dwell in t...

  Dear Distinguished, How have you been? It has come to my notice that you now have my products all around. Here and there, there's a fragrance coming out from you and around you. Oh! Don't be confused I speak of perfumes.  Then, it was an art called apothecary. I hope you must have seen this before. Maybe you should start reading that book called the Bible. It houses numerous knowledge to help and guide you. I will give you two places out of the four this word was mentioned. You look for the others 😄  Exodus 37:29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary. It was somewhat related to the production of perfumes and all mentioned above. You see, the production of perfumes wasn't something done without carefulness. It was an art advised to be done in a confined and clean environment to avoid the intrusion of external impurities. Here lies my message for you : Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cau...

My name is Olapo. Literally translated, it means 'many gifts'. You must have heard of me at one point or the other. But I must say, my story was highly exaggerated. I was portrayed in the end to be the bad guy. I was made to be seen as the indolent one. But no one has ever thought to hear my side of the story. Well, I want to tell it today. There were three of us and we were servants. Master was very kind to us, I must admit. He never made us feel like we were servants. He treated us as though we were sons. He even says a lot of times that he adopted us as his own children. We were entitled to everything the sons were entitled to. But they tell you slaves will never refuse to think like slaves. Pardon me but I beg to differ. A man of Master's status cares about no one but himself. There had to be a reason for him treating us like children. He picked the three of us up from the gutters and raised us as his own. But it cannot be his own goodwill, can it? This is not a free wo...

The battle-axe is an axe specifically designed for combat(fighting). Many are suitable for use in one hand while others are larger and deployed two-handed. Your axe differs, so also our purposes are different.  Jeremiah 51:20-23, God said it here that we are his battle axe. Remember that battle axe is an axe for combat. God knows in this world, we will be made to fight in a way that God will be using us to FIGHT He is the one in charge of the battle we may be going through but he had made us his weapons of war and we will be used to get the victory We are sent to this world to come to take over in any sphere because we have the power given to us by the one in charge of the battle. He made us great fighters to fight over whatever darkness of this world, the things not in place thereby bringing victory to his name and to be an overcomer in all.  Looking at the works of a battle axe, let's see: Majorly, the work of a battle axe is for fighting and that's what God will...

A lot of people these days do not love themselves. Therefore, they tend to give them self little self worth. Y ou always have to remember, you didn't create yourself and the God who created you doesn't make mistakes. So when you begin to feel like you don't have it, a part of you doesn't fit, just remember that God created you! And that every single detail about you is perfect, from your head to your toe, physically, spiritually and mentally.  You need to be proud of who you are. Now don't get me wrong, I never said you should walk about feeling proud and making others feel less of themselves because we all know "pride cometh before fall". I never said that and I never will. I'm going to be talking about how loving yourself can improve your state of thinking. * Loving yourself makes you wake up with a smile and appreciate God: When you love yourself you wake up with deep appreciation thanking God for making you the way you are. Instead of...

Dear friend, I read that which you wrote to me. I really love to hear your voice at all times and to hear how your day went. Although I couldn't taste your meal, the rice, and the chicken, I was glad when you spoke about them to me. I was happier when you realized that although I couldn't eat them you helped others who were also hungry. Little did you know that you gave me also to eat. It would be my delight to come back into your heart and to dine with you. Together, we will make you a dwelling place. I never left you alone. I was always at the door. Have you forgotten? Revelation  3:20  Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come into him and will sup with him, and he with me. That is the message of Jesus to you. I haven't been speaking of myself all this while. When He abides in you, so do I.  John  15:26  But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spiri...

Not Alone   No, you’re not alone. You take a look at what trends these days and all that you might be seeing are merely folks your age living the way they want. Adults say it every time, that we live in a godless generation where everyone has lost regard for the things of God. Youths and teenagers especially seem to find God boring. If this is true, then it is not far from the truth that it gets somewhat depressing at times to think that you’re the only one serving God where you are. I feel your desperation to be strengthened by the Christian walk of another young boy or girl your age and be sure that you’re not the only one trying to serve God. I know what it feels like to have everyone in your class quickly paired up at functions or meetings but you seem like the fifth leg, all because you chose to stick to God’s word and hold His instructions in high esteem. Your might have even been tagged a ‘social misfit’ because you do not seem to be interested in any other thing than the J...

Most times, we dwell in our past life and forget the future. We allow the thoughts of our 'yesterday' come in to 'today' and this hinders us from thinking of what God will have us do next. But now, God is calling us into a new realization of his words that are ever true and his love for us that has been there even before we thought of knowing him. He has loved us right from time. (Luke 15:3-7 The only one who can leave the ninety-nine other sheep and then run after you. ) Remember that his thoughts for us are to give us a bright future, an expected end far beyond your imaginations. Jeremiah 29:11 Dwelling in your past will hinder your move into your future If you need to forgive yourself, do so now. If you need to forgive that friend, do it now so you can ease your mind, your heart from thoughts or so many burdens that you have failed to realize Start seeing yourself in God's image and ways(see him the way he sees you) Proclaim positive words to yourself...