One prominent religious leader said: “If you don’t feel humble but wish to become humble then try faking humility.” Wonderful advice: “If you can’t make it, fake it.” Paul also warns that human traditions, teachings, rituals, and penance, could have an appearance of wisdom but is an expression of false humility. (Colossians 2:23) False humility […]
Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region. The monument is intended to honor the development initiatives the president has overseen whilst in office. (BBC.com 7 November 2024) Self-glorification is the act of focusing on oneself, personal satisfaction and enjoyment, comfort, and legacy. There is
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The Lord spoke through Prophet Jeremiah condemning leaders of Israel for leading His people in recklessness. (Jeremiah 23:32) Recklessness is defined as behaving without proper caution, careless of consequences, irresponsible, rash, wild, and temperamental. Reckless leadership will lead to distrust, distress, volatile situations, and a lack of unity. Generally, reckless leaders are proud, belligerent, dominating,
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Those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Many pray but do not plan or prepare. For example, a student neither plans to study, nor prepares for exams, but expects God to answer prayers and get him excellent marks. All three are essential for a good disciple. Hezekiah did all three wisely. (II Chronicles 32:2-8)
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A gang of five were close friends. They used to steal electric transformers, dismantle them, and sell them off. They were making good money out of this wicked business. When they tried to steal one day, one of them was electrocuted and was in critical condition. The other four neither gave medical attention nor took
Recently, one food supply organization using a mobile App was raided and found that the stock of mushrooms had a future expiry date. The date printed on the product packets was at least two days later than the inspection date. The company excused itself, that products were identified by their staff before the raid and
There is one so-called worship leader, the son of a pastor of a large congregation. With inheritance of wealth, and prestige, he said: “I write all my songs out of my life experiences, born out of pain and sufferings.” He was too young to make such a statement. On inquiry, it was found out that:
Humans are afraid of one thing or the other. When sin entered the lives of Adam and Eve, fear also entered. They were afraid of the good Holy God who loved to have an evening time of fellowship with them. (Genesis 3:8-10) The negative emotion has gripped humanity since then. One survey finds that Gen
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Reports detailed that the boating accident happened off the Sao Paulo coast, in the region known as Garganta do Diabo, which translates to Devil’s Throat. The partygoers were being transported back to land on a different vessel when that smaller boat was hit by a wave, knocking all seven people into the water. Two Brazilian
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There is a proverb: “You are what you eat.” Human bodies use the energy produced from what is eaten. This proverb is only partially true. As the Lord taught, it is not what goes inside (food) but what comes from out of him that defiles or pollutes a person. (Mark 7:15-16) What one eats does
