Spiritual Digest for the Day 07Dec2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them” (Luke 19:10 ERV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY The God of Eternity is looking to pour out the riches of his salvation to anyone willing to admit his spiritual poverty. He is willing to heal anyone who is willing to admit that he is spiritually wounded. He is seeking to find anyone who is willing to admit he is lost. He is eager to heal those who are broken and sick. - Kenneth L. Pierpont ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY I submit myself as I am to You, O Lord. Heal and save me from my spiritual poverty.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 06Dec2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “So I will look to the Lord for help. I will wait for God to save me. My God will hear me” (Micah 7:7 ERV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY If you keep your eyes on your pain, you will not be able to look up. But if you keep your eyes on your Savior, you are going to walk through difficulty with His grace. - Rick Warren ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me, O Lord, to always look unto You in any situation I find myself.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 05Dec2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition” (1 Timothy 6:6-9 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY The good life — the one that truly satisfies — exists only when we stop wanting a better one. It is the condition of savoring what is rather than longing for what might be. The itch for things, the lust for more — so brilliantly injected by those who peddle them—is a virus draining our souls of happy contentment. - Charles Swindoll ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Give me the spirit of contentment, O God!

Spiritual Digest for the Day 04Dec2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “…always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20, NIV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Eating food and drinking water may be ones of those things that are ordinary and normal to us, but they are indeed ones of the miracles of God. It is when they mistakenly pass through the wrong passage or when we are unable to eat because of an ailment that we appreciate them as miracles. So, always be grateful to God not only for providing your foods, but also for enabling you "to perform the miracle" without any accident during the act. - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me, O God, to always appreciate You for the seemly ordinary and normal routines of life.

THE MIRACLE OF EATING

Dear Beloved, THE MIRACLE OF EATING “…always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20, NIV). “…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV). The Yoruba people have a form of greetings for every occasion. One of such forms of greetings, especially to someone eating, is translated literally, "The food will pass through the right passage." Such a form of greetings may not be meaningful to a novice in physiology or somebody who does not care about how the food we eat, and even the water we drink, get to their destination in the stomach before the digestive process commences. Such ignorance and/or carelessness do not make people appreciate God for the miracle of eating and even drinking water. To them, eating and drinking water are one of such normal routines of life. However, they are indeed miracles. Interestingly, some Yoruba people jokingly tell someone eating that he is performing a miracle. (The word "miracle" in Yoruba etymologically means "the opening of the mouth.") Eating food and drinking water may be one of those things that are ordinary and normal to us, but they are indeed one of the miracles of God. It is when they mistakenly pass through the wrong passage or when we are unable to eat because of an ailment that we appreciate them as miracles. For this reason, we should always be grateful to God for providing our foods and enabling us "to perform the miracle" without any accident during the act. We should also learn to thank Him for other seemly ordinary and normal routines of life. For "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end" (Lamentations 3:22 RSV). Lord, thank you for the miracle of eating! In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Help me, O God, to always appreciate you for the seemly ordinary and normal routines of life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 03Dec2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Don’t get tired of helping others. You will be rewarded when the time is right, if you don’t give up. We should help people whenever we can, especially if they are followers of the Lord” (Galatians 6:9-10 CEV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Do all the good you can; by all the means you can; in all the ways you can; in all the places you can; at all the times you can; to all the people you can; as long as ever you can. - John Wesley ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to help other people wherever you find yourself!

Spiritual Digest for the Day 02Dec2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12 NIV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery. - H. G. Wells ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me, O Lord, to always number my days aright.