The Insights

BE INSPIRED BY HIS WORD»»» For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

Isaiah 40:31 says: “But they who wait for the Lord renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” This is one of the most celebrated and shared verses of the Bible. I’m sure you’ve seen it on greeting cards, framed pictures, and tees garnered with a picture of a soaring eagle. If you’re like me you’ve had different responses at different times to these products. At one point you wrapped your hands on them anytime you found them. You got a euphoric inspiration from them. Then at other times these products exhausted you. You shunned them as superstitious, sentimental, or just flat out silly. Though we oscillate between euphorically or exhaustingly responding to “soaring eagle” merchandise, this is not how we should respond to the truths in this verse. These are truths that promote waiting on God. They teach strength and endurance. Let me show you how. Strength: Have you done a lot of strengthen...

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity” 1 Timothy 4:12. Hope Solo once said: ‘one thing I have learned through all the ups and downs is that if you are doing things right, then you have a core group of people that has a good influence on you, who you respect and admire, and you know that if they are on your side, you are doing something right’. Influence is powerful on the overall outcome of a man. The question is; what is influence? It is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development or behaviour of someone or something or the effect itself. We are in a world of influence. No man acts, or behaves only on his personal thinking but also on the influence on him one way or the other. Children are largely influenced by their parents; some, by their peer group. When you see a child acts in either positive or negative ways, be sure he/she got the habitual trait fr...

Memorise: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 1Corinthians 12:11 Read: Numbers 16:8-14 8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi: 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? 10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him? 12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a ...