The Insights

ANCHOR TEXT: “In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years” Daniel 9:2. If you can read and write, you are to some extent exempted from failure. Understanding comes from books. What will liberate you from ignorance is in books. A book is a collection of thoughts, ideas, experiences, discoveries, proven principles etc. People’s secrets are in their stories. One of the reasons for backwardness in some continents is lack of reading culture. It may be as a result of poverty or tradition. Those who prefer telling stories to reading will thrive in superstitions. A non-reader will believe anything, accept anything and worse still, fall for anything. You can never be known better than you know. For instance, you can never be a good leader if you are not a good reader, because you cannot lead people that know more than you. Every great...

Memorise: But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour . 2 Timothy 2:20 Read: 2 Timothy 2:19-21 Message Today’s memory verse speaks of the availability of vessels of different makes, designs, and qualities to a great person. The choice of what vessel to use for any particular purpose is dependent on the master’s preference and the suitability of each vessel to the assignment at hand. So also, the man that God will use for any assignment must be found suitable for Kingdom assignment. God is always in the business of searching for suitable resources that He can use to fulfil His purpose here on earth. Whenever He locates one, He proceeds with the preparation and training of the chosen for the assignment. Incidentally, the divine equipment usually employed for the preparation and training of the man that God use is the cross. Many Christians are not fulfilling their purpose in life and ...

Key Verse: “The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity” (Malachi 2:6). Text: Malachi 2:1-10 In those days when the use of wristwatches was uncommon, a jeweller had a little clock planted in his window. One day, for half an hour, at quarter past nine, the clock stopped working. Passing school children, noticing the time, hung around to play. People hurrying to the train looked at the clock and began to walk leisurely. Professional men, after taking a look at the timepiece, stopped to chat a minute with one another. Working men and women noted the time and lingered a little longer in the sunshine. They all became half an hour late just because one small clock stopped. They had depended on that clock till it malfunctioned and led them astray. Like that small clock, the priestly office in Israel had such a powerful influence on the people. They taught and guided the people...