MY PAINS MY GLORY

It is painful, it is heart breaking,
God hope you understand,
It is Painful, and it is mind wrenching
the world is confused, and I am lonely
My pains, when will they go away?

The scripture encourages me,
for I know that my present
sufferings cannot be compare
with the Glory that will be
revealed in me when the pains
are over, when Jesus will exchange
my pains with Glory

I might not understand His will now,
but I know that He is always with me
I might not understand His ways
but I know that He is always leading me right
I might not understand His plans for me,
but I know that He is having my interest in His heart

No matter the pains, no matter the suffring,
I will patiently wait for my Reward-His glory
no matter how hard the journey might appear,
I know that at my destination lies my Glory

My pains is my Glory.....

HOPE ALIVE

They Live in abandoned train cabins
They Live in Cardboard houses
in the slums
They live and sleep on the sidewalks
Sometimes in the rain, sun and the cold of the snow
Bitten by mosquitoes and harmful insects
They are poor, they are widows and Orphans
All prisoners of their circumstances

Our Task and mission is to show
them Love, tell them we love them
Jesus will touch them through us

Let's give them Hope
Let's bring their Hope alive
Let Jesus be their Hope

THE ONES LEFT STANDING

The times are hard
the hearts of men   are failing them due to what we see
Nation against Nation
Kingdom against Kingdom
The economy of nations crumbling into the dust
corruption, backbiting, killings, rape and disrespect
are the order of the day

I can hear the hoof beats of the four horse me coming
from the horizon, the sun brings hope that gets men
more confused,
what is there for me, is there a future for our children?
the sons of men keeps asking

Jesus will soon return
those who love Him have this hope
the unveiled hope,
he is returning to set up a kingdom that Boko Haram or Al Qaida
cannot destroy or bomb
He will come and every eye will see him
Jesus, the hope of the Nations....

Let's be the ones left standing
the ones the master will come and find
doing His will
the ones that have a burning desire to point
others to him...
may you be one of those left STANDING

THE UNDYING LOVE (GRIP OF GRACE)

I woke up this morning
I have lot of things going on in my head
My daily planner filled with the activities for the day
I switched on my TV set,
and all I saw flashing on my flat screen was news, bad news:

News about the unrest in the Middle East and all Arab nations,
famine in Africa, and the falling economy of Nations,
Hate, abortion, corruption, and confusion is all I see in life

I walked over to my refrigerator,
picked a bottle of beer, poured some into a glass
and walked back to my sitting room,
I sat comfortably, ready to drink

A silent voice whispered into my ear,
"you are born to be a king"
"a king?" I thought
all my life, I saw a failure in me,
a slave to booz,
hope is an illusion,
and life is not fare

I have tried them all
sex, drugs, money, power, cult
gangs, spiritism and even religion
but still I am confused and bitter

I decided to walk to my study
lying in one corner of my room was a BOOK
covered with dust because of neglect:

I picked it up, and wiped the dust with my
hand "THE BIBLE"

This is the only book I have never read
"why not give it a shot" I thought
I opened the first page
"God loves you"
The second page "you will always be a child"
the third "I die for you"
the fourth "I am here for you"

I thought I was seeing things
I closed the BOOK
And this time, I heard it loud and clear
"What more can I do to prove to you, I AM all you need?"
the voice is calm, gentle and full of peace

There I bowed my head in absolute surrender,
Never to struggle on my own,
your undying love for me
had rescued me from sin,
Thank you LORD, for your grace
I am FREE at last!

RIVER OF LIFE

Sitting alone
Thinking of what will quench
my thirst
The Passion and the vanities of drinks
the world offers cannot satisfy my longings
A stranger walk up to me and asked me
"what are you sitting here doing and what do you see?"
I answered Him, " I am waiting for the water that will quench my thirst
and I can see a mighty River that flows in my dry heart and throat,
but cannot quench my thirst!"

He responded lovingly, "I AM the Living Water
that springs to eternal life; anyone who
drink from me will NEVER thirst again
because this water will also be a spring of everlasting life"

The River will flow bringing with it, PEACE, LOVE and FAITH
All I need to do is put my hand in His, and walk along with Him
shouting I have being Saved and throughout my life time
this River will flow because I BELIEVE!

John 4: 6-42; Psalm 110: 7; Isaiah 12: 3; Ezekiel 47:9
John 7: 37-38; Rev. 7: 17; Rev. 22: 1-2, 17

You are

You are my dwelling place
my refuge and strength
You are my hiding place
my buckler and Shield

You delivered me from death
and gave me life eternal
You delivered me from shame
and crowned me with honour

You never give up on me
even when I fail You
You never let me go
even when I become a prodigal son

Your grace is sufficient for me
Your Mercy keeps me going
Your love watch over me
Your staff and rod comfort me
You are my ALL-IN-ALL

THE DIVINE EXCHANGE

I came to the Cross at Calvary
Lonely and Confused
Lost and Condemned
Living but Contaminated with Sin

You Looked at me with the eyes of love and mercy
with a heart that felt my pains

You took my pains and gave me Joy unspeakable
You took my death and gave me Your life
You my shame and guilt that I may become guiltless
You beacame poor, that I might become rich
You took my rejection and make me accepted

Thank you Lord Jesus for the divine acceptance
Thank you Lord Jesus for the divine exchange
Thank you for stepping down to my lowly estate
Thank you for saving me