by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 28, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Matthew 16:25 (KJV) The things about God’s kingdom are diametrically opposed to the way of the culture that we live in and they also work in reverse...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 27, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
As God’s obedient children, never again shape your lives by the desires that you followed when you didn’t know better. For Scripture says: “You are to be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:14, 16 (The Passion Translation) One the themes that constantly cut across...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 26, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 2 Timothy 3:13 (KJV) In Paul’s second epistle to his protege in the faith, Timothy, he paints a graphic picture of what the end times will look like. He remarks that it will be a...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 25, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
History has given us an example of this with the Egyptian sorcerers Jannes and Jambres, who stood against Moses in their arrogance. So it will be in the last days with those who reject the faith with their corrupt minds and arrogant hearts, standing against the truth...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 24, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 23, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them And health to all their body. Proverbs 4:20-22, (New American Standard...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 22, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
But he knoweth the way that I take: When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. Job 23:10 (KJV) Contemporary preaching and modern day evangelism seem to present the gospel of Christ as easily and painlessly as possible, and as the surest shortcut to a life of...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 21, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians 14:40 (KJV) The first verse of the book of Genesis reveals clearly that God created the heavens and the earth. But the next verse introduces a strange and chaotic situation that is uncharacteristic of...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 20, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
By faith, Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is by faith. Hebrews 11:7 (KJV) Many times, ministers and...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 19, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
You created all things, and because of Your will, they exist and were created and brought into being.” Revelation 4:11 (AMPLIFIED) History is replete with great lessons we all can learn from! But sadly, the truth about history is that humans mostly never learn from...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 18, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
And they said, Go to; let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. Genesis 11:4 (KJV) The Holy Scriptures are true and relevant to every culture, age, and...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 16, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51:17 (KJV) We live in a time when the emphasis is on being strong, being a better version of ourselves and exploring the latent power of the soul by...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 15, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men .” 1 Corinthians 1:25 (KJV) The apostle Paul pens down a rather profound and revelatory epistle about the “Christ of the Church” to the believers in Colosse. To be sure, in...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 13, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
“And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” John 16:8 (KJV) The Scriptures reveal that the age we currently live in is drawing to a close as the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ draws nearer by the day. It also...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 12, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me”- Galatians 2:20 (KJV) As prophetic as the birth of Jesus...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 5, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; So are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Psalm 127:4-5 (KJV) The above-mentioned Scriptures have some...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Oct 3, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
For ever, O LORD, Thy word Is settled in heaven. Psalm 119:89 (KJV) We live in a pluralistic society in which majority of the people do not believe in absolutes. This is because everyone’s ideas, opinions and beliefs are seen and treated as right and no one is wrong....
by Olusegun Otaiku | Sep 30, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 (New American Standard Bible) As seen in the preceding scripture, prophetic revelations in...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Sep 29, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
But Jesus called them unto him and said, “Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.” But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your...
by Olusegun Otaiku | Sep 28, 2023 | My Early Morning Musings
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example...
