“So I will praise you as long as I live, in your name I will lift up my hands,” – Psalm 63:4, (ESV). The scriptures inform us that in the order of creation human beings came last of a great creation order. There was first light, water, vegetation, birds, animals and finally
“The fear of the Lord leads to life, so that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil” – Proverbs 19:23 (NIV) In many old traditional African homesteads a father had a special seating place at the family meal that children grew up revering. In his presence children learnt early to
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” – Psalm 118:1 (NIV). It is difficult to imagine a language where the word “thank you” does not appear. In all human interactions there are inevitably those moments where one owes something to a certain person for
“You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.” – Acts 20:35 (NIV) Although giving is not among the gifts the Apostle Paul listed in I Cor 12: 4-12; it is quite clear there are those of us who find it
“There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” – Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) Something puzzling yet certain is that believers are often faced with circumstances where the odds seem overwhelming. This is not unique. Moses was faced with a set of overwhelming circumstances, starting
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things“ – Phil 4:8 (NIV). In recent years Uganda has been producing world class athletes who have gone on to smash’s world
“I will lift up my eyes to the hills- From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” – Psalm 121:1 (NIV) Except for those living in plains, it is common to see hills rising over a landscape. Hills can be a beautiful
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons” – Gal 4:4-5 (NIV). Whereas it took nearly 800 years since the prophet Isaiah
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” – 1 John 1:9 (NIV). One thing that tends to characterize many people God has used is they tend to have a past. Abraham the father of nations slept
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