Friday Open Heavens - Cumbered With Depression?

                                

Memorise: But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, it is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 1^st Kings 19:4

Friday Rhapsody Of Realities - We're Of The Same Family

And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise (Galatians 3:29).

Ethnic minorities face 'entrenched' racial inequality - watchdog

Black and ethnic minority people in Britain still face "entrenched" race inequality in many areas, including education and health, a watchdog warns.

Thursday Open Heavens - That We May Be Rich

                                      

Memorise: For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 2^nd Corinthians 8:9

Thursday Rhapsody Of Realities - Express Joy!

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms (James 5:13).

Indian official says it's harassment for man to stare at woman for 14 seconds

                                 

Senior Kerala IPS officer Rishi Raj Singh has caused uproar with his comment that if a man stares at a woman for 14 seconds he can be charged with harassment. Indian social users who found the comments rather hilarious have been trolling him on twitter via the hashtag #FreedomToLive #14seconds

Wednesday Rhapsody Of Realities - Trust…Believe…And Act On The Word

So, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts… (Hebrews 3:7-8 NIV).

Wednesday Open Heavens Devotional - Desire Accelerated Promotion?

                             

Memorise: Seeth thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 22:29

Tuesday Rhapsody Of Realities - Your Right To Divine Health

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed (1 Peter 2:24).

Tuesday Open Heavens Devotional - The Prince Of Peace

                                         

Memorise: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder; And his name shall be called wonderful, Counsellor The mighty God, the Everlasting father, the Prince of peace. Isaiah 9:6

Monday Open Heaven Devotional - No Hindrance

                                  

Memorise: Who are thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone therefore with shoutings, crying, Grace, unto it. Zechariah 4:7

Monday Rhapsody Of Realities - Exercise Your Faith

…according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith (Romans 12:3).

Sunday Open Heavens Devotional - Relevant To Each Other

                                         

Memorise: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Romans 12:5

Sunday Rhapsody Of Realities - He Wants You Vibrant And Strong

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth (3 John 1:2).

Joseph Schooling meets Michael Phelps in 2008 then beats him in 2016 at the Rio Olympics

                                    

21 year old Joseph Schooling who met his idol Michael Phelps 8 years ago, became the first Singaporean athlete to win a Games gold and he did so in an Olympic record time of 50.83 seconds. Remarkably his idol Michael Phelps finished in a three-way tie for the silver, the 27th medal of his career, along with South Africa’s Chad le Clos and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary (Phelp's most competitive rival)  as they all clocked the same time of 51.14 seconds.

Saturday Open Heavens Devotional - Self Discipline

                                

Memorise: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1^st Corinthians 9:27

Saturday Rhapsody Of Realities - Store The Word In You

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever (1 Peter 1:23).

Friday Open Heavens Devotional - The Christian Race!

                                        

Memorise: And if a man also strive for masteries, Yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. 2^nd Timothy 2:5

Friday Rhapsody Of Realities - We Have Divine Life

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).

Thursday Open Heavens Devotional - The Carnal Man

                                  

Memorise: God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

Thursday Rhapsody Of Realities - The Word Is Your Reflection

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves (James 1:22).

Sultan of Sokoto counsels Buhari against anti-people policy

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has asked the federal government to be considerate of the citizens and do away with anti-people policies.

Wednesday Open Heavens Devotional - Supernatural Lifting

                                   

Memorise: But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory and the lifter up of mine head. Psalms 3:3

Wednesday Rhapsody Of Realities - We're Children Of The Covenant

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed (Acts 3:25).

APC chieftain attacks President Buhari

Hussaini Mairiga, a factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state, has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari. Mairiga defined the president as total failure saying that “from the looks of things President Buhari has betrayed the confidence of the Nigerian masses who voted for him massively into power.”

Manchester United re-sign Pogba for world-record £89m

Paul Pogba said "the time is right to go back to Old Trafford" after completing his world-record £89m transfer to Manchester United.

Tuesday Rhapsody Of Realities - The Kingdom Is Here Already

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3).

Tuesday Open Heavens Devotional - Blessed Assurance

                                          

Memorise: Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 3:10

Monday Rhapsody Of Realities - Our Call To Fellowship

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord (1 Corinthians 1:9).

Monday Open Heavens Devotional - Heavenly Attention

                                    

Memorise: And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said unto Him, Zacchaeus make haste and come down; for today I must abide at thy house. Luke 19:5

Sunday Open Heavens Devotional - The Foolishness Of God

                                     

Memorise: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 1^st Corinthians 1:25

Sunday Rhapsody Of Realities - Abilities Of The Human Spirit

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV).

The Bible shows us that there’re three important virtues that God has given to human beings. Cats and dogs don’t have them, neither do demons nor angels; only human beings express these three virtues, as clearly delineated for us in the above scripture.

Saturday Open Heavens Devotional - The Power Of Testimony

                                   

Memorise: And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Revelations 12:11

Saturday Rhapsody Of Realities - The Wonder Of His Word

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it (Isaiah 55:11).

Faleke indicts Buhari in Yahaya Bello’s victory

Federal lawmaker, James Faleke has pointed accusing finger at the presidency in the loss of his case appealing the confirmation of Yahaya Bello as governor of Kogi State by an elections tribunal.

Friday Open Heavens Devotional - Stolen Bread?

                                   

Memorise: Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Proverbs 20:17

Friday Rhapsody Of Realities - You're The Expression Of Your Words

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).

London Attack Updates: Darlene Horton named as victim

                          

The US citizen killed in a knife attack in central London has been named by police as 64-year-old Darlene Horton.

May her soul rest in peace.

Condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

London 'terror' Attack leaves American woman dead and five injured

                                

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a US citizen was killed and five other people were injured in a knife attack in central London.

US places danger alerts on 20 Nigerian states

The United States of America has banned its citizens from visiting 20 Nigerian states because of insecurity.

Thursday Open Heavens Devotional - Believing Lies?

                                    

Memorise: Deliver my soul, Oh Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. Psalms 120:2

Thursday Rhapsody Of Realities - He's The First-Born Among Many Brethren

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren (Romans 8:29).

Christians responsible for Buhari's Islamisation agenda

President Muhammdu Buhari has faced heavy criticism concerning what many termed as lopsided appointments that seem to favour the north and Muslims. In this opinion, Femi Fani-Kayode quotes Pastor Bright Bayo Oladeji, who asks Christians why they are sideline in Buhari’s appointments and responds that true change will not come until Christians and southerners are treated as equals. See the letter below.

Wednesday Rhapsody Of Realities - Faith In The Word

And Jesus said unto them…If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you (Matthew 17:20).

Wednesday Open Heavens Devotional - Are You Growing In Grace?

                                   

Memorise: But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 2^nd Peter 3:18

Yahaya Bello Mismanaged Kogi's N30billion Bailout Fund

Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has been accused of mismanaging N30billion bailout fund given to the state by the Federal government of Nigeria.

Tuesday Open Heavens Devotional – Come Back Home!

Memorise: There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. Isaiah 48:22

Tuesday Rhapsody Of Realities - The Bible Is God's Testimony

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (2 Peter 1:21).

Monday Open Heavens Devotional – Blessing From Above

                                 

Memorise: Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn And wine; also his heaven shall drop down dew. Deuteronomy 33:28

Monday Rhapsody of Realities Devotional - Glorified With Christ

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified (Romans 8:30).