Category: Reflection for the day

By Olubunmi Adebayo *It was as if he had been forgotten in life.* *It was as if he had been left behind.* *It was as if the prophecy would not come to pass.* *And it was as if the enemy would triumph for ever:* *He was hated by the same people who should have loved […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Today, we shall conclude on yesterday’s Reflection on building either on the rock or on sand foundations.* *If you may ask, why is the foundation built on sandy soil unreliable and undependable?* *This is because :* *In the journey of life, rain certainly will fall.* *Storms will come.* *Erosion will take place.* […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *You are either building on the rock or on the sand.* *The two are the possible places where a man can lay the foundation of whatever he is building in life.* *The One Who opened our thoughts on this subject on the subject of our discussion is no less a Person but […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *In your journey of life, please be careful who you trust.* *Two of the world’s most powerful leaders square up in a mental contest of TRUST :* *Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (bald headed and cool like a bear)* *And* *Kim Jong Un, President of North Korea ( Chubby& theatrical).* *None could […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Please permit me to ask you this : “to what extent do you respect the elders?”* *We must all realize that giving respect to elders, is a tradition that is fast disappearing from our generation today.* *Several young ones don’t believe there is any elder to be respected.* *Gone are the days […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *After an encounter with 10 lepers in Lk 17, Jesus Christ made one of the most profound statements that has kept ringing and kept having meaning from that time till this present moment. He said :* *”……Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” (vs 17).* *”There are not found […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *As indicated yesterday, we asked if there were ways Queen Vashti could have better handled her decision in declining to dance before the king?* *Yes, there are better ways Queen Vashti could have handled her decision. They are as follows :* *1) ATTENTION TO PROTOCOL :* *The protocol governing palace activities were […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *The most costly case of tactlessness in the whole Bible can arguably be said to be the case of Vashti, the great queen to King Ahaserus who lost her crown in a case of insubordination at the palace.* *As the queen of the kingdom, Vashti was a critical stakeholder in the palace […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Today, we shall conclude our discussion on yesterday’s Reflections about the fact that most great leaders God ever raised, he raised them from the furnace of deep seated and heartfelt free service to others.* *3) JOSEPH : Right from a very tender age, Joseph had been displaying the mind of free service […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *There is a quiet standard that has been established by God over the years and over several past generations for mankind to learn from.* *This is the standard of raising great leaders through the furnace of free service.* *Free service entails the act of rendering services without direct attachment of regulated compensations […]