Category: Reflection for the day

By Olubunmi Adebayo *The greatest victories are victories recorded after a comeback.* *When God created the heavens and the earth in Genesis chapter one, the earth never expected darkness to cover its space, and rendered it void and formless :* *Gen 1:[1]In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.* *[2]And the earth was […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *The Maharaja asked one question :* *”How many children?” He was told “740, Your Highness.”* *He made his decision in seconds. “Bring them here.” “But Your Highness, the British have refused”. “The British,” the Maharaja said quietly, “do not control my conscience”.* *On August 6, 1942, the ship finally docked at Nawanagar.* […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *In August 1942, a ship carrying 740 Polish orphans drifted through the Arabian Sea with nowhere to go or land. It was as if the children were condemned to die at sea, while the world turned its back on them.* *These children had already survived hell. They watched their parents die in […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *We are going into the Social Studies Class today.* *Africa is our continent and how much of it do we still remember?* *Please listen to this 4 year old boy reciting the different countries, doing it alphabetically, and doing it wonderfully well.* *Permit me to ask you – how many of the […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Yes, if you get close to the wrong person, he may drag you into the valley of downfall.* *Each time a fellow stands, and he is at the precipice of a hill or a valley, a fall may follow.* *For your information, several people are at the precipice of something, meaning you […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Some people are very good at speaking to discourage others.* *While the specialty of some is acting to frustrate people around them.* *Listen Sir, listen Ma, if you allow anyone to speak around you to discourage or frustrate you, that is your own cup of tea, and your headache.* *On the greatest […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Continuation of yesterday’s Reflection on the subject of being conscientious in our work and service delivery, which will make all the difference in engaging hands for our industry in these trying times.* *Going forward on yesterday’s explanations on who a conscientious and diligent worker is, such a fellow will be ready to […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *A big-time employer of labour recently landed at a given city in Nigeria.* *His desire was to establish one or two lines of his industry in the city.* *But there is a challenge that is steering the man in the face :* *How to get reliable hands and conscientious workers to man […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Continuation of yesterday’s Reflection with a focus on the need to understand the story behind the names we bear.* *The act of knowing the story behind our names will ensure the following :* *1) Help us live our lives in check, and with better understanding.* *2) Help us pray better and harder […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Every name is a story.* *And behind every name, there is a story to tell.* *Let us go through the account of one of the greatest name calls of all times :* *Genesis 21: [1] And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he […]