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01/09/2026

Touching the heart of Yaweh — Wisdom.
Text: Matthew 7:24-27.

Wisdom is the ability to think rightly and use your brain appropriately in taking decisions on issues that are valuable and sustainable for overall human development. It is the grace to act well without making unnecessary mistakes that can lead to lasting problems. Wisdom is a gift from God to act well in relationship with God and men. According to Jesus, wisdom is paying attention to God's word (Matthew 7:24). It is possible for an individual to be highly educated but may not have the gift of wisdom. How and why? Reflect on this question. Considering the from the text above, the person who is not wise may be acting foolishly. Jesus taught on many issues, starting from Matthew chapter 5. Towards the end of chapter 7, he said; those who would harken to the teachings were acting wisely, but those who would not were doing the opposite. In Matthew 25:1-13, Jesus gave a parable of the Ten Virgins. Five were wise, while five were foolish. The five wise virgins were prepared for the coming of the bride groom, whereas the other five virgins were not ready for the coming of the bridegroom which brought severe consequences on them. Solomon asked God for wisdom in order for him to lead and guide the people in the right way. God was pleased with this request and blessed him beyond what he requested (1 King 3:5-12).
Solomon touched the heart of Yaweh when he asked for wisdom. Jesus was of the opinion that with wisdom, people would build their houses on a solid rock; that is the word of God which can never be destroyed. In essence, He was talking about those who placed the highest value on the word through obedience. God would be happy with the believers who are wise in obeying Him in all ramifications through the power of the Holy Spirit and His grace. Application of wisdom therefore gives the believers a solid foundation in Christ Jesus, which comes out in form of faith that is unshakable.
We can enjoy healthy relationship with God through wisdom in the following ways:
1. Creating time to evangelize by obeying the great commission (Matthew 28:18-20): Whoever takes the work of snatching people from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light as a priority is a wise man. He will touch the heart of Yaweh. If you want to be joyful, preach the good news about Christ to people. (Isaiah 52:7, Romans 10:15). This assignment is not debatable. Is it not a command to preach the good news? Read the text again (Matthew 28:18-20).
2. Abiding in Christ and bearing fruits ( John 15:1-5): You are a wise man if you abide in Christ because through that, you would bear fruits (doing multiple works for God), and the Lord would grant the desires of your heart as you pray to Him always.
3. Always be vigilant and be fully prepared for rapture because you don't know the exact time this would happen (Matthew 25:1-13): The wise man is always prepared for the day of the Lord (when He shall appear to take us home).

Conclusion: We can touch God's heart through wisdom in several ways. Wisdom would make the man to love his wife and would also allow the wife to love her husband. A wise son would obey his parents, and wise parents would not treat their children harshly. A wise congregation would pray for the leaders and obey them, and the leaders would also pray for the congregation and teach them the word of God with wisdom and integrity. In reality, we are encouraged by the writer of Proverbs to buy the truth, instructions and or wisdom and keep these good virtues without selling them (Proverbs 23:23). A believer who displays wisdom would not talk to his heavenly father roughly, neither would he do it aggressively or with pride. When the Lord sees our hearts, full of wisdom, He would satisfy our needs appropriately.

Prayer: Ask God for grace to act wisely in all your undertakings, only in the name of Jesus.

The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Ikani Odiba.

27/08/2026

God's presence: A reflection on Psalms 23.

Traditionally, Psalms 23 has been recognized as the work of David the king of Israel. Each verse in this Psalm is hinged on God's presence. David was a man after God's heart and he was full of experience regarding God's presence because of his close relationship with Yaweh. In verse 1, king David recognized Yaweh as his Shepherd. His experience as a Shepherd boy no doubt proved to him how God cared for him. As he was moving about in the bush from one place to another while taking care of the sheep, God protected and preserved his life and those animals in the bush. In 1 Samuel: 17:34-37, David gave testimony of how the Lord helped him to save the lives of the sheep from wild animals. As he took care of those animals in search of food, David also said "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want".

In verse 2, those animals where fed with green pastures and also drank water not from where water was rushing with aggression.

In verse 3, David recalled how the Lord restored his soul from wild animals and some enemies, and also how the Lord guided him through the oath of righteousness. This is God's presence.

In verse 4, he recalled God's presence and deliverance on him when he was passing through dangerous places in the bush. The physical rod and the staff he used also represented the spirit of God that led him in all the rugged areas of his life. Just as the physical rod and staff were used to control the animals, the Holy Spirit of God took control of his life.

In verse 5, David recalled that he didn't lack what to eat, even though his enemies would have loved to see him go hungry. He had more than enough to eat because he was always enjoying God's presence. His life was always refreshed by the oil of God on him which kept him in constant relationship with God.

In verse 6, David summarized God's presence with him by saying that he enjoyed His goodness as long as he lived.
Always dwelling in the house of God was a sign of his commitment to God's work and also God's presence with him. His heart was always with God. Dwelling in the house of God (physical or spiritual) was a sweet moment for him because he was enjoying God's presence in abundance.

Note: If the Lord is your good Shepherd, He will lead, guide, protect, preserve your life from evil and provide you physical and spiritual food. Through His presence, you will enjoy His goodness and mercy in abundance.

Prayer: May we enjoy God's presence in abundance in all our undertakings in the name of Jesus. Amen and Amen.

The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Odiba.

27/08/2026

God's presence: The deliverance of Zacchaeus from sin.
Text: Luke 19:1-10

Going through the lines of the scripture above, the following questions become necessary;
• Is it not God's presence that gave the information to Zacchaeus about the coming of Jesus to Jericho?
• Is it not God's presence that troubled the heart of Zacchaeus to take all those necessary steps?

Zacchaeus was regarded as a great sinner by the rating of the Jewish people in his time because his role as a chief tax collector influenced him to become corrupt. Ordinarily, he was not qualified by the verdict of his people to be shown mercy or reconciled to God, but through the mercies of God and His presence in the physical appearance of Jesus to Him that day, he was delivered from his sinful nature.
Look at the steps he took through God's presence that finally gave him deliverance from sin;
• When he got the information about the coming of Christ to Jericho, he earnestly desired to see Jesus, Luke 19:3. The question that might crop up here is why did he make up his mind to see Jesus? Was he not looking for a way of solving his problem? Don't you think that his own heart was totally different from others who sought to see Jesus that day? Is it not his heart that Jesus saw before he told him that he was going to be a guest in his house that day?
• Since it was difficult for him to see Jesus because of his nature (a man of small stature), he ran ahead of others and climbed a tree (sycamore-fig tree) which was higher enough for him to get the full glimpse of Jesus. Can you see the effort he was making? God's presence was pushing him to do this. Looking at his position in the society—a wealthy man and a chief tax collector, people would wonder seeing him climbing a tree. Of course St. Luke tells us that it was because of his small stature, but beyond that, he was not ashamed to climb that tree because he was earnestly desiring to have contact with Jesus. Reflect on these question again. How can a wealthy man known in the society climbed a tree by the side of a popular road? What was he looking for to defy all comments to do this? Did he suddenly become mad that day?
• When Jesus asked Zacchaeus to come down from the tree, he did not hesitate to come down immediately. He also welcomed Jesus gladly. This action of Zacchaeus should give us a good for thought. He was waiting for this golden opportunity (to see Jesus) and he grasped it immediately. Perhaps he never thought of getting this close contact but he got grasped the opportunity to become satisfied in his heart. He was catapulted from merely desiring to see Jesus to hosting Jesus in his house. This is God's presence. Zacchaeus was perturbed. Jesus is a wonderful Saviour and a deliverer.
• Zacchaeus boldly committed himself by repenting from his past sin. This no doubt gave him peace. His life was changed from a sinner to a true worshiper of God. He obtained reconcilation and righteousness from God through Jesus. Though the repentance of Zacchaeus followed the principles of Judahism, it was still in order because Jesus accepted him. Reflect on the following questions;
Are you looking for ways of solving your multiple problems? Do you earnestly seek for Jesus to help you? Are you using the right method to approach Jesus? If you're regarded as an outlaw, are you ready to create a new heart? Are you sure God's presence is with you?

Prayer: May God's presence push us to have contact with Christ in all our undertakings

The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Odiba.

27/08/2026

God's presence — A Divine voice testifying about Jesus.

Text: Matthew 3:16-17, and Matthew 17:5.

Examining the life of Christ on Earth, we have discovered that he experienced the presence of God in all His undertakings. In this discussion, our interest is to look at God's presence in Christ, which was manifested through a voice — ofcourse a divine voice, which came from heaven and also through a cloud to testify about the position of Christ and His relationship with the father.
In Matthew chapter 3 after Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, a voice from heaven gave testimony about Him. Similarly in Matthew chapter 17, In the transfiguration experience, a voice from the cloud also gave testimony about Jesus. In these two experiences, God's presence was fully manifested.
God's presence is highly connected to this voice. Even today, a voice from God loaded with His presence can do much more in our ministries leading to the progress of the Gospel. Let us take note of the following:
- This voice came in a conducive atmosphere, that is when something good was happening to Jesus — after his baptism and also after the transfiguration.
- This voice came from heaven. Even the one through the cloud was a heavenly voice.
- This voice was unique, divine, and unambiguous.
- This voice testified about Jesus and specifically said that He (God) was pleased with Jesus Christ.
- This voice was heard not only by Jesus but by others like John the Baptist, Peter and John.
- This voice came first at the beginning of Jesus' ministry and also when the ministry took off proper.
- This voice assured people more of the nature and mission of Christ's work on Earth.
- In addition to the above, if God's presence is with us, you can hear God's voice directly while reading or studying from the scriptures. You can also experience God's voice through preaching, teaching or while reading alone from the scriptures. Similarly, a messenger of God can be sent to you and you would be convinced that it is God speaking to you through that person. It could be an interaction with an individual or through counselling as we share experiences with others. In the Bible, many people heard God's voice directly. We have several examples but look at these few ones; Abraham was always hearing from God but one unique one was when he was about using Isaac for sacrifice, a voice from God came powerfully and stopped him, Genesis 22:10-13. Moses heard a voice from God severally. One unique one was the voice that came during the burning bush experience, Exodus 3:4-5. The young Samuel heard the voice of God calling him before the preist directed him on what to do, 1 Samuel 3:1-9. Apostle Paul on his way to Damascus heard God speaking to him directly, Acts 9:3-6

Questions...
- Have you ever heard God's voice directly speaking to you privately or publicly to support and encourage you in the ministry?
- If yes, are you careful to take note of what you heard from God?

Prayer...
May God give us humble hearts to work in His vineyard as we hear His voice everyday through His presence.

The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Odiba.

27/08/2026

Jesus — The Embodiment of God's Presence.

In all the discussions we have been doing regarding God's presence, no one qualifies to carry God's presence more than Jesus. There are multiple scriptural passages to tell us about God's presence in the man — Jesus. We shall give few examples in this discussion. While Jesus was one earth, his main assignment was to demonstrate God's presence. God became man (Jesus) in order to bring salvation to the whole world — John 3:16. Whatever name we give to Jesus — the Messiah, Son of God, the Prophet, Lamb of God, etc, all He did fully demonstrated God's presence.
Specifically, let us examine the following passages from Johannine and Pauline writings and even testimonies from St. Luke to give us facts about God's presence being demonstrated in Jesus:

• In John 1:1-5, Jesus is seen there as the WORD OF GOD who has been with God from the beginning...As the true word of God, he represents God in totality revealing the essence of God including His nature, His mission and His plan for humanity.

• In John 1:18, we discovered that nobody has ever seen God before, but his son who is also God has come to reveal His presence (essence) to us. Through the ministry of Jesus on Earth, He revealed the nature and character of God to us because God's presence was fully in Him. If you take your time to study the scriptures very well, you will discover that Jesus is the embodiment of God's presence.
• In John 14:5-14, Jesus openly declared Himself being the same as the father (God). He told Thomas and Phillip of His relationship with God. In verses 7 and 10 of John chapter 14, Jesus spoke authoritatively as being the father. He said—if you have seen me, you have seen the father and that the work He was doing was the father's work.
• In Paul's letter to the Colossians, he referred to Jesus (the son) as the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). This again confirms that Christ is the embodiment of God's presence. By His works on Earth, the character of God was exposed and God's plan for salvation of man was revealed.
• In Luke 2:8-20, the birth of Christ was announced to the Shepherds who later went to see the baby Jesus and the parents. Jesus was described as the Savior, the Messiah, the Lord. Indeed in Jesus' public ministry He proved himself as the Savior, the Messiah and the Lord where God's presence was glaringly demonstrated. Though His Messianic rule in the real sense is still a future event, but the Messianic qualities started manifesting while He was on Earth. The Jews, because of their suffering under the rulership of the Romans (and also thinking about their past history under foreign rulers) wanted Jesus to be their political leader by possibly overthrowing the Roman government and restoring Davidic/Messianic kingdom. They were disappointed because Jesus didn't fulfil this desire because His appearance that time was like a suffering Messiah to bring salvation to the world. He asked them to wait for a political Messiah. This is more of eschatological discussion.

• In Luke 23:44-49, the record of the death of Christ was given. Before he finally gave up the ghost, darkness was experience about three hours on the whole land. The curtain that was a bridge in the temple tore into two, etc. The centurion seeing what happened testified that Jesus was indeed a righteous person. The glory of God (God's presence) was fully manifested when Christ was dying.
Brethren, we cannot exhaust the evidences of God's presence through Jesus in this little piece. Read John 1:18 again and reflect over it.
The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Ikani Odiba.

27/08/2026

God's presence in Jesus: The Supernatural Teacher.
Text: John 3:1-21.

Throughout the ministry of Jesus on Earth, whether public or private, occasionally he took time to teach people about the kingdom of God. In this passage, Jesus took time to teach Nicodemus deep things about salvation through Him (Jesus) or the kingdom of God. He used the method that generated questions which also led Nicodemus to think and reflect on the interaction between him and Jesus. He used words (symbolism) that made Nicodemus to think deeply and to ask questions which also gave Jesus opportunity to give more explanation leading to the main truth that He (Jesus) wanted to communicate to Nicodemus.
When Nicodemus came to Jesus in the night, he was very frank to tell Jesus the way he personally assessed His ministry, but God's presence which was with Jesus opened the heart of Nicodemus to him and so He knew what Nicodemus was looking for (the real TRUTH), so Jesus engaged him in discussion. How did the teaching or discussion start? Read John 3:1-2. What was the immediate response of Jesus? Read John 3:3. What is the connection between Jesus' response to Nicodemus' confession about Jesus? Because Jesus is God, and He was full of His presence, He saw the heart of Nicodemus and He started teaching him immediately about things he was ignorant of. The teaching was expoxitory.
A good teacher of the word of God like Jesus should say something that would generate questions from the audience and should make the audience to think about their lives leading them to the truth.
The approach Jesus used in teaching made Nicodemus to ask questions in verses 4 and 9. In verses 5-8, Jesus took time to explain some things based on theological truth. In addition, Jesus also continued his explanation from verses 10-15 and he finally brought out the truth of the matter in verse 16 which continued to verse 21.
All in all, the interaction between Nicodemus and Jesus was healthy and rewarding because of God's presence. A good student will always ask questions to be sure of any uncertainties. A good teacher is always ready to respond objectively to any question(s) raised in the course of discussion. Ministers who preach or teach the word should submit themselves totally to the leadership of the Holy Spirit (God's presence) so as not to disappoint the listeners. If God's presence is with us as we preach and teach, we shall lead our audience to grasp the concept on what we discuss with them. Those who do not know Jesus will be touched to accept salvation in Jesus. Those who know Jesus will pray more to draw closer to Him.
Nicodemus was a member of the Sanhedrin, like the Senate, the highest law making body in Judahism described as the Jewish ruling council. Because he was looking for the truth, he came quietly in the night to meet Jesus. Why did he come in the night? Provide answer to this question. Secondly, he was a Pharisee. The Pharisees called themselves associates but because of their attitude of interpreting the law strictly and legalistically, and also separating themselves from others in order to keep Judaistic law to the core, the name Pharisees, was given to them (a kind of nickname)—someone who separated himself to the rigid keeping of the law. But some Pharisees actually loved God—seeking for the truth. Nicodemus belonged to this group. Saul of Tarsus also belonged to this group.
Reflection:
• As we seek for the truth, may God lead us to the right teacher so we can be satisfied.
• May we be saturated with God's presence to be a good student of the Bible and a teacher of the word of God, decoding the word of God undilutedly.
• May we apply the right method as occasion demands through the presence of God in the teaching and learning process anytime we study the word of God.
The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Odiba.

27/08/2026

Worship that attracts God's presence.
In our last discussion, we examined the relationship between God's presence and His mercy. In Psalms 34, we saw some verses there that talked about God's mercy. In St. John 9, the story of the blind man also demonstrated God's mercy and presence. Though the Jewish people misunderstood God's way of doing things when He healed the blind man (perhaps because of their ignorance and unwarranted legalism). Jesus through his act, proved that God is a merciful father and His presence was greatly felt.
In our discussion today, we want to address — WORSHIP THAT ATTRACTS GOD'S PRESENCE. Read Acts 16:25-31. In this passage, Paul and Silas were praying and singing — a kind of deep worship to God, which touched His heart and brought His presence down which finally brought deliverance to them from the prison. As mere observers, we can not fathom the kind of deep expression of words through prayers and songs or hymns that brought down the glory of God or His presence, to the extent that the foundations of the prison houses were shaken, a kind of earthquake which was noticable in that environment. What were those words that Paul and Silas used while praying and singing to God? What was the state of their hearts? Ordinarily, one would have thought that Paul and Silas should have taken the posture of sorrowing or expressing sadness because they were kept in prison unjustly!(without any trial), or they could have taken the position of sober reflection or trying to challenge the jailer for unfair treatment at the initial period. However, they were not bugged when they found themselves in this strange condition, they rather did something that brought down the glory and presence of God.
Let us pause and think — if we were in the shoes of Paul and Silas, what would be our immediate and ultimate reaction? Read Acts 16:22-24. The real story of what lead Paul and Silas to be imprisoned started from verse 16 of Acts chapter 16, but take note of verses 22-24. They were thoroughly beaten before their imprisonment. The pains they got from the thoroughly beating can only be imagined. Also note that they were kept in the innner cell and they made it difficult for them to move their legs anyhow (verse 24). With all these terrible things happening to them, they chose to worship God through prayers and singing of hymns which touched the heart of Yaweh. Their worship brought deliverance to them. That earthquake was a sign of God's presence. The jailer having seen what happened voluntarily submitted himself to Paul and Silas by asking them what he could do to be saved. Paul and Silas did not run away when God released them through that earthquake, but they stopped the jailer from killing himself and told him that they were there.
• Through sincere worship from our hearts in form of prayer or songs or dedication, we can bring down God's presence.
• Through divineq worship, God can bring dramatic and immediate solution to your hanging problem
• Through undilluted worship, God will show forth His glory, and people will know that He is indeed the only one to be worshiped.
• Eternal salvation can be gained by observers through God's presence as we worship Him with dedication.

Reflection:
Tune your heart to worship God sincerely, so you can bring down His presence and glory.
The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Odiba.

26/08/2026

God's presence - The evidence of His mercies

In our last discussion, we examined how the presence of God was experienced by Hannah. Hannah identified a problem, she persisted in sincere prayers, visiting the house of prayers, contacting the prayers of the man of God, adding fasting and vows with courage. God's presence in all these steps produced perfect result hinged on the birth of Samuel.
In our discussion today, we shall consider God's presence being an evidence of obtaining mercy from God. We cannot detach God's mercies from God's presence. Even though sometimes we see God's presence demonstrated in punishing offenders or those who have disobeyed Him, or often times we also discover that where it not for His mercies, man would have been denied of many things from the world, read Psalms 34 carefully. Even though there's a place for God's punishment for the wicked, based God's standard we see some verses there which also tells us more about the mercies of God. Read and identify those verses.
In the new testament, there's a story of the blind man that was healed in John 9:1-34. Take time to read this story very well. You will see God's presence and His mercies working together. The blind man who was healed enjoyed God's mercies through God's presence. The Jewish group, because of their ignorance or envy where deprived of experiencing the essence of God's presence and His mercies, which came together to work on this man. Is it not God's presence through Jesus that opened the eyes of this blind man? Is it not God's mercies through Jesus that also opened the eyes of this blind man? From the beginning of this chapter, the disciples of Jesus were trying to conclude that it was the man's sin or his parents' that made him to become blind. But Jesus refuted this view vehemently. What was Jesus' response? John 9:1-3. The disciples, even though they were learning from Jesus, were still thinking like the other Jewish colleagues. When the blind man through God's presence finally obtained mercy and started seeing, this brought a lot of argument amongst them. 3 major groups overlooked God's mercy because of the nature of their heart. Apart from the neighbors of the former blind man, another group constitue the Pharisees, who were so legalistic by ignoring God's mercy and presence for the law against the keeping of the Sabbath. If the Sabbath was set apart to worship Yahweh and God's presence was manifested through His mercies by bringing healing to this man, shouldn't that bring joy to the camp of the Jewish people? The third group (who were witnesses of God's presence and mercy on this blind man who was healed) were the disciples. We did not hear the comments of the disciples again after Jesus gave reply to their questions. Perhaps, it was their questions that made Jesus to show mercy to this man who was blind . All the arguments and questions were summed up in the following words;
• I was blind but now I see
• If this man, Jesus, was not sent by God, he wouldn't have perform this healing. In summary, God's presence often times are always associated with His mercies. God has several ways of exercising His presence. His act of mercy is one of them. Read Psalms 118:1.
You cannot exhaust the teaching on God's presence through His mercies in this piece. Create time to read Psalms 136.
How can we access God's presence through his mercies?
Give examples of God's presence through His mercies in O.T and N.T.
Note: formalism, legalism, traditionalism, and ritualism can easily take us away from seeing the truth in any matter. If we are not careful, we may be denied of enjoying God's presence and mercies If we follow the traditions we are always used to. God does not follow our own ways of understanding issues before He blesses us through His merciful act which is connected to His presence.
Prayer: May we through God's grace, enjoy His multiple mercies in all our undertakings in the name of Jesus.
The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Odiba.

24/08/2026

Touching the heart of Yaweh — Patience.
Text: Psalm 37:5-7.

Patience is the ability to wait for a period of time in order to receive the desires of your heart. The word, Patience, can be used interchangably with endurance (Colossians 1:11). In exercising patience, you might go through difficult experiences until your needs are met. For us to have a healthy relationship with God, a lot of patience is needed. Patience also could be a deep exercise of faith while waiting for God's time to meet our requests. Exercising patience in God's presence is not a sign of weaknesss or unbelief, it is rather a deep trust in God who will never fail us in granting the desires of our hearts based on his will. We can touch God's heart to help us when we practice patience and endurance. Abraham waited patiently for the promise child, Isaac, to be given to him by God. At hundred years, Isaac finally came forth (Genesis 22:1-5). Hannah also patiently waited for the coming of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:20).
Going further, we shall explore how patience has worked for some people who have trusted God and who also waited for the appropriate time for God to act on their behalf. Scriptural passages that talked about patience shall be explored briefly. Let's examine the following;

1. The patience of a willing heart (Job 2:7-13, 42:10-17): The story of Job is a popular one. At God's permission, Satan afflicted him with diseases. The wife advised him to curse God and die because of the way he was suffering. His friends came to sympathize with him and could not talk for 7 days while they saw him. Read verses 9-10 again. His patience and endurance while going through turbulent times was finally rewarded later in his life when he touched the heart of Yaweh. Reflect on Job 42:10-17. God blessed him all round.

2. The patience of the Greek woman (Mark 7:24-30): This woman came to Jesus seeking for help for her daughter to be healed from demonic attack. Jesus replied thus ‭“First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” Mark 7:27. Ordinarily, this woman would have been disappointed when Christ made this statement and then left the environment immediately, but she exercised PATIENCE (with deep faith), and moved further to make the following statements; "Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” ‭Mark 7:28. Her patience brought her desires to be met (verses 29-30). You might think that what happened between her and Christ was more of exercise of faith than patience, but let's think deep and reflect over this story that what happened here was a combination of the two. She touched the heart of Jesus with her patience and faith. Sometimes, patience might not necessarily refer to long waiting, but the ability to have a second thought about an issue (after reflecting over it) and then making a fresh approach within the time of discussion can grant us our desires. This is the method this woman used; She was able to repackage her mind patiently and begged Christ further and her request was granted.

3. Prayers coated with patience (Psalms 37:5-7): As we commit our ways to the Lord patiently with prayers, we shall touch God's heart to provide answers for us. See the results of prayers coated with patience in verse 6. In verse 7, the psalmist boldly tells us to wait patiently for the Lord and to remain calm, even though we are threatened by powers and principalities. The statement — be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him, should be our major guide to have access to God's heart who is ever ready to help us.

In conclusion; As we relate to God whether in prayers or in other undertakings, let us wait patiently for God to grant the desires of our hearts. Waiting is a major ingredient supporting patience. The waiting can be for a short or long period. It could be for 1 minute, 2 hours, 3 weeks, 1 year, 3 years and so on and so forth. The answers to our problems from God purely depends on how He (God) wants to do it in His own way.

Reflections:
• Can we "rush" God to do something for us when He's not willing to do it at that time?
• Do you think God will deny you of any good thing?

Prayer: Lord, grant us the grace to patiently wait for you so we can get the best from you.

Grant our request through your merciful heart in the name of Jesus. Amen and amen.

The Teacher: Pst. Prof. Dick Ikani Odiba.

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