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Dear son, dear brother

Dear Son, Dear Brother

A promise is a debt, so this is me paying the debt of love.

Dear son, dear brother, I thank God for you. Unlike our dear sisters, wife, wife to be, future wife and dear mothers you both have a different and higher kind of direct model to follow: Jesus Christ – who is both fully man and fully God.

A lot has been written about Him in the Gospel, but there is a portion of scripture that summarizes Him in a very personal way that I think would serve for our consideration this morning.

May 8, 2017 0 comment

Christian Daughter Friend Kenyan

Fill every heart with thanksgiving

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

Source: www.dayspring.com

Fill every heart with thanksgiving

Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesying, but test everything; hold fast what is good, abstain from every form of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5: 16-22)

O God of all creation, fill our hearts with thanksgiving. This is the last line of the Kenyan National Anthem, the beautiful prayer that we sing many a times without paying much attention to the words therein. The glory of Kenya, the fruit of our labour fill every heart with thanksgiving. Are our hearts as Kenyans filled with thanksgiving? Are we rejoicing always? Are we praying constantly?

Are we holding fast to what is good? Are we quenching the Spirit? Are we despising prophesy? Are we holding fast to what is good? Are we abstaining every from of evil?

It’s reflection time Kenyans, especially those of the household of faith. As we sing the Kenya National Anthem, let us never forget that we are praying to our God, the God of all creation. And every line we utter, every word in this anthem is directed to Him. He hears, He answers and may He fill our hearts with thanksgiving in all circumstances.

Prayer:

O God of all creation, thank you for the land of Kenya. Thank you for the people of Kenya. Thank you for the heritage of Kenya. Thank you Father for your mercy and kindness that you have continued to show to us despite our continued failure, outright disobedience and distancing from you. Father, have mercy on us and in that mercy through your Son Jesus Christ draw us back to Yourself. In Jesus Name, Amen!

April 22, 2017 0 comment

Christian Daughter Friend Kenyan Mother

O God of all creation

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

O God of all creation

This is a most profound and important opening line of the Kenyan National Anthem.

It sets the pace and the foundation for the rest of the anthem; it definitely marks out the Kenyan National Anthem as a prayer.

So who is this God of all creation?

Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

That is the God we are praying to as Kenyan’s when we sing the National Anthem – the creator of heaven and earth and everything therein.

One of his most telling character is double edged and clearly presented in John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that He gave His ONLY Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

Our Creator God is characterized by love and holiness. He who is the God and creator of all creation loves what He created so much that even before the foundations of the earth He set in motion a redemption plan! Hallelujah. He stands undefiled by sin and yet loves those defiled by it. In His love He gave His Son to reconcile sinners back to Himself; by clothing them in the righteousness of His Son Jesus Christ.

Love exemplified, holiness and righteousness attained, justice fulfilled: John 3:16

He is love and He is Holy: both stand uncompromised! Both stand fulfilled and satisfied in John 3:16

Prayer:

O God of all creation, O God who is love and Holy we call upon you today on behalf of our nation. And what we ask is for mercy, have mercy on us You whose property is always to have mercy, have mercy on us. Our Creator, draw us back to your Holiness in love, back to a restored relationship with you; as individuals, as families and as an entire nation. In Jesus Name, Amen!

April 3, 2017 0 comment

Christian Daughter Dear Friend Mother Wife

Dear Mother, Mother to be, Sister and Sister to be

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

I did make a promise that after addressing the roles of The Father, The Son, and The husband we would one day look into the roles of Sons and Brothers. Looks like we are almost there. But first off let’s start off with the women in their lives. Shall we?

Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. (Gen 2:24 RSV)

The Word of God states in very clear terms that a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. This verse begins with a conjunctive adverb ‘therefore’ which begs the question what happened before this statement to warrant this consequence or response?

March 27, 2017 0 comment

Christian Dear Friend I am a Mother Wife

Dear Wife, Wife to be, Future Wife

written by Wanjiku J. Mwangi

Let’s talk about expectations in marriage, shall we?

So kindly take a paper and pen and write down 5 expectations you have of your husband for the married gals, husband to be for those soon to be married gals and future husband for all our single gals.

Don’t over think. Write the first 5 expectations that come to mind. If you need a clue, they’re mostly your greatest needs ?

Now keep that list aside, we’ll conclude by looking at it.

March 6, 2017 15 comments

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