Haven of rest Evangelical Ministries, Ota Nigeria

He sat in court, holding his hand in his head and weeping quietly. Those around him looked at him in pity and those who did not know the reason for this, wondered why a grown man was weeping openly. For Mr. James Jackson, his life had just crumbled before him like a pack of cards. He who had two sons that were born on the same day, had suddenly become childless. Two years ago, the first of the twin was brutally murdered, while he was being inducted alongside others as a medical doctor. Today, the court sentenced his only surviving son and child to die by the hangman’s noose. Why? He had pulled the trigger that sent his twin brother and only sibling to his untimely grave. He murdered his own blood in cold blood. He had simply walked into the venue of the event, shot into the air to attract attention and walked over to where his brother was sitting. Whilst the poor twin brother looked at him in shock and confusion, he shot him point blank in the head. The death was instant. ...

*THE LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE* *Tuesday, August 28, 2018* *TOPIC: WATCH YOUR DECISIONS!* *Read: Hebrews 11:23-26* 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. 24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. *MEMORISE:* But Ruth said: "Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God *(Ruth 1:16).* *EXPOSITION* Our decisions have lasting effects on us and many others. The decisions of the parents...

Just two years after our marriage, my husband brought up the idea of asking his Mother to move from the rural hometown and spend her remaining years with us. His father passed away while he was still very young. His mum endured much hardship and struggled all on her own to provide for him, see him through to the university. You could say that she suffered a great deal and did everything you could expect or imagine of a woman to bring hubby to where he is today. I immediately agreed and started preparing the spare room, which has a balcony facing the South to let her enjoy the sunshine and plant greenery. Hubby stood in the bright room, and suddenly, he lifted me up and started spinning round and round. As I begged him to put me down, he said: "Lets go fetch mother". Hubby is tall and big sized and I love to rest my head on his chest and enjoy the feeling that he could pick me up at any moment, put me as smallish as I am into his pocket. Whenever we have an argument and one...

THE LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE Sunday, August 26, 2018 TOPIC: TURN TO THE RIGHT PERSON Read: 1 Samuel 17:26-29 26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? MEMORISE: Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28)...

*THE LIVING WATER* *DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE* *Friday, August 24, 2018* *TOPIC: ASKING ARIGHT* *Read: 2 Chronicles 1:7-12* *MEMORISE: _Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us_ (1 John 5:14).* *EXPOSITION* There are several occasions when we ask from our omniscient Maker but receive nothing because we ask amiss *(Jas. 4:3). Our memory scripture reveals to us how we can receive whenever we ask from God–asking *_according to His will_ (1 Jn. 5:14).* The young King Solomon, in our text, recognised and appreciated that he had received great favour from the God of his father, David, as David’s successor out of the numerous brothers (v. 8). He was given the privilege to ask for anything he wanted (v. 7). He wisely asked in accordance with the will of his Maker, what was needed at that moment to carry out his God-given onerous task. He prayed an effective and efficient prayer. The character of people appear in ...

IT IS NOT MY FAULT! “NG please now,” Mike whispered as he tried to pull his sister Ngozi to face him on the bed. “You know mummy went to bed early and may soon get up for her mid night prayers.” he continued. “Michael leave me alone.” Ngozi almost shouted. “I have told you that I am on but you don’t want to hear. If we do anything now and the bed spread gets stained how do you explain that to mummy? Have you forgotten so soon how you almost let the cat out of the bag the other time something like that happened? I don’t know why you don’t like being reasonable at times! I have told you that we need to be cautious now that daddy is not at home because mummy leaves her bedroom door open and can come out any moment.” But Mike would not take no for an answer and continued pleading and tugging on Ngozi’s see-through pink night wear. Meanwhile Mrs. Ajo-ife suddenly woke from sleep and sat upright on her bed for no known ...

PLEASE DON’T TELL HIM! “Mummy, if I tell you something will you tell Uncle Fidelis?”, came the voice of 5 year old Brenda as she stood near her mum in the kitchen. Mrs. Jide, Brenda’s mum looked at her daughter curiously, quietly dropped the knife she was using to cut vegetables and stooped down to be at eye level with the kid as she quizzed: “what is it you want to tell me, my angel?” Brenda replied, “Mummy promise me that you will not tell uncle Fidelis because he said that if I tell you a big dragon with two heads will appear when I am sleeping at night and swallow me.” The mum said, “My sweet angel, don’t you trust me? I won’t tell him, just tell me what that thing is.” Little Brenda looked back and sideways as if to make sure that nobody was nearby then said in a low tone, “the other day you went out with Lara’s mummy, uncle Fidelis called me to his room and put one film for me to watch on his pho...

CAC Living Water Daily Devotional Guide Friday,  August 17, 2018 TOPIC KNOWING GOD VERSUS KNOWLEDGE OF GOD Read Ezekiel 37:1-38       MEMORISE Thus says the Lord God to these bones: "Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord"  (Ezekiel 37:5-6). EXPOSITION The valley of dry bones is a familiar biblical scene to many Christians. God did a phenomenal miracle to give flesh and the breath of life to an army of skeletons. This is not to tell the future generations of Christians that we can so apply this to any prayer for the resurrection of the dead. It was to give the message to the house of Israel that even as they had lost hope and gone astray, God would turn them around. The emphasis of chapter 37 is that Israel shall know that God is the Lord.     Curious...

How our father used our Elder Brother for sacrifice A true confession by me Chukwuma Osahor I grew up in a family of 5 Children Things were moving and still moving well for us . None of us could explain why we had so much favour and wealth and all we needed . We never failed in school and we could not be involved in accidents Something will just bring us out safely Whatever was spoken over us also made us not affected by sickness I knew it was not ordinary so I set out to personally know why. It is what I found I have decided to expose to the whole world today without any fear I found that we have an elder brother And my father sacrificed him for the family to progress They used his blood to enter a covenant that nobody in the home should be poor or sick or die Young (Blood money????) My findings again is that even if a stranger joins our family as long as he becomes a member of our family the covenant will work for him . But Why???? Why would my father Use my elder brot...

✍ Choose ur Echo ------------------- A man was taking his son on a walk in a nearby forest. Suddenly the boy tripped and feeling a sharp pain, he screams "AHHHH!" Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mountain, "AHHHH!" He was taken aback as it was his first experience of an echo. Filled with curiosity, he screams: "Who are you?", but the only answer he received was , "Who are you?" This made him angry, so he shouted, "You are a coward!" and the voice answered "You are a coward!" He looked at his father and asked "Dad what's going on. Who is he talking back at me?" "Son," the man replies, " pay attention. Say something nice to him Then he screams, "I love you!"  The voice answers, "I love you!" Realising his son's confusion the man takes over the conversation with nature and shouts "You are wonderful!" and the voice answered, "You are wonderful...

I AM SLOWLY LEARNING.  (copied) 1- *I’m Slowly Learning That I Don’t Have To React To Everything That Bothers Me* 2- **I’m slowly learning that I don’t have to hurt those who hurt me.* 3- *I’m slowly learning that maybe the ultimate sign of maturity is walking away instead of getting even** 4- *I’m slowly learning that the energy it takes to react to every bad thing that happens to you drains you and stops you from seeing the other good things in life.* 5- **I’m slowly learning that I’m not going to be everyone’s cup of tea and I won’t be able to get everyone to treat me the way I want to be treated and that’s okay.* 6-  *I’m slowly learning that trying so hard to ‘win’ anyone is just a waste of time and energy and it fills you with nothing but emptiness.** 7- *I’m slowly learning that not reacting doesn’t mean I’m okay with things, it just means I’m choosing to r...

THE BUS STOP DOESN’T MATTER; YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DRIVER DOES* A boy stood on a sidewalk waiting for a bus. A man walking by spotted the boy and gave him some gentle advice. "Son," he said, "if you're waiting for the bus you need to move to the street corner. That's where the bus stops for passengers." "It's OK," said the boy. "I'll just wait right here and the bus will stop for me." The man repeated his advice, but the boy never moved. Just then, the bus appeared. Amazingly, the bus pulled over to where the boy stood and he hopped in. The man on the sidewalk stood speechless. The boy turned around in the doorway and said, "Mister, I knew the bus would stop here, because the bus driver is my dad!" When you've got a relationship with the bus driver, you don't need a bus stop. If you've given your heart to the King of Kings, you're in a royal family of unspeakable proportions. Today I wou...

*CAC DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE 📚* *(THE LIVING WATER)* DATE: Tuesday, 7th August, 2018 *TOPIC: HEALING POWER OF A MERRY HEART* *📖 READ:* Proverbs 15:13-15 *MEMORISE: A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones (Proverbs 17:22).* *EXPOSITION:* A merry heart is a cheerful and joyful heart. There is a healing effect when we are joyful and cheerful. That a merry heart does good like a medicine is a true physical fact of life. It contributes very much to the restoration or preservation of bodily health and vigour, as medical practitioners observe and experience shows. A broken heart (sad, rejected) dries the bones. It is a proven truth that a spirit broken with sorrow, whether on spiritual or temporal accounts; as it weakens the nerves, it dries up the marrow in the bones, and emaciates the body, and reduces it to a skeleton. The joy or grief of the mind has a very great influence upon the body, either for its good or hurt. It was...

*SOUL TIES* Do you know *SEXUAL SIN* is one of the major silent killer of MANY DREAMS,  UNENDING DEBTS and lack of FINANCIAL BREAKTHROUGH?  SOUL TIES are invisible bonds that wreck havoc in many relationships today. Sexual activity is one of the most harmful activities on earth. Every time we have Sex outside the confines of marriage we create deep rooted bonds with the other individual That's why you left your boyfriend got born again but from time to time he still visits for conjugal rights and you are helpless before him or her. Every time sexual activity (not necessarily penetration) takes place the brain produces a chemical called dopamine, it's called the feel good chemical but it binds two people together A soul tie doesn't get broken by saying I do A wedding ceremony is not enough to make your past sexual sins to disappear Soul ties are the reasons why people don't move on. This is the reason you keep on recycling negative relationships even years down ...