Toju Ogunremi

“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” Prov 29: 25 (ESV). I shudder when I think about the impact making decisions based on what people think had in my life. I am not even talking about sinful decisions, just everyday life choices made from the perspective of pleasing man. Would I have chosen differently if I knew it was a snare? There is only one who lays a snare – the enemy of our souls. I admire godly people who seem to have conquered the fear of man, and while I ha[...]

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4: 10 (ESV) Like the Samaritan woman at the well, God often calls us to come away with Him to be refreshed with living water. Some of the most profound encounters and divine assignments were unveiled in the secret place (one-on-one) conversations between God and man. These were encounters of spiritual intimacy, refreshing a[...]

“Above him stood the seraphim; each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” Isaiah 6:2-3 RSV It is impossible to fully understand the holiness of God as mortals. How does the created describe the Creator who has no beginning and no end? We have no natural reference point for this type of holiness. Our only chance of understanding[...]