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Dear Beloved,

IS EVERYTHING AGAINST YOU?

"Their father Jacob said to them, 'You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!'" (Genesis 42:36, NIV).

Jacob had lost his dearest wife, Rachel, when she was givi

Dearly Beloved,

"WHO IS BOLU?"

"‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?’ says the LORD Almighty" (Malachi 1:6 NIV).

A drama usually repeats itself in my home recently. Because of valued respect that is in the Yoruba culture, my ten-year-old son, Boluwatife, wants his younger sister and the other two younger

Dearly Beloved,

DILIGENCE, IT IS!

"Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything the LORD commanded Moses; with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan -- a craftsman and designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen" (Exodus 38:22-23 NIV).

"Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful" (1 Corinthians 4:

Dearly Beloved,

THE REAL VALENTINE

"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers" (1 John 3:16 NIV).

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13 NIV).

Valentine’s Day is an annual celebration held on February 14 to commemorate love and affection between intimat

Dear Beloved,

AN INTERRUPTING BLESSING

"While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. `Your daughter is dead,' they said. `Why bother the teacher any more?' Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, `Don't be afraid; just believe'" (Mark 5:35-36, NIV).