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The oxford dictionary describes a yoke as a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart they are to pull. It is used to join two oxen together so that there can be unity in what they are doing and they get the job done faster. The yoke is usually custom made and carved to fit the shape of the neck of the ox. When a farmer wants to train a younger ox, he does it with an older ox who understands what to do and is experienced, because the older ox has been allowed to grow to full maturity, so it is the best partner to be yoked with, it is reliable and it will teach the younger one how to pull, how to settle down under the yoke and how to be efficient. The younger ox is just supposed to submit to it and follow the older ox’s leading, but sometimes it is half in and half out of the yoke and not completely under it because it doesn’t want to be yoked (that is to submit and follow the older ox’s leading) and this leads to huge scars ...

The Face of a Lion Ezekiel 1: 10 ‘ As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle’. Revelations 4:7 . ‘ And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. ’ The Cherubims had four faces, the face of a man, the face of a Lion, the face of an Ox and the face of an eagle. These four faces represent the faces of our Lord Jesus. Love is the face of Jesus as revealed as a man, as men we are to show true love to one another and also love God with all our heart, might and soul. The Lion is the King of the jungle, the strongest amongst animals, they are bold and courageous and when they roar their victims tremble. The Lion symbolises strength, courage, and leadership, they are not afraid of any other animal. The way the ro...

LOVE CONQUERS ALL… I remember being very young and full of so much love to give, it is safe to say, I was a bundle of love itself. I remember going to school very excited to share my lunch with others, there were some particular children who constantly begged for it and I never hesitated to share with them, I didn’t really like it and hardly ever ate it but I was happy because they liked it and I was content with that. I would sit with the beggars that used to be outside my school and share my food with them I was just about 5 or 6 years old then, I was so happy doing it, it brought me great joy, but as I grew up those feelings began to wane until I grew up shielding myself and totally avoiding being vulnerable to anyone through love, maybe because as I grew I had genuinely tried to love, but faced a lot of rejection and sometimes embarrassments but all I wanted to do was genuinely share with others the river of love that filled my heart. As I came to know the Lord Jesus, slo...

Historically, the city of Babel was the city where the people of the land tried to build a tower that would reach up to the heavens but God caused confusion amongst them so that they couldn’t understand each other’s languages any longer Gen 11; 1-9. In the book of Revelation, Babylon was referred to as a woman which represents the false church at the end time which also represents the abominations of the earth, idolatry, pride, cruelty and greed Rev 17:5. In the book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem and took some of the treasures from the temple of God as well as some of the able young men of Judah amongst whom was Daniel, to Babylon. How did Daniel fare in this strange land called Babylon? As Christians I would liken the world that we live in now as our own Babylon because our home is in heaven and not here on earth, also just as there was confusion in Babylon because of the disunity, a lot of our problems in our nation Nigeria and the world as a whole stems from a...