Layò Writes You

Lord, for those that sincerely need to have a taste of the new wine today, may they not miss the serving time. Please, reach them wherever they may be hiding and let your Word reach them.  For this reader, Lord, break the walls in their hearts and let them receive your Word. Amen. From last week , we read in the Bible (John 2:1-10) that water turned into wine at a wedding.   This, for me is an exciting bible discovery. How did this happen? I mean, water turning into wine. A child may say "it's just a bible story".  You (the believer) may say "oh, it was a miracle and it can't be explained. If I ask you again, "why didn't they go to buy wine when it got finished. They really didn't have to panic?" You may say "they were poor." You're probably right on this. Some school of thought believe this. You may also say "the wine store was far from the venue and there was no time to waste time". You may be right. Every answer you g...

The story of water turning into wine. Very common story! You probably have never heard it this way before. Enjoy! The Wedding at Cana of Galilee is one of the Bible stories that intrigues me a lot. One reason I love this Bible story is because Jesus was there at the venue to save them from a huge embarrassment. Secondly, a rare miracle happened at the wedding. The couple would probably never have forgotten till they died. You're about to read my view about this story. You probably may have different opinions or our thoughts sync. Either way, feel free to feed me back in the comment section. Be blessed!! "How wise was the idea to send Jesus an IV card for that wedding.  They must have sent it through Mary and she must have convinced Jesus to come.  Probably the disciples, Peter leading them, decided to go as per Jesus' circle members." Just thinking aloud. Well, the wedding reception was set to make it into the records until the wine finished and they were slightly in ...

Dear believer, welcome to the new dawn. It is my prayer that the reality of a new dawn be your portion.  Wrestle when you need to, ask for mercy when you need to and when the dawn comes, give God the highest praise.  I'm waiting to hear your testimony(ies). God bless you.   "Lord, I will exalt you and lift you high, for you have lifted me up on high!  Over all my boasting, gloating enemies, you made me to triumph.  O Lord, my healing God, I cried out for a miracle and you healed me!  You brought me back from the brink of death, from the depths below. Now here I am, alive and well, fully restored!  O sing and make melody, you steadfast lovers of God. Give thanks to him every time you reflect on his holiness!  I’ve learned that his anger lasts for a moment, but his loving favor lasts a lifetime! We may weep through the night, but at daybreak it will turn into shouts of ecstatic Joy. " Psalms 30:1-5 TPT This highlights the testimony of someone w...

 Dear Believer,  It's my sincere prayer that you'll soon shout for Joy because the dawn is almost here. Every stubborn situation you're concerned about is being attended to today and no more will you wrestle and fail. Once more, if you have been praying & change is not forthcoming, this episode is especially for you, read and reread with great hope. God bless you. I dislike queuing a lot but on a certain day, I had to; to purchase a school book.  At some point, I got tired and went to sit. When I returned, I couldn't recognize the person who was in front of me so, I had to queue again. I was frustrated already and considered going back to my hostel when a man randomly touched me and gave me number one.  I was lost, "Why was he giving those numbers? Which work was he going to ask us to do?" I and some other people, that also got a number, followed him to a more distant place and we appeared before a man; about 10 of us.  Would you believe if I told you I wa...

Dear Believer, I encourage you to read with an open heart because this month is going to cause a shift in your life just as God has promised. The veils are removed and your heart is receptive, Amen. Cheers, Layò Writes You. Last week, we talked about the night time and how it is a phase before the dawn. The night time can be frustrating for the believer because he has seen the dawn before, but now, is in the dark. For the unsaved, the dark is his reality but the new dawn can be, too. (2 Corinthians 5:17) If the night time is attached to darkness, confusion, etc, the dawn must be something to hope for then. So, what really is the dawn? The dawn is the beginning of a new day and a new phase for the living. It is the reality of something new which results in a change of the usual.  It is a pathway between the night and the day. The dawn is usually called daybreak.  Just before the dawn breaks, little sparks of light begin to penetrate in the darkness which signifies a new day is...

Dear Believer,  Kindly accept my warm greetings this July. It's a month your sorrow turns to great Joy. A month of the new dawn. Please, read this episode with an expectation. God bless you.   TND* - The New Dawn Debbie woke up to study the Word. It was a dark night. There was darkness everywhere; only a small beam of light came from the torchlight she held. Even the moon didn't shine brightly this day. It seemed as though everything had come to a stand-still. The breeze, even the crickets and frogs were silent. It was all strange.  The silence and darkness screamed 'sleep' but, she had to study.  * * * If you have ever stayed awake during the midnight, you know it's characterized by darkness and silence. It is that period when everyone is just by themselves. There is little or no chit-chatting, no serious business going on anywhere.  It is even more serious because there is little or no motivation at this time of the day. It's just you trying to stay awake...

Dear reader & believer, it is my prayer that you find your answers here and the Holy Spirit does the work of quickening in you by making sure you stay strong in Him.  Please, read with an open heart and as slowly as you can, shunning all distractions. God bless you, Amen. Last week, we talked about the strong man in the context of Matthew 12:22-30. (If you haven't, kindly read it before continuing so you understand this concluding episode better. Click here now ) If you read Matthew 12:29 alone, you'll understand that the strong man can be anybody. A believer/saved man is a strong man because he now houses the excellency of God's power.  A man in Christ is a strong man  because he is under the one who is greater than the god of this World.  He's stronger than principalities and powers, he's stronger than the devil and commands as much power to displace his men from their habitat(s). Samson was indeed a strong man. He killed 1000 people with the jaw bone of an as...

 Read, as slowly as you can and with an open mind too. God bless you.  Chris sat at table with his dad to eat. It was one of those days Suzanne decided to treat her husband and her 5-year-old son to special meals. Carefully, Chris made sure every grain from his plate disappeared into his mouth. Then, he got ready to pounce on the chicken thigh in his plate.  Seeing this, his dad stood up quietly and went to his back. He held Chris' two hands with one hand and with the other hand ate from his meat.  By the time Chris managed to wriggle free from his hold, a large portion of his meat was already gone.  You might want to call Chris' father an Àgbáyà (an adult bully). Well, you can't blame him much. Chris started the whole game; only that he had been unsuccessful in all his trials. "How can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house," [Matt. 12:29 BSB] Analyzing this story, Chris...

Dear Believer,  Thank you for opening the 7th episode, 6th tendency in this believer series. Even as you read about this last episode, I pray that your eyes are opened to see. Your testimony is around the corner because there's no more hindrance. Amen. If you have missed any of the tendency series, get the link now so you don't miss out any more. Cheers.  In the Yoruba culture, (a predominant culture in Nigeria), when an elder gives a child something, it is expected that the child prostrates to say thank you. That's a sign of good upbringing to them; and it increases verbal blessings.  If the child says thank you and doesn't prostate or kneel well, they don't believe s/he has tendered his/her appreciation rightly. Think of someone you have done quite much for and did not appreciate it. You must have felt unhappy, cheated and disappointed.  Now, be careful not to start nailing old errors. I'm not saying you should start regretting doing the person so much favor...

Dear Believer,  We're on the fifth tendency, sixth episode - The wrong motive.  Thank you for staying put. I implore you to read this episode with an open heart so you can be blessed. If you have missed reading any one, get to see all links here . Cheers to your testimony! God's creative vessel, Olúwalayòmi, Bẹẹni. ❤️ More than a year now, one of my obsessions was looking at my limbs.  I loved to adore my feet and fingers early in the morning because they're so fine even without polish. I went visiting my older sister and I had to use her transparent polish for my nails because I loved showing them off. I remember at one fellowship meeting, I could feel the Holy Spirit asking me to take everything off.  I struggled to do this but at last, I scraped everything. I am not an advocate of whether polishing nails is wrong or right in this episode. I'm only talking about the motive behind this. P.S: If you're willing to know my own view about this, polishing nails is never...

 Happy new month to you! God bless you. We started the series - Tendencies in the Believer on May 5. We'll continue in June too. Last week, we read about impatience - not waiting for God and the fulfillment of His promise.  We also read about how impatience can hinder God's plans & abundance for us because we have impatiently settled for less.  If you have not read it, you can read here . Today, we will continue on impatience - in God's presence.  Sometime last year, I read a mountzion comic about a lady that rushed her quiet time and once she caught a rhema, posted it on her media page, rushed out of God's presence.  Just one word of knowledge and she closed her Bible and she's gone.  If you can mirror yourself in this story, that's impatience playing out. Many believers have similar experiences. You rush in & rush out of God's presence.  Even while you are before God, you are impatient to leave. There's no way you can get anything tangible i...

Dear Believer, I'm so glad you're on this journey with me.  We have been talking about various tendencies and I am confident you have been blessed. We're on the fourth tendency which is impatience. I want you to read with an open mind so that the Holy Spirit can expressly speak to you.  I also pray that your abundance don't hang as a result of impatience. Cheers to your testimony! Tunde was so happy seeing his uncle, TY at a family occasion. He hadn't seen him in 6 years since he went for his Msc. abroad.  Uncle TY was now fresher & healthier and as far as Tunde was concerned, he's got money too.  Soon, they got talking and food was being served. They had spent over 60 minutes talking already and Tunde was now hungry. "Uncle TY, they are already serving oh. Let's go and eat", he said holding his stomach and yawning at the same time. "Don't worry, we'll eat. I'll personally collect food packages for the two of us." They tal...

 Dear Believer, I want to say a big thank you for opening the third blog post in this month. God bless you abundantly. I trust you have been blessed by the previous episodes you have read. Since the month began, God has been pointing out some tendencies(inadequacies; not necessary obvious sins) in us that can hinder His abundance in our lives.  We're on the third already: Pride. If you have not read any of the tendencies,   here is the link to read. You can keep it, it's all yours. I trust God to open your heart to be receptive of what He has for you today. Amen. There ruled a powerful royalty, the ruler of the most prominent city in the world while he lived. He had slaves from many countries and he was rich, powerful and feared. One day, he had a dream. And dreams in those days were important messages to and for the dreamer. No one could interpret his dream except a captive. By the Spirit of God, this captive got his dream interpreted, but the dream had impending conse...

Dear Believer, I am particularly excited about today's tendency. I trust you can relate with it and make resolutions where necessary. Get blessings while reading. I used to keep Malice with a renowned bank in Nigeria.  God has helped me passed that phase. They duped me of some funds and I felt cheated and very angry. I vowed to drag them on Twitter... I never did sha. But, I did not hesitate to show people how angry I was each time someone mentioned their name and tell them how they messed with me. Can you think of a bible character who had this tendency too? I know of Absalom.  He is a very good example of malice. With his long hair and beautiful features, he had a PhD in Malice. He was really offended at Amnon for taking advantage of Tamar, but he didn't say anything. He planned his revenge on Amnon for 2 years. 2 Sam. 13. To me, this is malice reloaded and wickedness. Malice is not just greeting one person or another that offends you or withholding communication. It's be...