Layò Writes You

Dear Believer, It's my prayer for you that the Lord will lift you and the rewards of diligent service are yours. Amen! ❤️ When I was much younger, I never liked helping people do stuff, but I didn't mind if they helped me.  Then, I'd imagine being in front of dignitaries, adorned as the most hard working. What a fantasy! 🥴 This brings me to talking about something unpopular among believers: service . Many of us don't even want to hear the words "servant", "service" and other derivatives. We keep claiming sonship and its related scripture. Everyone loves red carpet moments and people running after them seeking to take pictures or even desiring autographs on their items.  You certainly love these things too and hope that one day, God will take you to that level where you're so much celebrated. He will, because His plans for you are good (Jeremiah 29:11). However, there's a need to correct this misconception about salvation: "Goodies will...

From the winemaking process , you know there's a need for you to have a strong foundation in Christ before going to share the new wine (evangelize).  It's necessary to share the new wine (Jesus) because a river of new wine is in you and it must flow John 7:38. It's quite necessary that you're capable of producing new wine before you share it. You don't want to end up like Flora of Abattoir. After sharing the new wine, there's a need for you to go back to the Vine. "Why? Is this needful?" , someone is probably thinking.  Jesus said in John 15, "Without me, you can't do anything."  You can't do anything (bear fruits/produce wine) when you're detached from the vine. A detachment from the vine will soon turn your river to a stinking one. Everything you do will not be backed up with power and when men taste your wine, they'll drink sour grapes. As long as the branch(you) is attached to the vine, it keeps maturing to produce wine ...

 Lord, thank you for the privilege of sonship and daughtership.  Thank you for the privilege to share your Word to this believer who is reading. Bless us and expound your Word in our hearts today. Amen. ❤️ Last week, we talked about how you're a branch of the vine and how your responsibility is to produce fruits and serve men the new wine. I think there's a need to share how the wine is made because many believers find it difficult to share (Jesus) the new wine with people even after taking a portion of it (after receiving salvation). I did a short study on the winemaking process and made an interesting discovery that will bless you. This is quite an interesting study. Wine goes through these 5 processes: harvesting, crushing and pressing, fermenting, clarifying, aging and bottling. Then, it is available in stores for purchase.  From the stage of drinking the new wine at salvation to being able to serve the new wine, you must go through these processes, too. When you newl...

 Lord Jesus, thank you for your word I'm about to read today.  I receive boldness to share the wine you have given me.  May I not be static river in Jesus name.  Amen. Dear Believer, Last week, I asked a question about why you think the wedding host didn't buy wine when it had finished and they had to seek Jesus. A friend sent me a video about the history of the Galilean wedding and I found the answer in there. Once the wedding feast starts according to the Galilean culture, no one goes out until the ceremony is over. This is to lock out uninvited people and keep record of those who're in.  This explains why the welfare team had to panic when they ran out of wine. Thank God for Mary, who had Jesus in the building.  The video is a great resource I think you should listen to know more about Galilean weddings. Here you go. The wine running out in the Galilean wedding also signifies something very important.  I want to believe that everyone who is reading ...

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...