How many Books of the Bible do you know?

Some books of the bible have funny names indeed. Many of us Christians may never have opened some of these books; some do not even know how to open them even if they know they exist. Aha, the biggest problem at times is to know whether the books are in the Old or New Testament. Have you ever heard of the book of Habakkuk? Yea, it is one of the books of the bible and that is the one I want you to spend some time with today. In the book of Habakkuk, the prophet questions God and the way things have turned out for the children of Israel. Why should God allow them to be taken into captivity in Babylon? Verse one of the first chapter opens with the question: “How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen!”  

It seems that whenever things do not work out as we anticipated, we blame it on God. But when things are working out okay with us, we at times say good-bye to God and his ways. Please read the 3 short chapters of this book and pray that God may be merciful to us his children and protect and guide us from the hands of our enemies.

Do you hate?

I know that I have not written anything the whole of this month. That is okay, better late than never. I have been so busy that certain things were left undone. I will improve. Remember, God is not done with me yet. I am still in the process of becoming a better person. Talking of being a better person reminds me of the first letter of St. John. The purpose of this letter was to combat certain false ideas, especially about Jesus, and to deepen the spiritual and social awareness of the Christian community. Please spend some time with our brother John this week as you read and pray the five chapters of the First Letter of St. John. As you read please take note of this powerful line from the 15^th verse of the third chapter, “Everyone who hates his bother is a murder, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining him”. This sounds very strong but is there a better way of saying the obvious?