I AM HE!

I’ve been chronologically reading the book of John of the Bible since 7th March and so far I’ve enjoyed the reading. My initial purpose was to take note of as many names or titles of Jesus Christ as I could get from my reading. This is a Bible study project I intended doing a few years ago but never really did.

Although I started reading with this intention, I didn’t take out a notebook to jot down the names of Jesus Christ because I wanted to enjoy the reading in itself without the interruption of jotting down the names. It’s not a competition, I thought.

Along the way, I completely forgot about my goal and got so intrigued by the dialogue between Jesus Christ and the Pharisees and the other Jews who didn’t believe that He was (is) the MESSIAH. At some point, I’d read aloud to myself the conversation as if I were an actor preparing for a stage production.

It’s amazing. I wonder… if I had been a Jewish in Jesus’ day, what would I have thought of the man who performed lots of miracles and claimed to be the Messiah that everyone was patiently waiting for? Would I have been like the Pharisees or would have believed Jesus’ message? I’m sure I’d have argued with Jesus too, if women were allowed in those days to speak in public and have Him establish why He was THE ONE.

I’m also sure I’d have been frustrated to hear Jesus talk about eating His flesh, being able to build the temple within 3 days, the Father being in Him, and He being much older than Abraham. Whaaat?! No wonder the Jews accused Him of being demon possessed.

The disciples and those who believed must have been so blessed to have the ability to believe Jesus Christ’s words. Perhaps it’s a good thing that I wasn’t born in those days that I’m a Ghanaian and not a Jew. Even if I were a modern day Jew, I’m sure I’d have been an orthodox Jew, who currently don’t believe in the Jesus Christ who came over 2000 years ago and are still waiting for His birth.

I’m in the final 5 to 6 chapters and hope to finish in a week. I’m so glad for the WORD and for the insights I’m getting.

Thank you Father, Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit. Amen...

...and Amen!
Lady Akofa.

Lady Akofa’s 3 Creative ways to read the Bible

1. Act it out, with all the theatrical antics.

2. Sing it like a musician.

3. Read it aloud, making use of tonal variations.


The Word, food for the soul,
Lady Akofa.

Ghana at 55

I love my country. It may not be the best place in the world to live, nevertheless, I love my country.

As we celebrate 55 years of independence from British colonial rule, I’ve been reflecting on God's goodness to us as a nation and to me as a Ghanaian.

I’m grateful for the peace we have as a nation. I’m thankful for the leaders who have served us in times past. I didn’t get to meet Kwame Nkrumah, but I’m grateful for some of the policies he initiated and the institutions that he helped establish. I’m living under those blessings. The Tema Harbour, the Tema motorway, the Akosombo dam were all built under his rule. For a long time, the Akosombo dam was the only hydro-electric source of power for the entire nation and Tema Harbour serves as a major trading port for the country.

Other leaders have come and gone and have contributed to the growth of this nation, including those who were kicked out earlier through bloodless coups.

I’m thankful for my fellow Ghanaians. It’s easy to strike up a conversation with a stranger in a trotro (public transport mini-vans) and laugh as if you were siblings although you’re unlikely to ever meet this person again. In my experience in a few other countries I was told, “You don’t talk to strangers in this country.” One of the best topics to raise with a fellow Ghanaian you're meeting for the first time is football. Yes, football.

I appreciate that I’ve been able to experience and observe the changes over the decades. Yep, I'm very old! For example, before 1992, there was only one television station in Ghana but now there are many. Media is booming.

And I quite remember that we didn’t have commercial breaks within television shows, but rather in between two different shows. So if you wanted to pee, you made sure to do so before you sit down for 30mins, 45mins, 1 hour straight otherwise you might miss an important or funny scene while you’re in the washroom. Today, companies are massively advertising and television companies are generating huge sums of money from this business. I’m often amazed at how much a company has to pay for an advertising slot per minute in the electronic media or for space in the print media.

And it’s amazing that private enterprises and banks have sprung up all over the place. We have moved from the socialist way of managing our country to embracing capitalism.

There are new roads and yes, some with potholes, haha! While they are not enough, there have been new hospitals, schools and other new facilities that weren’t there in the 80s or in the 90s.

This nation, Ghana, could be better than it is now. I pray that Ghanaians will be grateful for what they have now, work and believe God for more. That’s the way to go.

Happy Independence Day!
Lady Akofa.