Text: 1 Kings 13:11-34

13:11   Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his ^[a]sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king. 

13:12    And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” For his sons ^[b]had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah. 

13:13  Then he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it,

 13:14 and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. Then he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he said, “I am.”

13:15 Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.”

13:16 And he said, “I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place.

13:17 For ^[c]I have been told by the word of the Lord, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came.’ ”

13:18  He said to him, “I too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” (He was lying to him.)

13:19   So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.

13:20 Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back;

13:21 and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord, and have not kept the commandment which the Lord your God commanded you, 

13:22  but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the Lord said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’ ”

13:23 So it was, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back. 

13:24  When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse.

13:25 And there, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road, and the lion standing by the corpse. Then they went and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

13:26 Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the Lord. Therefore the Lord has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to him.”

13:27 And he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it

13:28 Then he went and found his corpse thrown on the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse nor torn the donkey.

13:29 And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. So the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him. 

13:30 Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”

13:31 So it was, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.

13:32  For the ^[d]saying which he cried out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel, and against all the ^[e]shrines on the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass.”

13:33  After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again he made priests from every class of people for the high places; whoever wished, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. 

13:34 And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth.

STUDY:

‘Test every spirit’ remains a credible counsel to God’s people today. In today’s text, we see a related tragedy that could have been avoided. We see a continuation of the ‘carelessness’ of the man of God in that he (again) acted without crosschecking with the Lord who sent him on the errand in the first place. He rightly declared, “I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place” (v. 16). The reason is that God told him, “You shall not eat bread not drink water there, nor return by going the way you came” (v. 17). How on earth did he shift ground when he was clearly told by the old prophet that an angel spoke to him to bring him back? Was it an angel that sent him on the errand? Whose authority should carry more weight, an angel’s or God’s?

It is a dangerous thing to disobey, misapply, or disregard God’s instruction. Check your life: How many times have you misapplied God’s word? Sometimes, an ‘old prophet’ looking for relevance will misquote, misinterpret, or misappropriate God’s word for selfish gains, like the old prophet. You must never yield, even if many people are following him. In God’s own rules, the majority can be wrong; always depend on the Holy Spirit to lead you. Finally, as an older Christian in the faith, be careful not to mislead new and younger Christians for selfish gain.

Prayer: 

Lead me, Lord.

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One male passenger sustained severe burn injuries in the incident, which occurred on Wednesday at Berger Bus Stop along the Lagos-bound section of the expressway.

The affected vehicle, a fully loaded Hiace bus with registration number EKY 798 YK, was reportedly conveying 18 occupants from the Mowe-Ibafo axis towards Lagos when it suddenly burst into flames following a gas explosion.

The injured passenger, who was seated at the rear of the bus, was taken to the Lagos State Trauma and Emergency Centre at the Toll Gate for medical attention.

According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), its personnel promptly mobilised to the scene and evacuated the occupants.

Officers of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service also arrived and extinguished the fire to prevent it from spreading, while personnel from the Ojodu Police Division provided security and maintained order.

LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, commended the agency’s personnel and appreciated the support of the fire service and the police during the rescue operation.

He said the incident highlighted the importance of prompt emergency response and cooperation among relevant agencies in preventing road disasters.

Bakare-Oki also urged commercial transport operators, particularly those using CNG-powered vehicles, to prioritise regular professional inspections, comply with safety standards and ensure proper maintenance of their gas storage and delivery systems.

Text: 1 Kings 13:1-10

13:1    By the word of the Lord a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering

13:2     By the word of the Lord he cried out against the altar: “Altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you.’”

13:3  That same day the man of God gave a sign: “This is the sign the Lord has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out.”

 13:4 When King Jeroboam heard what the man of God cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward the man shriveled up, so that he could not pull it back. 

13:5 Also, the altar was split apart and its ashes poured out according to the sign given by the man of God by the word of the Lord.

13:6 Then the king said to the man of God, “Intercede with the Lord your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored and became as it was before.

13:7` The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift.”

13:8 But the man of God answered the king, “Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.

13:9   For I was commanded by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’

13:10 So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

STUDY:

As I sat and listened to the leaders who came to my hotel room to see me before my first ministration, I silently prayed for wisdom to respond to their request. They had just informed me that about seven thousand people were already gathered for the meeting that night, and according to them, “all we want is signs.” I wondered why I should not bother about their eternal destinies, but just ‘demonstrate power.’ The attachment of this present generation to miracles and signs, sometimes puts servants of God under pressure to ‘perform.’

Is it possible that the prophet missed the opportunity God was giving Jeroboam to repent? Could his withered hand not have made him to earnestly seek God in genuine repentance? Notice that the prophet did not pray for his hand to become withered; it was a direct act of God. But the prophet never asked God the reason for the sign; he never asked God if he was to pray for recovery for the man whose request is “Please entreat the favour of the LORD your God”, that is, the God of the prophet, not his (Jeroboam’s). He immediately prayed. The king was healed in his backslidden state; he did not repent. Always ask God’s direction, even if people are seeking signs. As I humbly explained to the leaders, God used the apostles to do miracles—and He still does—but the apostles never became ‘preachers of miracles.’ They preached Christ. And in Christ, people received miracles. Be led of the Spirit always.

Prayer: 

Lead me, Lord.

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Text: 1 Kings 12:25-33

12:25    Then Jeroboam built^[a] Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt there. Also he went out from there and built Penuel.

12:26    And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David: 

12:27  If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

12:28  Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!”

12:29 And he set up one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 

12:30 Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.

12:31` He made ^[b]shrines on the high places, and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

12:32 Jeroboam ^[c]ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made.

12:33  So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart. And he ^[d]ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense.

STUDY:

If there is anything a man should fear, it is his own heart; and that it is why the safest thing to do is to hand it over to God. Where did the trouble of Jeroboam begin? His heart! He said in his heart… Who was in charge of his heart? Why did he allow his heart to go wild? Why did he not place it firmly with God? Our hearts can deceive us; our hearts can be slippery.

The conversation that resulted in Jeroboam’s great sin, began and grew in his heart, until it was eventually hatched. He said in his heart “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David if these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah.”
How did the kingdom come to Jeroboam in the first place? Was it not the Lord who told him about it through Ahijah the prophet? Why could he not trust the one who brought it about to keep it? Paul warned the Galatians: “Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?” (Gal. 3:3). Watch your heart, child of God. Let God rule your heart and you will be safe.

Prayer: 

Lord, I yield my heart to You.

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The church also expressed concern over what it described as moves towards a one-party system, warning that the alleged intimidation of opposition parties and their candidates could threaten Nigeria’s democracy.

The Coordinating Bishop of the Province of the Niger, Rt. Rev. Dr Samuel C. Ezeofor, gave the warning during the 2026 Anglican Prayer Rally of Anambra State, held under the theme, “Dwelling in the Secret Place of the Most High God”.

Rt. Rev. Ezeofor urged Nigerians not to remain indifferent ahead of the 2027 elections but to take responsibility for their future by participating in the electoral process and holding political leaders accountable for their promises.

He recalled that the province had raised concerns about the dangers of a one-party system during its synod in May, urging citizens to remain vigilant.

Addressing the Presidency, INEC, the APC and other political stakeholders, the bishop said Nigerians were increasingly dissatisfied with developments in the country and should not be taken for granted.

He warned that ignoring the concerns of citizens could lead to serious consequences, although he expressed hope that such a situation would not arise.

Rt. Rev. Ezeofor urged those responsible for the 2027 electoral process to ensure that the outcome of the elections reflected the wishes of voters.

He said Nigerians must be allowed to determine their future through their ballots without interference.

On the internal challenges facing the Province of the Niger, the bishop acknowledged that the church’s crisis might have discouraged some members.

However, he urged the faithful to remain steadfast, stressing that human shortcomings in the administration of the church did not mean God had abandoned it.

He encouraged Christians to continue looking up to Jesus Christ and expressed optimism that the situation would improve.

The prayer rally was attended by six bishops of the province, including the retired Archbishop of the Province of the Niger, Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpara.

Earlier, the preacher at the event, Venerable Dr Emma Ezeugo, urged Christians to devote more time to prayer and fasting, particularly as the year draws to a close.

Text:1 Kings 12:16-24

12:16      Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: “What share have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now, see to your own house, O David!” So Israel departed to their tents.

12:17   But Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.

12:18 Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of the revenue; but all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem.

12:19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

12:20 Now it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

12:21  And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 

12:22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

12:23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,

12:24   ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel. Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me.” ’ ” Therefore they obeyed the word of the Lord, and turned back, according to the word of the Lord.

STUDY:

Although God had determined to split the nation of Israel, Rehoboam’s outright rejection of the godly counsel of the elders who served with his father brought about the fulfilment of the judgement upon the nation. When the people sent a delegation to appeal to him to lighten the heavy burden placed on them, he consulted two groups of people: The elders who served with his father and the young men, his age mates, who now served with him. However, it turned out that he took the evil counsel and advice of the young men and that cost him eleven tribes.
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly (Psa. 1:1).

The Goodnews Bible puts it this way, “Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people.” One other classical case of ungodly counsel in the Bible is in the story of the rape of Tamar by her brother, Amnon (2 Sam. 13). That ungodly and wicked act was sponsored by the ungodly counsel and advice of Amnon’s friend, Jonadab. We must learn to judge every counsel we receive, to discern which one is godly and which one to run with. This is because the consequence of our wrong choices will not be upon the advisers but on us. Beware of the counsels that guide your actions! Most destinies, marriages and societies, have been destroyed due to ungodly counsel.

Prayer: 

Father, deliver me from ungodly counsels.

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November 8, 2026 – ABUJA — The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has announced the election of the Rt. Rev’d Jacob Bada, Bishop of Akoko, as the new Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ondo.

The announcement was made by the Primate of All Nigeria, the Most Rev’d Henry C. Ndukuba, at the conclusion of the high-level Episcopal Synod held at All Saints Anglican Church in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.

The Archbishop-elect, Rt. Rev’d Jacob Bada, who is replacing the retired Archbishop of the internal province of Ondo in the Church of Nigeria, The Most Rev. Simeon Borokini (Rtd.), brings extensive administrative and pastoral experience to his new role.

He previously served as the Bishop of Etsako before being translated to the Diocese of Akoko in 2019. Known for his steady leadership and conflict-resolution skills—such as his instrumental stakeholder mediations across dioceses—Bishop Bada is widely respected across the communion for his commitment to grassroots evangelism and peace-building.

In congratulating the Archbishop-elect, Primate Ndukuba prayed that God would grant him divine wisdom, grace, strength, and spiritual discernment to steer the affairs of the province and provide godly leadership. He also called on the faithful across the church to keep Bishop Bada in fervent prayers as he prepares to assume office.

The Ecclesiastical Province of Ondo is a vast spiritual province in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion comprising fourteen dioceses namely:

•⁠ ⁠Akure
•⁠ ⁠Akoko
•⁠ ⁠Ondo
•⁠ ⁠Owo
•⁠ ⁠Ekiti
•⁠ ⁠Ekiti West
•⁠ ⁠Ekiti Oke
•⁠ ⁠Idoani
•⁠ ⁠Ilaje
•⁠ ⁠Ile-Oluji
•⁠ ⁠Irele-Ese-Odo

Ekiti South, Idanre and
•⁠ ⁠Oon the Coast
The Episcopal Synod remains a vital constitutional and spiritual assembly where critical deliberations regarding the mission, leadership trajectory, and holistic growth of the church are addressed.

The Church of Nigeria has extended its warmest felicitations to the Archbishop-elect, praying for a deeply impactful and fruitful tenure to the glory of God as it prepares for his presentation in the coming year 2027.
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The victory, recorded on Saturday in Rabat, Morocco, makes Nigeria the first African country to win the competition.

The Flamingos took the lead in the 39th minute through Awawu Bashiru, whose effort from distance slipped past Japan’s goalkeeper.

Nigeria doubled their advantage shortly after the restart when Oluebube Umejiaku scored in the 47th minute, putting the team firmly in control of the match.

Japan fought back in the closing stages, with Fuki Ito reducing the deficit in the 80th minute. However, the Nigerian side held on to secure the historic victory.

The triumph marks Nigeria’s best-ever performance in the competition, surpassing the team’s previous record of finishing third.

The Flamingos’ journey to the title included victories over several teams, including defending champions North Korea, Mexico and Venezuela. They also defeated Brazil in the semi-final to book their place in the final.

The victory is a major milestone for Nigerian women’s football and makes the Flamingos the first African team to lift the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup trophy.

Olukoyede disclosed this while speaking to church workers and ministers after the monthly Holy Ghost Service at the Redemption City of God in Simawa, Ogun State.

According to the EFCC chairman, the funds were linked to an individual being investigated by the commission over alleged financial crimes involving transactions worth tens of billions of naira.

He said he personally met Adeboye to explain the commission’s findings after some of the proceeds were traced to RCCG projects.

Olukoyede said the cleric became visibly angry and immediately instructed church officials to return the money.

He quoted Adeboye as directing the pastors involved to ensure that all funds traced to the church from the individual were returned to government coffers within 24 hours.

The EFCC chairman commended Adeboye for his response, describing it as an example of integrity and zero tolerance for corruption.

He also recalled an incident in which he authorised the detention of a senior RCCG pastor over alleged financial crimes connected to the pastor’s secular workplace.

Olukoyede said the decision was necessary despite the cleric’s position in the church, stressing that nobody should be above the law.

He urged Christian leaders to discourage the promotion of materialism and questionable sources of wealth in religious institutions.

According to him, churches should welcome everyone but must not give undue recognition to individuals suspected of involvement in financial crimes.

He also warned against the practice of offering or receiving money in exchange for church positions, describing it as bribery and criminal abuse of office.

Olukoyede called on Christians to uphold ethical standards and ensure that their conduct reflects the values they expect from public officials.

He said corruption within religious institutions undermines the credibility of the church and urged members to protect the reputation of the Christian faith through integrity and accountability.

Text: 1 Kings 12:1-15

12:1     And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. 

12:2   So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt), 

12:3 that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

12:4 Your father made our yoke ^[a]heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

12:5 So he said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” And the people departed.

12:6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

12:7 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

12:8 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

12:9  And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?

12:10 Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist!

12:11 And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with ^[b]scourges!’ ”

12:12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.”

12:13 Then the king answered the people ^[c]roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;

12:14 and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with ^[d]scourges!

12:15 So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His word, which the Lord had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

STUDY:

Leadership is service and true leadership must lighten the burden of people. Leadership is a gift of God, for the blessing of humanity. Today’s story teaches us the danger of losing the true essence of leadership. Leadership in the kingdom of God is not about lording over people but serving them—helping them to discover and deploy their potentials (Matt. 18:1-4). True leadership brings men into their rest (maximised potentials and destinies).
Although the ‘drama’ in this passage was in keeping with God’s plans and judgement, we see an important lesson on leadership to glean.

Presently, Nigeria seems to be under a leadership that has subjected citizens to increased harsh economic realities. This is in the midst of the huge blessings—natural, spiritual and human resources—of the nation. The reason for under-development in Africa remains poor leadership. And unfortunately for the church today, the true essence of leadership is gradually being killed. The church must rise to the occasion to follow the path of true leadership, which is service. John Maxwell once observed that if you are ‘leading’ and no one is following, then you are simply “taking a walk.” Lead, don’t just walk.

Prayer: 

Father, help me see the true essence of leadership.

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