For many years, I secretly prayed and openly confessed to be blessed with one. So, it’s an understatement to say to say that I was happy when after some years of waiting on the lord and odds against my wife’s conception; babies were delivered into my hands. A set of twin beautiful babies. Boys for that matter! Joy exploded in my heart and that marked the happiest day of my life. My wife was so, so happy.
Prayers answered. Prophecy fulfilled. Ours is a rare testimony that rendered that traditional belief that the families that desire twins never have one but those who dread them mostly receive the strange ‘glorious’ visitors.
My testimony is also to rekindle faith and assure as many who are waiting on God for the blessing of the womb. As you accept Jesus Christ and trust God’s words, your story will be of the biblical barren women who later became joyful mothers of children.
The question is not why sinners suffer, why the ungodly suffer, but why… when men and women are living for God with all their hearts and are doing everything they know to please God. WHY do they suffer from sickness, from accidents, from lost of loved ones, from their children getting involved in g\drugs, from financial failures, from all kinds of tragedies and afflictions. Why?
Realize that you are a child of God and all the demons in hell cannot point their fingers at you in accusation.
Realize that God is absolute total control of your life and all your circumstances.
Understand that the trials in your life are not retribution from God for past or present failures.
Realize that man’s wisdom can in no way understand or fathom the providence of God.
When you don’t understand the precise objective in the battle…stand firm with no guilt or condemnation. Despite the trial, look up and know that God is in full control.
Despite the pain, believe God! His word never fails. His promises are never abandoned.
You will win the battle in the spiritual world and the rest will show up in the natural world. God has that victory for you.
He is greater than your pain, greater than, your family problem, greater than your material needs.
He is greater your enemies. Believe that God is moving in your life to give you a spiritual victory today that will bring to you the natural results of that victory is to enrich and bless your life in a new way.
• A clarion call for com passion on perishing souls in villages\rural areas
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hand upon him, he asked him if he saw aught.And he looked up, and said I see men as trees, walking.After that he put his hands again upon his eye, and made him look up; and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Mark 8:22-25
The above scripture explicitly reveals the position of people of the world even many in the Church today. To start with, any man or woman without the personal relationship with Jesus Christ, whatever the position or status, is blind. They (unbelievers) need the touch of the Lord Jesus to see the light of the Gospel.This, however is not the main focus of this message, but the position of Christians that are yet to see clearly from heavenly perspective. Though such people have received the first touch of God; redemption from sins. God has opened their eyes to behold Jesus Christ as the truth and the life (John 14:6). This, however is a partial deliverance and healing from the spiritual blindness. Alas, just like the blind man at the pool of Bethsaida, many Christians still see men and women around them as walking trees. Though they are beneficiary of God’s love, they carelessly allow opportunity to share the gospel with sinners they contact with everyday at the market places, home and places of work to slip from their fingers. They don’t give a dawn about what becomes of the multitude of souls in Christ on the journey to eternal damnation. No more compassion for perishing souls. Men, to them are like mere objects- no one cares what happens to. Are you still still blind to see the urgency to share the love of God and light of Gospel to sinners around you? Do you care whatever happens to them on the last day? How do you see men?
I’m currently engaging in one networking marketing that I though I appreciate the pacckage, but it grieves me how many of us (believers involved) go about it. I t exposes the degree ihigher level many place on monetary issues higher than soul winning .The logic in business is to meet people, invite them to a presentation centre and do a follw up so in order to be part of the programme. And by the time the invitees are able to listen to an accredited presenter, the experience has shown that over 25% will sign off. I so much believe in the profitability of the program and i give thanks to God, for as many people it has helped to raise their economic status. My concern now is that how many of the participants (mostly believers) go about ‘winning people to Christ, or inviting them to worship in their Churches? It is an undisputable fact that if an average believer can use only 50 % of his/her zeal/ and time he invests on business or job on soul winning, we will witness more than 200% in Church growth.
Today, personal witnessing has almost become a thing of the past, most especially in our Churches. Today, how many witnesses invite worshipers to fellowship on basis? Even the few ones that incidentally find their ways to our assemblies don’t return because no one cares to do a follow up. No one cares to groom and disciple them to take a solid stand in the faith. They are left to their fate. By our words and action, they (perishing souls) should just drop whatever they have in their pockets as offering for ‘Church development’ and we are less concern if their souls go to hell. No more passion whatsover in the church..
The acquisition and passion for materials thing and things of the world has blindfolded the eyes of many so-called believers, and therefore unable to see the saddening states of the unregenerates. What you find in our Churches today are the so-called Christians, who can chat with sinners on entertainments, sports, politics, current affairs, home videos and economy, but keep quiet when it comes to issues of salvation of sinners. They sacrifice more of their time to pray and fast for their personal needs but do little or nothing for souls to be redeemed to Christ. Even when occasionally they do, it is a sharp and brief prayer to still their conscience. How do you see man? The last word of our Lord Jesus Christ is “Go ye and preach the Gospel”. It is a command, the last order. And no soldier disobeys the higher authority and goes unpunished. The Lord Jesus Christ who should be our perfect example has so much compassion on sinners. “Then, Jesus called His disciples unto him and said I have compassion on the multitude”. Matt. 15:52. He left His glory in heaven and came down to die for our sins and that our material and spiritual welfare might be taken care of.
Political Assassination
Therefore rejoice ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath…”Rev 12:12
Since the time Satan was sent down to the earth, he has bewitched the mankind with insatiable lust for power- the same of offence that made God sent him packing from heavenly kingdom. He always influences man and women to stop at nothing and spare no evil so as get upper hand over another person in the course of power game.
Even in the Bible days, there has always fear among kingmakers. Prophet Samuel had to express fear for his life when God asked him to anoint David to replace King Saul. And Samuel said, how could I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. 1 Samuel 16:2.And because God understands the wickedness of the heart of men to hold to power, especially when it comes to power he asked the erstwhile no nonsense prophet to apply some diplomacy in the mission. And when Saul eventually discovered that the game was up, he used the entire life to fight tooth and nail to retain the throne not only during his lifetime, but also for his generation to come. And this was a man who freights traits of meekness when God anointed him as the first King of Israel (1 Samuel 10:27). Can you now see why it is possible for someone who was not initially interested in leadership to be later being power drunk?
And these evils that associated with quest for power continued even during and after the reign the David. For example, all the enemies and perceived ones that David grudgingly spared during his lifetime did not go scoot free- he later gave express instruction to Solomon to deal with them after his death (I kings 3,4). Do know now understand where hardly forgiveness that usually leads to ‘pull down’ syndrome and assassination among political class?
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Thurs Daily SUN Feb 18 2010
Radiant view
Famine through negligence of Bible teachers
By FEMI OLAOLUWA
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Ps 107:2Our nation Nigeria is facing numerous challenges simply because the teachers of the word of God allow the fulfillment of the God worst famine people could experience as prophesized by Prophet Amos to hit our land. Beholds, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to fro to seek the word of the Lord…” Amos 8: 11,12Therefore healing to our land is by repentance and righteousness. We need revival in our land. And this can come through adequate knowledge of the word of God. (Hosea 4:6) Our nation Nigeria can still be great again as the teachers of the word wake up to their responsibility.
Readers' reactions are welcome and or Call or Send SMS to Evang Femi Olaoluwa (08056158736) for information to publish your Christian message in the Sun. radiantlife40@yahoo.com
Missing link in Church
FEMI OLAOLUWA
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. 2 Chronicles 16:9
It is quite unfortunate that people even many in the Church put the first thing in seeking wealth. Many of seem to be ignorant or neglect the fact that God also has a need and this accounts for many to see God as Father Christmas who is obligatory to meet our needs and wants. The above Scripture reveals His desires and there was a King in Israel who was able fulfills this need. And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he…. sought to the LORD God, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. 2 Chronicles 17:3
So for a child of God to be singled out for unprecedented blessing, separation from the norms of the world and compromising stances of today Christians is utmost importance. Although it takes high level of discipline to do this, but the God who is ever faithful to reward people who diligently seek Him will bless you as he did in the life of Jehoshaphat.
Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; …. and he had riches and honour in abundance. 2 Chronicles 17:5. How you ready to pay the prize of fill in this missing link!
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Godfatherism
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim
And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel…. I Samuel 3:8,
As the same spirit of lust for power that controls kingship also find itself rooted politics most especially in developing countries like Nigeria. People in opposite parties are mostly seen as enemies and many things happened without fear of the Lord. Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul. Is that not the same that many in the midst of interparties crisis make many enrich and empower themselves so as to become defecato so as to control the whole country even after they have left the power. But life don’t work like that, God is always the Alfa and Omega that most always worthy of reverence. We should learn to humbly spend our gracious position and learn to give others that are coming behind us the opportunity to be without unnecessary interference.
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Crimes as Siamese twins power from Bible day (Or check correct version)
Therefore rejoice ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. Re 12:12
Since the time Satan has been sent down to the earth, he has bewitched the mankind with insatiable lust for power- the same of offence that made God sent the devil and his packing from heaven. The devil tried that the course of power game, he has influencing man and women to spare no evil in so as get upper hand over another person.
Bible days, there has always fear among king makers.
Prophet Samuel had to express fear for his life when God asked him to anoint David to replace King Saul. And because understand the wickedness of the heart of men to hold to power, especially when it comes to power he asked the no erstwhile nonsense prophet to apply some diplomacy in the mission.
And Samuel said, how can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. 1Sa 16:2
And since the time Saul time knew, he used the entire life to fight tooth and nail to retain to when he was life but for his generation to come. King Saul also had traits of meekness when God anointed him as the first King of Israel (1 Samuel 10:27). But hardly had the man got to the throne, that he was ready to committing any offence even to extent of laving the throne in the course of seeking the life David. Can you now see a reflection as to why it is possible for someone who was not initially interested in politics to be later power drunk?
And these evils that associated with quest for power continued even during the reign and after the reign the David. Enemies and perceived ones David did deal with were left with express instruction to deal with them after his death. Do know understand where hardly forgiveness is in political class.
11:40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon
Sudden of political leaders as relief the people
Ex 2:23 ¶ and it came to pass in process of time that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
Stab at back of the perceived political friends become foes
2Sa 3:27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother
Suicide: That many end their lives in gory manner is not new, Ahithophel, the erstwhile political adviser to King David when the rebellious son rejected his advice.
2Sa 17:23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
That this will still continue is no cause, our Lord Jesus Christ have this to prophesy the continuation on grand forms as one signs of the end time. The common saying in political circle that there is no permanent interest, but permanent interest that many hide to betray their associates in quest for power.
Mt 24:10 and then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. Mr 14:10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
Mr 14:11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
Mr 14:18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me
The aim of this message is not to give anybody the liberty to indulge in disobedience to God, but to prove the Bible as the complete Holy Writing that does not only paint the Bible heroes as angel but with their short comings and weaknesses. And more importantly, it should also be noted that none of the people that disappointed God went unpunished.
Radiant view
Famine through negligence of Bible teachers
By FEMI OLAOLUWA
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Ps 107:2Our nation Nigeria is facing numerous challenges simply because the teachers of the word of God allow the fulfillment of the God worst famine people could experience as prophesized by Prophet Amos to hit our land. Beholds, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to fro to seek the word of the Lord…” Amos 8: 11,12Therefore healing to our land is by repentance and righteousness. We need revival in our land. And this can come through adequate knowledge of the word of God. (Hosea 4:6) Our nation Nigeria can still be great again as the teachers of the word wake up to their responsibility.
Readers' reactions are welcome and or Call or Send SMS to Evang Femi Olaoluwa (08056158736) for information to publish your Christian message in the Sun. radiantlife40@yahoo.com
Missing link in Church
FEMI OLAOLUWA
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. 2 Chronicles 16:9
It is quite unfortunate that people even many in the Church put the first thing in seeking wealth. Many of seem to be ignorant or neglect the fact that God also has a need and this accounts for many to see God as Father Christmas who is obligatory to meet our needs and wants. The above Scripture reveals His desires and there was a King in Israel who was able fulfills this need. And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he…. sought to the LORD God, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. 2 Chronicles 17:3
So for a child of God to be singled out for unprecedented blessing, separation from the norms of the world and compromising stances of today Christians is utmost importance. Although it takes high level of discipline to do this, but the God who is ever faithful to reward people who diligently seek Him will bless you as he did in the life of Jehoshaphat.
Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; …. and he had riches and honour in abundance. 2 Chronicles 17:5. How you ready to pay the prize of fill in this missing link!
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