UNITY

“Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A family splintered by feuding will fall apart.

Every Nigerian knows  the negative effects of the Nigerian civil war on all of us: many lives were lost. Prior to the war, Nigerians, irrespective of their geographical locations saw themselves as Nigerians.  Anyone can live anywhere. Today, people don't have sense of total security anymore.  Armed robbery and other terrible crimes were not as rampant as it is today compared to pre-civil war era.  Just name them, the bad side is numerous.  The only achievement was that we came back together finally as one but this time around, we're not as trusting as we used to be to ourselves. 

Just as Jesus says in Luke 11:17 quoted above a family splintered by feuding will fall apart.  Many homes are seriously in disunity today because of 'feuding'.  They look more for faults than for something good.  They suspect instead of trusting themselves. Every member of such families knows love but no one wants to extend love. They become envious of themselves and the family scatters. 

I say some of our troubles lie in the fact that we don't treasure the word of God.  If we do and we continuously search for the truth, the word would have prevented us from feuding.  It would have given us the courage to extend love and our lives would have been more peaceful.  

Nigerians, we are a family. In our origins we have families.  In our offices, our colleagues are our families. In our worship centres, we are families. Indeed anywhere we are we have families.  Let's make peace wherever we are.  That's God's will for us. Not doing it is the source of sorrows we have. Good morning.

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LET'S FORGIVE OURSELVES

This passage is copied from Pastor Adeboye's Open Heavens (with the red statement in bracket added by me) of Tuesday, November 24, 2009.  It is important we read books of this nature everyday to nurture our lives. Please use it. Share it. Good morning.
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BRANDED AS WICKED?

Memorise: "Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me" (Matt 18:32)

Read: Matthew 18:23-35

"Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me" (Matthew 18:32). One powerful bait that is destroying the church today and putting many into Satan's trap is unforgiveness. If you still harbor unforgiveness, bitterness or grudges against anyone, especially fellow believers, you are treading on very dangerous grounds.  (it is even worse when you do it with unbelievers who by their very nature enjoy and are ever ready to sting like a scorpion or bite you like a serpent! Through unforgiveness with anyone, your unknown to you, your own life is being cut short and they will live theirs in full after you are gone!) Let us learn from today's reading.

The first thing that unforgiveness does is that it changes your name in a negative way. It is good to have a name change. In fact, until you change your name from sinner to saint, you can never partake of Abrahamic covenant blessings. The father of faith had a name change from Abram to Abraham, his wife from Sarai to Sarah; his grand son from Jacob to Israel. Here, their new names brought Heaven's favour, broke barriers and caused them to fulfil destiny. But when your name is changed because of unforgiveness, it works against you on every side, and puts your trip to your destiny in reverse gear.

The Lord called this unforgiving servant a wicked person. That changed everything! If you are wise, you will be very concerned about what the Lord calls you. The name the Lord calls you is what Heaven calls you. The name the Lord calls you is what will determine how the Heavenly hosts and the satanic forces will relate with you. If you cannot forgive someone who offended you, God calls you a wicked fellow. The terrible thing about this is that, that fellow would be judged like anyone who never knew God. Apart from unforgiveness, maltreating fellow believers, using your position or office to intimidate, oppress and deny them their rights, make you a wicked fellow. Refusing to feed the flock and cater for them as expected by the Lord, but leisurely spending your time to the detriment of the sheep makes you wicked. Lodging workers salaries in fixed deposits, so that you can earn some interest for yourself, at their expense, makes you wicked. Inability to call a spade a spade just because the offender is of the same tribe makes you a wicked person and puts you under divine curse. Knowing the right thing to do but deliberately refraining from it, makes you a wicked fellow. Are you branded wicked by Heaven? Repent and restitute your ways today.

Ask God to destroy every root of wickedness in your life Unquote

 

Anything LIke Illegitimate Child?

Anything like illegitimate child?  Is there truly a fatherless child?  Is a child's behaviour a reflection of the circumstances of his birth?

In order to keep family intact and avoid sexual immorality, almost all cultures is rightly against women producing children through extra-marital relationships.  Except Christianity that insists on fidelity, the man is however, one way or the other, traditionally, permitted to produce children from all sources.

All cultures also frown at 'divorce' just as the Bible does. In a traditional setting, even the death of a man is not allowed to end the marital relationship of the widow to the family.  She' expected to be attended to by another male member of the family whether she likes it or not.

However, to every rule, there has always been exceptions.  By my training as a Lawyer, I have observed that these exceptions, most often become even more important to oberve than the rules themselves.  The principle of exceptions is abundantly practised in God's dealings with all His creatures.  For instance, He has had to reverse the irreversibles by making dry bones to receive flesh. He has caused Red Sea to part for His children to pass while to His enemies, he applied the rule and they got drowned. He has to allow a bush to burn without the grass consumed. Today the strictest warning is for believers to marry believers.  But sometimes, God permits it to happen the other way round and yet He glorified Himself in it. The biblical Ruth's story is an exemplary one where God bestowed FAVOUR to an woman from paganic origin. Such examples are limitless in the Bible.

Let's return to the issue of the so-called illegitimate children. We've had uncontrollable circumstances that had led to children being born out of wedlock.  If discovered, such children have, by tradition, been treated with disdain, some ostracised from the normal setting.  They are called all sorts of names: 'bastard, illegitimate, illegal, etc'.  In some cultures, they are even outrightly cast away. So, many otherwise God-ordained prosperous lives have been ruined in this process.

While the writer is in total support of law and order plus traditions, customs and cultures that are not repugnant to natural justice, equity and good conscience, he however believes that God has peculiar ways of doing His things.  We cannot question Him as to why certain things happen to us. 

The reality is that whether we believe it or not, they have happened and can neither prevent them from happening nor reverse them when they do happen. However, contrary to human 'rejection and discrimination' syndrome, every child is His child, irrespective of whether they are born in or outside wedlock, legally or illegally! Let me explain:  Jephtah in the Bible was born to an Harlort.  Just as we continue to do today, his brothers openely rejected him.  But to fulfill his destiny, God decided to create an environment where this 'bastard' child became the only person that could save his father's household.  When his appointed time came, he was practically begged by those who had rejected him to come an fulfil his God-ordained destiny. This time around, he demanded what rightly belongs to him - the acknowledgement that he is a bona fide member of the family - before doing so. He was granted all his deserved rights.  Then he saved his race and was installed as the Chief of that family.

Jesus Christ was accused of being an 'illegitimate' child simply because tradition demands that a child's biological origin must be capable of being scientifically proved.  But God sent him as a saviour of the world and today all of us are worshipping him.

The greatest American President, Abraham Lincoln was born to a mother whose biological origin was in doubt.  Lincoln even has something to say about people tagged 'illegitimate' children. He said that such children have more better things to offer than the so-called 'legitimate' children. 

You don't know our Biblical Jephtah at all, neither did you know Abraham Lincoln of America. but I'll tell you about somebody (a Nigerian)  you know very well.  He was born out of wedlock but God is using him today as a vessel of honour to His own glory.  He has has a gift for you.  In haste to receive it? Wait a minute.  Let's answer the questions posed above first.

Does a child's circumstances of birth reflect his behaviour?  I say a CAPITAL "NO"!  Every child is born empty. He reflects in his latter life what his parents and the society in general sow in him.  So a biologically 'legitimate' child may be led to crime while a biologically 'illegitimate' may be well raised.  The latter will do humanity a world of good while the latter can cause sorrow to the entire world! 

Every child has a father, known or unknown to him. So there's no fatherless child.  God is the father of all and does not discriminate against any. The word 'illegitimacy' has been outlawed by our 1979 Federal Republic of Nigeria's constitution - thanks to Late Prof. (Mrs.) Jadesola Akande's bill that led to that development.

Above all we are all ADOPTED children!  God adopted us all through Jesus Christ.  That's why irrespective of our backgrounds, we are all joint heirs with Christ.  We are his children. Or better still, whether male or female we are his wives.  Therefore let's stop discriminating against children because of the circumstances of their birth! 

Oga Pastor, are you now encouraging women to go hailwire, gathering children from everywhere?  CAPITAL 'NO' sir and ma. Any woman who does  that on her own will surely pay the penalty, if not here, but hereafter.

Then what are you saying?  Let women stick to their 'legitimate' husbands.  But IF FOR ANY REASON BEYOND THEIR CONTROL, THEY STRAYED OUT, (which admittedly happens in rare cases), LET THE INNOCENT PRODUCTS OF SUCH RELATIONSHIPS LIVE THEIR NORMAL COURSE OF LIVES UNPERTURBED. THAT'S WHY HOW THEY ARE DESTINED TO COME AND THEY HAVE A PURPOSE FOR GOD.

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Where Did You Go Today?

Having devotged your Monday to Friday to work and Saturday to socials etc, today being Sunday ought to be dedicated to the worship of the Almighty God.  But how did you spend the day?  Were you sleeping all through or got glued to the TV?  Is it time to visit friends and relations? Is it time to 'relax' in a beer parlour and 'enjoy' yourself? 

That you are able to do all these is simply because He has granted you the grace to do so, notwithstanding the fact that you did not seem to recognise this fact.

Please spend your Sundays serving God!  Next week, ensure you do better than this week!  Remain blessed.

2010 Year of Prayer Without Plan?

All nations and organisations have their annual life cycles. They are guided by their visions to prepare a business plan for the year.  This business plan is finally summarised in monetary forms. They call it budget.  As they progress through a particular year, at about the 4th quarter of the ongoing year, they begin again to prepare the plans for the following year. A practical example is Lagos State Governor Fashola who has already presented before the State and Nigeria at large, his Government's plans for 2010.

Unfortunately in our private lives what we know most is a faith-based vague mental picture of what we are expecting at any point in time.  Majority of us never sat down to write them down so we can follow them up as Gov. Fashola has shown to us by example. That's why, we are never guided about our financial expectations vis a vis our expected expenditures.  Almost all expenditures come to us as a surprise.

Are you going into 2010 without a WRITTEN DOWN plans?  Are you going to Church to pray on New Year eve for God's blessings without having a slight Idea as to what you intend to do with such blessings?
Remember faith without work, is useless.  Also life without plans is like groping in the dark!

Go to God with what you intend to achieve in 2010 and how much you need to achieve them. Pray to God to provide the amount. Then start the new year working hard to realise the budget. This is a meaningful prayer.

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Why Do You Run to God?

Except for those who were born to religious homes, majority of us approach God or whatever what we believe in (through Jesus, Mohammed, Ifa, Amadiora, etc) simply because we are facing some challenges in life that are bigger than us and we need help or better still for security reasons. Some of us do so because we want wealth or we want to know in advance what tomorrow holds for us. Only very insignificant number is serving God because they consider that behind everything visible, there's an invisible God who ought to be worshipped.

Let us share these facts with outselves. Not even Jesus give you money if you go to him simply because you need money. He will expect you to labour to get money. If Jesus tarries, and compulsorily you must die a physical death in this world, but you go to Jesus to protect you from dying, you are joking. When it is your appointed time to go, by whatever means, you will give up the ghost. If you run to Jesus because you don't want to face hardship in life, you are in a wrong place. Indeed I assure you, your hardship will increase for going to Jesus. The only thing is that if you truly believe in him, you will overcome them all. However, you can't run away from the pains of hardship. Jesus himself could do nothing about suffering pains to attain our salvation. Neither was John able to save himself from being beheaded nor did Jesus Christ save him.

Then why must I serve God, Serve Him because he must be served. He is awesome and holds the key to your life. Serve Him because He is the invisible hands behind all visible things. But you will worsen your story however, if you go to lesser gods first which is where many people are today. These gods can't help themselves WITHOUT ADDING SORROW to it. They will end up turning you to criminals.

So accept Jesus with his own lighter yokes and free yourselves from the heavy yokes of weaker gods. Good morning.
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Let's Encourage One Another - Daily Energiser's Special Feature

I once gave out a copy of my autobiography “Better Tomorrow” to a colleague named Mary. After reading it, she said, to me: “your book is so much like Ben Carson’s “Gifted Hands” I have just read – so blessing, so practical” Indeed, I’d bring the book for you to read.” And she did. As at then, I’ve only heard of Ben Carson’s great writings but have never read any of them. After reading “Gifted Hands”, I got the many messages Mary was trying to pass across to me. The greatest of which are that Bennie and I are a product of harsh environments and would want to share such to encourage others who care to be encouraged.

Not only that, as a Minister in Charge of Teenagers in our Church, I had organised seminars based on “Gifted Hands” where we read the entire book itself and listened to its digital audio. We have discussed it extensively and all my teenage children in the church had been inspired by Ben’s life. I have bought it as prize gifts. Finally, convinced that Ben Carson’s life story is more than just a story book, I ensured that the children met physically with Ben Carson at Tafawa Balewa Square sometime in 2008 when he was in Nigeria.

This much I did with Ben Carson’s book. Much more have I done with my own book “Better Tomorrow” earlier mentioned with these lucky children and I am happy to see them inspired. Thereafter, I have read Bennie's “Take The Risks”. I am currently reading “Think Big” anxious to read “The Big Picture” and any book Ben would ever write when am alive. I have shared some important statistics on risks analysis model B/WA (any many of Ben's important postulations with you my readers through daily energiser.

The greatest challenge we have in our part of the world is that we take things for granted. No doubt many of us are very knowledgeable but we deprive those who would have benefited (including our biological children) from that wealth of knowledge the opportunity to do so by not sharing them either writing or through seminars. Many young people’s lives would have today been transformed for the better if only we imbibe this.

No doubt Ben and I are identical in the sense that whatever we know we wish to share to advance other people. My discovery is that we are probably ruled by our life’s experiences but I tend to disagree with myself because there are many people who grew up in worse situations (who later overcame) and whose lives would have advanced the world but who refused to share such experiences.

How many Nigerian Doctors today will share their medical practice experiences with their juniors talkless of the younger generation who would have become better doctors than they are? This is applicable to other professionals as it is to medicine.

Why don’t we all, for once, set aside whatever is inhibiting us from blessing others and begin from now to reach out to others to inspire them. There’s nothing more inspiring than real-life experiences that are shared with those who are still in the waiting to experience such. Those inspired will be grateful for what you did for them and they are likely to copy you to inspire others. This is the essence of man’s existence! Hear what Ben says about sharing experiences in the introductory part of his book “Think Big”: ”God endowed me with ability but I would never have been cognizant of those gifts or used them of others had not taken time to SHARE their talents by giving their best to me”.

How do I share my experiences? Tell it to those nearest to you. Start with your own children. Write them in book form for those who are far away. BLOG THEM to the entire world just as I am blogging my daily energiser to you.  Organise seminars. Share them in your worship centres. Tell them to friends, colleagues, etc.

In the next few days, I am going to do what I am preaching by sharing a few chapters of my book "Better Tomorrow" through "Daily Energiser". If they bless you, use it to bless others...

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Let's Make the World Better

And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.
Luke 8:15

Without the word of God that is melting down our iron hearts, man is not better than wild animals. Ironically even with the heart-melting words of God that we hear, imagine how we still behave. The Bible says a man who commits adultery lacks understanding. But imagine a 'sane' man or woman practising homosexualism or lesbianism! Imagine a Church of God admitting them for 'weddings'. Imagine man kidnapping fellow man for ritual and feeding purposes! Imagine a man in authority fixing public funds in his private accounts first before giving any thought to serving the public that elected him to the post. This same man pays his tithes, offerings and is offered the highest seats in the front of our churches! There's no end to imagining the barbarism of man.

One just wonders what the world would have been like if there's no word of God. It would have been wilder than the world of the wildest animals!

Looking at what Jesus teaches us in the passage above is that it is not the much of the sermons we hear nor our regularity in worship centres, but those who retain in their hearts and DO what they heard from the word of God are people that are Godly. I am searching out myself. How about you? This life can be a better place for all if only we do what is right. Good morning.



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Disappointed in Christ?

20 John’s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’ ” And tell him, ‘God blesses those who do not turn away because of me.*’”

The challenge before believers is that contrary their expectations, things are never rosy even in spite of their belief in Christ. This has disappointed many. John the Baptist got to this point and he had to ask questions. Many of us are asking such questions today. Jesus' answer did not even seem to help him. Why? Because it is a struggle with destiny. John has fulfilled his destiny by proclaiming Christ. It does not matter to God and Jesus really how he died! Jesus cried allowed "My God, My God why do you forsake me!". He was forsaken by God because be has to fulfil destiny.

Are you asking questions about what is happening to you now? Find out first whether you have fulfilled your purpose. It may not matter to God what's happening now to you, if it has to do with fulfilling your destiny. As for me I have accepted this Jesus whether he comes to my rescue or not. How about you? Good morning.

Accessing God's Compassion

"At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer* was sick and near death. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”... "“I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!”. Luke 7:3-5 & 9

There's no rigid rule by which a man is saved. However Humility faith and work are very close to the heart of God. This kind (even to his slave!) humble (before Jesus) Roman Officer was valued by the people (because of his good works - 'he even built us a synagogue'. Jesus saw faith in him because he assured Jesus that whatever he says he believed it will happen. So man and God (Jesus) testified to the works and faith of this man. Both testimonies earned him a miracle.

How are you remembered today by God and by man? Assuming these two criteria were to be used to assess you today for a potential miracle, can your faith and works earn you God's compassion? Good morning.



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Always Doing Wrong!

Why are we always doing the opposite, even when it is obvious that we are injuring ourselves? Let's take a few examples:

Worship God. We worship idols!
Trust in me. We trust in our ability!
God wants us to love but we prefer to hate!
God wants us to give but we prefer to receive!
Brown Sugar, Schacarin and honey are safer for anyone above 40 years but we prefer the white Sugar instead!
Unripe plantain is better for us but we prefer the ripe ones!
Vegegable soup is better for us but we prefer Fried Stew
From above 40, or those with traces of raised bp, salt alternative is better than Salt but we prefer Salt itself
Exercise is good for the body but we don't exercise!
Abakaliki and Ofada local rice are better for us but we prefer Uncle Benz!
Boiled Egg is better but we prefer fried one!
Hard work is better but some prefer to be lazy or to cheat!
"Drink water from your own well.., but we prefer someone to do so from someone else's well!
Husbands, love your wives and provide for them. They become dependent upon their women and beat them up on top of it!
Wives, SUBMIT to your husbands. They challenge their husbands
Stay away from cultism but youths enjoy joining them!
Anger destroys our health and takes people to hell but we find it hard not to be angry!
Love your children but instead we provoke them!
Love your enemy but we prefer to hate them!
Go for knowledge but people prefer ignorance!
Retire early but we prefer to alter our ages to retire late!
Corruption is bad we all know but all of us are engaged in one form of corruption or the other! We justify it when it favours us!
(Please expand the list as you deem fit)
A labourer deserves his wages. Masters exploit and do not pay their workers!

There must be something intrinsically wrong with man that makes him never to accept what benefits except that which destroys him! We are all guilty! Aren't we? Good morning.



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Genuine Love Covers Offences

Rom. 3:23 tells us "For all have sinned and have come short of the glory of God". But John 3:16 makes us understand that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

God always practically demonstrates what He means when He asks us to do or not to do something. If He were to make use of our sins, according to Rom. 3:23, no one would qualify for salvation. But because His love covereth the multitude of our sins, John 3:16 gave us salvation and even makes it voluntary "whosoever believes in Him".

It is our own turn to let go the sins of our fellow brethren and deal with them in love. It is only in love there's gain. Counting of sins against outselves produces anger and anger produces bad things like poor state of health and finally hell. Good morning.




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ALIBI

The legal terminology Alibi, in literary term, means 'not present' during the course of the happening of an event under investigation. Let's take an example. A suspect, Ajoke Njemanze Haruna, a native of Mbaise Ekiti, Ekiti Province in Imo State, a reknowned goat stealer, is being tried for stealing a goat in that province. As at the date and time the offence was committed, Ajoke Njemanze was physically in Ibadan. All she needs to tell the court is: "My Lord, how could I have stolen a goat in Mbaise Ekiti Imo State when I was physically at No. 2 Mokola way Ibadan, Oyo State at the time of the commission of the offence at Mbaise Ekiti, Imo State?" All that she needs do is prove that she was actually at Ibadan when the crime occurred. Once she has done this successfully, she will be set free by the court on the grounds that she cannot be present in two places at the same time.This is notwithstanding the fact that she is a known goat stealer in the past! What she has pleaded is alibi.

Ajoke has told an incontrovertible truth based on the history of her whereabouts during the couse of the crime being tried. So history is truth and truth is history. It is when we try to bend it that we create a struggle for ourselves.

Therefore let's be truthful in our dealings. There are two ways we can make do wrong (by mistake or by temptation). Many of us can avoid the former but the latter is where our strengths differ just as a rat cannot resist the snare simply because of the presence of palm-kernel on it.
However, when we make a mistake or fall into temptation, let our history reveal that it was a genuine mistake or we are tempted! Let's humbly admit our errors and apologise for them.

The canopy of history is so transparent that there is no place at all to hide under it! Good morning.



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Don’t Forget Your Root

3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. Luke:2:3-5


Many modern parents (and youths alike) make the mistake not only alienating themselves from their roots but they make their off springs rootless. This is rampant even amongst born-again Christians who should know better. They find spiritual excuses abscond from their roots.

The passage quoted above is instructive; Joseph, a descendant of King David had to return to Bethlehem in Judea, his ancient home to be counted amongst his people. The trend now is that peo;e live and die in foreign lands - strangers alive and their bodies remain 'strange' to their graveyards.

Don't be part of such people.Instead, integrate with your people and be part of the development of your village. Good morning.
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FAVOUR & MERCY

"Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!*”
... “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found FAVOR with God! ...And when her (Elizabeth)neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her. Luke 1:30 & Luke 1:58

Even though Elizabeth and Mary were virgins, they weren't chosen exclusively to bear John and Jesus because of that. No, there were many other virgins and righteous people all over the place. But Elizabeth and Mary were chosen because they found (Elizabeth), (MERCY) and (Mary), FAVOUR with God. Belive this: no matter what you are going through now, I assure you that before this year comes to an end,God will shower His mercy upon you and His favour shall bring good news. Everyone shall come and rejoice with you in Jesus' name. Amen. Good morning.



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Alcohol: A Litmus test for the Unwary

For the unwary men and women alike, alcohol is a litmus test. It tempts them both almost the same way. A drunkard is shameless but considers himself decent; foolish but considers himself wise. Insensitive but considers himsef conscious of his environment; weak but considers himself strong. He is a mock who considers himself respected! He is sorrowful but considers himself happy.

Now hear what the Bible says says about alcohol in Prov. 23:29-35.

29 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns,trying out new drinks.
31 Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.32 For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake;it stings like a viper. 33 You will see hallucinations,and you will say crazy things.34 You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea,clinging to a swaying mast.35 And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it.
I didn’t even know it when they beat me up.When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?”

Can we fault all these? Yet we are all tempted to go for alcohol, even some 'priests' don't mind doing it in moderation! Alcohol is a litmus test us all. Only the wise can pass it by staying away from it.
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Sex, A Litmus Test For Men

Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife.* Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone?* You should reserve it for yourselves. Never share it with strangers. Pro. 5:15-17

The snares before men are are many but: Sex, Money and Power stand out. Maybe the fourth is Alcohol so lets tag them SMPA! Hardly can any man pass these tests, especially the first three (SMP). You don't know a humble man until you try him with money and power. You don't know a man who will survive the temptation of alcohol until he attains position of power and is wealthy. At that point, he is psychologically drunk and needs to top it with the 'finest brew' to be able to do certain things he ordinarily would not do. He may even add SMOKING to it!

Let's look at sex. No doubt men (even those born impotent or made impotent) generally admire women. However, most often, in men's hearts, these admiration go beyond simply appreciating beauty. It affects their hearts and minds.

Show me any man who says 'no woman appeals to me' and I will show you' two persons:a liar or a one-time playboy who, like King Solomon, had seen it all and become 'born-again'. For instance the hardest Pastors on sex issues are those who had once been playboys but later repented. So they hate tend to hate every appearance of sin. The very few who are prileged not to have experienced sexual wilderness are cautious because they know it is just by Grace and that the traps are still there waiting for them and the concern is when and whether the same grace that saw them thus far would avail them when eventually tempted! It doesn't matter whether they are married or single!

The true experience of average men is that some struggle to hold back, most cannot so they let lose. However, no man is exempted from at least one of the categories.

Both the old and new testament condemn those who could not hold back on sex. Jesus, in the new testament condemns those who could hold back (know what I mean?) So either way, man is the loser. He is confined to his 'cistern' to drink from but in reality, he always jumps out of that cage either physically or in his minds!
So sex is a litmus test for men. May God just have mercy on them! Good morning.

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A Struggle With Destiny?

In Mark15:33-34, the Bible records: "At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. 34 Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”*


Life is tough! As individuals, because of the challenges we are facing, many of us are asking that same question today. As a nation, we are asking "God, why did you allow these corrupt people to continue to oppress the populace?" At the global level the question is: Lord, "Why did You, as a loving Father, allow meltdown to happen at all?"

God's destiny for us is greater and better than we can imagine but there must be a struggle to attain it. Jesus, our Saviour is a good example of what you and I are facing today. At a point He had to 'give up the ghost' to attain his destiny. Therefore resign into God's hands and let Him do with you as He pleases. Good morning.
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Best/Worst Analysis for Nigeria Remaining One

If Nigeria remains one the BEST that will happen to us are: with the abundance of human and material resources we are endowed with, we shall become a world power one day.

If we break up the country into pieces the WORST we shall have more pockets of problems that we currently have. We will surely lose everything we stand to gain if we remain indivisible. There will surely be some 'Middle-East' spots as we divide ourselves that will never allow all of us to enjoy the peace we are seeking for by breaking up the country.

As far as the writer is concerned, he will opt-in for a one strong and united Nigeria. How about you? Good morning.
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Does God Exist?

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Don't let me refer you to the myriads of the world's religions and their offerings.  Let me not bother you with the inter and intra-religious struggles going on amongst religionists.  All these may not interest you.  But one question i need to ask you is: has it ever occurred to you that the world is meaningless?  Another one: people talk about God, god or gods, not so?  Let's ask further probing questions about these God or god(s).  If they exist then, who created them? Who created who created them? Who created who created who created them? Keep on asking - for I too have asked myself!  Now, someone (Darwin he is called) wanting to find an answer to creation postulated the Evolutionary or the 'Big Bang' theorem which says man developed from as tiny as a single cell organ like amoeba and has evolved over time and through different stages to become the man we see today - so no God created anything!  This theory was acclaimed but let us ask another question: what preceeded the 'big bang' that metamorphorsed into the 'evolutionary' theorem by Darwin?  Something must preceed something.  There is an infinite beginning.  We only know of NOW.  There is also an infinite tomorrow!  What has all these questions led us all to?  More and more confusions until our minds are totally blurred inside out!

Now why don't we just start our lives by begining with a belief system that there's somebody unseen behind all the happenings around us from dust to man, man to animals, animals to the entire eco-system: the firmaments, the oceans, the mountains the valleys, other millions of known and unknown planets? 
The origin and validity of any nation's law/existence is traceable to her grund norm - the constitution of that country. Behind the constitution is the people all of whom you cannot number and cannot access and deal with individually!  Yet we are inter-related and connected!  Why don't we stop asking questions after BELIEVING (without bothering to prove the rightness or wrongness) that there's God and see.  Follow the God and then see what He will do with our lives?  What do we stand to gain believing in Him or disbelieving Him?  That's our next blog - The Best/Worst Analysis of Believing and Serving God or Disbelieving Him.
Good morning.

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