THE NARRATIVES BELOW SAYS IT ALL!!

* There is a perceived huge descrimination for foreign trained doctors.
* Note that all foreign trained doctors are licensed to practice in the country they studied! This is part of the requirements to actually sit for this MDCN assessment exam. I will quote the law below

Foreign medical graduates must sit for and pass the MDCN Assessment Examination to be eligible to practice in Nigeria. Foreign medical graduates must show evidence from the health regulatory bodies of the countries where they were trained that they are qualified to be registered and could have practiced in those countries if they had wanted to do so.

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WHEN OUR LEADERS HAVE AS LITTLE AS AN EAR INFECTION, THEY RUSH ABROAD. IF THE NIGERIAN DOCTORS ARE SO GOOD WHY DO THEY HAVE TO RUSH BUHARI'S son TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY??
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IN RESEARCH AND TRAINING AND RANKING, NO UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA COMES CLOSE TO my MEDICAL COLLEGE IN RUSSIA CURRENTLY SITTING AT A GLOBAL RANK OF 72. BUT YOU WANT ME TO BELIEVE FOREIGN TRAINED DOCTORS FROM THIS HIGH RANKING SCHOOLS FAILED AN INCONSISTENT EXAM ORGANIZED BY DOCTORS WHO STRIKE EVERY OTHER DAY, GROSSLY INCOMPETENT BASED ON THEIR OWN PATIENTS' REPORTS AND HAVE NO SUBSTANTIAL GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED MEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
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YOU WANT US TO BELIEVE THE NARRATIVE THAT YOU HAVE A SUPERIOR MEDICAL ACADEMIC SYSTEM SUCH THAT A US/UK LICENSED DOCTOR FAILED YOUR EXAM? THE SAME PEOPLE THAT MAKES YOUR VACCINE, FEEDS YOU WITH UPDATES IN THE MEDICAL WORLD, ADVICES YOU ABOUT PLAUSIBILITY OF YOUR CURRICULUM IN MODERN TIMES, ETC.
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These people are the joke of the century. You invite our foreign lecturers to teach you and assist you with modern surgeries all the time but you think the students you trained are better than us? The same nonentities that have turned themselves to demigods in the Nigerian academic system, I still remember how a final year medical student in one of the federal unversities in the middle belt was withdrawn to 200 level microbiology that year!



Another FTD I chatted with online, simply said, “I think they misunderstood the word “competent”. All through my medical career abroad (yes, I am a licensed doctor elsewhere!) I have never seen the ‘pinnard’ stethoscope physically. I only saw a picture of it in my textbook, I think second year med school? I mean whoever use that! I have my own Doppler. It is battery operated, so you can't say you got electricity problems. If you say I am incompetent because I cannot use your pinnard thing, then you got to have your head examined
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Foreign medical graduates must sit for and pass the MDCN Assessment Examination to be eligible to practice in Nigeria. Foreign medical graduates must show evidence from the health regulatory bodies of the countries where they were trained that they are qualified to be registered and could have practiced in those countries if they had wanted to do so.[i][/i]
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Statements credited to Dr. Sanusi in News dailies has shown he has some form of prejudice with foreign trained doctors and has not hesitated to verbalize same at every given opportunity. [/b]According to him, “Nigerian medical schools teach clinical medicine and clinical dentistry, but elsewhere they teach diagnostic medicine. They train Nigerians for export purposes only,” (Tribune).

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[b]With regards to the statement credited to Dr. Sanusi that Nigerian doctors trained abroad were trained for export purposes, one couldn't help but wonder where he gets these ideas from. Most of these doctors I have verified myself, are trained in the U.K., Canada, US etc. and are duly licensed thereafter.
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Now let’s shift our focus a bit to look at what Nigerians feel: feed back from Nigerians has never had it that foreign trained doctors are the reason for our failing health system. I haven't read yet of an incidence resulting in gross mortality or deformity due to a foreign trained doctor’s incompetency. for one, medicine is an art and most skills are learned in the field of practice. Wether you are trained in Nigeria or overseas, you still have a lot to learn.

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Judasmedia:
my Thoughts: Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) verse Foreign Trained Doctors (FTD) By Faith Obianuju

I have read with growing interest the series of events that followed the recently conducted MDCN assessment examination in University of Illorin Teaching Hospital. Of 680 candidates only 243 were said to have passed the assessment test. That is 35% overall. The doctors reacted and called on Nigerians to look into their plight. Well, the last time I checked, I was still a Nigerian. So I looked into their plight and below are my findings.

The exams as I have found out has a lot of inconsistencies and in the most case was poorly organized. First was the rather unnecessary increment in the examination fee from N76,200 to N131,000. Second was the fact that there was a grand design from the onset regarding who those, “who must pass”, those who “may pass” and “others”. The class captain and his assistants made the first list. Other group of candidates who made the “must pass” list, where those whom the registrar himself called to see him during his short session with the class on the 6th of November, 2017. The names of these students were publicly mentioned by him. He had a brief meeting with them and voila! They passed! I listened to the recorded meeting and confirmed it myself! Also in this list are names of those whose parents are renowned in politics and/or elsewhere.

Under the category of “those who may pass” was a list circulating at the onset for a particular group of students meeting particular requirements, some paid anything between N300k to N500k. Well, according to verified reports these group of candidates also passed.

“Others” are further classified into:

Those that made moves and
Those that studied.

Those that made moves mostly didn't go far in their moves as all efforts to get leakages were successful however, the timely change of uploaded questions dashed their hopes. Report also has it that some of them were swindled by University of Illorin Medical Students with one, Toba, a 500L or 600L student tagged as the leader and orchestrator of the fraud group. The GTBank account of his girlfriend Uddi Nora was used as a tool in their nefarious scheme. They made over N3M from their victims.

Those that studied didn't have pleasant stories either. This is because after changing the questions at the last minute, the new questions were found to be outside the coverage of the lectures. Even at that, according to verified sources, 91% of candidates passed the multiple choice questions which was computer based. “It doesn't matter where the questions were taken from as long as it is medicine, we are fine,” one on the foreign trained doctors wrote in their WhatsApp group, “Movement for Justice”, “my only concern is why then was there a need to have a remedial with a compulsory 70% attendance? We could as well have stayed at our respective abodes and study, then show for the exams!”

On the day of their Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), most candidates confirmed that the coordinator for the remedial courses informed them that the passing score for the CBT was reassuring and that over 90% passed. However, events observed during the OSCE created a tinge of fear in the hearts of the candidates as the examiners appeared to be too distracted, exhausted or just uninterested. One candidate said, “While I was examining the precordium of the simulator, the examiner answered a phone call! I was stupefied!” Another said, “my own examiner appeared to have a lot of things on his mind. He was restless, and for some reason the candy that was given to prevent hypoglycemia held his attention for the better part of the time I took examining the simulator. At a point he stood up to charge his cell phone!”

After the examination, the candidates went home to pray in hopeful anticipation. At about 2pm on Saturday, the results were published on the MDCN website and 437 hearts were broken. Only 243 candidates made it representing 35% of the entire class. Reliable sources revealed that 500 names were submitted to the acting registrar by the UITH coordinator however only 243 were published, making the candidates wonder if there was a possibility of a second pass list. If we are to minus the “must pass” and “may pass” group the list of honorable candidates who passed the exams could have been anything between 100 to 150. And true to that, as at the time of writing my thoughts, information filtered through the rumor mills that only 148 initially scaled through after whatever vetting the MDCN did to the 500 submitted names. Either ways, in advanced countries when less than 40% fails an exam, the fault is with the students, but when more than 40% fails the exam, the teachers and examiners are questioned because either the teachers did not lecture well, or the examination was above the level of the candidates. Hence, countries like US, Australia, UK, etc use standardized questions. Presently, UITH refers worried candidates to MDCN while upon getting to the MDCN office in Abuja, they are referred right back to UITH!

From what many candidates have reported, the new failing trend commenced after the acting registrar Dr. Tajudeen Sanusi took office last November, 2017. It would appear that the MDCN number one has not been debriefed by his predecessor, Dr. Ibrahim regarding the purpose for the assessment. Statements credited to Dr. Sanusi in News dailies has shown he has some form of prejudice with foreign trained doctors and has not hesitated to verbalize same at every given opportunity. According to him, “Nigerian medical schools teach clinical medicine and clinical dentistry, but elsewhere they teach diagnostic medicine. They train Nigerians for export purposes only,” (Tribune). Well, as pleasant as that sounds to the ears, let us not quickly forget that Ghana, Sudan and Egypt are becoming a cynosure of attraction to foreign students. Same cannot be said of Nigeria. Our President also went to U.K. to diagnose and treat an ear infection. We are trying to be self reliant, but we are in a fragile glass house, it is not wise to start throwing stones. As a matter of fact, a good number of medical schools in Nigeria has not made it to the list of World Health Organization accredited schools. A special report by the Daily Trust Newspaper, not so long ago, also presented the number of colleges of medicine in the six geopolitical zones vis-a-vis the number of applicants as summarized thus:

South West: 12 Colleges, 34938 applicants, 910 slots available
South South: 9 Colleges, 35828 applicants, 760 slots available
South East: 9 Colleges, 25103 applicants, 590 slots available
North Central: 5 Colleges, 21992 applicants, 400 slots available
North West: 4 Colleges, 25062 applicants, 330 slots available
North East: 3 Colleges, 9970 applicants, 265 slots available
FCT: 2 Colleges, 3320 applicants, zero slot available.


With the above set up, one wonders if Dr. Sanusi’s claims are grounded on facts or mere assumptions. In a fragile discussion as this one, caution should be considered when selecting words to express oneself. And Dr. Sanusi should know better.

With regards to the statement credited to Dr. Sanusi that Nigerian doctors trained abroad were trained for export purposes, one couldn't help but wonder where he gets these ideas from. Most of these doctors I have verified myself, are trained in the U.K., Canada, US etc. and are duly licensed thereafter. That the love for country brought them back to Nigeria should cause them to be celebrated and not castigated. In fact, Prof. Adedoyin, the coordinator for the remedial course was heard on tape saying his son, currently schooling in a Nigerian Medical college has plans for the USMLE already! A simple search on the internet reveals startling headlines! 80% Nigerian doctors seek jobs abroad (Vanguard Newspaper August, 2017); Crisis looms as 50,000 out of 87,000 registered Nigerian doctors are unaccounted for (Business Day Newspaper, Mar. 12, 2017); Over 40,000 out of 75, 000 Registered Nigerian Doctors are Practising Abroad - NMA Raises Alarm (deereporters.com; Nov. 17, 2017); 700 medical doctors leave Nigeria annually - MDCAN (Daily Post Nigeria; 2017/10/03); ALERT! 2,500 doctors WILL leave Nigeria between August and September (www.icirnigeria.org). The list continues. So one question Dr. Sanusi must answer…who are training doctors for export purposes? Your guess is as good as mine!

Let us proceed. Based on the supra mentioned, it is apparent that the one focus of Dr. Sanusi’s tenure so far has been the foreign trained doctors. In the light of this, two exams he has overseen has had catastrophic outcomes, making one wonder what could be the reason for this change. Under the watch of the past registrar, Dr. Ibrahim, many candidates passed the exams and are doing well, and now under the watch of Dr. Sanusi, the reverse has become the case. So something must be amiss between the approach of Dr. Ibrahim and that of Dr. Sanusi. What could that be? Who among these two is incompetent? Although, not a good argument, one can't be blamed if the mind concentrates on the fact that while Dr. Ibrahim is a medical doctor, his counter part is a dentist. Could this factor in? I leave that question open for further thoughts.

Now let’s shift our focus a bit to look at what Nigerians feel: feed back from Nigerians has never had it that foreign trained doctors are the reason for our failing health system. I haven't read yet of an incidence resulting in gross mortality or deformity due to a foreign trained doctor’s incompetency. for one, medicine is an art and most skills are learned in the field of practice. Wether you are trained in Nigeria or overseas, you still have a lot to learn. In fact, a collaboration between the Nigerian trained and the foreign trained would do our citizens more good than harm. The MDCN requirements for foreign trained doctors are already steep enough. First, School must be on the accredited WHO list, secondly, they must be verified by ECFMG/EPIC, the same body that verifies credentials of those applying to sit for the USMLE. And this cost a minimum of $240! If a foreign trained doctor can meet with these requirements, then there is no need making examination criteria stiff for them. The rules should be straight. A set average should be used, instead of saying, “since many passed OSCE but failed MCQ, let us use MCQ as a basis.” As was seen in LUTH last April, 2017 or “Since most candidates passed MCQ but failed OSCE, let’s use OSCE as a basis.” As was now seen in UITH center this November, 2017. Another candidate express the entire situation as, “under Sanusi’s tenure, consider yourself failed until proven otherwise. The way he is going, it is quite obvious he ain't going to pass more than thirty to forty percent of foreign trained doctors per exam. They are going to frustrate us man, delete the phrase ‘no place like home’ from our medulla and replace it with ‘any place but home’…he is got evil plans up his sleeve man.”

Another candidate, who attempted the exams in both LUTH and UITH said, “honestly, this has caused me serious shifting dullness. What do they really want from us? A passing rate of 50% overall or what? Prof. Adedoyin told us that in the MCQ, which has questions that were not covered in the remedial lectures, we had a 91% pass rate! Highest score was 90% and class average was 58%! The OSCE was not as good because of mostly human factors on the aspect of the examiners, not to mention the obscure marking scheme. But if an average of 50% was followed then the 500 candidates who made the original list would reflect the results more appropriately!”

The November examination has proven to be too big a blow for the young professionals as they have decided to reach out to Nigerians to seek for help. Sadly, majority of responders are Nigerian medical students, House Officers and registrars, most of which are riled with hate speeches as I have seen from screen grabs made available at my disposal. It would appear, honestly, that the wave of targeted hate speeches against these Foreign trained Nigerian doctors has spread far and wide among their supposed professional colleagues. With one doctor who claimed to have played supervisory role with them describing them as, “borderline incompetent”. Another exclaimed, “why are they coming back to Nigeria? Why not practice in the country where you trained?” Reacting to the same thread on Facebook, a foreign trained doctor said, “it is expected. 99.9% of those making those hate speeches wish they had the opportunities we have. Heck! The son of the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC), Prof Rasheed graduated from University of Aberdeen. That in itself speaks volume!” Another FTD I chatted with online, simply said, “I think they misunderstood the word “competent”. All through my medical career abroad (yes, I am a licensed doctor elsewhere!) I have never seen the ‘pinnard’ stethoscope physically. I only saw a picture of it in my textbook, I think second year med school? I mean whoever use that! I have my own Doppler. It is battery operated, so you can't say you got electricity problems. If you say I am incompetent because I cannot use your pinnard thing, then you got to have your head examined. I have seen the diagnostic kit of the medical students, and house officers, I have never seen anything so incomplete. Medicine has evolved. We can learn from them and they can learn from us and the benefit will be on them, really,” She went ahead to add, “That someone keeps mute, humbles herself to learn a thing or two should not be misconstrued as incompetent. No one came here to compete with anyone else. If you really want to know what incompetency truly is, ask the patients. They are at the receiving end of whatever skills we got. Ask them…then you will know who between us and them is incompetent.”

The foreign trained doctors have now formed an association to enable them fight what they perceive as ‘discrimination against foreign trained doctors in Nigeria’. Series of interviews have been granted to news media, and letters have been written to senators. Their parents are also picking interest in their plight. Regardless of what anyone might think, we all know the situation of health care in Nigeria, and we do know the problem is not with foreign trained doctors. The sooner we realize the value of what we have, the better for all of us.

Recently, it was revealed that the Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has received a group of expatriates, mostly from India with a view of establishing partnership projects that would promote medical tourism in Nigeria. Worthy of note here, is that some of the foreign trained doctors also schooled in India. These doctors are already contemplating practicing elsewhere. Let us make a stitch in time to save nine.

https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/nigeria-licensing-requirements-professional-services#:~:text=Medical%20Professionals&text=Foreign%20medical%20graduates%20must%20sit,eligible%20to%20practice%20in%20Nigeria.


https://www.nairaland.com/4203240/mdcn-versus-foreign-trained-medical

And the big question is, is this proper?

And what were they doing there?

Did they even attend the boy’s burial?

Why attend his memorial?

No fewer than four governors yesterday attended the memorial service organised by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, for her son, Parker Shepnaan Dongban who passed on last year.

Some of the governors who attended the event held at Demshin in Plateau State still have cases at the election petitions courts where the Appeal Court President would have a major role to play.

However, there was no evidence that the Appeal Court president invited the governors to the event.

According to analysts, the governors might have attended the event in a typical Nigerian gesture, and perhaps, to curry favour.

Speaking at the service held at St. Peters Clever Church, Demshin in Plateau State, the Governor of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who said he was speaking on behalf of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), sympathised with Justice Dongban-Mensem, saying the governors identified with the family at the memorial service.

He said though the loss was painful, the governors recognised the impact made to humanity by the late Parker Shepnaan Dongban within the short period of his sojourn on earth, adding that his goodwill would be greatly missed.

He said: “Even though we remember our son today, we acknowledge that he lived an impactful life.”

Also speaking, the Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Caleb Mutfwang, who sympathised with the bereaved family, prayed to God to continue to comfort them.

He noted that no one can feel what the family has gone through since the untimely demise of the Parker.

He said: “There isn’t much to say on an occasion like this other than to say, may the good Lord continue to comfort you and the family because there is nothing we can do and the only thing is to pray for you.

“Even though one year has passed and we know you have enjoyed the comfort of the Lord, may you continue to enjoy the comfort of the Lord all the way. We will continue to pray that God will teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”

Also at the memorial service were Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia; his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun; former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang, and former Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike.

In his message, the Bishop of Shendam Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Philip Dung admonished the congregation and also prayed for the repose of the soul of Parker.

He asked God to continue to comfort the family.

He appealed to the Nigerian leaders not to abandon the people, particularly those in rural communities who voted them into power but to come up with programmes and actions that would cushion the effects of the present hardships being experienced in the country.

Bishop Dung drew the attention of governments at various levels to the lack of social amenities such as drinking water, roads, schools, and hospitals in most communities and called for urgent steps to be taken to give the people a sense of hope and belonging.

He applauded the President of the Court of Appeal for her investments in education which, he said, has enabled the less-privileged children to have access to schooling.

As part of the event, a Multipurpose Hall built at Ngoottuguut in memory of Parker was commissioned by the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh alongside Mutfwang, and other dignitaries.

https://thenigerialawyer.com/four-govs-wike-attend-appeal-court-presidents-sons-memorial-service/

GOD is Omnipotent, the All-powerful One with unlimited power and authority. He is not only powerful, but He is Power. The Psalmist says, "God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That (all) power belongs to God." (Psalms 62:11).

However, God is not only Power, but God is also Love. God is not only all powerful, but He is also Love. Bible says "....God is love; and he that dwell in love dwelleth in God" (1 John 4:16). In fact, from scriptures, it appears God feels more comfortable aligning Himself with His Love dimension than His power dimension. He makes me realise that LOVE IS SWEETER THAN POWER.

A proof of His abundant love revolves around His sweet mercies. This was what prompted Him to keep pursuing after rebellious mankind. He is the All-powerful One who meekly keeps knocking at the door of the hearts of humans, wanting to have a formidable relationship with us. This is despite the fact that He can do without us, since He is all sufficient. A good explanation to this is this: LOVE IS SWEETER THAN POWER.

God loves you vehemently and He desires an intimate relationship with you to help you fulfil your destiny. It is your destiny to have an intimate righteous relationship with God that is eternal in nature through Jesus Christ. Then you will be empowered with the Holy Spirit to have dominion over creation, and you won't be a slave to anything - including poverty, sickness, satan, hell, sin, curses, etc.

While you have the power of self will, to live your life the way you like and turn against the way of the LORD, please, choose Love today, because it is sweeter. And you see, the law of love goes thus: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' - Jesus (Matthew 22:37‭-‬39)

If we all can embrace God's kind of love, our world will experience heaven on earth.

How can all these become realistic?
The bible says: "for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16

Hence, the first step is to embrace Jesus as your LORD and SAVIOUR. You must be determined to forsake anything sinful, and simply pray:

"LORD JESUS, I believe in my heart that You died for me and You raised on the third day for my justification. And so I confess with my mouth that You are my Lord and Savior. From today, I belong to the family of God. Thank You for giving me eternal life."

Eternal life resides in you, and it compells you to love God's way. God bless you.

https://www.sundayakanni.com/2023/07/love-is-sweeter-than-power.html?m=1

IFEANYI UBAH (THE PRINCE OF THE 9TH SENATE), HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

Just as he did in the previous assembly which earned him the name; Prince of the 9th Senate, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah has hit the ground running to deliver effective representation and dividends of democracy to his nation, his region, his state, and senatorial district.

A quick flashback on a few key achievements from his capacity-laden representation during the 9th Senate goes like this:

for the Nation;

▪︎ Senator Ubah delivered over 800 billion naira inflow annually to the coffers of the country through his critical Bill that was signed into law by the former president on his sick bed in London.

for the Region;

▪︎ Senator Ubah moved a motion and also physically intervened to bring down the exorbitant freight charges by container handling companies like Maersk Line and Co, following the outcry by our Igbo brothers that are into freight forwarding and importation.

▪︎ He also intervened and has continued to intervene in seeking political solutions to the incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the resultant insecurity in the Southeast.

▪︎ He also facilitated the return of many of our Igbo brothers who were stranded abroad.

for the State;

▪︎ At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Ubah organised his friends and built state-of-the-art hospitals with ambulances, which he donated in the three Senatorial Districts of Anambra State.

for Anambra South Senatorial District;

▪︎ Senator Ubah broke records and delivered at least one project in each of the 119 wards that comprise the zone.
He facilitated jobs, zero-interest loans, and scholarships and empowered so many people.
The feedback from the grassroots was massive.
It was love.
They call him The People’s General.

Little wonder, Ndi Anambra South Senatorial District resisted the tsunami that swept through the state in the last election, and massively endorsed and supported their son, in whom they are well pleased, to a landslide win. He was alone in this feat as other Senatorial Districts in the State fell to the Labour tsunami.

Indeed, when the selfless is in power, the people truly rejoice.

The time has come to take
Anambra South Senatorial District to the next level.

pray for Ikemba Ndi Igbo in the 10th Senate.

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Zulum vp political son i look forward meeting him somedays. I pray he rules nigeria somedays

What is a storm? Literally, a storm is a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and some or a combination of the following: rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning. Figuratively however, a storm is a set of unpleasant circumstances that could result in some loss or the other. Storms of life are in categories. They could be physical, spiritual, emotional, financial, material, political etc.

In Mark 4:35-41, we read about the rising of a great storm that could have capsised the boat Jesus and His disciples were sailing in. The Storm Stiller however, commanded that the storm should be still and it was so. Today, we shall look at physical storms in terms of ill-health. I pray that any storm of ill-health you may be battling is stilled now, in Jesus’ name.

In the story behind John 5:8, there was a man who suffered ill-health for thirty-eight years. His physical storm raged so long that he felt he was to die by the pool of Bethesda. However, on that very day that he encountered the Storm Stiller, his story changed. Jesus Christ – the Storm Stiller asked him: “Wilt thou be made whole?” (John 5:6).

The Almighty God is asking you today, “Do you want to be healed?” If your answer is “Yes,” then you must fulfil the condition for healing. Divine healing is the ‘food’ meant for children according to Matthew 15:26. Therefore, you must be sure you are genuinely born again because your sins must be forgiven before you can enjoy this divine blessing that will still your storm of ill-health. When Jesus Christ wanted to still the storm of the young man that was suffering terribly from palsy, the Bible says:

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy: son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Matthew 9:2

This implies that you should repent of your sins and seek God’s forgiveness if you want Him to still the storm of ill health in your life. As you heed His call today, every storm of ill health in your life will cease today, in Jesus’ name.
Written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye.

Simon nwa Ekpa, normally, the popular word DEAR is the right word to employ when addressing someone in written letters like this. But I intentionally omitted it, and I am addressing you in your name because there is nothing DEAR about darkness. It is part of my own way of registering my anger and protesting your nonsensical sit-at-home ravaging the once peaceful and industrious South East, my beloved only homeland.

I have carefully monitored your demonic activities in the South East, I have read on the pages of newspaper and I have watched on the news and with sadness I have noted the very careless, wasteful, meaningless, retrogressive and reprehensible insisant Sit-at-home orders which you have issued without remorse and how you have instructed your boys to ensure its enforcement. To you and your fellow half head gang men, Sit-at-home is the only way to drive your grievances home. To you and your abysmally failed co travellers, sit-at-home is the only way to get Nigerian government to listen to you and to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from unlawful detention.

I don't know those who have continued to tell you that you are doing a great job in this show of shame and self destruction, they have vehemently refused to tell you the truth, which is that your actions are killing the South East economically and politically and that your orders are counterproductive.

Simon, your mode of operation is not only a blind one, it is laughable and it is acaic. As things stands, I am tempted to suggest that you are not working for what you claim, the restoration of Biafra and the release of MNK. No genuine freedom fighter deliberately destroys his father land. No genuine fighter kills his own youths and watch them buried enmass. for goodness sake, why do I have this feeling that some powerful entities contracted and paid you to destabilize the once peaceful South East of Nigeria?

But in all fairness to you, let me give you the benefit of the doubt at least until I can prove my assertions right. At least you are innocent until proven guilty by the court of competent jurisdiction. So let me keep it as what it is the illusionary fighting for Biafra and the release of MNK. If truly, they are the reason you do what you do in the SE, then you have missed the whole thing and you really need to be tutored on how to cause civil unrest and to get the government to listen to you.

More specifically, may be I need to point you to how Niger Delta Militants secured government attention under the regime of late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua. It is possible you were a new born at that time because if not, you ought to have learnt one or two things. Guess what? Niger Delta militants courageously took their fight to the doorstep of their perceived enemy the Nigerian governemnt. They bombed governemnt owned pipelines and oil facilities. They ensured the kidnapings of mostly high profile oil workers and expertrates in their region and only set them free after heavy ransom have been paid. Before you know it, government started loosing money, they lost sleep and everyone began to run from pillar to post looking for ways to stop the sabotage that was going on in the South South region. Cut a long story short, Governemnt invited them for dialogue, gave them VIP treatment, negotiated with them and settled them with amnesty. Mind you Simon, Asari Dokubo fought from the creeks. Tompolo was under the water day and night. Boy Loaf was never in Finland either. They were all in Nigeria and fought in Nigeria. Take it or leave it Simon Nwa Ekpa only cowards like you fight from a foreign land.

Unfortunately, in your own case, what you are doing in the South East is destroying the businesses of our people thereby causing them additional hardship while you enjoy the cool weather of Finland. Are you not a wicked man Simon? A few whose businesses are still grasping for breathe have since moved to neighboouring city like Asaba. Those corn heads who are under your command and control have killed many innocent Igbos especially vibrant youths all in the name of fighting for Biafra restoration and the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. If I may ask, does that really make sense to you?

Simon Ekpa, let me tell you one irony today maybe this will force you to have a rethink, that is if there is still any iota of conscience in you. You came from a region that is most hated as far as the Nigerian project is concerned. The Nigerian government don't care whether you stop the madness going on in South East or not. They already love it and pray it continues. Anything to destroy Igboland is a task and a welcomed developement, know this and know peace Ekpa.

It is like seeing your enemy under the knife. What will you do? Rescue him or allow him to die? That is the exact scenerio playing out between your region SE and Nigeria. If you think you will ever get the attention of Nigerian government with this show of shame going on in the SE then the joke is huge on you because the country you think you are fighting wants you exterminated today or tomorrow, if you don't know that is why they enjoy your myopic sit-at-home and want it to continue. The only unrest your enemies will understand is the kind that unsettles and rattles them. The kind that threatens their cash flow. They will pay attention to you if your sit-at-home threatens their lives or the lives of their loved ones, or do you think the Nigerian government does not have what it takes to end the show of madness you have carried out in the SE? Mr Simon, the Nigerian governemnt that I know have all the arsenal needed to subdue you and yours within days and restore peace in the SE. But they just enjoy the fact that you are destroying your own people and your homeland. Simon, It is time to use your brain.

You can not be more Biafran than MNK whom you claim to fight for his release, yet he was not this mad, he was not this senseless, MNK was not this calous and unrepentant like you Simon. my plea is simple, call it off before this fire consumes you. If this madness continues unabated, we will have no choice in SE to wage war against you and your toy gun carriers. If you think we will idle away and watch you burn down our homeland then you must be joking.

How can you continue to order a series of Sit-at-home in a country where you have no single business or investment? Simon, you have nothing to loose if this madness goes south but some of us do and so we will not watch you carry on unchecked, never.

As a pointer to the fact that you are sick and needs urgent mental help, you have taken this madness to Lagos and Abuja. You have called for sit-at-home in Lagos and Abuja another mans land, what a gut, what a temerity and what an efrontary. With this new development, just be rest assured that your end is near. Flies that refuses to listen, will surely end in the grave with the corpse. Desist or face the wrath of the people.

By Daniel EduPastor E.A Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has responded to allegations suggesting that he derives his powers from demons in Redemption Camp.

During his sermon on Sunday, July 16th, Pastor Adeboye acknowledged the circulating reports about the source of his powers.

Rather than engaging directly with the accuser, he chose to pray for the individual, recognizing that they have committed an unpardonable sin.

Pastor Adeboye explained that attributing the glory meant for God to demons is an unforgivable offense.

To support his statement, he cited biblical examples and reiterated his intention to pray for the person spreading such rumors.

He said, "Recently, I heard someone claiming that Pastor Adeboye obtains his power from demons at Redemption Camp. People asked if I would respond, but I decided that we should pray because this individual is committing an unpardonable sin. When someone starts giving the glory of Jesus Christ to demons, we should pray for them."

During the 70th Annual Convention of the church along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Pastor Adeboye also shared a personal experience from last year.

He revealed that some people mocked him when he lost his son, Dare, in May 2021.

Amid the sadness and questions, Pastor Adeboye received a text message from one of his daughters that simply said, "Daddy, let God carry you."

He expressed how this message brought an end to his sorrows and renewed his faith.

Dare, Pastor Adeboye's third child, passed away on May 4, 2021, in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he resided with his family.

Dare served as the Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35 and was a father to three daughters.

"Wiseman Daniel son of Prophet TB Joshua Extends Blessings: A Testament of God's Faithfulness"


"During today's service, we witnessed yet another powerful extension of God's blessings upon the congregations, led by the remarkable man of God, Wiseman Daniel. Just as promised, the blessings from last week Sunday continued to unfold, reaffirming the truth that when we honor a prophet, we receive a prophet's reward.


https://www.nairaland.com/7763647/historic-miracles-generosity-elohim-church#124404768

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Today, we are filled with joy as a brand new sewing machine is donated to a young lady, empowering her to start her own business and support her life. It is a beautiful testament to the way love is intricately intertwined with our spirituality. As we give, we open ourselves up to receiving even more of what we sow. The act of giving is akin to planting seeds that ultimately flourish and multiply.

We are reminded that Jesus is pleased when we do not turn a blind eye to the needs of our neighbors. By extending our hearts to others, we become channels through which God's grace flows. We rejoice in the blessing upon our sister and fervently pray for God's continued grace as she embarks on her new journey in the world of business.

Let us celebrate this inspiring testimony of God's faithfulness and remember to remain open to His blessings, knowing that He blesses us so that we may, in turn, be a blessing to others. Amen!"

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"Man of God Wiseman Daniel: Instrument of Healing, Deliverance, and God's Love"


"He sent out his word and healed them all. In awe, we witness the undeniable power of God as He works through the faculty of the incredible man of God, Wiseman Daniel. Healing, deliverance, and the release of captives become manifest as God's mighty power flows through him.

It is a reminder that belief is amplified when we witness the evidence of God's majestic might. Although distance may separate us physically, let us persevere in prayer, knowing that nothing is impossible for our Heavenly Father. The faculty of Wiseman Daniel unveils the root causes of people's challenges, and just as others are touched, so too can you find solace and restoration.

In times of uncertainty, let us refuse to succumb to fear, for it has no place in a heart that is tethered to active faith in Almighty God. We must press onward, continuously reaching out to touch Jesus Christ with unwavering faith.

As true followers of Christ, we are called to emulate His love and embrace the little children among us. They are a precious reminder of His presence. At the closing of the service, my beloved man of God, Wiseman Daniel, and his wife graciously spend time with the little ones, celebrating them with delightful gift items. It serves as a testimony of God's love, and through this act, we reflect our love for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let us celebrate the transformative work of God through His chosen servant, Wiseman Daniel. May we be encouraged to draw closer to Him, seeking healing and deliverance, all while spreading His love to the world around us. Amen."

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That moment Joseph revealed himself to his brethren in the land of Egypt, they COULD NOT BELIEVE him (Gen. 45:3)! And by the time they returned to the land of Canaan, telling their father that Joseph was still alive, Jacob too COULD NOT BELIEVE them! Of course it was hard for Jacob to ever believe (Gen 45:26)! Someone who had long been presumed dead, after several years of not hearing from him? Anyway, that's a testimony. An incredible one. Jacob could not believe it - to see his hearthrob alive, now governor over all Egypt!

Also, when the angel of the Lord told Abraham and Sarah that they were going to embrace a son the following year, the old couple COULD NOT BELIEVE! But it happened as it was said (Gen. 21:1-3)! An incredible testimony for that couple. Sarah who had long passed child-bearing age?

Again, when Rhoda told the believers who were praying for Peter when he was captured and thrown into prison, and that it was Peter knocking at the door, they COULD NOT BELIEVE! Whether they believed it or not, they saw Peter live and direct! He was miraculously delivered from prison and death.

Jesus, our great deliverer, told the neighbors weeping over the death of a damsel that she was sleeping and would be up again, they COULD NOT BELIEVE! They laughed Him to scorn! However, the damsel came back to life. Now, that's a testimony! for the family of the damsel, the neighbors and the entire community!

I could go on and on. I pray for you reading this post right now, in this second-half of the year, God will give you INCREDIBLE TESTIMONIES that will wipe out all your shame and struggles, in the name of Jesus! You will be so shocked to find it hard to believe it yourself. Why? Because we serve a God who is a specialist in impossibilities. A God who does wonders! You are next to testify to the glory of God!

Please comment 'Amen' if you believe you are person God is referring to.

Shalom!

Pastor E.A. Adeboye had started how much he loves his wife and that he could kill for her. During the celebration of the 75th birthday of his wife, Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye, popularly called mummy GO, he stated that he loves his wife so much that anyone who messes with her, he would pray to God to kill the fellow.

He said this was because, while he went to University of Lagos for his postgraduate studies, as the only son of his mother, he handed her over to his wife and she thoroughly took care of her. See video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cfxTslieiI

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The idea of missionaries in far-flung places may seem archaic or outdated. It may even come with connotations of colonialism. However, Jesus' great commission to take His message of salvation to the ends of the Earth - still stands. There are billions of people on the planet who still don't know Him, and He has tasked us with carrying the good news to every corner of the globe. In this final session of the series.

Just before His ascension, Jesus said to His disciples, 'Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age' (Matthew 28:19-201. Does Jesus put a time limit on this command? What guarantee does He offer to those who take His message all over the world?

we're all missionaries commissioned by Jesus to be witnesses for Him. Paul reiterates in various letters to the early churches that we are to live out our faith amongst unbelievers, to draw them to Jesus.(Philippians 4:14-191

Tying in with Jesus' great commission given in Matthew 28, in Acts 1:8. He says. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the Earth.

Jesus told us clearly not to worry about money. Even if you have little to live on, that's ok for such a time as this. There is no pit so deep that God can't rescue you. Remember that it's in testing times that your obedience unlocks God's blessing.

He can use any almost-empty jar to meet the needs around you. Let's pray, read God's Word, and stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit. Let's trust God with our resources and share generously and cheerfully with those in need and with those who have given their lives to frontline missions and ministry. And may God's peace fill us with hope and joy.

Read more of this Article on Dyshus webpage(link below)

Join us Today at 8 pm (online) as we explore the purpose of outreach and other religious topics join us with the link below

Initially, 50 daily prayers were commanded, which were subsequently reduced to five on the advice of Prophet Moses to the Holy Apostle. Therefore, Muslims pray five times a day to fulfill the obligation bestowed upon them by the command of Allah through His Holy Messenger

There are 2670 years between Ishmael and Prophet Muhammad in which Arabs sons of Ishmael who was son of Abraham worshipped pagan gods of Egypt through Ishmael's mother Hagar. The Arabians were idolaters who built the stone Kaaba using 96 degrees of stone masonry and prayed to 360 gods that's one god for every degree of the zodiac. The Arabs practiced slavery, human sacrifice, sodomy and prostitution. Prophet Muhammad was commanded by Allah to have the Arabs pray 50 times a day to clean out the toxicity of pagan worship from their blood. Seeing that it would be difficult to get the Arabs to pray 50 times a day the Prophet pleaded with Allah to reduce it. So why does the Muslim believe that he is more holy than us whose bloodline has never forsaken God? Sure some of Judah strayed but we always had prophets and from our bloodline came Jesus who they agree is the greatest of all the Messiah. Even Prophet Muhammad had holy blood and would only sit when he prayed and then when challenged about this told the man who challenged him, I am not the same as you.



There is no Muslim Jesus


It's a lie from hell.

Initially, 50 daily prayers were commanded, which were subsequently reduced to five on the advice of Prophet Moses to the Holy Apostle. Therefore, Muslims pray five times a day to fulfill the obligation bestowed upon them by the command of Allah through His Holy Messenger

There are 2670 years between Ishmael and Prophet Muhammad in which Arabs sons of Ishmael who was son of Abraham worshipped pagan gods of Egypt through Ishmael's mother Hagar. The Arabians were idolaters who built the stone Kaaba using 96 degrees of stone masonry and prayed to 360 gods that's one god for every degree of the zodiac. The Arabs practiced slavery, human sacrifice, sodomy and prostitution. Prophet Muhammad was commanded by Allah to have the Arabs pray 50 times a day to clean out the toxicity of pagan worship from their blood. Seeing that it would be difficult to get the Arabs to pray 50 times a day the Prophet pleaded with Allah to reduce it. So why does the Muslim believe that he is more holy than us whose bloodline has never forsaken God? Sure some of Judah strayed but we always had prophets and from our bloodline came Jesus who they agree is the greatest of all the Messiah. Even Prophet Muhammad had holy blood and would only sit when he prayed and then when challenged about this told the man who challenged him, I am not the same as you.



There is no Muslim Jesus

Proclaiming the Kingdom

Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 10:5–7

The very last words of Jesus, just prior to His Ascension into Heaven, expands the mandate we read above that Jesus gave to His Apostles. He later says, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the holy Spirit…” (Matthew 28:19). Eventually, Jesus sends the Twelve and all of His disciples to the ends of the earth to proclaim the Gospel to every creature. But here, prior to the coming of the Holy Spirit, and prior to the completion of Jesus’ earthly mission, He instructs the Twelve to go only “to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Thus, Jesus gives a sort of priority to the preaching of the Gospel to those who have already been entrusted with the revelations of the Old Testament—that is, the teachings of the Law of Moses and the prophets.

Though, today, we must all hear the call from our Lord to “make disciples of all nations,” we must also hear this unique commission to first preach to those who are already members of the family of God. And though, today, the Holy Spirit has already come and the Gospel has already gone forth far and wide, there is still an important spiritual lesson to be learned by Jesus’ progressive commission from those of the family of God to those who do not yet know the Gospel.

Start with yourself. By hearing Jesus give special emphasis to His Twelve to go first to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, you should hear our Lord speaking especially about you. You, who were baptized, have been confirmed and have received Holy Communion, now have a special obligation to listen to and respond to the Gospel of Christ. From there, God entrusts you with the sharing of the Gospel in a special way to those who also share your faith. for that reason, parents are uniquely obliged to share the Gospel with their children. Friends within the same faith community are uniquely obliged to reach out to others who share their faith. And pastors of the Church must do the same. The Gospel is now universal and must be proclaimed to all people, but this passage appears to highlight the importance of sharing the Gospel with fellow disciples of Christ.

We know from our daily life that there are many who profess faith in Christ who still are not fully evangelized. There are many who have received the Sacraments but lack the deep faith to which they are called. It can appear that most fail to worship our Lord every day, and many fail in their prayerful worship each and every week. Therefore, it is useful to place yourself into this Gospel passage and to hear our Lord call you to especially devote yourself to the sharing of the Gospel with those who have already become members of His Church, even if it is only in name.

If we begin with ourselves, seeking to daily grow deeper in our life of faith, praying and seeking out the will of God, then God will more easily be able to use us as He wills to share the faith with those who belong to God’s family but whose faith may be weak. And for those who are “all in” and have truly given themselves over to Christ, God will certainly also use you for the proclamation of the Gospel to those who have not yet come to know Christ through the gift of faith.

Reflect, today, upon the invitation Jesus gives to you to be His evangelist. First, look at your own life and do all you can to allow the Gospel to transform you into a fervent follower of Christ. From there, be open to the many ways that God wants to use you every day to inspire others to become followers of our Lord. Start with your family. pray for them. Be attentive to the promptings of grace God gives to reach out to them. Then turn your eyes, also, to the wider community. Allow the Lord to lead, follow His voice, and He will use you in many ways to help others come to know His burning love for them.

my universal King, You came to establish Your Kingdom in the lives of all people. You call all Your creatures to faith in You. Help me to be among the first who turn to You with my whole heart. Please also use me to become an instrument of Your saving grace to those whom You’ve put into my life. my life is Yours, dear Lord. Use me as You will. Jesus, I trust in You.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ldPYZjdyg

May the Crucified Jesus Christ set you free. Amen.


"Whoever the son of God; Jesus Christ Crucified sets free is completely free" (John 8:36).



"And they truly were many priests(priests of different religion and deities who performed rituals and incantations for people with the intention to set them free completely from all their troubles), because they were not permitted to continue existing on this earth because of biological death: But this man(Jesus Christ Crucified), because He is permitted to continue existing on this earth and Heaven forever, has an unending priesthood (ability to pray and intercede for and on the behalf of each and every human being before Abbah Our Father forever in order to set them free completely from all their burdens and questions about somethings that seems strange happening in their individual lives since he lives forever and does not stop existing because of biological death). Therefore He(Jesus Christ Crucified) *is able to save them(any human being still existing on this earth) to the uttermost(completely/perfectly/eternally) that (those human being who while they live on this earthly existence repent and believe in Jesus Christ Crucified) come *unto God(the Creator of the seen and unseen realm) by Him(by grace through faith in Jesus finished works on the Cross of Calvary)*, seeing He (Jesus) ever liveth to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:23-25).



"But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels *for the suffering of death*, *crowned with glory and honour;* that *He(Jesus) by the grace of God should taste death for EVERY HUMAN BEING*" (Hebrews 2:9).



"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He(Jesus Christ Crucified) quickened (resurrected to a new creation life from your previous death in the flesh through Adam's ancestral curses/disobedience) together with His own resurrection after being crucified on the Cross of Calvary, having forgiven you *all trespasses*; *blotting(erasing) out the handwriting of ordinances (ancestral curses and curses from personal sins) that was standing against us before the holy throne of God; Our Creator, Father and Judge; which was contrary towards us(human beings) and He(Jesus Christ Crucified) *took it out of the way, nailing it to His Cross*; and *having spoiled(disarmed) principalities and powers (demonic negative spirits that enforces/executes ancestral curses no matter the territory/location you chose to reside in the seen/unseen realm), He(Jesus Christ Crucified) made a shew(disgrace) of them *openly, triumphing over them in His death

Wole Soyinka’s Christian Moment, 1958–1965

By- Timothy R. Vande Brake

ABSTRACT
Wole Soyinka publicly broke from his parents’ faith in early adolescence, yet his anti-Christian stance was not fully realized until his early thirties. Thus, a rich religious dialogue animates the first eight years of his artistic career, 1958–1965. In works from these years (during which Nigeria gained its independence), Soyinka keenly observes and insightfully images Christianity yet holds it at a distance. Soyinka’s changing religious outlook is examined through three works from this period: Camwood on the Leaves, The Interpreters, and The Road. Actions suggesting that he was gradually letting go of his inherited Christian values are also explored.

KEYWORDS
Wole Soyinka, Christianity, wrestling, Camwood on the Leaves (play), The Interpreters (novel), The Road (play)

Through the situations and characters he creates, especially in drama, novel, and memoir, Soyinka provides insight into our moral and spiritual lives. Raised by parents whose genuine and fervent Christianity shaped every aspect of their lives,1 Soyinka rejected his parents’ faith in early adolescence. But it did not so easily reject him. In fact, the first eight years of his public career (1958–1965) contain some of the most moving and profound meditations on Christianity written in the past century. I am not alone in noticing this. Alan Jacobs, for instance, muses that Soyinka is “a writer of spectacular literary gifts: he is an acclaimed lyric and satirical poet, a brilliant novelist of ideas, a memoirist both nostalgic and harrowing, and almost certainly the greatest religious dramatist of our time.”2

One might wonder how a writer whose work, especially his late work, can be so hostile to Christianity could at the same time see into it so clearly and deeply. I attribute this rare perception to three factors, which will be axiomatic to my argument:

1. Christianity utterly pervaded Soyinka’s early life, shaping his imagination and his conscience;

2. Like most Africans, Soyinka acknowledges that all life has a spiritual dimension. Though his earliest label for his self-determination was “atheist,” he has never accepted the post-Enlightenment idea that the only deities are those humans have created. Rather, he acknowledges [End Page 55] that nonhuman spirits are real and sometimes palpable;

3. Soyinka’s parents continued to pray for him, making his adolescence and early adulthood a time of intense spiritual struggle.

Soyinka knows the Bible well. Especially in his early life, its stories and pronouncements formed the backcloth of his imagination. Two such stories center my thinking in this essay, the first of which is Jacob’s wrestling with God. Jacob’s life is the paradigm of faith as struggle. Born second, grasping his twin brother’s heel, Jacob strove all his life to be first. When his brother, Esau, was hungry, Jacob traded a bowl of stew for Esau’s birthright, later impersonating his twin to steal their dying father’s blessing. Years afterward, facing a reckoning, Jacob prepared to meet Esau by sending his family away so that he could plead through the night with God:

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name.

And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask my name? And he blessed him there.

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

(Gen. 32:24–31)3

Having received years earlier the covenantal blessing of his father, Isaac, Jacob here appeals to escape his brother’s anger. Along with the requested blessing, Jacob receives a new name: Jacob, which means, “He grasps the heel,” becomes Israel, which means, “He struggles with God.”

A second biblical story key to my argument is that of Absalom’s rebellion and death. The Absalom story begins with the prophet Nathan’s announcement of judgment on David for his sin with Bathsheba:

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. [End Page 56]

for thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

(2 Sam. 12:11–12)

Over the course of several years, this prophecy is realized when Absalom, having declared himself king in Hebron, follows the advice of the counselor Ahithophel to pitch tents on the roof of the royal palace in Jerusalem and to lie with his father’s concubines. The ultimate gesture of disrespect, Absalom’s act is also meant to seal his usurping of his father’s throne. But the battle has yet to be fought, and in a long, bloody day of fighting David’s army prevails. Forbidden to go out with his troops, David instructs his commanders not to harm Absalom. Yet when the rebel leader’s long hair is caught in the branches of an oak, Joab pierces Absalom with javelins and tells his men to finish the work. When David hears the news, he mourns from the depths of his heart: “And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!” (2 Sam. 18:33)

To be continued.......

ABUNDANT LIFE VISION
HOLY SPIRIT: THE ORCHESTRATOR. Romans 8:28-30
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. [29]for God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his son, so that his son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. [30]And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory. NLT.

Our text this morning is one of the most controversial writings in the bible. The 29th and 30th verses talks about God knowing and choosing his people in advance as if he purposely leaves others to perish. However, that is not the thrust of our teaching this morning but I would love to clarify that issue before I continue. God knows the end from the beginning, he has seen those who would choose him ahead and he has chosen them ahead. At the same time, he gives everyone an equal chance to choose him through their freewill. When I was in secondary school, I failed mathematics a lot, my lesson teacher doubled as my mathematics teacher in school and he tried his best to teach me but I would still fail. Before the exam, based on what I had shown in the lesson at home, it was evident to him that I would fail the exam, but that would not stop him from preparing me for the exam. It is the same thing with God, God would give everyone an equal chance to choose even though he knows who will accept him because he knows the end from the beginning.

Now to today’s topic. The Holy Spirit being God knows the thoughts of men and he orchestrates things to favour those who love God. This is shown in the book of Acts of the Apostles chapters 9 and 10. In these chapters, Peter went to different places for the gospel and he landed at Lydda, there he healed Aenas who was paralysed, this miracle spread throughout Lydda and afterwards, Dorcas in Joppa died. The testimony of the miracle got to Joppa, so when Dorcas died, they sent for Peter to pray for her and she came back to life.

As a result, Peter stayed in Joppa for a long time and God connected him with the household it Cornelius in Acts 10, which brought about the salvation and outpouring of the Spirit on the Gentiles. You can see the Holy Spirit in action here, as he orchestrated everything to work for the good of the Gentiles. In our journey as Christians, God is our leader, all we need to do is to follow him and believe that all things work for the good of those who love God and are called for his purpose.

Therefore, to have all things work for your good, you need to love God and belong to him, if you are yet to do that, I urge you to do so now by saying this prayer: Dear Jesus, I believe that you died for my sins and you resurrected on the third day by the power of God, please forgive my sins and write my name in the book of life and I will serve you forever. Amen. If you have recited the prayer, I congratulate you and I urge you to join a bible believing church as you begin your journey in Christ.

God bless you.

If you are the firstborn son and still broke. The insult you will hear no go finish. Sometimes the most hard working men are broke . They are not lazy but the economic conditions of Nigeria make some men look Lazy. You know how many men applied for jobs only to be denied because their papa no get connection or one girlfriend of a rich politician got the position because she is good looking.
Some salary are insulting or humiliating to even start with and even when person get the work. The oga go use and abuse person like a slave.
Men are hustling , na grace dey separate
the rich and the poor. If you are doing ok, Count your blessings that God has given bless you. Never look down at the poor and pray you do not go from riches to rag.
for those who work hard yet nothing to show on the bank account, I pray grace locate you.

2. IT WILL BE BECAUSE YOU MADE POOR DECISIONS:
Hear God saying to you now!
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: (Deuteronomy 30:19)
Which Life?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. for God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3: 15-16)
He that believeth on the son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:36)

Now you have another opportunity to make the right choice. To choose Jesus Christ it to Choose life (Heaven) to Reject Jesus Christ is to Choose death (Hell Fire)




What Must You Do Now?

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house”. (Acts 16:31)
1. Confess to God that you are a sinner and deserve death. “All have sinned, and come shot of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). And ,“the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23)
2. Turn from your sin and ask God for His forgiveness. Hear God saying to you now: “let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thought … let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him … He will abundantly pardon” ( Isaiah 55:7)
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins and paid the full price for your sins. (1Corinthians 15:3,4)
4. Ask Jesus to come into your heart and be your Lord and Saviour. “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
5. Thank God for the Salvation of your Soul.

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By lfeanyi Ndukwe and Ndife David , AWKA

It was an epoch-making event at Abba town, Njikoka LGA last Saturday as the good people of Abba trooped out in their numbers to celebrate with their illustrious son, Hon Jude Akpua (Omekannia Abba) who won the March 18th elections for Njikoka 2 constituency and was also elected as the deputy majority leader for the State 8th Assembly.

The event which began with a celebration of Mass and blessing of St Jude Chapel of Adoration by the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Revd. Dr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor and a reception at the celebrant country home had so many notable personalities in attendance.

The event also witnessed the presence of men of timbre and calibre especially of the Njikoka Constituents as dignitaries such as the Speaker of the 8th Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somto Udeze, Barr. Sylvester Ezeokenwa, National Chairman, All Progressive Grand Alliance, Hon lfeatu Obi Okoye, Anambra State Chairman, All Progressive Grand Alliance ( APGA), the Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Protocol Officer to the Governor, Chinedu Glamour Nwoye, Hon. Ikenna Ofodeme Owelle of Ekwusigo Constituency, Dr. Alex Obiogbolu, SA on Political Matters to Governor Soludo, Hon. Ify Obinabo, Commissioner for Children and Women's Affairs, traditional rulers, professionals and a host of other very important personalities who graced the special occasion in gratitude to God for the victory of Jude Akpua.

In his homily, His Holiness, Bishop Paulinus Okafor admonished all to continually pray for wisdom to pilot the affairs of life.

On his part, Hon lfeatu Okoye thanked God for the choice of Akpua as a member of the legislators in Anambra. He said the party will continually support everyone for the progress of the party and advancement of the Solution Movement for a livable and prosperous Anambra state.

Also speaking, the member representing Oyi Constituency in the state house of assembly, Hon. Innocent Ojike (OJICAM) thank God for the gift of Hon. Jude Akpua to the people of Njikoka two constituency describing him as a vibrant and resilient young man, a goal getter and one with huge plans for the people of his constituency and called on Ndi Njikoka to give him maximum support for effective representation.

"By the grace of God, we are the legislative arm of the government will work in synergy with the executive and the judiciary to build a livable and prosperous homeland promised by Gov. Chukwuma Charles Soludo," he said.

A friend of the host, though a former presidential aspirant under the platform of National Rescue Mission(NRM), Hon. Onyeka Nwafor applauded the person of the legislator as a man of integrity and honesty. He said the opportunity presents for him to bring positive developments to his constituency.

Another guest, a traditional chief, Ozonkpu Frank Nwokike urged the celebrant to ensure the dividends of democracy are nurtured and enjoyed by the constituents.

Appreciating, the host, Hon. Jude Akpua expressed his gratitude to God for his love and faithfulness. He prayed for God's protection and wisdom to serve his people selflessly.

Special dance sessions, prayers and presentation of gifts climaxed the event.

Anambra Lawmaker, OJICAM Calls On Njikoka Two Constituency To Support APGA Reps for Effective Representation In The 8th Assembly.

By Ndife David - Awka.

The member representing the good people of Oyi Constituency in Anambra State House Of Assembly, Hon. Innocent Ojike (OJICAM) has called on the people of Njikoka two constituency to support their son and other APGA Members to put up outstanding performance in the 8th Assembly.

He made this call at the election victory thanksgiving and chapel dedication program of the member representing Njikoka two constituency in the state house of assembly, Hon. Jude Akpua in Abba, Njikoka Local Government Area.

The event which was held at Hon. Jude's country home had in attendance men of high profile and notable reputation.

Speaking in an homily, The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Revd. Dr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor admonished faithfuls to sue for peace, unity and understanding. He further encouraged christians to continually pray to God to help guide leaders to pilot the affairs of people judiciously and succeed in their people oriented programmes.

Also speaking, the member representing Oyi Constituency in the state house of assembly, Hon. Innocent Ojike (OJICAM) thank God for the gift of Hon. Jude Akpua to the people of Njikoka two constituency describing him as a vibrant and resilient young man, a goal getter and one with huge plans for the people of his constituency and called on Ndi Njikoka to give him maximum support for effective representation.

By the grace of God, we at the legislative arm of the government will work in synergy with the executive and the judiciary to build a livable and prosperous homeland promised by Gov. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, he said.

On his part, Hon lfeatu Okoye thanked God for the choice of Akpua as a member of the legislators in Anambra. He said the party will continually support everyone for the progress of the party and advancement of the Solution Movement.

In his separate remarks, the majority leader of state house, Hon. Engr. Ikenna Ofoedeme applauded the person of the legislator as a man of integrity and honesty. He said the opportunity presents for him to bring positive developments to his constituency and assured that the dividends of democracy will be nurtured and enjoyed by every constituents in the state through the amiable agenda of Gov Soludo.

Appreciating, the host, Hon. Jude Akpua expressed his gratitude to God for his love and faithfulness. He prayed for God's protection and wisdom to serve his people selflessly.

Other important dignitaries who graced the event includes; Speaker of the 8th Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somto Udeze, APGA National Chairman, Barr. Sylvester Ezeokenwa, Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Protocol Officer to the Governor, Chinedu Glamour Nwoye, SA to Governor Soludo on Political Matters, Dr. Alex Obiogbolu, Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Ify Obinabo, traditional rulers, friends and well wishers amongst others.

Special dance sessions, prayers and presentation of gifts climaxed the event

Scripture Text: Proverbs 16:7

God is the Epitome of "the One who Has it all." It can be difficult to find an offering that will be accepted by God. Thankfully, the Bible not only informs us of what God despises (such as in Proverbs 6:16–19), but also what God loves.
What is most pleasing to God is also what will provide us with the greatest joy and contentment. Because God loves us and desires what is best for us eternally, we will find the greatest satisfaction in living out God's plan for us.

Ways You Can Please God

1. God loves it when people have faith.
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
Faith, defined here as trust in God and confidence that He will carry out His promises, is listed as a precondition for gaining God's approval in this chapter. It also provides a shining illustration of this type of faith: (Verse 5) Enoch Before the Flood, Enoch experienced life in a world where evil was on the rise, but he chose to avoid that path. To the contrary, Joseph "walked with God" (Genesis 5:24) and "he pleased God" (Hebrews 11:5).
Not only did Enoch have faith in the God who created the universe, but he also anticipated that God would one day return to Earth with "ten thousand of His saints, to execute judgement" (Jude 1:14–15). Godly deeds, or walking in God's ways, must replace immoral deeds if this world is ever to know true peace and joy, as Enoch understood.

2. It pleases God when we have faith in Him and accept His promises.
God appreciates those who keep a spiritual perspective."for the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the spirit is life and peace. Because the fleshly mentality is hostile to God and cannot be made submissive to God's law. Therefore, it is impossible for human beings to attain God's approval (Romans 8:6–.

3. The Bible makes a distinction between the natural, human mind (called "fleshly" or "carnal" in the text) and the mind guided by the Holy Spirit (called "spiritual" in verse 9). As a result, having the Holy Spirit indwell us and guide us is a further requirement for gaining God's approval.
The apostle Peter summed up God's instructions for receiving the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:38: "Repent, and let every one of you be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Paul had previously described his own encounters with the two philosophies in the context leading up to the passage in Romans 8. Even though the process of transition is shown to be difficult by Paul in Romans 7, he assures us that Jesus Christ will save us (verse 25) and that as a result of the transformation we are adopted as "children of God" (8:16–17). Does God approve of this? Yes! According to Jesus, there is "joy in heaven over one sinner who repents" (Luke 15:7). God delights in expanding His clan.

4. Having reverence for God is something He values.
The LORD delights in those who fear Him and in those who hope in His goodness (Psalm 147:11).God does not take pleasure in our fear of Him. One of God's attributes is that He "heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds" (Psalm 147:3). In verses 4-6, God's compassion, omniscience (He knows the names of all the stars! ), and ability to rescue the meek are lauded. The Bible instructs us to fear God, not because doing so benefits God but because it benefits us to realise that He is superior to all other powers. Respect for Him demands that we recognise this.

5.To avoid sin (Exodus 20:20), we must have a healthy respect for and fear of God. It's a sobering reminder that God will eventually punish our wrongdoing.
We can grow in our adoration for the Almighty God who bent down to rescue a frail human being like me because we fear Him and rely on Him because of the reverence we have for Him.
See "Fear of the Lord: What Does It Mean?" for more on the meaning of this phrase.
To please God, it is necessary to learn from and imitate Jesus Christ.In this, my dearly loved son, do I take great delight. Observe Him! (Matthew 17.5).
God made Jesus Christ's superiority clear to Peter, James, and John during the transfiguration, a glimpse of the future Kingdom of God. Jesus was the only person God was ever genuinely delighted with because he was the son of God. We would be wise to listen to Him and learn from His teachings.
By reading the four Gospels, we might learn how to follow Jesus' example and do "those things that please Him" (John 8:29). Look at our pieces on "Gospels" and "How to Study the Bible."

6. God is pleased when we obey Him.Does the Lord take as much pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as he does in those who listen to and keep his commandments? Obedience is more important than sacrifice, the Bible says (1 Samuel 15:22).
In this chapter, the prophet Samuel condemned Israel's first monarch, Saul. Saul's justification for disobeying God's explicit order was that "the people" preferred to offer what should have been destroyed to God as an offering. However, God does not want our physical talents if we disobey His rules in order to give them to Him.
Deuteronomy 10:13 reminds us that God's commands are not given because they benefit God but because they benefit us. His instructions are good for us, and when we follow them, we develop a godly, upright character and become more like Jesus Christ. The way to God's favour is like this:
Throughout the Bible, God makes it clear that obedience is a source of joy for Him. God will reward people who "keep my Sabbaths and choose what pleases Me" (1 Chronicles 29:17; Isaiah 56:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:1–3), "abstain from sexual immorality," and do not disobey any of God's commands.
6. Nothing makes God happier than carrying out his will.Through Jesus Christ, to Him be glory, now and forever, "May  God make you complete in every good work to fulfil His will, doing in you what is well pleasing in His sight." Hebrews 13:21 says this.
What does God want? All of God's wants, all of God's commands, and all of God's plans are spelled out in the Bible. The Bible was given to us so that we could learn His will and, in a way, His thoughts. To better comprehend His will, it is necessary to devote time to study, meditation, and prayer on the Scriptures.

7. Understanding God's desires is only the beginning of doing God's will. Doing "every good work" (Matthew 5:48) means striving for spiritual growth and holiness.
Jesus Christ, though He knew He would be scourged and crucified for our sins, established the standard for obedience to God's will when He prayed, Nevertheless, not my will, but Yours, be done" (Luke 22:42). To prove His devotion and carry out His Father's desire, He was prepared to sacrifice everything.
To gain God's approval, we need to ask for His guidance in doing what is right.

8. We can please God by offering the offerings He requests.
So let us consistently bring God the sacrifice of praise, the fruit of our lips, praising and glorifying His name, as instructed to us by Him. Keep doing good and giving to others, for it is with these kinds of offerings that God is most pleased (Hebrews 13:15–16).
Earlier, we saw that God would not accept offerings that were the result of disobedience. But there are sacrifices that He is "well pleased" with, and those include sharing what you have with others and praising God. These represent His teachings on love as summarised in the two major commandments:

9. To love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind is the greatest commandment. This is the most important rule of all. You must love your neighbour as yourself, which is similar to the second. The entire Holy Scriptures rest on these two commandments. The words of Jesus in Matthew 22:37–40

10. Worshipping God and not manIt's human nature to want to be liked by those around us. Focusing on pleasing God, Whom we cannot see, can be challenging.
To strive to please both God and man at the same time is a recipe for disaster, as Jesus pointed out. Remember what He stated in the Sermon on the Mount: "Do not perform your acts of charity in front of mankind in order to be praised by them. Otherwise, there will be no reward for you from your heavenly Father (Matthew 6:6). Both in verse 5 and verse 16, he made similar remarks about the efficacy of prayer and fasting in gaining the favour of men.
We should instead do these things in secret, "and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly" (verse 4).

Paul offers a fascinating concept to characterise actions taken primarily for external validation: eyeservice. As the Bible instructs, "bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God" (Colossians 3:22).

Paul himself realised the value of seeking God's approval rather than human approval. The Bible says, "But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts" (1 Thessalonians 2:4).
When we stop to consider it, we see that God is the ultimate giver of every blessing in our lives, including those bestowed upon us by our loved ones.
Everything we have, even life itself, comes from him. And as His children, we have the promise of eternal life (1 John 3:1). He is worthy of our utmost respect.
I will bless You every day, and I will laud your name for all time, as King David said. "The LORD is great and greatly to be praised, and the depths of His awesome power are beyond calculation." (Psalm 145:2-3).
The angels who surround God are aware of this. They threw their crowns before the throne of God and said, "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, honour, and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created" (Revelation 4:11).
What if we've been disobeying God all along?What offends God and causes us harm is explicitly described in the Bible. Its primary descriptor is "sin." Since every person on earth has sinned (Romans 3:23), everyone on earth has angered God.
God's love for us is so great that He provided a means for our sins to be forgiven and we can begin again. Jesus Christ's atoning death made this possible, and His instructions for doing so are laid down in the Bible. In Acts 2:38, the apostle Peter provided a concise summary:
It says, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

To be converted is to go from disobeying God to obeying God with God's assistance. Read our free pamphlet, Change Your Life! for a summary of the scriptures that outline this procedure.
The wonderful thing about repentance is that it brings God joy, even in the smallest ways. "There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents" (Luke 15:10), Jesus declared.
Gaining God's favour and its benefits

It is impossible for us to repay God for all that He has done for us, let alone all that He desires to accomplish for us. In this life, He provides tremendous advantages, such as the following rule of thumb:
"When a man's ways please the LORD, He even makes his enemies be at peace with him" (Proverbs 16:7).

Christians may still encounter hardships in this world, but Jesus promised, "These things I have told you, that in Me you may have peace. Yes, here on earth you will have trouble, but take heart; I have overcome the world.

And in the future, He will give His faithful flock an enormous reward:
The kingdom will be given to you because it pleases your Father (Luke 12:32).
King David, a man after God's own heart, recorded one of the most exciting descriptions of the utopian Kingdom of God. He declared, "You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Psalm 16:11).

If you would like to give your life to Christ, just say this short prayer:

"Lord Jesus Christ,I come to You now; come into my life; take control of my life and change my world. I say bye-bye to the devul; i enter into the Kingdom of Light. To You Alone be the Glory, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray, amen". Hallelujah!!!

God bless you.

Congratulations!!!


Peace!

Also read: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/god/who-is-god/how-to-please-god/

DANIEL 2:21
And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding. [NKJV]
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. [BSB]


GOD'S PERMUTATIONS AMONG MEN
He is the LORD, the Owner of Power and Wisdom. Such Ownership is more expressive in "Wills" than in "Titles," or more visible in "Decisions" than in "Possessions," over these interests.

Are you among those Christians that say the gifts and calling of God is without repentance (Romans 11:29), which is why when God did not collect back His gifts from Satan or sinners? Do not say that anymore. This top Bible verse above disagrees and God shall both give and take away that which He's given as He Wills. The Day of Judgment comes, when even those gifts and powers given to Satan shall be taken away from Satan by He who gave it to him in the beginning, just as the Beauties, the pretty faces, the Attractions, the Grace, the Gifts, the Favors, the Talents, etc, given to unprofitable ones shall be retrieved from them because God who owns all those will not waste them in those who shall be wasted in that Day. As it is written,

[Matthew 25:28-30] — "Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. for everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’"

Look at the top Bible verse above, and these 3 Structures from it:



*1* GOD CHANGES TIMES AND SEASONS

God does not change though He changes times and seasons, and the times are changing. Someone said that some things in the Word of God are no longer relevant or applicable to these modern times and ages for times have changed. But here is understanding that you should not build your faith and decisions based only on the changes of these times and seasons, but rather have faith and obedience in the God who changes the times and seasons. What make sense in these seasons and times will eventually not make sense when God change the seasons and times. And yet God will judge man for what the man did or said in times or seasons, even after those times and seasons have changed and what mattered no longer matters in the advent of different seasons and times.

Though we are in end times, and seasons are changing, Satan is not he that changes times and seasons, but the Lord God is He who changes times and seasons. Amen.

Men worry about time being short, because men are under the pressures of time limitations and passages. But even Times are under pressures of God's Changes upon them. God is outside Time Equations, Schedules or Timelines, and so God is not subjected to Times but subjected to His Own Words. It's the Words of God that keeps to time, not necessarily God Himself keeping to time, seeing He changes times and seasons; and yet God is never late even outside Time Schedules. How is God never late, though He is never subject to Time Schedules? By God Changing Times.

[Hebrews 1:12] — "You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”"

Stop observing Times and Seasons as being religious or devoted to the observation of the Times and Seasons as the heathenism, Judaism, Muslimism, do. [Galatians 4:10]. Stop giving God time ultimatums when you pray, or subjecting God to the pressures of human's Time Schedules like we foolishly did or like Martha and Mary expected the Lord Jesus Christ to have come early enough when they sent for Him to have prevented their brother, Lazarus's death. Even the son of God, played it down when it came to God the Father's Timing or Times of Event, because God would not want to be preempted or predictable, which is why many prophets are disgraced when they claim to know when and how God will act or what He will do tomorrow, and God does not want to be so plain or predictable. If God show you precisely what He will do, He might not show you exactly when or how, for confidentiality. Jesus Christ said He will rise from the dead after three days like Jonah from the belly of the beast, but before three days He rose from the dead so that even those details were not fully disclosed until God did them. Infact, it seemed the Lord Jesus Christ did not even spend complete two full days being in the heart of the earth.

He spoke of the events to His returning, but stated He did not even know the time or hour He will return, except the Father God who is secretive with Timings. for this reason, we labelled the coming "Times" of the Lord Jesus Christ as "Coming of a Thief in the night." for He preferred rather for His "Timings" to be associated with the coming of a Thief in the night, (not just He being crucified among thieves and having a thief in the company of His apostles), than for Him to announce when He's coming back or to book the Appointment of His Arrival to us. As it is written,

[1 Thessalonians 5:1-2] — "Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. for you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."

You know that "God's Time is the best," but now begin to also know that "God's Time is as a Thief in the night." The spirit of a man may know the things of the man (1 Corinthians 2:11), but the spirit of a man does not know the time or hour of the man (Ecclesiastes 9:12).

The Lord Jesus Christ taught His Disciples to concentrate more on advancing the gospel, than on meddling with politics even if it's for the forcing the Kingdom of the saints or righteous to take power from the unrighteous politicians. As it is written,

[Acts 1:6-8] — "So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”"


*2* GOD BOTH REMOVES KINGS AND INSTALLS KINGS

Speaking of politics and Governments, these are God's doings though it may appear men are the kingmakers or voters. He gave Mankind dominion in the beginning, but He kept exclusively for Himself how much and how distributed Dominion, Power, Government or Authority, is allocated to each man or nation. Also He gave Mankind all the earth, but He kept exclusively for Himself how much and how distributed the Lands, Earth, Water or Resources/Riches, of earth are allocated to each man or nation.

[Romans 13:1-2] — "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. Consequently, the one who resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."

Power belongs to God. He both exalts and brings down, and He both promotes and demotes, as he wills.


*3* GOD GIVES WISDOM TO THE WISE AND KNOWLEDGE TO THOSE WHO HAVE UNDERSTANDING (DISCERNING).

Notice these things God does in the top Bible verse above were in "Present Continuous tense" and not past things. These things happen today, as they were happening yesterday and tomorrow.

Why does God gives wisdom to the wise, rather than giving wisdom to the foolish; and gives knowledge to the discerning or understanding, rather than giving knowledge to those who lack understanding?

God has determinants of Giving that do favor those who already have more than those who have not. God gives wisdom and knowledge to all, but not all eventually get Wisdom or knowledge.

Dear @DiceyPee01,

Thank you for your question. On this issue, I would counsel you to read Scripture by yourself.

First and foremost, the historical Jesus is actually a Man known as Yeshua. Jesus is a Greek transliteration (not a translation of Yeshua), whose meaning is still unclear to this very day.

If you had used the word Jesus in the First Century church, nobody would even have known who you were referring to. It may surprise you to note that until the year 1524, the letter J was not even invented and did not exist in the alphabet.

Second, Yeshua never said He is God. Rather he referred to God as "your God and my God"-John 20:17.

Third, He prayed to God, just like you and I should pray to God-Mark 15:34.

Fourth, when He performed miracles, the people of Israel never praised Him. Rather they glorified God, who gave Yeshua the power to perform miracles-Matthew 9:8.

Fifth, He Himself admitted that "my Father is greater than I."-John 14:28.

Sixth, We do not pray to Yeshua. Rather, we pray to God in His Name-John 16:23. And Yeshua even taught us to start our prayers with "Our Father in heaven"-Matthew 6:9.

Seventh, Yeshua Himself will be subject to God on the last day, like you and I-1 Corinthians 15:28.

In conclusion, Yeshua (Jesus) is the Prophet prophesied to come into the world in Deuteronomy 18:15. Therefore, He is the Messiah. Unlike other prophets, I believe He is the son of God in a way that is not fully possible to explain in human terms-Psalm 2:7, John 3:16. You accept this by faith.

Doctrines like the Trinity were invented by men in 325 AD. If you read John 1:1 in the original Koine Greek, it does not justify the Trinity, and Yeshua Himself contradicted the Trinity doctrine when He said, "my Father is greater than I."-John 14:28. (Trinity means three EQUAL Persons in one God).

And finally, when Yohanna (John) had his last vision of Yeshua, he made a distinction between Yeshua and God In Revelations 1:1.

Throughout your life and even on this thread, you will see many people who will argue. But pay attention. They will use their church's doctrine or philosophy to justify the Trinity, because it CANNOT be justified using Scripture.

Thanks again, and may God bless you.

#RenosNuggets

Colossians chapter 1
King James Version

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: 7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 8Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son: 14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; 24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: 25Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 26Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

ABUNDANT LIFE VISION
The Prayer of Jesus John 17:11-26
Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. [12]During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold. [13]“Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. [14]I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. [15]I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. [16]They do not belong to this world any more than I do. [17]Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. [18]Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. [19]And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth. [20]“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. [21]I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. [22]“I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. [23]I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. [24]Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began! [25]“O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. [26]I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.” NLT.

What is Prayer? I can say almost all religions have a system of Prayer. The Muslims pray, the Hindu believers pray, and those who are practising African traditional religions also pray. This reality was acknowledged by Jesus when he taught his disciples how to pray in Matthew 6:7. Prayer is an integral of the Christian faith, which is a system of communication between men and God. This is done to achieve intimacy, empowerment, direction, vision, and a system of requesting for things from God. We do not pray for God to benefit from our prayers. Instead, we benefit by talking to God in the place of prayer. Prayers is a channel of staying connected to God.

The scope of our teaching this morning is to look at the prayer Jesus prayer in John 17. As a result, we will not do a full study in prayer by looking at the different types of prayer in the bible. When Jesus was about to depart the world, he prayed for his disciples to achieve some things after his departure. The prayer he made in the chapter, started from the first verse of the chapter and by the time we get to verse 11-25 he went into the specifics of the request. The specifics of his prayer are the points we will look at in this teaching.

1. The request of protection: verse 12-16
Jesus requested that God should protect the disciples he was leaving behind and by extension, he requested for the protection of all who will believe in him afterwards which include everyone who is currently living now.

2. The request of holiness: verse 17-20
Holiness is a big deal with God. Hebrews 12:14: Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. NLT. Jesus knew the importance of holiness in relating with God and he included it in the prayer for us. The church is the bride of Jesus which must be holy for the coming of the Lord.

3. The request of oneness: verse 21-23
This particular request is a corporate request. He requested that God should make us one. Oneness in the body of Christ is an evidence of our love for God. It also shows that we are true disciples of God. Love is expressed through unity. What makes people united in this kingdom is love. This is the secret behind the trinity where three equal beings function as one.

4. The request of eternal life: verse 24
The life and ministry of Jesus aimed at giving us eternal life. John 3:26 and 1 John 3:8: But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. NLT. Jesus came to destroy the work of sin and make us reign with him forever. He captured this in his prayer for us making eternal life available through him.

5. The request of love: verse 25-26
Jesus said something interesting in verse 26, he showed us that it is only through God that we can see the true meaning of love and it is only through the perfect expression of love that intimacy with God can be unlocked.

All in all, all of the requests Jesus made in his prayer are answered prayer because they were made in accordance to the will of God. Therefore, they are readily available for us in Christ. On that note, if you are reading this and you would like to be a recipient of these answered prayers, say this prayer wholeheartedly by receiving Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. Dear Jesus, I believe that you died for my sins and you resurrected on the third day by the power of God, please forgive my sins and write my name in the book of life and I will serve you forever. Amen. If you have recited the prayer, I congratulate you and I urge you to join a bible believing church as you begin your journey in Christ.

God bless you.

Galatians 2:20 I(Chibuogwu Jude Emmanuel Onyemaechi) am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now(01-07-2023) live in the flesh I live by the faith of the son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.


Abbah Our Father, draw us to your son; Jesus Christ Crucified today(01-07-2023) afresh and with greater and deeper intensity and we will run after THEE through the unlimited manifestation of Your Holy Spirit Power in Jesus name. Amen.


Holy Spirit, quicken/prompt/lead/help us to commune/dialogue/fellowship/call upon the name of the living God(the GOD-HEAD) in spirit and in truth today (01-07-2023) and every fresh second we exist on this earthly realm in Jesus name. Amen.


Abbah Our Father, we confess our sin, every weight that easily holds us down, every yieldedness to the flesh and every appearance of the flesh, every misuse of your mercy, every frustration of your grace, every negligence/disobedience to Your Holy Spirit instructions and promptings, every refusal to immediately obey your revealed and written Word to You by faith in Jesus Christ Crucified; Your son, this day (01-07-2023) and we believe that You have forgiven us and cleansed us from every unrighteousness and the blood of Jesus Christ Crucified; Your son has cleansed us from all our sins and You have justified (declared us not guilty) in Your Presence and We are no longer guilty in Your Presence and We have Peace with You; Abbah Our Father even now (01-07-2023) and Your Holy Spirit manifests and bears witness to the fullness of this reality in our hearts now (01-07-2023) according to Your WORD(1 John 1:7-9, Romans 5:1,9, Romans 8:15-16) in Jesus name. Amen.


May Jesus the baptizer; baptize us afresh with His Holy Spirit and Fire today (01-07-2023) according to Luke 3:16. Amen.

Luke 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:


May Abbah Our Father continue to uphold us in His fresh release of mercy obtained from His throne of grace for today (01-07-2023) and every fresh second of our earthly existence through the unlimited manifestations of His Holy Spirit Power in Jesus name. Amen.


May Abbah Our Father draw every human being in this generation towards a redemptive encounter with Jesus; His son on the Cross of Calvary today (01-07-2023) through the unlimited manifestations of His Holy Spirit Power and the preaching of the gospel in Jesus name. Amen.


Abbah Our Father, we thank You for the gift of your mercy, grace, unconditional-love, salvation-so-great, breathe-of-life and health to us today (01-07-2023), because it is not by our merit that we have them rather it is because of the abundance of Your mercy therefore we thank You in Jesus name. Amen.


Abbah Our Father, we decree that by the wounds of Jesus Christ Crucified; we receive healing upon our whole being (spirit, soul, body and circumstances) and upon all those who are sick especially those who cannot pray and those who have lost hope in your healing power, mercies and miracles in their current challenges today (01-07-2023) through the unlimited manifestations of Your Holy Spirit Power in Jesus name. Amen.


Abbah Our Father, we decree by faith in Jesus Christ Crucified; Your son, this day (01-07-2023) that we have come boldly to Your throne of grace such that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help us this day (01-07-2023) in order to help us in this time of need to serve You acceptably with holiness and Godly fear all the days of our earthly existence especially today (01-07-2023) and yield completely to Your Holy Spirit Control/Instructions and manifest to the fullest every thing written in the volume of your book in Heaven before the foundation of the world for Your own Glory in our lives in Jesus name. Amen.


Holy Spirit help us to hunger for your written and revealed word today (01-07-2023) in Jesus name. Amen.


Holy Spirit help us to read and understand and rightly divide Your WORD of truth from the holy bible today (01-07-2023) and every fresh second of our earthly existence in Jesus name. Amen.


Holy Spirit help us to worship God in spirit and in truth(choices, words, actions, business-deals, talent-engagement, skill-engagement, dressing, job-roles, marriage-roles, family-duties, emotions, desires, fantasies, imaginations, attitudes e.t.c.) today (01-07-2023) and every fresh second of our earthly existence for such the Father seeks in Jesus name. Amen.


Holy Spirit help us to fellowship with You; the GOD-HEAD directly in our hearts and minds and mouths in the place of prayers and quiet-time and also fellowship with You; the GOD-HEAD in our face-to-face meeting with other believers in Jesus Christ Crucified today (01-07-2023) and every fresh second of our earthly existence in Jesus name. Amen.


Holy Spirit help us to fast and to pray today (01-07-2023) and every other day in this our earthly existence even as You train us to grow in relationship with You; the GOD-HEAD and grow in righteousness, the grace and the knowledge of Our Lord Jesus Christ Crucified. Amen.

Abiodun congratulates Muslims, calls for sacrifice, patrotism

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of selflessness, sacrifice and patriotism in the quest to build a virile and economically viable country.

Prince Abiodun, in his message to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration, said that what Nigeria needs at this critical stage of her development are sacrifices, love and unity.

According to the governor, the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son, Ishmael as an act of obedience to God's command was the greatest act of obeisance, which all Nigerians must imbibe to ensure national unity and economic growth.

He said Nigeria entered a new era on May 29, with the swearing in of a new government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, adding that the new government is faced with critical issues of national importance.

“The significance of this celebration should not be lost on every Nigerian. The new government, led by President Bola Tinubu has introduced measures to launch the country on the path to development. Some of these measures, including the withdrawal of fuel subsidy, which are meant to curb wastages, require the sacrifice and the cooperation of every citizen to make them work,” Prince Abiodun said.

The governor reiterated the determination of his government to improve on the wellbeing of the people of the State through various intervention programmes in line with the ISEYA mantra.

He congratulated Muslims in the State and Nigeria on this year’s celebration, even as he urged them to follow the example laid down by Prophet Abraham, which were sacrifice and penitence.

He urged them to pray for the peace and progress of the country.

Scripture Text: Acts 2: 1-8

The third person in the God Head is the Holy Spirit. When Jesus Christ left the world, He promised to send the Holy Spirit to teach us all things (John 14:26). Our Senior Partner and a source of comfort is the Holy Spirit. It's important to work with or get to know the Holy Spirit because He will tell you when you're doing something wrong and show you how to do what's right. God uses the Holy Spirit to make sure His people are ready and able to do all good works.

If you work with the Holy Spirit, you can help God's plan for your life come true, and you can also give credit to God the Father and God the son. The Holy Spirit will be your prayer Partner, work Partner, business Partner, career Partner, marriage Partner, finance Partner, academic Partner, salvation Partner, Bible or Word Partner, investment Partner, and most importantly, your Partner in the path of Righteousness towards the Kingdom of God,

What does it mean to work with the Holy Spirit?

First, you have to wait on the Lord and make room for Him to fall on you, just like the apostles did in the Upper Room (Luke 24: 45-49) NLT.

When the apostles were baptised in the Holy Spirit, they got the power to spread the good news. Peter, who was afraid and had denied Jesus Christ three times, got the courage to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that day, three thousand people joined the church. If you want to be a life winner and have the power of God come over you, you must work with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2).

Second, if you spend a lot of time with the Holy Spirit, He will give you the strength to be more than a winner (Romans 8:37). When He is with you, trouble will shake when you come near.

Third, when you work with the Holy Spirit, Christ's knowledge will flow through you (Acts 4:13).

Fourth, you will have a supernatural breakthrough and a permanent relationship with the Holy Spirit. He will make you a star forever (Daniel 12:3).

Last but not least, your work with God will be supported by miracles and signs (Mark 16:20). Paul's life was so amazing that even handkerchiefs and aprons he wore could help people (Acts 9:11–12). People who were sick were healed by Peter's shadow (Acts 5:15–16).

You can also carry God's power if you're willing to work with Him. You can only work with Him if you give your life to Jesus Christ and become His. Amos 3:3 says that two people can't walk together if they don't agree.

But first you have to give your life to Christ for you to qualify to work with the Holy Spirit.

If you would like to give your life to Christ just say this short prayer:

"Lord Jesus Christ, I come to you now, come into my life now, take control of my life and change my world. I say bye-bye to the devil, I enter into the Kingdom of Light, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray, amen!

Congratulations!!!


Now, begin to tell the Lord Jesus Christ to wash you in His Blood and the Holy Spirit to overshadow you, in the name of Jesus Christ.

God bless you.

Peace!

Ref:
Dr. D.K Olukoya: Mountaion Top Life Daily Devotional, Vol.8, 2023.
Also read: https://www.thedevotionals.com.ng/mfm-daily-devotional-for-tuesday-27th-june-2023-why-you-should-partner-with-the-holy-spirit/

I just need all Christians reading this to have faith and pray for me to have just 1 million Kuwaiti Dollar within one week, they say miracle no dey tire Jesus! Lol!

1) And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. “And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” (Matthew 21:21-22 NAS)

2) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. for everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8 NAB)

3) Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. for where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst. (Matthew 18:19-20 NAS)

4) Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours. (Mark 11:24-25 NAB)

5) And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. for everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Luke 11:9-13 NAB)

6) And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it. (John 14:13-14 NAB)

7) If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. (John 15:7 NAB)

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. (John 15:16 NAB)

9) On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. (John 16:23-24 NAB)

A lot of Christians ignore what Jesus actually says in the Bible. They also tend to add things to the actual words to make them say something else. If you honestly and truthfully read these quotes, without adding to them, it is very easy to see that Jesus is not saying that God will think about your prayers. He says God will grant all your prayers. Clearly, God doesn’t grant all prayers and this proves that the Biblical Jesus was a habitual liar.

What do you think about all these statements?
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The Day of Arafat falls on the 9th day of Dhul hijjah
On this day, it is believed that everyone will be resurrected and gathered on Mount Arafat to be held accountable for their actions. Many people, on the Day of Arafah, will submit themselves to worship and fast to cleanse their souls to receive the ultimate reward of entering Jannah (Paradise). This day is also the very essence of Hajj.
This year Day of Arafah is expected to fall on the 27th of June 2023

What and where is Arafat?

Mount Arafat is a granite hill about 20km southeast of Makkah in the plain of Arafah. It is often called the “Mountain of Mercy,” because it is the hill upon which Prophet Ibrahim (as) was prepared to sacrifice his son Ismail (as) before Allah mercifully substituted a ram for sacrifice in place of the boy.

It is also the place where on this day, Hajj pilgrims pause before moving on to Makkah. They stand before God (wuquf), in contemplative vigil, offering supplications, repenting and atoning for their sins, and listening to the sermons of Islamic scholars. This vigil on Arafah is essential. Otherwise, their Hajj is considered invalid.

Arafat Day is regarded as a day of great gratitude – expressed in the celebration of Eid ul-Adha which follows.

Here are six reasons why you should take advantage and fast on this auspicious day:

1. It is the day when the religion of Islam was perfected.

Allah (SWT) revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (SAW): ”Today, I have perfected for you your religion, completed upon you my blessing and have approved for you Islam as your religion.” (Qur’an 5:3)
Fasting is a way to celebrate this monumental occasion.

2. It is the day when the Prophet (SAW) gave his last sermon.

Prophet Muhammed (SAW) delivered his farewell sermon on Mount Arafah. He reminds us to follow the Qur’an and Sunnah and addressed racism, gender equality and human rights.

Fasting allows us to remember the words of the Prophet (SAW).

3. The day Allah (SWT) releases souls from Hell.

The Prophet (SAW) said: “There is no day in which Allah sets free more souls from the fire of hell than on the day of Arafah.” (Muslim)

Fasting is a way for you to focus on your prayers and seek forgiveness and protection from the Hellfire.

4. It is the essence of Hajj.

The ritual of Hajj would not be complete without the blessed journey to Mount Arafah. The Prophet (SAW) said: “Hajj is Arafah.” (Nasa’i) Repenting on the Day of Arafah is a way of renewing your promise to Allah (SWT) and starting afresh.

Fasting on the Day of Arafah and repenting for your sins defeats Shaytaan, who tempted you to commit past sins.

5. It is when Allah (SWT) descends down from the sky.

for the people who stay in Arafah, Allah (SWT) descends to the sky and says to His angels: “my slaves have come to me, looking rough, from every deep valley hoping for my mercy, so if their sins are equivalent to the amount of sand or the drops of rain or like the foam on the sea I will forgive them. So go forth my slaves! Having forgiveness for what and whom you have interceded for.” (at-Tabarani)

6. It is the greatest day of the Islamic Year.

“Fasting on the day of Arafah expiates the sins from the past and coming year.” (Muslim)

Fasting is one of the most favourable acts of worship for Allah (SWT). Fasting on the Day of Arafah is another chance for you to reflect and gain closeness to Allah (SWT) without any worldly distractions.

We pray that Allah (SWT) allows you to fast on the Day of Arafah so that you can benefit from the blessings of this day. Ameen.

After the Day of Arafah is Eid al-Adha, where animal sacrifices will be made following Eid prayers.


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