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You will be rewarded for it

Mon, 20 Jan 2025

‘The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.’ Romans 8:18

In 1857, Scottish missionary David Livingstone gave this speech at Cambridge University: ‘People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa … Away with the word in such a view and with such a thought! It is emphatically no sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege. Anxiety, sickness, suffering, or danger now and then with a foregoing of the common conveniences and charities of this life may make us pause and cause the spirit to waver and the soul to sink; but let this only be for a moment. All these are nothing when compared with the glory which shall be revealed in and for us. I never made a sacrifice.’

When you serve the Lord, you always get back more than you give up. And if you get back more than you give up, have you really sacrificed anything at all? ‘Then Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.” So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the Gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life”’ (Mark 10:28-30 NKJV).

The only regrets you will have at the end of your life will be that you didn’t seek and serve God more and seek and serve Him sooner.

So sorry about this Ayinde...... May the soul of Mama rest in peace 🕊️

Personal growth; commit to it

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

‘Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.’ 1 Timothy 4:15

Paul had a succession plan for his ministry. That’s why he mentored Timothy and instructed him, ‘Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.’ (1 Timothy 4:15 NKJV) The words ‘that your progress may be evident to all’ mean that growth is measurable.

Question: as you look back over the last few years of your life, in what areas have you grown? Before you read on, take a moment, and think carefully about how you answer that question. In childhood, our bodies automatically grow. But some of us bring into adulthood a subconscious trust that spiritual, emotional, and mental growth follow a comparable pattern. We think that as time goes by, we inevitably improve. We’re like cartoon character Charlie Brown in Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip, who once said, ‘I think I’ve discovered the secret of life—you just hang around until you get used to it.’ The problem is that you don’t get better by just living; you must be intentional about it. No one improves by chance. Personal growth doesn’t simply take place on its own. And when you’re finished with your formal education, you must take full ownership of the growth process because no one else will see to it for you.

The ultimate growth manual is your Bible. It’s ‘living and powerful’ (see Hebrews 4:12). Everything you need to know and everything that’s required for you to grow can be found in its pages. So, open your Bible. Delve into it. Read it. Meditate on it. Apply its principles to your life, and you will be amazed at how you grow.

Prodigal, come home!

Sat, 18 Jan 2025

‘His older son … was angry.’ Luke 15:25,28

The parable of the prodigal son is about two brothers and their father’s love for each. The younger one dishonoured his father and ended up in a pigpen. When he returned home, he had lost everything—except his father’s love. So, no matter who you are or what you have done—God loves you and wants you in His family. Jesus made an amazing statement: ‘“And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him’ (Luke 15:20 NKJV).

Ancient Hebrew culture thought running was an undignified act for older men. Men wore long flowing robes and had to pull them up around their waist to run, exposing their undergarments. But the father didn’t care about what people thought; he cared about his wayward son. Unfortunately, his older brother didn’t feel that way. Do you understand why a lot of younger brothers are still out in the pigpen and don’t want to enter the church? Because they’re afraid older brothers will hit them with the mean hand of judgement instead of touching them with the welcoming hand of love.

The older brother desires punishment, but the father provides pardon. The older brother requires guilt, but the father gives grace. The older brother wants revenge, but the father wants reconciliation. Here is the good news: no matter how low you have fallen, know that as soon as you return, you will discover your heavenly Father facing you, extending open arms and a loving heart towards you.

We all need the same grace

Fri, 17 Jan 2025

‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ Luke 18:13

Jesus said: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, “God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.” And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, “God, be merciful to me a sinner!” I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; …’ (Luke 18:10-14 NKJV).

The difference between these two men is that the Pharisee was guilty of sins of the spirit, and the tax collector was guilty of the sins of the flesh. Pride shut the door of heaven to the Pharisee, and humility opened the door of heaven to the tax collector. The Pharisee said he was innocent but went home guilty. The tax collector acknowledged he was guilty and went home innocent. Notice, he doesn’t use the usual word for mercy. The word used here dates back to the Hebrew word kippur, which means ‘atonement’, as in Yom Kippur, which means ‘the Day of Atonement’. The word atonement means ‘to cover’. What the tax collector said was, ‘God, I’m admitting what you already know is true about me. I am a sinful man with a sinful heart. God, will you cover me?’ That’s all God needed to hear from him to save him—and that’s all God needs to hear from you too.

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don't mind them.... partner in crime & partner in failure 😔

To all the gallant and fallen heroes. Rest in perfect peace 🕊️

God is at work!

Thu, 16 Jan 2025

‘Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.’ Philippians 3:8

The experiences you had before you committed your life to Christ, including things you regret, can be redeemed, and put to good use. Before Paul met Christ on the Damascus road, his life had been dedicated to the study of Old Testament law. ‘… I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault’ (Philippians 3:5-6 NLT). Looking back, Paul may have considered his years of study as a Pharisee to be wasted. But God had prepared him to show the Jews how Christ was the fulfilment of the Old Testament Scriptures he knew so well.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that God doesn’t begin working in our lives until the day we come to know Christ as Saviour. Scripture says that He ‘foreknew’ us, meaning He chose and prepared us long before we ever met Him (see Romans 8:29-30). David says that God wrote out all the days of his life before they ever came to pass (see Psalm 139:16), and that’s true for you. God is at work in your life in ways you’re unaware of.

Even when you’re unable to notice Him at work, He is always active in you, causing His good pleasure. ‘For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure’ (Philippians 2:13 NKJV). Faith changes the question ‘Is God at work?’ into a declarative statement of faith: ‘God is at work!’

Knowing the counterfeit from the genuine

Wed, 15 Jan 2025

‘For even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.’ 2 Corinthians 11:14

In 2 Corinthians 11, Paul reveals four ways in which Satan works like a master counterfeiter.

First, he supplies a counterfeit saviour: ‘… For even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.’ (2 Corinthians 11:14 ESV) So though there are cults that preach Jesus, they do not preach the Christ of Christianity.

Second, Satan presents counterfeit servants: ‘For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. … So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds’ (2 Corinthians 11:13, 15 ESV).

Third, Satan brings counterfeit saints: Paul identifies these false brethren as those who seem like your brother or sister on the outside but are secretly your enemy on the inside (see Galatians 2:4). Further, Satan offers us a counterfeit salvation: ‘But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a Gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed’ (Galatians 1:8 ESV).

It’s not necessarily that Christians pretend to be children of the devil, but instead that the ungodly frequently appear to be righteous. God can distinguish a sinner from a saint, and you’re going to discover both inside the church just as you will outside it. And that’s a good thing because constant exposure to Bible preaching is what changes people. Jesus never claimed that the church was perfect, and neither should we. Our awareness of these truths shouldn’t make us self-righteous and judgmental. Rather, it should make us paramedics of God’s grace and mercy and cause us to be more fully committed to Christ.

Throw out your fears

Tue, 14 Jan 2025

‘There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.’ 1 John 4:18

When you were young and said a bad word, your parents may have threatened to wash your mouth out with soap. Well, if fear is a dirty word, then faith in God’s unconditional love for you is like soap! Too many put the cart before the horse. We believe that God accepts us based on the degree of our love for Him rather than on the degree of His love for us. The Bible says, ‘We love Him because He first loved us’ (1 John 4:19 NKJV). God’s love for you is not based upon your performance but Christ’s performance on your behalf. When you put your trust in Christ, God sees you ‘in Christ’ (see 2 Corinthians 5:17) from that moment forward.

Do you want to know how God sees you at this moment and every other moment? ‘… As He [Jesus] is, so are we in this world’ (1 John 4:17 NKJV). Does that mean you can disobey God and get away with it? Not a chance! ‘For whom the Lord loves He chastens … Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it’ (Hebrews 12:6, 11 NKJV).

But God’s correction is not rejection! It’s proof of His unconditional, unlimited, unwavering, undeserved, and unearned love for you. God doesn’t love you more on those days when you’re victorious and less on those days when you’re defeated. His love for you doesn’t vary or vacillate. Knowing that truth will boost your faith and take your fear down a notch!

Who dey lie to Baba that he is going to Paradise like Jimmy Carter? 😁😁😁

Determine to finish strong

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

‘By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life.’ 2 Peter 1:3

Following God means finishing what He has called you to do. Not everyone who starts out well finishes well. Occasionally we’re shocked and saddened to learn that a leader has been brought down by a moral or a financial problem. Paul writes, ‘Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you’ (Colossians 4:14 KJV). Later, he writes, ‘For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, …’ (2 Timothy 4:10 NKJV). There are three forces arrayed against you, and they never let up: the world, the flesh, and the devil. The world will try to pour you into its mould, your fleshly nature will try to drag you down, and the devil will use every trick in the book to defeat you. Paul was aware of these three forces when he said, ‘But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus …’ (Acts 20:24 NLT).

So, make up your mind to complete the assignment God has given you and enjoy every minute of it. How can you finish strong? ‘By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the One who called us to Himself by means of His marvellous glory and excellence. And because of His glory and excellence, He has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share His divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. …’ (2 Peter 1:3-5 NLT).

Kilode 😭

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Freed from the drama of emotions

Sun, 12 Jan 2025

‘Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.’ Ephesians 4:24

Dealing with crucifixion, Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane. He felt intense emotions. ‘And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground’ (Luke 22:44 NKJV). So strong were these emotions that He prayed for the cup of crucifixion to pass. But that night, Jesus broke the domination of emotions by obedience to the will of His Father, saying, ‘… not My will, but Yours, be done’ (Luke 22:42 NKJV). Not only can emotions be ruled by obedience, but they will obey faith. Emotions will do what we, in faith, order them to do. David said, ‘Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name’ (Psalm 103:1 KJV). David ordered his soul, the centre of his emotions, to bless the Lord. He believed his soul and everything in him would do what he commanded.

Feelings can be transformed from drama to blessing. Paul believed that negative emotions can be put off, and positive emotions can be put on. ‘Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy’ (Ephesians 4:22-24 NLT). Again he writes, ‘And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, …’ (Colossians 3:15 NKJV). It is clear from the Scriptures that emotions can be governed, and the will can respond to God’s power and faith rather than the drama of emotions.

Sorry for your loss Dimeji.

Not that he was a fantastic speaker though 😔

Show compassion to everyone (2)

Sat, 11 Jan 2025

‘He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.’ Matthew 14:14

Jesus demonstrated compassion wherever He went. He taught that we must care for ‘the least’ among us (see Matthew 25:40). The New Testament church continued His ‘brand’ by doing away with racism and lots of other ‘isms’. ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus’ (Galatians 3:28 NKJV). Following Christ means showing compassion to everyone, whether you like them or not. You’re called to practise compassion where you work and where you live.

Jean Henri Dunant couldn’t endure the sound of soldiers crying on a battlefield after they had been wounded, so this Swiss philanthropist said he would dedicate his life to helping them in Jesus’ name. As a result, he started the Red Cross in the 1860s. Every time you see it, you see a thumbprint of Jesus. A Lutheran pastor in Germany named Theodor Fliedner taught a group of mainly peasant women to nurse the ill. This led to a development of hospitals all over Europe and inspired Florence Nightingale to give her life to tend the sick.

Father Damien, a Belgian priest, worked in Hawaii in the nineteenth century and established a place where lepers could be loved and tended to. Each week he would tell them, ‘God loves you lepers.’ And then, one week, he stood up and said, ‘God loves us lepers.’ He died from leprosy. Jesus said of every unwarranted act of kindness shown towards someone, including those who don’t deserve it, ‘… you did it to Me’ (Matthew 25:40 NKJV).

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Show compassion to everyone (1)

Fri, 10 Jan 2025

‘Whenever you give a banquet, invite people who are poor, who have disabilities, who are limping, and people who are blind.’ Luke 14:13

Luke writes, ‘It happened, that when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching Him closely’ (Luke 14:1 NASB20). That day He turned one of their most prized religious traditions on its ear by saying, ‘“But whenever you give a banquet, invite people who are poor, who have disabilities, who are limping, and people who are blind; and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous’ (Luke 14:13-14 NASB20). Anything defective was considered by the Pharisees as unsuitable to reflect the perfect holiness of God. Consequently, they allowed nothing malformed within the boundaries of the temple. Furthermore, since they believed the temple had been degraded by Rome, they believed they could honour God by treating their homes as small temples.

For Jesus to tell this well-known Pharisee to intentionally invite malformed, defective human beings into his holy little temple was a deliberate slap in the face. Jesus was instructing him to place on his guest list people whose defects offended him. Jesus’ compassion came from His love for all individuals and His pain when anyone is devalued. In Scripture, we are never told that Jesus had compassion for someone because they deserved it but because they were in need.

Don’t miss the point Jesus made. He promised that you will be blessed in this life and rewarded in the next one when you show kindness and compassion to those who ‘cannot repay you’. Keep this in mind when you’re tempted to overlook someone because they have a particular problem you don’t like.

Yoruba amaka !!! 😁😁😁

......the African & black Jews 😁

Use your tongue the right way

Thu, 9 Jan 2025

‘If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil.’ 1 Peter 3:10

Your tongue has creative power. If you doubt that, criticise someone, and observe the look on their face and their response. Now try complimenting them and observe the look on their face and their response. But let’s not just talk about the effect your words have on others but what they have on you. The Bible says when you use your tongue to do good, you ‘enjoy life and see many happy days’. Jesus gives us a powerful illustration of this: ‘“For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, “Be removed and be cast into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says’ (Mark 11:23 NKJV).

What did Jesus mean? That you can talk about your problem or talk to the great problem solver about your problem. You can complain about it or pray about it. You can discuss it from a human perspective, focusing on all its complications, or discuss it from a divine perspective, focusing on God’s power to change the circumstances. You can reinforce your sense of discouragement and despair by saying things like, ‘The problem is too big, and nothing can be done about it.’ Or you can give the problem to God and say, ‘Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us’ (Ephesians 3:20 NKJV). When you say that, you’re not only using the creative power of God’s Word, you’re using your tongue the right way.

Soul care

Wed, 8 Jan 2025

‘Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.’ 3 John 1:2

Your body is like an ‘earth suit’ that will eventually die and be replaced with a new, celestial, Christlike body. Paul writes, ‘But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, …’ (2 Corinthians 4:7 KJV). The treasure, the thing that matters most, the thing that will live for eternity, is your soul. John writes, ‘Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.’ (3 John 1:2 NKJV)

Someone has estimated that the average body contains enough phosphorous to make 800,000 match heads, enough sugar to make 60 cubes, enough salt to cover 20 spoons, and enough iron to make a three-inch nail. The rest is just dust and water. The story is told of a little boy who was taught in Sunday school, ‘…for dust you are, and to dust you shall return’ (Genesis 3:19 NKJV). One day, when he was looking under the bed, his mother asked him, ‘What are you looking at?’ He replied, ‘My Sunday school teacher said that we come from dust and go back to dust. There’s somebody under my bed, and I can’t tell whether they’re coming or going!’

Seriously, since your body is temporal and your soul is eternal, you must take the long view and practise soul care. Nurture your soul daily with God’s Word. Fortify and enrich it by spending time each day with God in prayer. Discover the talents and treasures He has placed within you and invest them into the kingdom of God. Next time someone says to you, ‘Take care of yourself,’ think not only about your body but about your soul.

Three steps to spiritual restoration

Tue, 7 Jan 2025

‘The goodness of God leads you to repentance.’ Romans 2:4

Satan wants to convince you your failures are so bad that they disqualify you in God’s eyes, that you’re unworthy of His love and grace, and that you should avoid God altogether. Don’t believe him. Here are three steps that lead to spiritual restoration:

1) Repent. Acknowledge your sin, renounce it, and trust in the shed blood of Jesus to forgive you. God loved you when you were a sinner, and He loves you no less as one of His redeemed children who has blown it.

2) Restitution. When your actions have hurt someone, Jesus tells you what to do: ‘Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift’ (Matthew 5:23-24 NKJV). If you want to walk in God’s blessing, follow His instructions.

3) Refocus. ‘But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord’ (2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV). When you focus on yourself and your failures, you’re looking in the wrong mirror. When you focus on Christ and His unfailing love and grace towards you, you’re looking in the right mirror. And you will be changed into the image you’re focusing on. And blessedly, the change agent is not you but the Holy Spirit who lives within you. He will keep working in your life to make you more and more like Jesus.

God can heal your memories

Mon, 6 Jan 2025

‘And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.’ Isaiah 65:17

Satan is called ‘the accuser’, and he will try to keep you focused on your past. He can hurt you every day unless you accept God’s forgiveness, forgive yourself, and move forward. At the cross, Jesus bore both your sin and shame, but Satan wants you to keep carrying them. Where can you find an answer? Look at these Scriptures:

1)
‘For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered or come to mind’ (Isaiah 65:17 NKJV). You say, ‘But that’s in the future.’ True. But the Bible says we have already ‘… tasted the good Word of God, and the powers of the world to come’ (Hebrews 6:5 KJV) and that our lives can be like ‘… days of heaven upon the earth’ (Deuteronomy 11:21 KJV).

2)
‘Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert’ (Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJV).

3)
‘Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; for you will forget the shame of your youth, …’ (Isaiah 54:4 NKJV).

You might say, ‘I can’t help but remember!’ Yes, you can! Paul, who killed and imprisoned Christians before becoming an apostle, said: ‘… but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 3:13-14 NKJV). God can heal your memories, so let the healing begin.

*25 Things You Need To Know This Year 2025.*

1. God first.
2. Allow God to lead.
3. Be focus.
4. Don't procrastinate.
5. Don't be envious.
6. Beware of parasites.
7. Avoid energy drainers.
8. Don't stand on others ways.
9. Learn to make use of these 3 words.
a. Sorry.
b. Please.
c. Appreciate (Thank you).
10. Don't dwell in your past.
11. Don't be too wise in your own eyes.
12. Relate well with people.
13. Rebrand yourself.
14. Be mindful.
15. Be a saver & not a spender.
16. Be patience
17. Be contended
18. Be calm
19. Be a giver
20. Make a good & a godly friends that can add to your life positively.
21. Be proactive....start well this year and don't give up.
22. Give to God always. Be thankful to God always.
23. Serve God deligently
24. Be humble.
25. Be respectful to those in authority.


Evang. Eyelade Danjuma (JP), CCC Omotola Cathedral Parish, Ipaja, Lagos.

Imagine?.......this people still have mind of milking the nation dry I suppose? 🤔

God has an assignment for you to fulfil

Sun, 5 Jan 2025

‘I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.’ Philippians 1:6

Your God-given assignment in life comes with three things.

1) A plan. ‘I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.’ (Philippians 1:6 CSB) As you spend time with the Lord in prayer, He will reveal His plan to you. And He will do it one step at a time. You might say, ‘But what if I make a mistake? What if I stumble?’ The Bible says, ‘The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand’ (Psalm 37:23-24 NLT).

2) A time frame. Not only does God have a personal plan for you, He schedules certain things to take place in your life at certain times. ‘… For the time to favour her, yes, the set time, has come’ (Psalm 102:13 NKJV). That’s why you must stay in step with God and in sync with the beat of the Holy Spirit who lives within you.

3) Victory in spite of the odds and the opposition. ‘For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith’ (1 John 5:4 NLT).

Keep your faith strong. Keep trusting God. You may say, ‘But the circumstances don’t look good.’ God is in control of your circumstances. He made the sun stand still to give Joshua extra time to win the battle over his enemies, and He can alter the circumstances for your good and His glory.