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Year 2005 after my diploma. I went to visit my grandparents in ajegunle, so one day I felt like I needed a bottle of bear so I went to a spot to buy small stout pop it and started enjoying myself. Na so police arrived packed almost 8 of us, some were able to instantly bail themselves I think 5 of them. I was claiming student and speaking English as a journalist now we no they gree intimidation, I started making emphasis on my right to free movement and accusing them of infringement. Na so the sergeant, sergeant segun I remember ajeromi divisional headquarters decided to call sars and claim we were arm robbers. Imagine arm robbers without arms. To cut the long story short na so sars arrive for midnight o. Pack all of us to ikeja, PWD. We were more than 200 in one cell, we jam back to sleep every night. Day break them carry us go torture ground, the first thing they showed us was blood stain. Hanged me men I almost died that day. I started confessing rubbish, I have 25 guns, drop me let us go my gangs are robbing now let us go and cash them. No be small thing o. I saw sege. I spent two good weeks there I almost died, they killed robbers almost everyday see bullet wound on almost every legs. I will never forget that experience and I don't wish it for my enemies.

*OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL*

*DATE: TUESDAY MARCH 24TH 2026*

*TOPIC: BLESSINGS DON'T COME CHEAP*

*MEMORISE*
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. *Exodus 23:25*

*BIBLE READING*
GENESIS 22:1-18 (KJV)
1. And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

2. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

3. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

4. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

5. And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

6. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

7. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

8. And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

13. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

14. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

15. And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16. And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

17. That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

18. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

*MESSAGE*
Ephesians 1:3 tells us that we have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ; however, walking in those blessings doesn't come cheap.

God's blessings are invaluable; for instance, the blessing that He pronounced over Abraham in today's Bible reading is still in effect today. Christians, Muslims, Jews, and people from all cultures and nationalities partake in Abraham's blessing because blessings go root-deep.

You must note, however, that Abraham's blessing didn't come cheap; he was willing to sacrifice his only son to God in complete obedience to His will.

God's blessings are available, but as I always say, in God's kingdom, nothing goes for nothing.

When Isaac wanted to bless Esau in Genesis 27:1-4, he asked him to go hunting and prepare a special meal for him with his catch. He wanted Esau to do something special for him to provoke the kind of blessing that nobody can reverse.

While Esau went hunting in the field for a deer, his mother and brother got busy, preparing what Isaac loved. Both sons had to work hard in one way or the other with the aim of receiving their father's blessing.

When God called Abram and asked him to leave his father's house, He pronounced some blessings on him (Genesis 12:1-3). However, those blessings were little compared to the blessing in today's Bible reading, where God swore by Himself.

This is the highest form of blessing that anybody can receive from God, and Abraham did something to provoke it. You can position yourself before God in such a way that will make Him go over and beyond to bless you and your seed.

Years ago, I was at an airport with two heavy bags, and two of my spiritual children approached me. The one who got to me first merely greeted me, while the second not only greeted me but also collected my bags.

I greeted both of them and said, "God bless you" to the one who collected my bags. The other one who only greeted me asked why I didn't bless him too, and I asked him what he had done for me that would have made me bless him.

If the fig tree in Mark 11:12-14 had produced fruit to relieve Jesus of His hunger, it would have received a blessing, not a curse.

Beloved, when you bear fruit for God by serving Him and pleasing Him in all you do, you will receive wonderful blessings that will surpass your imaginations from Him.

*KEY POINT*
Serving God wholeheartedly and pleasing Him attracts His blessings

*AUTHOR: PASTOR E A ADEBOYE*

*BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
1 SAMUEL 8-12

*HYMN: 30 WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD*
1 When we walk with the Lord
in the light of his word,
what a glory he sheds on our way!
While we do his good will,
he abides with us still,
and with all who will trust and obey.
Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

2 Not a burden we bear,
not a sorrow we share,
but our toil he doth richly repay;
not a grief or a loss,
not a frown or a cross,
but is blest if we trust and obey. [Refrain]

3 But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey. [Refrain]

4 Then in fellowship sweet
we will sit at his feet,
or we'll walk by his side in the way;
what he says we will do,
where he sends we will go;
never fear, only trust and obey. [Refrain]

rock003:
Stop calling other people names that fit only you!

Show me where you said you don't believe anything in Saudi Arabia.

The quote was"as a Christian"
Please make your momma proud for once na

HydraFeeds:
Allah and Yahweh are nothing but figment of human imaginations .

That should answer your question .

Then leave us that believes in Yahweh alone. Abi na your mama money we take go Jerusalem?

rock003:
Mr "as a Christian", you Muslims travel to Saudi Arabia, not to see sites existing for 3000 years. You do so to enable you enter "orgy heaven"

I chalenge yiou to show me any structure in mecca or medina that has existed for 3000 years.

It's like your brain don't work in the first quarter of every year. Give your family bread winner to read and interpret for you. I said as a Christian, I don't know or believe anything in Saudi Arabia

HydraFeeds:
Your th i k ng is sha low .

Religion enslaves humanity , that's why you keep supporting the evil of Israel because you're a christian .

Yes or no
Are you a Muslim
Or are you denying allah

Emeskhalifa:
And your Africa didn't exist for over 3000 yrs??

Evidence of their existence

HydraFeeds:
I don't care about any religion .

I only care about humanity .

What's wrong is wrong irrespective of any religious leanings .

Ogbeni you are a Muslim.
True or false

HydraFeeds:
While this is a sad news and unacceptable , I don't see people condemning Iran here condemning Israel when they do worse .

Imagine Israel and their go yims trying to rationalize killing civilians and destruction of buildings by saying that they drop flyers or warnings ahead , so if a "terrorist" is in such building , he wouldn't have been alerted and leave before the bombing ?

Statistics show that Israel has killed more civillians than Iran by 1000x

Stop hiding in shadow, speak about the present don't worry about the past. You're a Muslim and it's difficult for anyone reading quoran to think rationally

CyynthiaKiss:
https://x.com/nigeriastories/status/2034511258028839049?s=46

Pilgrim arrested while trying to k+ll his sick dad in Medina so as to get him into paradise



https://www.instagram.com/p/DWCRO4rDOOY/

I swear if that man had died he was on a coastal way to hell.
Anyone that believes location, activities or ritual can take him to heaven is going straight to hell.

henrybomb:
Pilgrimage will never make sense to me
I will pay millions to visit Jerusalem or Mecca thereby helping their economy but we are not ready for that discussion yet.

Same way the west come to Africa for tourism.
You have a poor man mentality.

I can't speak for Muslim. But as a Christian I will love to see a site that have existed for over 3000 years

omokab:
L They killed them unawared . Now that the fight is open ,why can't they kill their leaders again. Why are they asking for ceasefire .

Why can't they killed them again
They killed them unaware
Is the war over
Over to you

ogododo:
Liverpool vs Galatasaray 18/03/2026 9pm.

Link please I don't want to miss this match

bigpicture001:
It was so very unusual but when I begged the land Landy to accept me as a huzler tenant that genuinely need a house when estate agents brought me to her to pay for her new house..

The house sh felt was way too expensive for my kind of job to maintain, sh clarifies that payment of the first lump sum isn't the problem but the continuous payment years later.. so I told her I am a Daly pay earner and if sh can open a dedicated bank account where I will b paying her 2800 daily and be posting her payment receipt the sh will notice it will add up at year end provided sh doesn't touch the rent...... Surprisingly, sh agreed and this is the 4th year going..

It was easy as I make about 8-10k daily from. My petty street huzle..

I pay her about 800k yearly for a room and palour self contained apartment

Brother can bring your family to abeokuta while you hustle in Lagos.

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.

Ignorance is not bliss.
Isreal censors filming of hits to its military sites. You should know this if you ain't ignorant.

Those pictures of attacks in Tel Aviv are from Reuters/CNN and can only be published after Isreal Media Censor Board approves them.

This quote from the report
The Corps, meanwhile, said Operation True Promise 4 had so far either killed or injured more than 230 Zionists.

Now confirmed by Isreali propaganda media
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/health-ministry-says-192-hospitalized-due-to-war-in-past-24-hours/

Iran is not joking and Isreali media confirmed it.
This was same night Iran was attacked by both US and its proxy.

Trump, fearing the serious political fall out of his war on Iran, has mounted pressure on its proxy in Occupied Palestine to beg others to join them in the war they imposed on Iran. EU has already declared that it is not their war.

JUST IN : Lapid urges EU envoys: 'Join effort to open Strait of Hormuz'
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid met with European Union ambassadors and said that "the best way to shorten the war is for Iran to know it faces a united front of all democratic countries, including the EU." Lapid called on European countries to join the "effort to open the Strait of Hormuz to take away from the Iranians the ability to influence global oil prices."

Shut up.
Mass Exodus in Tehran
No single isreal is displaced.
They killed almost all Iranian general not a single general has been killed in ISREAL.
Ty play
But you gonna learn and that the hard way

Manny21:
They will use the money collected from the government from negotiations, rehabilitation and ransom to procure weapons and explosives to explode government facilities. Let the government continue to empower them

They're funded by Iranian government and they're fighting for allah

Racoon:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/jimoh-ibrahim-in-broad-daylight/%3famp

The guy na first class graduate.
Side by side with obi, Ibrahim will outclass him on any matter.
I watch his interview on politics today, that guy said a lot and I was educated.
Infact that guy is intellectually pace.
The guy was never a governor, if he had been, he would have used government money to do business like Peter obi.
Owing money is not failure.

CyynthiaKiss:
Video Shows Kaduna Polytechnic Female Students Denied Entry Over ‘Indecent’ Dressing During Ramadan, School Launches Probe

Christian students at Kaduna Polytechnic in Nigeria were denied entry to their secular university for not wearing Islamic dress during Ramadan.

Women are being denied an education and the media is silent. pic.twitter.com/PA7O7u6cVm

— Turning Point UK 🇬🇧 (@TPointUK) March 14, 2026

School management reacts:

Fear Islam.
The presence of Islam is the absence of peace. The absence of Islam is the presence of civilization and tolerance and development.

Only a fool will buy weapons from western country and think they can go to war against a western country.

Very dilusional ideology

mariovito:
Where's the proof?

This is mere speculation

Regardless, for their role in global terrorism, I support the pummeling from uncle Sam

The proof is on social media

omokab:
L They killed them unawared . Now that the fight is open ,why can't they kill their leaders again. Why are they asking for ceasefire .

Unaware? Aba biggest lie of the day.
They are hiding, even their new leader couldn't come out to make a speech he only sent a voice note.
Who is begging for cease fire. Wait and see.
Iran Will never remain the same after this war

omokab:
you are big liar . Israel killed and Iran also killed them in numbers ..

They only have one Prime minister and one supreme leader. They killed Iran leader Israel leader is still alive. Are you that dumb. They killed supreme leader wife also

HacheNoire:
Stop giving excuses for failure!

Those guys have been badly whooped! Let them be and stop boasting on their behalf.

Iran could read your statement, get angry and start bombarding them again.

Look at the numbers of casualties.
Even if you're that dump not to know the real meaning of failure.
Iran leader and his wife was killed all scientist were killed over 40 generals were killed, yet netanyahu and his wife are chilling and observing Esther and all Jewish days. They lied they have killed Israeli PM. Please who is a failure you can believe what you choose to believe. But the scores can't lie. One leader down the other leader is alive.

HacheNoire:
What a time to be alive!

Iran has turned these fake European Jews to arms investigator 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Amazed by the weapons used on them, they had to investigate it 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

You don't know Israel. The reason they're inventory it, is simply because they want to have a reason to use the same on Iran. So iran will not be able to complain.
Many people don't understand war. We have different types of war and different types of rules of engagement.

360degreess:
Trying so hard to say Jewish terrorists killed him... .. Israel should concentrate on how to stop Iranian missiles because Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are turning to Gaza right now.. Iran is too powerful, fighting both US and Israel at the same time..they have exposed the weaknesses of US army, infact many countries now will not be scared of the US anymore.. Trump is stylishly asking for cease fire

One thing Israel will never do is to lie about the numbers of casualties. That can even break the country unity and end it's existence. They would rather keep silent than to lie. Every service men life must be accounted for, because no promises of 72 virgin for Israel soldiers, their reward is here on earth, and they have families.

Orlandoo:
Wike can continue using the judiciary to derail our democracy, but tyrants don't end well.

Why are you singling wike out, what about makinde that is using ibadan judiciary to detail judgement. What's the existing judgement before the ibadan convention. Emotion and fact are two different things

zinaunreal:
In your dreams. I know telegraph very well. Full of lies.
See as iran missiles dey pain them. They fear it madly.

Iran produces 400 drones daily. 100 missiles monthly underground and it is cheap . Una go cry. Not just that every Iranian soldier is either an engineer or a scientist . 40 years of planning na come chop? Highly educated soldiers in arms and science. That's quick qualified replacement of man power when one falls. Una go cry .
It is even Iranian women that invented the hypersonic Ballistic missiles feared by America today. American women are on Tiktok 😆
Iran missiles launchers are built under ground and can be transported from one site to another.

Una go beg. Make we dey look

Scientist that they killed like rate.
Scientist that cannot make a warplane

Israel has engaged in so many wars since it establishment in 1948 even before then. The question that recently came to my mimd is, why Israel are they the only nation. What do they want, why do they have many enemies. Though some enemies later became there ally, like Italy and Germany which means it's possible for Iran, Palestine to become Israel's friend just like Saudi Arabian and Egypt whom nation have sign many pacts together. Back to my question is Israel fighting for survival or a dominance. Israel is a small country of about 8million people among the smallest in that region. Secondly, they are the only Jewish country in the middle east. Thirdly, they are the only democratic nation in the middle east and despite the numbers of war they have fought and still fighting they're still the most developed, advanced nation in the middle east. Every other country in that middle east are Islamic countries. Is Israel a trouble maker or a troubled nation.
We can only answer this question by carefully studying the history of the middle east.
1. Every nation in the middle east has lost their heritage, culture and norm to Islamic idiologies except Israel.
2. Every nation has lost their religion to Islam except the Jews.
3. Every nation have lost their constitution to Sharia law except Israel.
Is Israel fighting to preserve their heritag, culture, religion etc. Or they want to impose their beliefs, religion on other nations in the middle east.

Please I want to learn from the historian on this platform.