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MY PHONE AIRTIME: Lessons For The Singles
For many years, when I was single and searching, I couldn't afford buy airtime on my phone to call and communicate with some single sisters/ladies I wished to talk with and know better, so sometimes I would send text messages and request if I could call them on free call at night. The same thing was applicable to calling brethren, friends and family for long time discussion.

Since I had no job, and was only preparing for my ministry then, you know, sometimes then I would think if God would give me a wealthy lady for me to marry who will help support my evangelical ministry, I would think with this type of my free of charge evangelical ministry without salary or income from any source, I would need a good employed Christian lady or a well-established woman to marry. I couldn’t afford to get airtime to call those sisters. But God does not work the way we think, especially when we are in need.

But as it is now, the same phone number I am using till now, but with changed situation. Few months ago, the telecom operator of my phone line contacted me and notified me that I am now a premium customer of Gold membership, and that if I want to travel to certain countries with particular airline, they will pay 20%, and I can use their VIP lounge at the airports free, all because of the rate of which I call and buy airtime every week. The issue now is not because I don’t have airtime to make a long period phone calls but I don’t have the time. Not because I am rich, but because of the nature of my work, I spend every week to make international calls which give me multiple bonus of airtime to make local calls.

I didn’t marry a rich lady, but a Christian lady whom we started together from nothing, and God began to call something out of our nothing. As I remembered my past and present situations few weeks ago, I have some lessons to share with singles brothers and sisters who are waiting for the right marital partners:

Do not marry somebody because of riches, wealth, connections, etc. because you will realize later that God has already provided those things for you in the journey of your life. If you marry somebody because of riches and miss the right person for your life, later you will realize that even you are destined by God to be rich on your own. Women who only care to marry rich men have inferior complex, they think they are destined to be poor, so without marrying a rich man, they will remain poor. Men who think of marrying a wealthy lady have wrong mentality of poverty, as if they cannot succeed by their own. God has destined you to be great, as a child of God, the riches and greatness is in you, not in the person you want to marry, it’s just a matter of time, so you should simply relax to trust God for His will for your life.

Do not marry somebody because of good job, riches, higher education, tribe, parental connections or beauty. Do not marry because of your present need, you may marry wrongly and later discover God would have met your needs without marrying the person.

Do not marry by human calculation, there is a limit of what you know about tomorrow, but rather trust in God for His will for your life.

God’s will in marriage does not always mean a poor or unemployed person, and wrong choice in marital decision does not always means a rich and wealthy person, but what I mean is the will of God in marriage is the best, and you can only get it when you trust God without idol or human wisdom or calculation. The evidence of the will of God in marriage is the fear of God in purity, peace and total trust in God without fear of the present situation.

I pray for all the single brothers and sisters in the Lord, the Lord will settle and prefect everything concerning you, you will not marry wrongly, you will not miss God’s purpose and plan for your life, I pray for the grace to trust God, and patience for the best and to recognize the God’s choice for your life in Jesus name. Amen

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DEFILING CLOTHING: TYPE OF DRESSES THAT LEAD TO HELL
"Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel." Zechariah 3:3

Devil has strategized several means to defile Christians and disqualify them from making the rapture and heaven at last, and so many Christians are falling into these traps. One of the defiling traps is defiling dress by many acclaimed Christian women, including ministers.

Defiling Dress:
(1) Uncovered - Any top that shows the trace of your breasts. As a woman, if you wear blouse, shirt, or top, it may be a local made or foreign made, it may be traditional style or Western style; if the dress does not cover your chest properly, that is, if a little trace of your beasts is shown when you bend down, it means you are gorgeously wearing defiling clothing. You don't need to wear a turtledove top, but you must wear clothing that properly and perfectly cover your breasts even when you bend down.

Majority of Christian women wear top that stylishly show their breasts, because Satan has successfully polluted fashion world and the minds of the tailors so that about 90% of women's tops are defiled. Today, those dresses do not seem wrong again, because every Christian woman wears it, including pastors wives. But the question you should ask yourself is: why will you wear clothes that will show your beasts as a woman? What is your motive? Showing your private part to the world is not only a sin but a serious defilement. Any top that cannot cover your chest properly if you bend down is a defiled clothes, and those who wear it are defiled, unknowingly.

(2) Tight. Any dress you wear that is tight on you, either top or skirt, which shows the shape of your body is a defiling clothes. Showing the anatomy of your body is a modern way of giving people the idea of your unclothedness, and it is not part of holiness in Christ. Those who wear tight clothing are unwittingly entrapped by Satan. Many will later discover this after they die or after the rapture, but it will be too late. You need not to wear a baggy dress, but it must be free on you without any inconveniences, or conveying your body shape.

(3) Transparent. Wearing a dress that is transparent is not only sinful but naturally silly. The biblical and philosophic purpose of wearing clothes is to cover unclothedness, so if after you wear clothes, your body is still revealed, it is nothing but spiritual and moral indecency, and defilement to the soul. A Christian woman who wears clothes in a way that her underwear is revealed is not a good example of a godly and chaste woman.

(4) Short. Wearing armless top, mini skirts or gowns which do not properly cover you kneels are defilement to your Spiritual life.

Urgent repentance is very important, and then to do away which such defiled dresses and clothing immediately. You may be a matured, or old Christian woman, you may be a minister or women leader; like Joshua, he was a leader but he unknowingly wearing filthy garment. This ministry has the mandate to reveal the truth as guided through the Word of God and the Spirit of God; it is your responsibility to accept or reject it, but I pray for everyone reading this that the Lord will open your spiritual eyes and give you understanding for the truth and to be fruitful there in.

John 8:32, "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

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ONE DAY LAGOS NON-DENOMINATIONAL RETREAT!
For all Christians, Christian workers, Drama Ministers, Music Ministers, Pastors, Missionaries, General Overseers, etc.

DATE: Saturday, 22nd April 2017
TIME: 9am - 4pm - No African Time
Theme: CHRISTIANITY AS OF OLD

Featuring Topics: (1) Foundation of Christianity (2) Christian Ministry as of Old (3) Christian Message as of Old (4) Succeeding In Business & Career without Compromise (5)God’s financial provision For His Children (6) How to Recognize God’s calling and Start Your Ministry in Bible Way, etc.

MINISTERING:
Evangelist Bayo ABRAHAM – Mount Zion Ibadan
Evangelist Isaac FEMI-AKINTUNDE – Mount Zion Ibadan
Bro. Gideon AKANDE – RTEM Abuja
And other wonderful men and women of God

FREE PACKAGES:
There will be free Audio CD of the message from the previous Retreat for all Lagos participants.
Free photocopy printed message: WHY GOD USED D. L MOODY
Free Breakfast – Coffee/Tea & Bread

Venue: TOP RANK HOTELS GALAXY’S HALL – 17, Olayeni Abiola Street, Off Salvation road, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos, NIGERIA.

Registration is FREE but you must register so we can make necessary arrangement of the materials and breakfast provision.

HOW TO REGISTER:
Please send your name, address and ministry to Evangelist Sola Oyin-Adejobi 0813 291 4000.

God bless you as you come!

NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Mark 12:34, “Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

The knowledge of God is very important; it makes us close to the kingdom of God. But being close to the kingdom of God is not enough, and having the knowledge of God is not enough to make us qualify for the kingdom of God. Not far from the kingdom of God is “almost” but not yet, not far but not in.

You can be so close to somewhere and never enter there; you may not be far from a house and never enter in. There is difference between too close and being able to enter. The same is applicable to the kingdom of God. Your knowledge of God and your service unto God are wonderful; they make you close to the kingdom of God. You are now committed to things of God, you read your Bible and pray, you are devoted in your church and working for God, you pay your tithes and go through Bible class; now you know a lot about the things of God, you know your Bible more better and you pray more and preach better. But without practicing what you know, without holiness of life and righteousness of living, being clearly obvious in your life, you cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Not Far, But Not In
Many Christians of this day are not far from the kingdom of God that is how Jesus would describe many today. When God showed revelation to people that out of a million of Christians, who are serving God, about very few thousands will make the rapture if it happens now. And what about the rest of the devoted Christians? They are not far from the kingdom! Not far from the kingdom of God is not enough, because it is not how far, but how sure. You may be so committed to the things of God, suffer and sacrifice for the work of God, but you may not be reckoned in the kingdom of God, if your name is not written in the Book of life in heaven.

Whatever you do for Christ or in the name of Christ without your name written in the Book of Life is a waste and totally baseless. The first thing you need to get settled and secured is your name to be written in the Book of Life and to still remain till minutes, without that, all others are immaterial to your life. You can be so busy in your church, so committed to God’s work; you can be performing miracles, teaching, winning souls, doing deliverance, leading, pastoring and praying day and night, if your name is not in the Book of Life till date, all your efforts are total useless.

You may be a well-known Christian in your family, among your friends and on the Facebook; you can be a renown Christian minister of this generation, but if your name is not presently written in the Book of Life, you are not recognized in heaven and no place for you there.

Jesus Christ described that man in Mark 12:34 as not far from the kingdom of God, but not yet in at the same time. Your knowledge of the Bible without genuine salvation makes you not far from the kingdom of God, but fall short from entering in. until you have genuine salvation, you will be found wanting to enter the kingdom of God. Until you totally repent from all sins and forsake them at the same time by starting a new life, you are fall short of the kingdom of God.

If you have ever experienced genuine salvation, but you are not walking in total holiness and righteousness of life, you are also fall short of entering into the kingdom of God. When you are saved, your salvation gives you the grace to see the kingdom of God, that is to be so close by reaching the gate, but you need to walk out your salvation in holiness and righteousness by walking with God, it is then you can enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 3:5, “Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”

There is difference between seeing the kingdom of God and eventually entering there. Without being born of water and Spirit, which is sanctification of life, you cannot enter there. Daily watchfulness in prayer and Bible reading, applying the Word of God into our lives to be fruitful therein are the means to live a sanctified life. Without holiness and righteousness no one can enter into the kingdom of God.

Now, what is the essence of not far from somewhere but never enter there? What is the use of being close to a desired building compound but never gained entrance? What is the benefit of going so far because of something, and at the end fall short of it?

Dear beloved, what is the essence of your being a Christian and at the end you are not qualified to enter heaven? Or rather, what is the use of claiming to be a Christian, being devoted in your church, working for God, paying tithes and offerings, praying and preaching of Christ, and at the end you are not permitted to enter the kingdom of God? What is the use of your Christianity without your name written in the Book of Life? What is the use of your Christian confession and profession without holiness of life?

Have you ever asked yourself this question of why will you do all these for Christ and never make the rapture? Why will you go so far for your Christian faith and at the end go to hell? How tragic will that be? With all you’re working for God? How terrible will it be with all the knowledge of God and grace and mercy of God you have, and you carry everything to hell, to end up with unbelievers, demons and devil?


I think what worth doing, worth doing well. Why will you not do ALL it will take to make heaven? Why will you not surrender ALL your life to Jesus now and get your heaven settled? Why will you allow that particular sin in your life or that covered sin and unsettled restitution to eventually disqualify you from entering heaven after you have gone so far? Why will you allow the secret sin, common sin, “it doesn’t matter” sin, “my pastor does not oppose it” sin, “we are doing it in our church” sin to block your ears from hearing the sound of the trumpet of the rapture?


Beloved, why will you not settle all at once now and surrender all to get your name secured in the Book of Life, so that whenever rapture or death comes, you will not have cause to cry?

R E P E N T!
Repentance is a matter of urgency now, for all of us. Let’s put aside pretense, realize yourself, and realize your sins, no cover up. Then renounce and forsake them at once, no procrastination! Confess your sins and shortcomings to God, no excuse; because those excuses will not help on the last day. Ask Jesus to forgive you as you also forsake them. Be determined to start a new of total dedication of holiness and righteousness in Jesus from today, and never turn back or fall back, come what may.

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Those who make getting rich or being prospered in life as their primary ambition, or those who go to churches where they pray and preach prosperity in life more than purity of life will only get fake prosperity of a short time or get frustrated in a short time.

Gideon Akande

BIBLE STUDY: FULFILLING ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS
Matthew 3:15, "But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him."

To fulfill all righteousness is not just to do something for the sake of doing it for nothing sake. To fulfill all righteousness is to follow the scriptures accordingly, even when it seems not necessary or when it looks difficult. Fulfilling all righteousness is following scriptures to the last letter as written in the Bible for the fulfillment of the righteous promises of the scriptures to come to pass.

We must follow the scripture to the end before we can see the end-result of the scripture. It's when we fulfill ALL scriptural righteousness that the scriptural promises will come to pass in our lives and ministries. When we obey or fulfill half righteousness of the scriptures, when we interpret the scripture to suite our personal conveniences, or when we obey some parts of the scriptures and see the other parts as unnecessary, we cannot have the fullness and fulfillment of the righteous promises of God.

Jesus Christ went to John the Baptist for water baptism, but John saw it as quite unnecessary for Jesus Christ to be baptized by him, in fact he said he ought to come to Jesus for baptism. But then Jesus Christ told him it was necessary to fulfill all righteousness. And after Jesus was baptized by John, as He came up from the water, behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Matthew 3:16, 17.

Three things happened after Jesus fulfilled all righteousness:

(1) HEAVENS OPENED. Heavens, not just a single heaven, all heavens were opened on Jesus. Until we fulfill all righteousness of the scriptures, we can not experience the opened heavens of God's blessings in our lives and ministries. What we are experiencing now is minor compared to when "heavens" opens. The fullness of all blessings of heavens hinges on our fulfilling all righteousness. When we desire opened heaven of God's outpouring Spirit, anointing, blessings and miracles in our lives, families, and ministries, we must first fulfill all righteousness. Half-done obedience or half-way obedience cannot reach heaven to open.

(2) SPIRIT FALLING. God has promised the outpouring of His Spirit upon us, but before this scripture can be fulfilled, we must first fulfill all righteousness of the scriptures - by following the will of God, obeying the Word of God and doing things in the way of God. Failure to fulfill all will falter the existing blessings and frustrate the expecting promises of the scriptures. The fulfillment of God's promises is not just by asking, praying or fasting; it is by fulfilling all righteousness of God.

(3) GOD'S APPROVAL: To experience the blessing of God in our lives is not as important as experiencing the Spirit of God present and working in our lives and ministries; and to experience the move and miracles of Holy Spirit in our lives and ministries is not as important as receiving God's approval at the end of our lives on earth. It's possible to get God's blessings of opened heavens, it is possible to see the move and miracle of God's Spirit, and at the end gains no entrance into heaven.

Jesus Christ said, "Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’" Matthew 7:22,23. These Christians and ministers who were disapproved by Jesus Christ experienced opened heaven of blessings in their lifetimes, they also experienced the great move and miracles of God's Spirit to the point of doing "many wonders", but they failed to fulfill all the righteousness of God in their lives and ministries, they failed to follow the scriptures to the letter, they gave their personal interpretations to the scriptures for their own conveniences. At the end, they failed to receive God's approval, and so they were doomed forever to hell despite all the blessings and anointing they had.

Jesus Christ received God's approval, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" because He fulfilled all righteousness. What if Jesus did not go to John the Baptist for water baptism? What if Jesus went to John just to visit without fulfilling all righteousness for water baptism? What if Jesus had heeded the suggestion of John the Baptism not to be baptized? He would not have seen heaven opened, then, He would not have received the Spirit falling, and He would not have received God's approval.

PERSONAL LIFE
Christianity has become so clumsy with different ideologies and doctrines that fulfilling all scriptural righteousness is not unnecessary, or it’s so tedious. In our personal Christian living, and in our different denominations, we tend to do half righteousness and fill the rest with human ideology or interpretation of the elders. We indulge in several worldliness and unfaithfulness, falling short to fulfill all righteousness. We involve in "it doesn't matter" sins, selfishness and permissiveness, and we still claim to be righteous. Little lies do not matter, little worldliness do not matter, worldly music, movies, magazines, TV reality shows, and makeup do not really matter to us any longer; exposing and expensive dress never bother us again, bribing for contracts and falsifying age for job do not matter as long as you pay your tithes faithfully.

Anger, envy, jealousy and gossip do not spoil our faith again as long we still greet one another. All these make us fall short to fulfill all righteousness, and they will make us fail to get God's approval if we do not repent. When we fail to fulfill all righteousness, then we fall short to receive God's righteous promises of eternal blessings. We need to go back to old time faith of righteousness before we can ever experience old time revival.

FAMILY
In our marriages and families, starting from courtships, do we fulfill all righteousness to keep the bed undefiled? We must fulfill all righteousness of the scriptures in our homes before we can experience God's presence. Wives must submit to their husbands irrespective of their statures, husbands must love their wives irrespective of their states, and children must obey their parents in the Lord.

The Bible says what God has joined together, let no man separate; but today, we care for money than we care for our marriage. The incessant separation because of job and business without first praying to seek God’s leading has ruined many Christian homes. Simply because of love of money and care for better financial life, we do not bother to maintain the unity of marriage; many children are wayward, many husbands have given in to strange women, and many wives are living in grave loneliness because of technical separation, because of the love of money we are running divided house. Temporal separation because of job transfer or business pursuit is not a sin, but it is not good and it will not go well with every family; that is the reason family needs to first seek God’s face for leading before moving. But the love of money and care of this world will not allow contentment and unity with little.

Oneness is Bible command in every Christian home, that is, husband and wife doing and planning EVERYTHING together, but in a case where husband has secret bank account, secret project or things he cannot disclose to his wife, and the wife has something in secret, how do you want to unite together in prayer and prevail over the enemy? How do you want to experience God’s presence in your marriage, or how will enemies not keep tormenting such Christian home when there are covered sins and past sins unrevealed?

CHURCH
In the church today, we are fulfilling scriptural righteousness to half and filling the rest with our church ordinances to suite ourselves.

Doctrines - Every denomination interpret the scriptures the way that will fit their personal interest. The members see what their senior Pastors and Bishops say as final without searching the scriptures to cross check, yes, that is like an abomination today.

Tithes- We claim the payment of tithes, we collect tithes with scriptural backing but we fail to fulfill the purpose of the tithes as clearly stated in the Bible. When the Bible says, "Bring the tithes and offerings to My storehouse, that there may be food in My house" We bring the tithes, we collect the tithes but we divert it for other purposes. We claim the promises of tithes but we don't use it for the scriptural purpose for the collection of the tithes. The biblical purpose of tithes is for distribution of the tithes for the benefits of the people who pay the tithes as the early church faithfully followed and fulfilled it. Acts 2:45; 4:35. While the scriptural purpose of the tithes is to build people in God's kingdom, we are busy building ultra modern church auditoriums.

The Bible purpose of the tithes and offerings is for Food - spiritual food for the people - for free materials; physical food for the people - for free food provisions, free basic healthcare, free library and schools for the same people who paid the tithes; instead, we are busy building multimillion church edifice. Church’s secondary schools are unavoidable, our church universities are more expensive than Government schools, and yet we pray for revival in our churches. How can there be revival of Holy Spirit when there is no faithfulness? We claim to have holiness church, but how can a church that is not faithful with money be a church of holiness? How can we claim to run a Bible church when we can’t be faith with usage of tithes as clearly stated in Old Testament and clearly followed by the New Testament church?

We give several excuses of using the tittle for administrative purposes and others, that is nothing but extra biblical misuse of fund; it is siphoning money for unbiblical purposes. The early church could also give excuses but they knew they had to fulfill all righteousness just as it is written in the scriptures, so that they would not fall short at the end. No wonder we pray and fast for revival but only to see more reversal. When we want to collect the tithes, we claim the scriptures, but when we want to use it, we say that is how churches in American and Europe use the tithes for administrative purposes. No wonder we are not having Bible church again, but American church; no wonder we are not seeing our signs again, no wonder enemies are insulting and assaulting the church, because we are not faithful, even we money. Until we fulfill all righteousness, until we are faithful to all the scriptural commands to the letter, we will keep recycling. If biblical administrative system is too old for us in our modern world, then we are too fragile to contain the old time revival.

Let’s go back to the old path of fulfilling all scriptural righteousness, no matter how old or odd it seems, so that we can experience the old time revival in our lives, homes, ministries and churches.

Hosea 6:1-3
Come, and let us return to the LORD;
For He has torn, but He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will bind us up.
2 After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
3 Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD.
His going forth is established as the morning;
He will come to us like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

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DESTROY IT!
Acts 19:19, "Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all."

After you have surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, one of the important things you need to do immediately is to check everything that belong to you if there is any property or portion of the devil you will need to renounce and destroy.

In the city of Ephesus, after the people received the gospel of Jesus Christ into their lives, many of them who had been practicing magic, gathered everything together and burned them.

Satanic Magic, Sinful Materials, Worldly Music & Movies
You cannot serve God in new life with old materials and covenant of the devil, you must renounce the secret cult, the satanic covenant, and you will also need to destroy all the weapons and materials of the devil given to you. Those things in your house which you kept, inserted into your body, or hid somewhere, must be renounced and destroyed.

Because you cannot serve God and devil together, you can not be a genuine child of God and still agree with ritual mark on your body; you cannot be a genuine child of God and still believe in family ritual and sacrifice; you are not yet genuinely saved in Christ if you still keep the magic book, rings and others in your possession. When you totally and genuinely surrender your life to Jesus, you will renounce and destroy every of those things in your possession.

God does not accept our 99%, He only takes our 100%. Those who give 1% to Satan and sin, and give 99% to God will eventually loose all.

When you give your life to Jesus Christ, greater is He that is you than he that is in the world, so you need not to be afraid to destroy those properties and materials of the devil you collected when you were in the world, you have no need to be troubled about their threats and you must not delay to renounce all the covenants you made with satanic people or churches before you know Jesus Christ as your Lord.

Do not cover the secrets they told you never to say out to anybody. Fear works for and with Satan to keep people in his bondage, but when you know the Truth, He will set you free.

Are you ready to be free from the bondage of satan and his agents? Then accept Jesus Christ into your life and house, confess your sins, confess Jesus as your Lord, and renounce all the covenants of the satan. All powers in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus Christ, and when that Jesus is living in you, no power can overcome you; In Jesus is perfect protection, in Him is total peace of life, in Him is provision without pain, and in Him is security and success. What are you looking for?

If you need godly counsel and prayer on how to destroy the past materials of the devil, please contact us in this ministry.

Genuine salvation comes before total setting free.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18, "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

“I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”

17 Therefore

“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
18 “I will be a Father to you,
And you shall be My sons and daughters,
Says the Lord Almighty.”

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HOW GOD SHOWED ME THE VISION OF RAPTURE & HELL (Part I) - You have to read this!

After a forty-day fast that I was requested to go through by the Lord, in the place of prayer, I suddenly saw light around me and then heard the audible voice of the Lord saying, “Men have seen the sky, the sun, moon and stars, the mountains and the hills and yet they fear Me not; I will not hold My peace anymore, I am coming to judge the earth.”

The Lord showed me an open vision of the rapture before He took me down to hell. The first person I saw in the vision was the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. I have seen Him on several occasions before now so I know Him.
The Lord ALLOWED me to see the PRESENT CONDITION (not FUTURE DESTINATION!) of everyone He has privileged me to meet in my two and half year’s journey with Him. As well as many others that I have never met including those the Lord said I will meet in future.
1. I saw those who were going up in glory with the Lord.
2. I saw those were going down in destruction.

Those in Category 2 were far more in number compared to those in Category 1.
There were those who were not seen in Category 1 or 2. The Lord says these ones are hiding in darkness for there is nothing hidden in the Light.

Most of the ministers who were going up in glory, the Lord says, are not the popular ministers known by men on earth but are known by Him. However, I saw some ministers of the gospel that I know.

Most of the major ministers in Nigeria were seen going down in destruction. The Lord says this is the season of judgment. He says He cannot bear any longer what they are doing in His name for He is coming to judge the earth, yet it is not too late if they repent; but He says, “If you refuse to be sincere with yourself and repent, you know where you are going – your destiny is eternal destruction.”Just some of the major ministers among the so many ministers in destruction are going to be mentioned here for the purpose of their redemption. The Lord says it is not His will for you to be where you are right now and you know it.

These include Pastor Enoch Adeboye (Redeemed Christian Church of God), Bishop David Oyedepo (Living Faith Church), Pastor Tunde Bakare (Latter Rain Assembly), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor (President, Christian Association of Nigeria), Dr. Olukoya (Mountain of Fire and Miracles), Matthew Ashimolowo (Kingsway Church, United Kingdom), Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy), Pastor T.B. Joshua (Synagogue of All Nations), Chris Okotie (Household of God), Evangelist Uma Ukpai and many others!

I have never met or known any of these ministers. However, some of these ministers were brought to me in the place of prayer for intercession during the forty-day fast preceding this vision. The Lord introduced them to me as lost ministers.

Christian national leaders from other countries include –Joel Osteen, Kenneth Copeland, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Billy Graham, Joyce Meyer, Rod Parsley, Myles Munroe, Mike Murdock, Paula White, Ron Kenoly, Pastor Donnie McClurkin, Pat Robertson, Reinhard Bonkke, Pope Benedict, David Yongi Cho, Duncan Williams and many others!

The essence of mentioning these names is for these people to be warned by those who know them and love them so there can be a change in their ways before it is too late! My responsibility is to simply report what I saw and to warn, so I am free of their blood. There are many other lost ministers whose names cannot be listed here, but let everyone examine himself before the searchlight of the Holy Spirit. Each of us must confront ourselves with the gospel of truth before it is too late forever!

The truth is like a double-edged sword which if received reverently could comfort us and if rejected could crush us (Heb. 4:12-13).
This vision is a demonstration of grace and love from the FATHER-HEART OF GOD.

Q. Where is the destination of these people who are going up with You?
A. They are coming to be with Me where I prepared for them.
Q. For those going down in destruction, where is their destination?
A. They are going down to hell except they repent.
Q. Why are these people in destruction?

……to be continued in Part II

Why this vision?
God is a merciful God who does not want us to perish. The purposes of this vision:
1) You personally need to settle your relationship with God. Forget about the ministers mentioned in the vision, you personally need to settle your account with God before it is too late. Are you genuinely saved? Are you living a holy and godly life or you are following the modern prosperity Christianity?

2) You need to repent now; you need to experience genuine salvation now before it is too late. It is not about saying, "God have mercy on me, Lord I need you to help me" but you also need to take step for your new life, you need to surrender your self and sins to Jesus by yourself, God will not do that for you.

3) Are you a child of God? Examine yourself. We all need to examine ourselves with the word of God. What is those aspects, habits in our lives that we have been overlooking, excusing or we think they don’t matter? Those things can hinder us from entering heaven if we don’t repent now. What is the restitution to make or who to forgive? Please, let’s all settle everything now. Let’s search our lives with God’s word and surrender all as we pray.

4) Flee from false teachings of worldly indulgences and prosperity focus. Those preachers who emphasize on prosperity more than purity, who tell you about earthly blessings more than the second coming of Jesus are lost ministers, irrespective of their popularity and prophecies. Read Matthew 7:21, 23.

Repent, confess your sins and forsake them, accept Jesus as your Lord and start a new life in Him. Look unto Jesus not any Pastor or Bishop.

NOTE: Remember your confession of sin is useless without repentance, readiness to forsake them.

Acts 17: 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent

2 Timothy 3:1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.

This vision is not from RTEM but from Brother Sadiq Ibrahim (drkelvinstewart@yahoo.com) who God showed the vision. We asked his permission to post the vision. There are many acclaimed visions from God both fake and true, but after we prayerfully searched, we are convinced this is a genuine vision from God for our repentance. At a minister conference, about 5 people from different places shared the same vision as God gave them, to warn every one of us and these minsters to repent, that He is coming SOON. Some of the people God gave this vision said they have already informed most of these ministers, it is now left to them to repent, but then you can choose for your own dear life. The common message is: JESUS can come any moment from now.

Are you ready to rededicate your life to Jesus now or start a new life? Then repent! Confess all your sins, forsake them all and ask Jesus to forgive, cleanse you and save you. Please click on this link and read on how to be genuinely saved and start new life in Jesus and pray as directed http://www.facebook.com/notes/revelation-of-truth-evangelical-ministries-rtem/how-can-i-be-saved/270674586372252

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BUT WHY?
Why do you pray that people should do restitution when you don’t believe in the biblical teaching of restitution?

A man left his wife with children for another lady because of little misunderstanding, and every effort to reconcile him with his wife was futile. Then the man continues to live with the strange lady. So when you see nothing can be done humanly to settle the matter, you said, “God will touch the heart of the man so he will return to his wife” That is it! You believe when God touches a man, he will correct his wrongs, which is restitution. But how come you say teaching of restitution is not true? Why can’t the man continue to live with a strange woman after God touches his heart?

You saved money for many years to purchase a plot of land, and thereafter a man, because of his collections in the society, manipulated everything and dubiously snatched the plot of land from you without paying you money. You want to take up the case to law court, but as you hire a lawyer, he hires 10 lawyers, as you present a paper, he presents 10 papers. Then he wins the case and gets the plot of land from you. Since nothing else you can do, you pray God will touch and save him. Why such prayer? Because you believe when God saves him, it will be mandatory for him to return your plot of land which you got through your hard earned money – that is restitution.

But what if after God save him, and he begins to preach gospel everywhere and even come to your house to preach to you, going on radio and TV, and yet, he refuses to return your land, claiming it is a past and God has forgiven his past, no more condemnation and no need for restitution. Will you believe the salvation or and ministry of such a person? Unbelievable!

Exactly it is! Anyone who is saved and rejects the call and teaching for necessary restitution is having a doubted salvation, unbelievable!

It’s logically and spiritually impossible to reject the biblical teaching and necessity of restitution. Any church or pastor anywhere who ignores to believe and constantly emphasize on the importance of restitution is anti-Biblical entity with no eternal life.

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GENUINE CONFESSION FOR FORGIVENESS

As a sinner or saint, the purpose of confessing is to receive mercy; mercy for forgiveness, mercy for grace to overcome the confessed sins. Without confession your sin cannot be forgiven and you can’t have a cleansed heart with new Spirit to overcome sins as the Bible says,” If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”1 John 1:9. So, confession of sin gives you Forgiveness of sin & Grace over sin.

But are you surprised why many people are making several confessions of sins and yet they still have guilt of those sins, or why they still go back into such sins? Why their salvation is not certain as they keep going back into their sins? It’s simply because they didn’t make genuine confession. Genuine confession is not just using the name of the Jesus, not answering alter call and so on. Here are 3 attributes that guarantee genuine confession for forgiveness and grace:

(1) First Repent Before You Confess. There are many fake confessions, but if you sincerely want to make acceptable confession, you must first repent. No need for you to confess if there is no repentance in you. Repentance is thoughtful realization of your sins and determination to forsake them. If you confess without readiness to forsake the sins you confess, you are simply wasting your time, and the sins will soon get you down. To repent is not to be sorry for your sins, if you are sorry without readiness to forsake all, you will only have a sorry case.

Proverbs 28:13, " He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy."

(2) No Excuse, No difference. If truly you need God’s mercy to pardon your sins and give you grace to overcome them, then you need to face it by yourself. Don’t give excuse of any sin because everybody is doing it - in your church (even your pastors, parents or partners), in your family, in your place of work, etc. Don’t says, “Does that means everybody doing it will go to hell fire?” Yes, everybody can go to hell and God will still be righteous. Jesus said instead of you to be thinking how many will be saved, YOU should just strive and focus on your own salvation. Don’t excuse sin because of its popularity or because it persists- face it. Sin is sin, either small or great, there is no difference, you just have to be sincere and confess it.

Psalm 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. 4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight.

(3) No Cover-Up! There are some sins, which sometimes you may need to confess to one or two people after you have confessed to God. It may be to be your pastors, your parents or your partners. Don’t cover up and say, “I have confessed to God, He is the One I sinned against.” Confessing to other shows you are sincere and humble, or how sure are you that you would have confessed to God if God were physically present? You may not receive God’s mercy if you don’t confess to one another as the case may be; Bible says it, not me. James 5:16 “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”

You need the guidance of the Holy Spirit and godly counsel on what to confess to one another, but as the Spirit of God put in your heart, meditate about it.

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SATAN'S SUGGESTIONS
Satan will suggest that you can give the sinful demand to get the job, contracts, admission or documents, “just for you to get what you want and after that you go back to Jesus for forgiveness. Is it not just for a day or once? And you get what you need for life and go back to Jesus? You better be wise. The Bible says wisdom is profitable to direct, be wise!”

Satan may also suggests that you can marry the person, though not genuinely saved, but “after you get married, he or she will be saved, you can help her or him to be saved and then you serve God together” Satan will also tell you that you can give premarital sex so that you don’t lose the person. “No one will know, and after that you ask God to forgive you and get married. You have nothing to lose as long you are wise.”

The secret is that, every suggestion that you should commit sin or compromise your faith to get what you want, and after all ask God to forgive you, such suggestion is originated from Satan to deceive you and ruin you, he is trying to make another Judas Iscariot out of you. It was Satan who deceived Judas to do what he did. Luke 22:3, “Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.”

From the message, "Don't become another Judas"
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WHICH ONE DID GOD FORGIVE YOU?
You forged information to get a job, and thereafter you got saved in Christ, and you asked God to forgive you, but then you see no reason to confess to the company about the false information, because you believe God has forgiven you and no need for any form of restitution. But every year in your workplace, you will need to fill forms and others stuffs, and you still use the false information of falsified age, qualifications or state of origin, now which one has God forgiven you? Is the false information you gave before you gave your life to Jesus or those ones you deliberately keep giving after you are saved?

You stole something in your school or place of work before you are saved, and then proved to everyone you were the owner, and later you got saved in Christ. Then you ignored call for restitution and claimed, “God has already forgiven me” But you keep the stolen item in your possession and keep using it, now, which one has God forgiven you?

As a married person, you involved in extra-marital affair, and after you were saved you see no reason to confess to your spouse, claiming “No more condemnation …” But then you will still need to tell lies to cover up the past sins you refuse to confess, now, which one has God forgiven you? The past sins of your time of ignorance or the present sins you are committing to cover the past?

So if anyone is deceiving you that restitution is unnecessary in Christian journey to heaven, will also deceive yourself?

Any Christian who does not believe or understand the necessity of restitution is a misinformed and misguided Christian, and any church or minister who stands against or ignore importance of restitution is either ignorant or working for Satan.

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PRESENT AND PERVERTED
Another secret sin is a sin you commit and hide after you are saved, the sin you are secretly committing which you do not want people to see; but even men do not see, God sees. Anything you do secretly which you do not want people to see or hear, that you know it will not honor you if people know, that is secret sin. It may be a habit like masturbation, fornication, or other sexual immorality; it may be other sins which you are committing and keeping secretly. It may also be a lifestyle which you keep secret from people, like drinking, smoking, lying, anger, jealousy, malice, etc.

If you keep any secret sin of any form, such sin will be following you till the Day of Judgment, it will hinder you from making the rapture, and from entering heaven. But if you open up now before God and men, then that sin will go ahead of you to judgment, it will be condemned by God's mercy and you will be justified.

"Some men’s sins are clearly evident, preceding them to judgment, but those of some men follow later." 1 Timothy 5:24

But as long you keep it secret because of the fear of what people will say or how they will respond, the sin continues to quietly follow you to put you to eternal shame on the judgment day.

So what is your decision? Do you want to open up and put your sins to open shame or you want to cover up and allow your sin to put you to open and eternal shame? No matter how small the sin may be, it will surely find you out on the judgment day. The choice is yours!

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PAST BUT PRESENT SIN
....in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ. Romans 2:16.

This type of secret sin is a sin you committed before you gave your life to Jesus, or before you rededicated your life to Jesus, though you have repented and confessed it to God, and you have stopped it, but you are keeping it secret from men. Secret sin is a sin you keep secret, even if it is in the past, even if it has stopped, but as long you keep it secret from some necessary people you ought to share it with, it is a secret sin - though it is in the past but it is presently haunting you and standing against you. As long you keep a past sin secret, what you are actually doing is that you are making it fresh and present.

Until you open up every secret sin of the past to the necessary people, until you confess to the necessary people and put the sin and Satan to open shame, you are still under the bondage of that past sin. After you are saved, you committed sin and you rededicated your life to Jesus, then you will still have to open up to some people. For example, a premarital sex, but you both have repented and now married, yet, you need to confess.

Listen to what Apostle Paul said, "But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God." 2 Corinthians 4:2.

From this above Bible verse, Paul did three things which every child of God must do:

1, He renounced the hidden things - those sinful and sinful things of the past were repented and rejected by Paul.

2, He manifested that truth by making it clear to men, "but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience." This is by confessing to the necessary people about the sinful and shameful things we did in the past, though we have renounced them, but we must make them clear to the right people. Many Christians are being deceived by Satan that, since they have confessed to God, no need to confess to their parents, partner, pastor, or boss; they say, "I have confessed and stopped it, so I have a pure conscience before God, and that is all." Beloved, having a pure conscience before God is good, but not enough, you need to have a pure conscience before men too. Paul said, "But by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience".

3, He manifested that truth to God, "but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God." He totally repented and never gone back to such sins again, even when no man would see him, even when men would say it does not matter or it is not bad. Paul said he is now commending himself to every man's conscience in the sight of God. He knew God saw everything, and he lived in truth before God according to God's standard, not church's standard.

Until you make clear the past before God and men, your past sins are still presently fresh.

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A DAY LAGOS NON-DENOMINATIONAL RETREAT!
For all Christians, Christian workers, Drama Ministers, Music Ministers, Pastors, Missionaries, General Overseers, etc.

DATE: Saturday, 22nd April 2017
TIME: 9am- - 4pm

Theme: CHRISTIANITY AS OF OLD
Featuring Topics: (1) Foundation of Christianity (2) Christian Ministry as of God (3) Christian Message as of Old (4) Succeeding In Business & Career without Compromise (5)God’s financial provision For His Children (6) How to Recognize God’s calling and Start Your Ministry in Bible Way, etc.

MINISTERING:
Evangelist Bayo ABRAHAM – Mount Zion Ibadan
Evangelist Isaac FEMI-AKINTUNDE – Mount Zion Ibadan
Bro. Gideon AKANDE – RTEM Abuja
And other wonderful men and women of God

FREE PACKAGES:
There will be free Audio CD of the message from the previous Retreat for all Lagos participants.
Free photocopy printed message: WHY GOD USED D. L MOODY
Free Breakfast – Coffee/Tea & Bread

Venue: TOP RANK HOTELS GALAXY’S HALL – 17, Olayeni Abiola Street, Off Salvation road, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos, NIGERIA.

Registration is FREE but you must register so we can make necessary arrangement of the materials and breakfast provision.

HOW TO REGISTER:
Please send your name, address and ministry to Evangelist Sola Oyin-Adejobi 0813 291 4000.

God bless you as you come!

THE BONDAGE OF SECRET CULTS & ONE WAY OUT
“But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.” Exodus 7:12

Secret cults have been modernized and branded with different names and styles at different levels and places, but the same evil group inspired by Satan to put people into bondage. Different people join secret cults for different purposes; people like politicians, pastors, professionals, business people, celebrities, athletics, and people generally. The Pharaoh of Egypt had cult groups in his palace for protection and power, but he suffered for it at the end; so also everyone in cult today.

Cult societies or groups are established and inspired by Satan to perpetrate evil in the lives of people but with attractive promises of money and prosperity, power, protection, great position in the world, fame, influence and connections with great people. So people join secret cult for any of those purposes, thinking it will better their lives and make them enjoy their lives better; not knowing they are deliberately bringing themselves into the bondage of Satan. Every promise of secret cults is problem in disguise and every blessing from them is bondage in the real sense.

You need to know this very important truth: You cannot receive miracle through occult power or groups, you can only get magic!

If you are in or you are being introduced to any form of occultism or secret societies, here is their real picture revealed from the Bible:

(1) Secret Cult Brings Loss – God performs miracle through His servants, Satan performs magic through his secret power and groups, but magic will only bring loss into your life if you receive it. Here is example: After God performed miracle through Moses and Aaron, Pharaoh called his cult groups to do something, let’s read it here: Exodus 7:11, 12, “But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.” Miracle swallows magic; God’s power swallows satanic power, and you know what? Pharaoh’s cult groups lost their rods to Aaron’s rod and they went home with empty hands.
That is what happens to people who join secret cults; they loose their real blessing – peace of mind, freedom and sound sleep, etc, to Satan. Your very precious life you try to protect by joining the secret cult will be lost to Satan in eternal destruction, what a loss!

(2) Secret Society Worsens Situations – Problems multiply into hundred folds. Satan tries to deceive with momentary blessings to attract them into destruction. Let’s check that too: Exodus 7:20, 22 “And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood……Then the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments.” When Pharaoh’s water was turned into blood by God’s power, which was a bad situation, right? And what do you expect Pharaoh’s secret cults to do for him? I think they should turn the bloody water back into water; but no, they turned the remaining water for Pharaoh to drink into blood. That is the exact real picture of secret societies; they worsen your bad situation. If you have been or you are still in any cult group you will understand this, if you go to satanic people for solution, you should expect double portion of problems. People joined cults for provision for their families, and in the process they lost same families - children, spouses - for demanded sacrifices by the secret cults, the very people they went into the secret cults to provide for. Satan collects peace and gives pieces, he collects calmness from people and gives crisis, he collects welfare and gives war; he collect original and gives fake, he collects eternal value and gives temporal value; with fancy temporal he deceives the fools. Do you want to be such fool?

(3) Secret Cult Has No Solution –Satan has no solution to human problem, he only has destruction through his lies and deception, he uses secret cults and demonic people to deceive people and destroy their souls. If you join cult group, you have licensed yourself into destruction forever, they will destroy the little you have, the little life you have on earth and send you to eternal destruction. Please read this, “So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.” Exodus 8:6,7. Secret societies, satanic church, demonic people have no solution for your life, but destruction.

(4) Secret Cult Is So Limited –Secret societies and their power can give you position, possession, money but they can’t give you peace, they will give you money to build houses and buy beds but they will take away your sleep; they will give you lots of wealth but take away your health, they will give you fame and torment you with fear at the same time. Satan can’t give you possession and peace at the same time, only Jesus the Prince of Peace can give peace and rest of mind. Secret cults are too limited to give you peace of mind and life. “Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast.” Exodus 8: 18. Secret cults are too limited for you to trust them with your dear life.

(5) Secret Cult Brings Eternal Destruction In Hell Fire –All the people in secret cults, people who practice witchcraft, wizard, sorcerers, soothsayers, herbalists, magicians, astrologers, horoscope people, idolaters, etc, and all the people who consult them are doomed for eternity because they have sold their souls to Satan in exchange for temporal things “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8. You will get fame through the secret society but you will get into eternal flames forever, you will get the position but you will get into eternal pain of hell fire, what a fool!

My friend, here you are, because of passing things of this world you sold your soul to Satan by secret cult, you have gotten the money, position, fame or whatever but you are living in fear day and night, and you dare not tell anyone. So what is the use of the money, fame, the high position, possession and power that you have in perpetual fear and unrest? You have money but you are miserable. But then I have something else to tell you:

THE TRUTH YOU NEED TO KNOW!
By human power, secret cults have entrance but no exit, if you join them; you are doom because humanly there is no way out except the WAY, that is, you cannot find way out of the bondage of secret cults and no body can help you find a way out for your soul and your freedom except the WAY Himself. Somebody has made Himself a Way for you to get out of the bondage of Satan and sin, and no other way apart from Him. God had foreseen your predicaments and the impossibility of way out of satanic bondage, so He sent His Son to be the Way out for you, JESUS CHRIST. I am not saying He has a way for you but He is the Way. Jesus said to him,(to you now) “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” John 14:6. There is no other way out of the bondage of Satan and sin except Jesus Christ, any other means will only weigh you down keep in the bondage and into hell. So, we should now focus on how to find the WAY.

WAY OUT!
Since Jesus Christ is the only Way out of secret cults, you need to find Him. Oh no, you don’t need to find Him, He has already come to find you, He is right there in front of you. All you need to do is to come to Him. Here is His personal invitation to you:

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest – Jesus Christ. (Matthew 11:28)

Are you ready to accept the invitation? So how will you come to Him? You repent – that is you realize you have sinned against Him, your Creator, and you are ready to forsake the secret cults, their possessions and all your sins; then you confess your sins to Him, you ask Him to save you and set you free. No matter how keep you have gone, no matter how many evil you have done, as long as you come to Jesus now, He will accept you, yes! Here is His standing promise: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

NO WASTE TIME
If you are ready to be free from the bondage of secret cults and sin, you need to do it now, so go on your kneel or bow down your head and confess your sins and secret cult to Jesus, (i) tell Him you renounce the secret cult and you repent from all your sins, (ii) ask Him to forgive you and cleanse you, and (iii) tell Him to come into your life now. Go ahead and do that, after then you say this prayer with me:

PRAYER
“LORD JESUS CHRIST, I come to You now, I realize I have gone the wrong ways and sinned against you. I repent from all my sins ( confess them) as I am ready to forsake them and follow you; I renounce the secret cult and accept You as My Lord from now and forever. Thank you for saving me and setting me free. I pray in Your precious and powerful name JESUS CHRIST. Amen!”

Now you are saved and you are set free! “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed” John 8:36

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THE TEST OF TRUST
Exodus 15:22, “So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.”

Before God can entrust greater things into your hands, either in your personal life or in the ministry, He will first teach you how you must trust Him with all your heart, and then test if you will eventually trust Him with all your life. The Lord taught and tested the children of Israel in the wilderness, but unfortunately majority of them failed and so they fell in the wilderness.

Do you know that God knows your needs before you are aware of them? Yes He does! God knows you needed a life partner even before you saw the need for it, He knew you would need children when that was like the least thing you thought about. As a woman, God gave you womb since childhood, even when you did not need the womb, because God knew you would need the womb to conceive; God did not give you womb after you are married. And so it’s applicable to all our needs. God knows what we will need and He has made provision for them even when we do not see the needs.

God brought the children of Israel from Egypt to journey in the wilderness to the Promised Land, as all-knowing-God, would He not have known that they would need water to drink in the wilderness? But God wanted to teach and test them to trust Him, so He delayed the provision of the water. If the children of Israel were to trust God, they would have cast their need before God in prayer, who just delivered them from the Red Sea and from the bondage of Egypt; but if they were to doubt and disbelieve God, they would complain. Unfortunately, they doubted God, and so they complained. “ Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. 24 And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” Exodus 15:23, 24.

The reason why God delayed in any aspect of your life as a child of God is not because He is trying to denying you, He is not trying to disappoint or destroy you, but He wants to test your love for Him, because He has a special copy of what you need for you, and He wants to know if you actually deserve it. In such a delayed period, if truly you love and trust God, you will keep praying and keep patience before God, and keep working for God. You will not allow the need to drain your love for God, you will not allow the urgent needs to discourage you from working for God with all your strength, and you will not allow the need to drift you into sin against God.

From the Genesis of the Bible, wherever there is a delay for children of God, it means there is a peculiar portion on the way; what it means is that, delay usually serve as a sign for something special for the people of God, from Abraham to Zacharias. In the New Testament, this man called Zacharias was a just man, serving God. He married a godly woman called Elizabeth from a good home of Levi. They were both serving God. Now, who do you think is suppose to get the fastest blessing? Is it not the families that are serving God? Yes, but not always the way we expect it.

Luke 1:5-7, "There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years."

Probably Elizabeth was a virgin, kept herself for her husband, no premarital sex and no abortion; while her friends were messing around, she was only serving God and keeping herself. She was faithful and fervent in the Lord. Now she is married and no child. But her friends who were messing around before marriage, whom she was preaching the word of God to, were easily having their babies in their different matrimonial homes; these friends committed several abortions and slept with so many men, yet they don’t have problem with childbearing. But why is Mrs Elizabeth Zachariah barren while her unbelieving friends are bearing many children? The truth is that all her friends can give birth to many children but none of them can give birth to John the Baptist, the greatest man born of woman.

Only Elizabeth could give birth to John the Baptist, because her womb was reserved for that special child. But God would not just give John the Baptist to any woman to give birth to, God would want to see if Sister Elizabeth really deserve it. So, God’s delay is to determine if you deserve the best.

Can God entrust you with the best? Then you will have to trust Him with every bit of your life in the time of trial. Zacharias and Elizabeth kept serving God even when they were having delay, they were not discouraged; they did not compromise and they did not allow the delay to distract them. "So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord." Luke 1:8,9. It is actually in serving God during the delay that God serves you with the best.

What is your delay? No job? No healing yet? No spouse? No child or what? As long you are a genuine child of God, God is reserving you for the best, get it clear. So, don’t be discouraged. Everything works together for good for them who love God. But you may think, “But is there any good that can come out of my worst situation? Things have gone beyond retrieve, I’m embarrassed and ashamed already, it is already sealed and no solution anymore, all I care for now is just to make heaven, after all”

Beloved, your thinking is humanly right, but bibically wrong. From the history of the world till the world will come to an end, there is no crime as worst, as evil and terrible as the killing of Jesus Christ, to kill the only sinless Man ever born and ever existed on earth; for creatures to use their created hands to slap their Creator and crucify Him on the cross in a painful death. Oh how terrible! But out of the worst historical event, God brought out the greatest historical blessing – salvation of humanity. So, if God could bring good thing out of the killing of Jesus, if God could make the greatest crime on earth to bring about the greatest blessing of justification, then the same God can work good thing out of your worst condition at this moment, if only you can trust Him and stay faithful to Him.

Romans 8:28, 31, 32, 35, 38, 39.
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or unclothedness, or peril, or sword? For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God’s delay is to determine if you deserve the best. So wait, and I say, wait on Him! Just wait and trust Him, and see the wonders of God in your life.

Stay blessed in Christ

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OVERCOMING SATANIC ATTACK OF DISCOURAGEMENT!
"...lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls." Hebrews 12:3

A man was shown vision about the weapons of Satan, and he saw a particular weapon that has been over-used; he asked what was special about the weapon and also its name, and he was told the weapon was discouragement, that when other weapons against Christians fail, discouragement hardly fails.

If you have surrendered your life to Jesus Christ and determined to serve Him forever and you are getting involved in the work of God to turn others to righteousness in Jesus, Satan will try to discourage you in order to destroy you. Discouragement is a destructive weapon of Satan that deflates spiritual strength and zeal, and makes a Christian becomes spiritually dry. When life gets tough and situations turn worst; as you pray, search your life and put faith in action, yet things do not get better. Then you begin to ask why? why will God allow this to happen to you? Why?

Disturbed But Not Discouraged
Since Christian life is a narrow way and life generally is ups and downs, as a child of God, you can be disturbed but you should not allow discouragement. When you are disturbed by anything, take it to God in prayer and simply trust Him; it's hard but that is the only means to be happy in Jesus, and not by siting in the dangerous valley of discouragement. Believers in the Bible were disturbed: Moses, Elijah, Jeremiah and others. They were disturbed at one point on the other, but instead of being discouraged, they turned to God with their disturbing hearts. At a point, John the baptist was seriously disturbed, you know what he did? He didn't depart from Jesus but he turned to Jesus with his disturbing mind. Jesus was disturbed at a point on His way to the Cross but He poured His disturbing mind to God, and He is now in heaven praying for us, because He has been through such difficult situations we are going through now.

When you are disturbed, Satan will want you to be discouraged, to stop praying so you can be his prey; to stop reading the Word of God so you can be weak, he will want you to be weary of working for God. Satan will want to dissuade you from trusting God and living a righteous life so that he can destroy your destiny. When you find it hard to pray, to read Bible, to do God's work because of situation around, then discouragement is setting in, you should beware. Discouragement is a shadow of spiritual destruction, it leads to weakness, weariness and compromising into sin, since "God doesn't care" That is satanic deception.

We should not allow present situations to discourage us from serving and trusting God, no matter how hard, or who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or unclothedness, or peril, or sword? We should discuss our disturbing situations with God and trust Him that He is working everything for our good at the end, we should not be discouraged into Satan's hands. When I was typing this article, I was passing through one of the toughest time in my life, and as God has encouraged me to move on, I find it necessary to encourage you also, in case you find yourself in unpleasant circumstances now or later; don't be discouraged, don't be distracted, don't doubt, don't compromise your faith and righteous living; don't turn from serving God, because it will soon turn to testimony.

James 5:10, 11
"My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful."

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WHO IS JESUS?
During the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, He was preaching, teaching and calling people unto repentance. But with all the preaching and teachings of Jesus, the people could not see clearly, they could not see the clear picture of Jesus Christ, they were mistaken Jesus Christ to another person. That was the reason Jesus Christ used the miracle of the blind man to illustrate to them.

Jesus continued in that same Mark 8 verse 27, “Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?” So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” This is the real point, people were making mistake of the fact about Jesus Christ, they couldn’t see clearly of who Jesus Christ was. The same thing is applicable today; you might have heard a lot of teachings and messages about Jesus Christ, but who is Jesus Christ in your life? Many people are making mistake on their conclusion and relationship toward Jesus today.

THE MISTAKES
1, The Prophets
The first category of people making mistake of truth about Jesus Christ are the people who see Jesus as a prophet. They heard a lot about Jesus, they read about Jesus and they concluded that Jesus is a prophet, one of the prophets God, sent into this world. Some people made same wrong conclusion about Jesus during His earthly ministry. If what you see and say about Jesus is that He is a prophet, you have seen something, at least, but you need to see better because Jesus is more than a prophet.

2, The Provider
You may know Jesus as your Great Provider, that He will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory; you might have been repeatedly told in your church that Jesus is a Great Provider and Supplier of all needs; this is great, but if that is all you know about Jesus, then you have not seen the clear picture of Jesus. Jesus is more than just a Provider of needs; He is more than a Supplier of financial or physical needs.

3, The Protector
You may know Jesus as your Protector, He does protects you, and you do not go to Herbalists or ritualists for protection; you believe that Jesus will protect you from every evil, that no weapon formed against you shall prosper. But if this is all you can see about Jesus, then you have not seen the clear picture of Jesus. Jesus is more than just a protector.

4, The Healer
Jesus heals, you might have experienced that in your life before or heard testimonies of people healed by Jesus, but the real picture of Jesus is more than a healer, He is greater and mightier than a healer.

THE REAL PICTURE
Here we want to read the real picture of Jesus from the Bible, and if you have not seen Jesus in this picture in your personal life, it means you have not known anything about Jesus; no matter how much you have known about Jesus, no matter how long you have been a Christian or a minister in the church. Peter saw the real picture of Jesus and he told Him, “You are the Christ.” Mark 8:29. Jesus is the Christ, that is His clear picture and personality, and that is the reason He is called Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only Christ of the universe, that is, He is the Messiah of this world. Jesus is the only Savior of the whole wide world. And why is Jesus Christ the only Savior of the world? It is because there is no any other name, given under heaven by which we can be saved except through the name of Jesus Christ.

THE REAL QUESTION
The question is that, have you known Jesus as your personal Savior since you have been a Christian? Has He saved you from your sins all this while? Have you surrendered all to Him since you have been a worker or minister in the church?

THE SECOND TOUCH OF SALVATION
Do you know that you may be a devoted Christian or Christian minister and never experienced genuine salvation? You may be a committed Christian or Christian minister and might have lost your salvation? If you have been falling into sin, then you need a second touch of salvation; if you have been rising and falling into sin, then you need a second touch of salvation. We need not to pretend as if everything is okay with our relationship with God, and then get a big surprise on the last Day. So it does not matter your position or your possession, what matters is: do not pretend. The blind man at Bethsaida did not pretend, though Jesus touched him and prayed for him, he did not pretend as if everything was okay, he did not keep quite so as not to sound embarrassing to Jesus and go home half blind. The man confessed that he could only see men walking like trees. Sincerity attracts second touch of Jesus Christ.

And we can do the same thing. You are a Christian, devoted and trying to serve God, but you see yourself falling into sin, you see yourself living some lifestyle a child of God should not live. You cannot deny the fact that you are a Christian, but you are not definitely sure what will be your portion if death or rapture takes place now. In such case, you need not to worry too much, all what you need is a second touch of Jesus Christ, so that you will be made perfect. Do not mind how long you have been a Christian or been speaking in tongues; what really matters is the second touch of salvation. We should not wait until there will be no seconds for another second chance, while you have the time now, go for second touch.

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THE TRUE GOSPEL OF THE BIBLE
Note: You must read every Bible reference in this teaching from your own Bible.

Bible verse: Mathew 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Jesus Christ came into this world with the greatest blessing for mankind, which is the Gospel! it is a great good news, there had been no such news on earth before Jesus Christ was born into this world, since then no news is as good as the Gospel till He will come back in His second coming. This good news is available for all mankind irrespective of their nation, colour, background or how sinful and terrible their lives have been. This is the greatest good news any man can have in his life

From the beginning of the earthly ministry of Jesus, He presented the Gospel in a clear and simple words and way in Matthew 4:17 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus Christ said, “repent” but something has happened before He declared, “repent” He said, “for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” On the other way, we can read it as “Because the kingdom of Heaven is at hand, we must repent.” What caused Jesus to call us to repentance because the kingdom of heaven is at hand. This is the first preaching of Jesus Christ on earth.

So the Gospel contains two features: One, the kingdom of HEAVEN is at hand, and Two: Repent.

The Kingdom of God is at Hand – meaning the FREE AVAILABILITY of the kingdom of heaven to everyone who cares to enter through the only Way – Jesus Christ.

Jesus brought the Kingdom of God to all human being at their very disposal. Since the fall of Adam, there had being demarcation between God and man, that humanity lost the free access to fellowship with God. Human being trying to seek and serve God by human power will avail to nothing. There is no way any religion can gain us access to God.

But Jesus Christ came down from heaven to restore the lost access to God, He did not only bring it to the children of Israel alone, but to all mankind, that the kingdom of God is now at your disposal, God came in form of a man to restore us back to Him - that is what Gospel is all about, restoring us back to God freely. Now the kingdom of God is now available to everyone at their fingertips, it is at hand- freely available!

It does not matter where you come from, it does not matter where you were born or which religion you were born into; it does not matter rituals or things you have dedicated yourself into or the covenant you have made with the devil; it does not matter how terrible or sinful you are, the salvation of Jesus Christ is made available to you right where you are and how you are. Read Titus 2:11. You don’t need to find a temple or go to Jerusalem before you meet God, you don’t need a priest, pastor or prophet to help you pray to God, He is at hand – available where you are. All we need to do is to talk to Jesus Christ who is at hand – present everywhere – from our hearts and tell Him we want to accept the salvation He has brought to us. This is the first point of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, its availability to all, irrespective of who we are or where we are or what we have done – Gospel for all!

The second part of the Gospel is REPENTANCE.
Repent! Jesus Christ said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” The kingdom of God has been made available to us freely without discrimination, by Jesus Christ, and then He is demanding us to do our part by responding through repentance. Repentance is the only acceptable way of responding to the free Gift of salvation of Jesus Christ. Without repentance, there can never be genuine salvation in Jesus Christ. To repent is to realize our sinful life, to be ready to let go of the sinful life and start a new life in Jesus Christ. It involves being sorrowful of the past and being sincere with our present condition as sinner and unworthy, and to be ready to surrender our onward living to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

Now, do you know why many who claim to be Christians are not genuinely saved, the reason why people keep confessing their sins and yet keep committing the sins? You know why people keep confessing and answering several altar calls, yet they are not sure of their salvation? The reason why people pray the prayer of salvation and yet get back to old sinful life in few hours later? It is because they did not repent, they only confess and claimed. You cannot come into the kingdom of God with your old ways of living simply by confessing.

It is not just to be sorry for our sins, but we must be ready to forsake them and determined to start a new life in Jesus Christ. Confessing sins without genuine repentance of realization of our sins and readiness to forsake them will only lead to a sorry case – keep confessing and keep committing. We must first repent before we confess our sins. The first thing Jesus Christ asked us to do was to repent, thereafter confess. Confession of sins 100 times without genuine repentance will never result into salvation.
It may seem impossible to start a new life in Jesus, but it is possible by God’s grace, all we need is to repent and surrender all to Jesus. We do not live righteous life by our power, but by the empowerment of God’s grace. Please read Titus 2:11-12.

This is the complete message of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ – salvation is available to all men and women, and repentance is the means to receive the salvation. God does not condemn us with our sins, but He is calling us to Himself with all our sins and unrighteousness, and when we come, we come through the door of repentance for transformation, to realize the danger of living in sin and to forsake the sin so that we don’t continue in same sinful life. We don’t need to be righteous before we come to God, Jesus did not come to call the righteous, but the sinner, He does not condemn sinners. Salvation is a free gift of God to all. So He does not condemn us in our sin, but He does not want us to continue in sin after we come to Him. Jesus came to the world to save us from sins, which is what is called salvation, to be saved from sins and serve God in righteousness. Read Luke 1:74, 75.

The truth of the Gospel of the Bible is:
1. God has made salvation available to all men and women through Jesus Christ. – John 3:16

2. God does not condemn sinner from coming unto Him, irrespective of their past and present. Matthew 11:28.

3. God calls all men to repentance from sin so we do not continue in sinful life. Acts 3:19.

4. God does not condone sin after we have come to Him. Romans 6:1-2.

So the summary of Gospel of Jesus Christ is NO CONDEMNATION and NO CONTINUITY IN SIN. If we truly come to Jesus Christ through genuine repentance and we confess our sins, we must strive by watchfulness and prayerfulness not to continue in sin again. Genuine repentance brings about grace of God, and we cannot continue in that grace and in sin at the same time.

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THE REDEEMED CHURCH AND GOD ON OPPOSITE PATHS

A proverb in Nigeria says, "When a plantain is spoiling, we say no, it is only ripping well" An unripe plantain is rich and contains several nutrients, and when it begins to ripe, it looses its nutrients and could cause health damages, but then it becomes finer, and sweeter; it becomes more presentable and attractive. The same thing is applicable with RCCG and many churches today. But the focus is on RCCG here. The founder of this church, Rev. Akindayomin, a man of holiness and righteousness, God called him and gave him a covenant church, that is Redeemed Christian Church of God - RCCG.

Then the church was unpopular because of its strict stand on holiness and righteousness. They were called "Gospel church" those who preached holiness and stood for it. They were not after materials stuffs, their sisters dressed godly, not flamboyantly, all of them were content with little and sharing with all.When their choir ministered, people bowed their heads in sober mood by the heavenly touch of the singing ministration, not like the jumping, shouting and crazy yelling with entertainment choir of today. Then companies were writing the church for employment because of the faithfulness and diligence of their members. I would not have joined them because of their standard of holiness since I was not saved then. That was the RCCG I knew when I was in Ilesha, Osun state in 1989 to early 90s.

But today, RCCG is more popular, richer and everywhere, in fact, they are proud of their parishes in every corner of Nigeria and many other countries, they are the fastest and still growing church, beautiful auditoriums everywhere. In Abuja here where I live, RCCG is like the richest church. But where are their godly virtues of old? They have exchanged their spiritual riches for materials and financial riches, they boast of financial riches while they are spiritually miserable. I lived in Redemption camp for full 6 months in 2010, and with what I saw in the dept of RCCG - the corruption, sexual immorality, unfaithfulness, etc. among the core leaders to the least members, I can categorically say this church is spiritually poor. A church where a music director wanted to sleep with a sister choir before permitting her to sing praise and worship at the Holy Ghost night? And God cannot open the eyes of the GO to discern or detect sins among people close to him and rebuke it openly as Apostle Peter did in Acts chapter 5, the GO can only discern blessings and upcoming prosperity?

Why has RCCG changed to opposite of where they stood before? Or why did Pastor Adeboye changed the landmark God gave to Rev. Akindayomin, which he upheld till he died? And you, you who were saved and brought up in the old faith when you were young, in secondary school and university fellowships, now you have joined the modern church system and worldly dress and have abandoned your beginning, seeing it as old school?

The Bible standard has gone elsewhere because of crave for population. If you are a member, worker or leader in RCCG, how many messages or books of Rev. Akindayomin do you have or have you read or listen to? Maybe none! RCCG is the only church where materials and works of the immediate past GO is evacuated almost completely. As if the books and messages of their founder who also was the immediate past leader were totally removed. None of his books or messages are promoted or reprinted, at least for every member to have access to the teachings and messages of the founder of their church. This present GO and admins will never do that, you know why? Their lifestyles, prayers and preachings are opposite the messages and standard of Rev. Akindayomin, so they CAN NEVER PROMOTE THE MESSAGES OR BOOKS of Pa Akindayomin in their present spiritual condition. Do you know any church on earth where the messages and books of the church founder and immediate past General Overseer is completely eradicated from the same church with no trace? Only in RCCG.

If God should open the eyes of Pa Akindayomin in heaven to see the church he left on earth, he will be weeping now, so also heaven is weeping on RCCG. But you are celebrating RCCG as a successful church, popular and powerful even to Aso villa here in Abuja.

The case of Pa Akindayomin and Pastor Adeboye is like the case of David and Solomon in the Bible. David fought the good fight of Faith, so also did Pa Akindayomin - we know how Pa Akindayomin started and how he ended well. But Solomon did no fighting, rather he did many buildings, from building Temple of God, to his personal buildings, to several idols, even to Chemosh - incessant building project is one of the signs of backsliding in any church. Solomon had many things, many wives, many riches, etc. just as there are many buildings and many members today in RCCG.

You must be happy of being a member or pastor of RCCG, especially if you did not witness the RCCG of old; because there is freedom, prosperity and promises and better life. No stress of holiness, no discipline of indecent dress, no restitution, everything is bureaucracy, and as long you can comply with the rules and regulations, you have no limit. But that will lead to where?

This is not the covenant church God used His servant Rev. Akindayomin to found, this is not the same church I knew in 1990, this is not the church of the Bible. Today, I will find it hard to join RCCG, not because of their high standard of holiness again, but because of their low and poor standard of holiness.

You can be very zealous to condemn this article, to choose to defend your GO rather than defending the truth. If you were not in RCCG about 20 years ago, then you may lack understanding of the beginning of RCCG, go and ask the elders who witnessed the beginning and strength of RCCG as a true covenant church of undiluted truth and holiness of heavenly minded church.

If you know where God began with you, where God was pleased with you that He made COVENANT with you, then that may help you to know where you have missed it along the way, and where you need to trace you way back. God is waiting for you at the point He made covenant with you, and same thing with Pastor Adeboye and RCCG as a whole. Go back to the old faith, the narrow old path of FEW serious minded, and stop defending this broad MULTITUDE, MANY faulty modern way before it is too late. The Rapture of the saints is imminent!

" Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’— and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and Unclad— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your unclothedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.Therefore be zealous and repent." Revelation 3:17-19

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UNDERSTANDING THE ARMOR OF GOD
Ephesians 6:10-18

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints."

The 7 whole armor of God are:
1, Truth
2, Breastplate of righteousness
3, preparation of the Gospel of peace.
4, Shield of faith
5, Helmet of Salvation
6, Sword of the Spirit
7, Prayer.

You can see that prayer is not the first in the list of the whole armor of God, neither is fasting, speaking in tongues or sowing seeds. Many churches and ministers today are so much interested in prayer, but many are praying ignorantly. Your fireful prayer life without a life of holiness and righteousness will not make your prayer to be fervent.

Your lifestyle of genuine salvation, holiness, righteousness, faith, sound understanding of God's Word and preaching the gospel are more important than fasting, speaking in tongues and others. When you equipped yourself with these armors, by your way of living, you will not need to be running to a minister of God or from one church to a mountain for prayer; you will not only be able to pray effective prayer for yourself and family members, but you will be able to pray for others effectively.

Churches who teach prayer without purity are ignorant of effective and fervent prayer. If you want your prayer to be effective and too powerful for devil and demons to resist, you need genuine salvation, you need to speak truth always, you need to live righteous life, you need to preach the gospel always, you need faith in Christ, not faith in your prayer, you need to read and mediate God's word, then you need to pray without ceasing.

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REMEMBER MMM?
Few months ago, I preached that the scheme MMM is not right for children of God, that it’s gambling and God does not approve gambling or gaining wealth through gambling, but several Christians opposed the messaged and did not agree that involving in MMM is sinful or wrong. But today, do I need to quote Bible to anybody in Nigeria before you know MMM is false? Since many people have suffered huge lose.

Exactly the same thing is happening to so many Christians today, when we preach that holiness and righteousness living is the sure way to heaven, but many are opposing and saying, “No need to living holy and righteous life, that the grace of God covers our past, present and future sins, all we need is to claim it by faith” Then we say such permissive grace is gambling, it’s like you are gambling your soul at the mercy of Satan. But many are ignoring the warning now, but when they die or after the rapture takes place, you will not need any preacher to quote Bible for you that grace with continuous sinful life is gambling.

DO NOT GAMBLE YOUR SOUL, Do not be deceived by the prosperity and permissive preachers; claiming righteousness of God and grace of God without living a righteous and holy life is false teaching from the pit of hell. Don’t wait too late.

1 John 3:7-8, “Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”


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SATANIC SUGGESTIONS WHILE SERVING GOD

Every sinner is under the bondage of Satan, and everybody was born a sinner. But it would get to a point in your life that you may want to make a decision to surrender to Jesus and serve Him; at this point of time, your old task master, Satan, would not want to let you go. Since you have the power to decide and choose, he cannot force you down but he can suggest deceptive options to serve God.

When you accept any of his options to serve God, he keeps you in his bondage in your ignorance, thinking you are free from him. That was exactly the case with the children of Israel and Pharaoh; when the children of Israel were determined to go and serve God, and Pharaoh saw he could not hold them down any longer, then he gave them several options by which they could serve God, but Moses did not accept any of the Pharaoh suggestions.

You cannot serve God acceptably through satanic suggestion or option; for us to serve God acceptably, we must serve Him in accordance to His word and way, not in line with Satan options. So many people are seriously and zealously serving God today – in their personal lives and different churches, but they are ignorantly serving God in the ways of Satan, and so they are not recognized by God, and their services are not acceptable or rewardable.

Here are some of the options and suggestions of Satan to serve God:

Remain In Your Sinful Bondage And Serve God:
Exodus 8:25, “Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”

Satan can tell you to remain in your sin and start serving God, that you can be a worker in the church, in choir and a minister, and still continue in your old way of life. Such service is an abomination to God. Pharaoh offered same thing to Moses, that the Israelites could serve God even in the land of Egypt that no need for them to leave the land because they want to serve God. But Moses was wise to reject such offer, “And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God.” Exodus 8:26.

Any service unto God in sin is an abomination to God. Before you can serve God acceptably, you must first surrender your life to Jesus, forsake your sins and be cleansed.

Not Too Far
Exodus 8:28, “So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Intercede for me.”

When Satan sees you are determined to serve God and get free from his bondage, he will suggest, “If you want to go, you can, but you can still be coming around to visit here, so don't go too far.” That is satanic deception to keep you in perpetual bondage, knowing fully well that if you don’t go too far, you will still remain under his bondage.

To be free from Satan’s bondage, you must leave completely and go far. You must be far from sinful territory, sinful partners, properties, materials, music, movies and anything that will link you back to the old life of sin; until you do that, you are not yet free from the bondage of Satan. You must put sin and its elements far from you.

Job 11:14, 15, "If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away, and would not let wickedness dwell in your tents; 15 Then surely you could lift up your face without spot; Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear."

If you will want to be free totally, you must completely leave the tent of sin and old life.

After your salvation and rededication to the Lord, Satan will want you to still keep some sinful and worldly materials and relationship, to still be visiting once in a while the sinful people and places, but for you to go far with God in your new life, you must move far from the old life and people, else you will find yourself back in the vomit.

Half Bondage, Half Freedom
Exodus 10:11, "Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for that is what you desired.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence."

Satan will tell you that you can leave some sins and still hold to some, and continue to serve God. When you dedicate your life to Jesus, Satan will differentiate some sins as serious and major, and some as simple and minor; that you can continue in some little sinful stuffs, that it doesn’t matter, "Since you have surrender the majors ones." That is the deception from the pit of hell. Every unrighteousness is sin, meaning sin is sin, and every sin, no matter how simple or minor, has the capacity to lead to hell if it is not repented and rejected. Satan will suggest half freedom, that you don't need to drop everything at once, that you can drop them gradually. But he knows there is nothing like half freedom or a better or trying Christian, it’s totally free or never free.

If the Son of God shall set you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36.

Leaving Your Belongings In Bondage
Exodus 10:24, "Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you.”

Satan can suggest that you can go and serve God but you can leave your belongings under his bondage of sin, that since you don’t drink again, you can still give your money to people to buy alcoholic drinks at ceremony; that since you don’t do ritual and traditional festival again, you can still send your money to them at village to do it or they will get mad at you; that since you are now a born again Christian, but you can still give money to your Muslim family to buy ram.

Satan would tell you, “Since you are now a child of God, and you don’t smoke or drink again, you can still invest your money to buy shares at beer Breweries, or you can still work at sinful companies like Breweries, Tobacco companies, Beer Parlor, etc. Such suggestions are from Satan to hold you in eternal bondage, because as long your belongings still remain in his territory, or you work at sinful producing companies, your heart will remain under his bondage, because where your belongings, money are, or where you get money, is where your heart will be. Matthew 6:21.

JESUS’ OFFER
Satan can suggest several ways for you to serve God, but it is unwise to take any of his suggestions, it is just like taking advice from your enemy on how to attack him. Jesus Christ is the Way, and He is pleading and soliciting to you to accept Him into your life and serve Him in His own way as clearly written in His Word, before it is too late forever. He says, “Come unto Me, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28.

To serve God acceptably, you must first surrender all to Him by realizing your sins and ready to forsake them. Then you confess them and ask Him to forgive you, cleanse you and save you. Then you start a new life in Him by following Him; you will detach yourself from the old things and people, you destroy all the sinful things in your life, and you delete the materials, music, movies, and memories of sinful connections. Then you can freely serve God in Christ Jesus, then you can go far and forward in your Christian life without rising and falling.

What are you waiting for?
Then what are you waiting for? Now you need to bring your life to Jesus and surrender it unto Him for His transformation and regeneration. You don’t need to delay further. You need to give your old life, polluted life up to Jesus so He can give you a brand new life in Him. Delay can be dangerous, do it now. Admit your sins, surrender all to Jesus, ask Him to forgive you and cleanse you.

Accept Him to be the Lord of your life and determine to be pleasing Him and following Him for the rest of your life till you get to heaven, no turning back to sin and the sinful world.

You about to experience unspeakable peace of divine touch, this is like never before! Just pray it in prayer now!

God bless you.

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BEARING FALSE NAME IN NEW LIFE?

It baffles me when I see wonderful children of God who still bear surnames or first names related to idols and defeats, among these group of children of God are ministers with deep understanding of the Word of God, they claim bearing surnames with links to idols of heir fore fathers has nothing to do with their Christian life, making heaven or succeeding in life.

Well, I know bearing surnames which link and which gives glory to idols cannot hinder you from making heaven, and I am not so sure if bearing such idolatry names can hinder you from succeeding in this life, but one thing I know and I am sure is that, bearing surnames with links to idols makes you to bear false name even in your new life, even with all your understanding in the word of God, you still bear false name, and I know that is contrary to the Bible, bearing false witness is a senior brother to bearing false name, and that doesn’t matter to you?

For example, if you are bearing a surname like “Fadahun” meaning the god of Ifa has answered, and my Bible says gods do cannot answer prayer. Now as long you still bear such false-idolatry-acclaimed name, you are contradicting Bible and bearing false name.

Bearing name like “Ogundare” in Yoruba language meaning - god of iron has justified, such is false name, and as long you continue to bear such name, you either agree with false claim or agree to bear false name.

The Two Errors
In your local or general language, bearing surnames with link to idols of old generation of your fore fathers, bearing names with vulgar, evil, satanic words even as a genuine child of God makes you commit 2 errors: Firstly, you are bearing false or evil name in your name life in Christ, which is wrong, and secondly you are keeping and retaining the linage and memory of idols from old generation to your new generation. After you know the true God, the remembrance of idols in your family needs to perish in your generation by simply changing your name, for example from “Ogundare” to “Oluwadare” so the coming generation will have no understanding or remembrance of idol, and so the link, name and remembrance of idol of your family will perish in your own time.

There is nothing wrong with changing idolatry surnames to godly names especially if the person has had a change of life and heart through Jesus Christ. From Genesis to Revelation in the Bible, God authored and supported change of names; from Abraham in Old Testament, Genesis 17:5, even Paul in New Testament, Acts 13:9, change of name is biblical.

Names of a person, place, or things can be changed from false glory or claim of idols and links of idols to God’s glory. May the Lord give us understanding in Jesus name!

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DOES A GOOD GOD WANT ME IN A BAD MARRIAGE?
by Sabrina Beasley

A friend of mine finally walked out on her husband. She was tired of his excuses and irresponsibility. She was finished with his criticisms and cutting remarks. In her mind, enough was enough, and it was time to end the marriage.

Yet as she described their relationship, I couldn't help but think that this marriage didn't need to end in divorce. There was no unrepentant adultery, abandonment, or repeated physical abuse. They were simply struggling with what most marriages deal with: miscommunication, financial disagreements, selfish attitudes—the things often excused as "irreconcilable differences."

When I later talked with her, I asked if she knew that God said, "I hate divorce …" (Malachi 2:16). Or that Jesus specifically addressed divorce in Matthew 19:8-9 saying, "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."

My friend said she heard this before and added, "But I cannot believe that a good God wants me to suffer in a bad marriage. He wants me to be happy."

It was a response I've heard a dozen times from other women in similar circumstances, and it's a question that plagues the hearts of many marriages today: If God is good, could He possibly want me to be unhappy? Doesn't He see that staying in my current marriage would cause me a lot of pain? Can I call God "good" if He allows me to suffer in a bad marriage?

Does God Want me to Suffer?
No one enjoys pain. Quite the opposite—we long for contentment. The "pursuit of happiness" is so valued in America it's an unalienable right in the Declaration of Independence.

It's not wrong to desire pleasure. As a matter of fact, the Bible teaches that God delights in doing good things for His children. Jesus said, "What man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!" (Matthew 7:9-11).

The problem is that God also calls us to righteousness, and often that requires giving up our personal happiness for the greater good. This is referred to as sacrifice, and it's never easy, fun, or "happy."

The apostle Paul reminds us that part of the Christian life is suffering for the sake of the cross. "… We are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also share in his glory." (Romans 8:16-17, emphasis mine).

As Christians we are even called to rejoice and be glad in our trials because troubles are valuable to our character and spiritual growth. Romans 5:3-5a says, "… We also exult [rejoice] in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint … ."

So does God want us to suffer? Suffering for the sake of pain is not His desire, but there is a reason why we go through it.
You may be wondering how anything positive could possibly come from your hurting marriage. The apostle Paul wrote, "We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28, emphasis mine). Christian marriage is not exempt from this principle. Just as we are called to sacrifice in our spiritual walk, we are also called to endure suffering in marriage for the sake of righteousness.

Even though we seldom can see how God is using present trials for our future benefit, He has promised to use them for good, and He is faithful to keep His word. Here are just four of the ways He can bring about His purposes:

First, God is conforming you to His image. Jesus said, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me" (Matthew 16:24). Voluntary self-sacrifice is a necessary part of the Christian life. It is often praised on mission fields or behind pulpits, but in marriage, it's far less glamorous. Nevertheless, self-sacrifice in marriage is just as Christ-like in God's eyes.

Staying married isn't always easy. It often requires that you give up the right to win, stifle your pride, and defer to the needs of your spouse. But the more you practice these principles, the more you become like Christ.

Ephesians 5 explains this phenomenon by referring to the relationship between Christ and the Church. "As the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her …" (vs. 24-25). Christ loved the church so much He died for her. It wasn't easy, but it was worth it. In the same way, as these verses explain, when you give up your life for your spouse, you are conforming to the image of Christ who gave up His life for you.

Second, God is using these sufferings to bring you to deeper faith and repentance. Difficult times always bring us to our knees. They remind us that we are not in control, and only God is. During this experience you should be asking yourself, "How much of my suffering in this situation is caused by my own sin?"

In addition, prayer and reading Scripture will deepen your relationship with Him as you learn to trust in His sovereign control. These hard times can even give you a greater compassion for others going through tribulations.

Third, God is using these sufferings to teach your children how to resolve conflict. God has given you the responsibility to exemplify a godly marriage to your children. Psalm 78:5-8 declares:






















For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel which He commanded our fathers, that they should teach them to their children, that the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born, that they may arise and tell them to their children, that they should put their confidence in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments … .

God set up the family so that His principles could be passed down through generations. Your struggles give you the ability to demonstrate how to keep a promise through better or worse, how to give and receive forgiveness, and what sacrifice looks like.

Fourth and most important, God desires for you and your spouse to be reconciled. Our God is a God of reconciliation—He shows this over and over again throughout the Scripture as He extends grace, mercy, and forgiveness to His people. When we reconcile a broken marriage, it is a picture of His relationship with us, His bride.

A Bad Marriage in the Bible
The Bible isn't silent on the issue of tough marriages. The Old Testament tells the story of a righteous man named Hosea who was called by God to marry the prostitute Gomer. Even though Hosea was a kind and loving husband, Gomer left him over and over and ran back to her old lifestyle. Hosea's marriage was not in the best circumstances. I certainly wouldn't say it was "good," but nevertheless, God told Hosea to go get his bride and bring her home.

I can imagine that there were times when Hosea wanted to give up. Why would he stay married to a woman who didn't love him? Why should he rescue her from the world she loved? Why not move on to someone else who deserved his love?

Hosea was committed to Gomer because he loved God more than he loved comfortable circumstances. More than anything, he wanted to please God, instead of himself. As a result, God used Hosea's marriage as an example of His unconditional, covenant-keeping love. God told Hosea, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes" (Hosea 3:1, emphasis mine).

Because we are in a covenant with Him, God has said He will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). In the same way, choosing to stay married to your spouse despite the circumstances shows a love that is unconditional, longsuffering, and reflects the nature of God (see 1 Corinthians 13). If you have no other reason to endure the suffering in your marriage, do it because you love God. Do it because He asked you to.

Restoring Your Relationship
If you are in a bad marriage, the answer is not to dissolve the relationship, but it is to restore your relationship the way God has restored our relationship with Him through Christ. Stick through the hard times and work on the tough issues. Even though your present suffering is being used for your good, God has not left you without hope—He desires for your marriage to be restored. Here are five suggestions that will help during your journey to reconciliation.

First, look at yourself. No one is perfect (Romans 3:10). It's easy to see the mistakes and annoyances that our spouses have. It's much harder to look inward and identify the ways we contributed to the problems. Think through your marriage and seek the areas where you said or did something wrong. Then ask forgiveness from your spouse. You will be amazed how this small step could eventually turn your bad marriage into a good one.

Second, identify your real enemy. At FamilyLife's Weekend to Remember®, we are reminded that our spouses are not the enemy—Satan is. Ephesians 6:12 says, "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." One of his greatest weapons is to trick you into blaming someone else, usually your spouse, for problems. When you start to bicker and quarrel, remember that your true enemy is the one who seeks to destroy your marriage.
Third, meditate on God's Word daily. The proper way to battle Satan is with the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17).
You won't know how to use a sword if you've never handled one. The same is true for God's Word—you won't know how to wield its power if you don't read and study. When Satan attacks, the Word of God will give you wisdom and the power to withstand his fiery darts.

Not only is God's Word a weapon, it is also a guide for life. There are dozens of Scriptures regarding wisdom in everyday living—conflict resolution, handling money, roles of husbands and wives, parenting. You can find the answers you need if you will only look for them. Supplement your reading with Christian authors who can help you understand biblical concepts.

Fourth, appreciate your spouse. Proverbs 15:1 says, "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Perhaps you've forgotten that your spouse has good qualities. At once time you were attracted to him or her in some way. What were those things that made you fall in love? Once you've thought of something, verbalize it or put it in a letter. You'll be amazed at what a kind word can do for your relationship.

Fifth, pray for your spouse. It's difficult to harbor bitterness against someone when you're praying for that person. The more you pray, the more God will change your heart, and you will see a dramatic difference in your attitude. If possible, begin praying together. In his book Two Hearts Praying as One, Dennis Rainey says, "When you pray together, you multiply your joys, divide your sorrows, add to your experiences with God together, and help subtract your haunting past from your life."

Finally, take action to restore your marriage. What makes a marriage good is hard work and a resolve to stay married. No matter how easy it seems for other people, no marriage can work automatically. Don't let Satan fool you into thinking that no one else experiences problems or that yours aren't solvable. If you remove divorce as an option, you'll find that there are ways to build into your relationship:Read articles from Christian marriage websites, read books and materials from Christian marriage experts. And then apply these biblical principles to your life.

Pursue all avenues of reconciliation before divorce: professional Christian counseling, intervention with your pastor, and personal forgiveness.
There's no secret formula to dealing with a difficult marriage. Just because you are suffering now, don't give up on the blessing that God is using to mold you and your spouse into His image. It may not seem like a good marriage at this time, but wait and see what God has in store for you … I'm willing to bet you'll be glad you did.

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THE MYSTERIES OF PRAYER REVEALED (1)
I want to share with you from a testimony of someone who was saved, someone who had been serving the devil. And when that man gave his testimony, it so challenged me, I did not want to believe it. I had to go ten days before the Lord in fasting, asking Him, "Lord, is this true?" And it was at that time the Lord began to teach me what happens in the spiritual realm when we pray.

This man was born after his parents dedicated themselves to lucifer. When he was still in the womb, they made so many rituals dedicating him to serve lucifer. When he was four years old, he began to exercise his spiritual power. And his parents began fearing him. When he was six years, his father surrendered him to the witches to go and be trained. And by ten years, he was doing great things in the kingdom of the devil. He was feared by the normal witches.

He was still a young boy, but he was so terrible in the things he did. He grew up to be a young man in his twenties with so much bloodshed on his hands. Killed at will. He had the ability to go out of his body through transcendental meditation. And he could levitate. Sometimes his body would lift off the ground and stay in the air. And sometimes he could go into a trance, and come out of his body; his body would remain behind, and he would go out into the world, this is called astro-travelling. And this guy was used by satan to destroy so many churches, to break down so many churches and to destroy so many pastors.

One night, I (John Mulinde) went to a dinner. The sole reason I went is that someone told me about this young man, and I was so curious to see him, and see if his story was true. So I sat at that dinner and in the evening, this man was given the chance to give his testimony. He talked about so many things. Sometimes he cried because of the things he did. As he finished, he made an appeal.

There were many pastors in that room. And he said, "I appeal to you, pastors. Please teach the people how to pray." The people who don't pray, can be taken in anything, in anything by the devil, and there are ways that the enemy exploits their lives and their prayers. The enemy knows even how to exploit their prayers of those people who don't know how to pray. "Teach the people how to use the spiritual armor that God provides."

Then he shared how he lead expositions into the air. He would go with other satanic agents and lots of demon spirits into the air. It was like a shift, you've got to go and work your shift. So regularly he had a time he had to go and wage war in the heavenlies. And he said that in the heavenlies, in the spiritual realm, if the land is covered under the blanket of darkness, that blanket is so thick, it is like a rock. And it covers the whole area. And these spirits are able to go on top of this as well as below this blanket. And from that level, they influence the events on earth.

When the evil spirits and human satanic agents leave their shifts, they go down on earth at the points of covenant, even waters or on the land at the points of covenant for refreshing of their spirit. And how do they refresh their spirit? By the sacrifices that people give at these altars. They could be sacrifices in open witchcraft, sacrifices in bloodshed of all types including abortion, including warfare and human sacrifices and animal sacrifices. They could be sacrifices of sexual immorality where people go into sexual perversions and all kinds of promiscuity. And that act services the strength of these powers. And many are the different types of sacrifices.

THREE FORMS OF PRAYERS
He said that when satanic agents are up in the heavenly realm, and the Christians begin to pray on earth, the prayers of the Christians appear to them in three forms. All prayers appear like smoke that is rising up into the heavens.

Some prayers appear like smoke, and it goes drifting along and disappear in the air. These prayers come from people who have sin in their lives and they are not willing to deal with it. Their prayers are so weak, they are blown away and disappear in the air.

The other type of prayer is also like smoke that rises up until it reaches this rock, but it does not break through the rock. These are usually people who try to purify themselves, but they lack the faith in what they are doing as they pray. They usually ignore the other important aspects that are needed when someone prays.
The third type of prayer is like smoke that is filled with fire. As it rises up, it is so hot that when it reaches the rock, the rock begins to melt like wax. It pierces the rock and goes through.

Many times, as people begin to pray, their prayers look like the first type, but as they continue praying, their prayers change and become like the second prayer. And as they continue praying, suddenly it ignites into fire. And their prayers become so powerful, they pierce through the rock.

Many times evil agents would notice that prayers were changing and coming very close to the state of fire, then these agents would communicate to other spirits on earth and they tell them, "Distract that person from prayer. Stop them praying. Pull them out."

Many times Christians yield to these distractions. They are pressing through, they are repenting, they are allowing the Word to check their spirit up, Faith has been building up. Their prayers are becoming more focused. Then the devil sees their prayers are gaining strength and the distractions begin. Telephones ring. Sometimes we, in the middle of very, very intense prayer, the telephone rings and you think you can go to answer the phone and then come back and continue praying. When you come back, you go back to the beginning. And that's what the devil wants.

Other kinds of distractions come your way, even if it means touching your body and bringing some pain somewhere. Even if it means making you hungry and you want to go to the kitchen and fix something to eat. As long as they can get you out of that place, they have defeated you. And he will say to the pastors, "Teach people. Set aside some time. Not for just some casual kind of praying. They can do that the rest of the day. Once in a day, they should have a time when they are focusing wholeheartedly on God, nothing distracting them.

And if people persist in this kind of prayer and allow themselves to be inspired in the spirit and keep going and keep going, something happens in the spirit. The fire touches that rock, and it melts. And this man said, when the melting begins, it is so hot, no demon spirit can stand it. No human spirit can stand it. They all flee. They all run away. .....Continues in Part 2.

UNDERSTANDING!
Prayer is very important in Christian life, but much as prayer is essential, praying without purity of genuine salvation is a waste of time. The Bible says, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Ephesians 6:12-13.

To overcome the powers of darkness, what you need first is not prayer or fasting, it is not special prayer of special men of God, it is not anointing oil, but genuine salvation and purity of life. Prayer without salvation of soul and purity of life is a waste of time, it cannot pass the stronghold of darkness.

Salvation of soul and sanctification of life strengthen prayer and the person who prays. Let your prayer centers more on your spiritual growth and making heaven, because the primary reason Satan is your enemy is because he doesn't want you to make heaven. Satan can allow you to get wealth, riches and everything of this life, but he doesn't want you to get eternal life. It's a grave ignorance with many Christians, pastors and churches of today whose prayers center majorly on earthly blessings and problems. But you must be wise to war against every force that wars against your onward journey to heaven.

Make it a must to pray every day and read your Bible. You can start by separating 1 hour for prayer daily and 30 minutes for Bible reading,and then you grow from there. Do Praise & Worship for the first 30 mins, spend 15mins on your spiritual life, and the remaining 15mins for others needs and people.

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GOD BLESS YOU!

THE SNARE OF FEAR OF SATANIC ATTACK
-You've got to read this!

2 Timothy 1:7, " For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

Do you wonder why many genuine children of God are being attacked by demonic people? It is because of fear. You can be a child of God and still remain under bondage of Satan and evil people, why? Because of fear! Without fear, it is impossible for a child of God to be attacked by Satan. When you genuinely give your life to Jesus Christ, you have power and authority over Satan, demons and all demonic people Matthew 10:1. But while you are suppose to command authority over evil spirits, they can exercise authority over you if you are afraid of them. You can be a child of God and your ship of marriage, health, family and finance can sink if you are afraid, simple. Many children of God think they need special anointing before they can overcome principalities and power, no, what they need is faith in Jesus Christ. If you call the name of Jesus without faith in that name, it may not always work for you. You can be a sinless Christian and remain in the snare of satanic attack, simply because of fear.

If you have been attacked by evil people before you gave your life to Jesus, and after you are saved, you are still afraid instead of you to exercise authority in Jesus name, you will remain under the attack. Do you know how Satan brings children of God under his snare of attack? It is by scaring them, he scares people by dreams, by negative thoughts and evil utterances of demonic people; instead of such children of the Most High God to exercise authority to resist the devil, reject the thoughts and rebuke those dirty demonic people and cast down every evil imagination, they become afraid and fall victim.

You know what? It will be biblically impossible for you to overcome what you are afraid of, it is just God's mercy that preserves us most times. Fear brings you into the snare of what you are afraid of; if you are afraid of wizards and witches, you will be ensnared by them. Churches and pastors who preach and pray mostly about demonic attacks are under the bondage of Satan. It is also one of the major distractions of Satan in the churches today; while we ought to be praying for more of God's grace and righteousness in our lives, we are busy chasing after witchcraft; while we suppose to be running away from sins, we are running away from enemies, and while we ought to be running after God's kingdom and His righteousness, we are running after "so called" deliverance.

If you always have the consciousness and awareness of demonic attacks in your life, if you always pray and fast against attack of the enemies, it means you are already under the bondage of Satan. Christians who pray every time against attacks of witches, wizards, or demonic people are under the snare of the devil, they will never be free, because they will never stop such prayers. Churches and Christians who pray "problematic, enemies fall down and die, enemies here and there, witches against progress" prayers are never free because they never stop praying such prayers. Have you see those churches or Christians stop praying such prayers since they started? NO! They never stop praying problematic and enemies fall down prayer even after many years because they are never free.

You cannot be free from enemies' attack simply because you have the consciousness of enemies, victory over witches and wizards does not come by daily and continuous prayer, it is by faith in Christ after genuine salvation.

Some of them have been praying such prayers for the past 20 years and they still pray it till today; they believe enemies are siting on their destinies, and so it happens, they even pronounce it in their prayer that "Every enemy seating on my destiny" They believe enemies are covering their destines and so the enemies do; they are never free from the bondage of witches and demonic people, because they are conscious of the presence of enemies than the presence of God, they are clearly aware of the destruction and defeat of demonic evil forces than the victory Jesus Christ has won for them, they will never be free until they have faith in Jesus because It will happens to you according to your faith.

Do you realize that the more you pray more of "enemies fall down and die, and problematic prayers" the more you will be afraid?

Those Christians who are accustom to such prayer life are more afraid and living in bondage of fear than ordinary non-believers. They are so afraid of evil forces that they term everything to them with fear, some cannot even go to barber shop to barb their hair because of fear of the barber using their destinies, they are living in perpetual fear, their pastors always bring stories of how enemies destroyed destinies and lives, and that the situation they are now is as a result of the work of enemies, after the problematic sermon, the people also we cry and pray with fear, and so they remain under the snare of fear of the enemies.

If you are a child of God, your priority is purity of life, because purity gives power over sin, Satan and all his demonic and human agents. You cannot run away from sins and run away from Satan at the same time; you cannot run away from unrighteousness and run away from witches and wizards at the same time. When you surrender your life to Jesus and run away from sin, Satan is under your feet and demonic people will see you and run away.

Today, Christians run away from demonic people, because of fear. Churches who preach and pray always on demonic attacks are teaching the doctrines of demons, Bible only teaches us to exercise authority over them and focus on righteousness and evangelism. Running from pillar to post because of problems of enemies is because something is wrong with you; you are either under the bondage of sin or snare of fear.

In Jesus is freedom and total freedom. You need total freedom from bondage of sin by repenting and surrendering your entire life to Jesus. You need total freedom over Satan and his principalities by faith in Jesus Christ. The name of Jesus Christ, the Blood of Jesus Christ and fire of Holy Spirit are three spiritual weapons for every child of God which no Satan, no powers, no principalities, no personalities, no people or person can withstand in our lives. Philippians 2:10, 11. Revelation 12:11. Hebrews 12:29.

When you are saved and serving God, you must "fear not" lest you fall into the snare of Satan. Fear is a sin of disobeying, disregarding and disrespecting God, as if God's power is not enough to preserve you, as if Satan is more powerful than your God. So why are you afraid? God warns us about 365 times in the Bible to "fear not", disobeying that only brings danger. You don't need specialized deliverance minister or church, what you need is faith in Jesus Christ for your deliverance. You don't need to go to special mountain or special program, what you need is faith in the power of Jesus Christ for your total freedom and protection, simple! It is not your prayer or your power that will do it, so you need not to worry, it is the power of Jesus that will do it.

Be free!
1 John 3:8, "He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil."

Have Faith!
Colossians 2:13-15
And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

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HAVE YOU BEEN TO GETHSEMANE? ……Please read this!

Have you ever visited Gethsemane recently? It’s inspiring and very refreshing there. There is no other place on earth as pleasant and peaceful as this wonderful place called Gethsemane. The Gethsemane in topic here is not a country, state or a street; it's not a church or physical place. It’s a spiritual place that every serious minded Christian and every one who cares to make heaven must be visiting as the situation demands.

Gethsemane is a place where you surrender your struggles unto God and receive strength in return to see you through in your onward journey to eternal life. It’s a point where you surrender your ways, your wills, your wish and your wants to God and you accept His will and word into your life.

No pretense, struggle is natural and human, it was applicable to Jesus Christ likewise during His earthly ministration as He was about to move forward to Calvary for our work of redemption. At Gethsemane, He expressed His struggle to God but He surrendered His struggle, His wish and want, to God’s will. Have you been struggling with your life, living as you want? You urgently need to surrender all to Jesus now and let Him give you a brand new life with eternal value.

Have you been struggling with a particular sin in your life? Rising and falling? Maybe you think it doesn’t matter or you can’t help give it up? Have you been struggling with un-forgiveness or any matter in your life and you find it hard to let go? You need to surrender all to Him now, all, not 99%; so that you don’t loose all. You repent, confess and ask Him to take over from here.

Have you being struggling with God’s will in your personal life? For your marriage, ministry, etc? No pretense, it’s not easy but it’s easier to surrender to God than to struggle. Jesus understands, He has been in such situation before and He wants you to visit Gethsemane as He did; where He surrendered all to His Father’s will saying, “Not as I will, but as You will.” Do not continue to struggle with God's will for your life, it is a sorrowful life.

When we surrender our struggles to God in sincere prayer and confession, He gives us the strength that will sustain and hold us through it all, no matter how difficult. And at the end we shall sing songs of praise and victory! Take it all to God in prayer with all sincerity and surrender; He is waiting for you right there!

“Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” - Matthew 26:36-39

“Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” – Luke 22:43, 44

" Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16.

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PRAYER WITHOUT OBEDIENCE
Obedience to God is more important than prayer to God. When you ignore to obey God’s word, and you keep praying, it means you are doing vain repetitions. Maybe you suppose to repent and confess your sin, but you ignore that and keep praying for God’s mercy, such prayer is vain repetition. Some people commit sins, and instead of them to open up, confess to God and the necessary people, they keep praying for forgiveness and mercy – they are doing VAIN repetition. We can only receive mercy when we confess and forsake our sins. Proverbs 28:13.

When the Spirit of God is leading you to open up your covered sin or to do restitution, but you refuse to obey, and you keep praying for mercy, mercy; you are only doing vain repetition. Obedience is better than sacrifice!

Maybe you are living in sin, living with sinful partner, doing a sinful business, working at an ungodly place, using fake document, age or you are benefiting from your past sin; then the Word of God is warning you to forsake the sins and forfeit the sinful benefits and surrender all to God, but instead of you to simply obey, you remain in the sinful thing and you keep fasting and praying for God’s mercy. Such prayer is a waste of time and a vain repetition. Some even go to the extent of giving huge amount of money and time for God’s work, thinking God will consider that and overlook their disobedience; they are ignorant that God cannot be bribed by fasting, long prayer or sacrifices.

Obedience to God’s word is more important than prayer and fasting, than sowing or giving for God’s work. Your pastors or your church can accept your gifts and pray for you, but you are not at peace with your Creator until you simply obey. Matthew 5:23, 24, “Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.”

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