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DMerciful:
These will be stolen eventually. This is not what government do but private companies. Government fix roads, drainage, pipe borne water, health services, schools.

Encourage companies to invest in transportation but not be involved in buying vehicles that government cannot run profitably or successfully

Yes, but for now, the government must pass on the awareness and benifit to the environment of these cars. have Like in Eutope: you get road tax exemption in Germany and The netherlands where some cars pay as much as 91 euros monthly [my road Tax, a car that is 1.8 litire engine] No new advert is encourage via radio or TV if it is not electric. Do not forget by 2024 France will not allow any gasoline automobile anymore on thier roads.

Many things you will behold this year 2024; but your interpretation and how you react will change the situation. It is a case of either the glass is half full or is half empty; I know many predictions about the new-year will follow the usual pattern : prosperity, increase and multiplication. One wonders why many pastors ans prophets fail to warns us to be on guard. Yet, our arch-enemy, the devil, will again be at his game with the believers in 2024. If anything, he will up his tactics because he knows the time is nearer with each passing day. The bible forewarns us about Satan’s devices, with these two particular words: “SOBRIETY and VIGILANCE”. These words sobriety and vigilance, are synonymous, the qualities of a good watchman or security operative. It elicits seriousness, alertness and wakefulness. If a security agent lacks these qualities, security is sooner compromised than later. Alertness makes you notice any unusual happenings or movement and vigilant comes from the word vigil that is doing your job without blinking an eyelid because of sleep. A man at the watchtower, in biblical times needed these qualities because lacking of them will spell doom for the sleeping inhabitants and thus put them all in danger of an evading army,who torched the city and in the confusion snip the people as they run helter skelter, with deadly aims of thier bows and arrows. Just as an army in warfront adopts a strategy so too the devil adopts a strategy, every year to get the believers to backslide,fall into temptation and live in sin. The bible calls it devices. The enemy can adopt different guises to enter the closed citties and unleash havoc. So, too the devil will schemes every year and this in particular, he will come in disguise, to deceive, to lure and seduce the believers. His modus operandi is to make a believer fall out of grace, backslide and sit with the scornfuls. Therefore, it behooves the believers to heed the bible warnings 1 Thessalonians 5:6, therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, Titus 2:6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:. Jesus our lord and savior told the disciples the cardinal point of Saran’s program. To steal, kill and destroy. John 10:10, The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. The parts of the body that the devil will desire to take advantage are our eyes, our hands and our ears. Yes, your vision may impact your life because what you see have more power to convince you than what you hear. Devil does not do much whispering like he plays the game of deception with you through what you see. His chief weapon is what you see. Mark 13:22, For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. The part of the body that assimilates signs and wonders is the eyes; not the ears or hands. What you see makes more impression .You are always witnesses because of what you see… John 4:48, Then said Jesus unto him, except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

EARS [hearing]: John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Those who have ears and no eyes can achieve more than those with eyes and no hearing. Our action and perception can be formed by what we hear. Where you are today is as a result of your action based on your hearing that comes through one way or the other. No wonder the bible says Faith, which is vital, to please the God, is base on what you hear [not on what you see].

Like our radio, we can tune to what station we desire; funk, gospel, disco or news. Our ears to hear some certain messages that we feel we want to hear. That is having itching ears. 2 Timothy 4:3, For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; many want to hear the negatives, fear, failure defeat mental disability despair and finally death. What you desire to hear you will hear them a lot because your ears shall be attune to that wave. Those who want to traffic in negatives and bad news know where and how to get them. This year let your ear seeks out positive news, news about good deeds, helps and favors. Read with me Mark 10:46-47, And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. Firstly, he heard even though he cannot see. No doubt, he has heard from Teachers and the prophets that the savior will come and heal those who have faith in him of diseases. Remember, faith comes through hearing not what you see for God is a spirit you cannot see God. Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, heard another voice that day, many speaking same thing, but he chose to hold unto what he heard before. Mark 10:48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

HANDS: Genesis 5:29, and he called his name Noah, saying, this same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Hands represent a lot for us. The foremost is that the hands are use for labor. Your hands represent your means of your livelihood. The hands are also use to praise God. Psalms 134:2, Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

The hands as depicted by Moses are a winning weapon against the enemy see Exodus 17:11-12, and it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

Laying on of hands as priests and servant of God. See Numbers 27:18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; Matthew 19:15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. Acts 6:6 whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. These are the parts of the body that the devil we want to corrupt this year 2024, but you have overcome him already! 1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

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Elemosho478:
The journalist or useless blogger that wrote this is only interested in pushing propaganda to generate views.

The statement the group released was different from what the useless blogger wrote.

They requested for the Chief of Army staff to look into how some northerners wanted to use Lagos slots to enter the army, there was no where other South west states or anything like that were mentioned in the statement but blogger will do anything to generate traffic these days even if they have to twist an harmless statement and make it as controversial as possible.

You just spoke my views here and many will fall for this hook, line and sinker! nawaaooo

Laughing in swahili even sahara reporters ought to know better; One, by law your adopted daughter has all the right like as much the same as your biological one. The popular Madona calls David Banda her son and so it is by Law of adoption! Angelina jolly calls Zahara her daughter and the press see it that way for so it is by law! whether the adopted child turned out to be bad or good does not matter before the law of adoption. Again spiritually,[b] are we not all adopted into christ? [/b]Read the bible[b] Romans 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. [/b]Prophet Joshua, calling that girl out in that church setting was not the way to show fatherly care! It is like washing your hands off her case. Now, the accusation is not about if he is the biological father [for a biological father can disown a child by following certain laws just as he can adopt one] but that he has being cruel to her!that is not acceptable by law.Many testified of the cruelty not just the said girl! So if it a court case the girl was on her way to winning because the law rely on witness and proof.I no go school,and i be lawyer, but Sahara reporters no try here at all. This is a nonbrainer and irrelevant to the issue at hand.

Let us ask the right questions; how many of the people he had healed all these years are now pastors in thier countries? How many have come forward from America, Australia, South Africa as pastors . If you say these people lied to achieve what purpose? What will be thier gain for doing that? The man was dead and gone. How come the BBC, could bring all these people together to spin these lies, collaborating one another? One of the white girls who left before his passing was seen on video arguing with policemen who tried to stop her from leaving saying that man raped me! . So the other women in tears was also lying? So no one of these inner circles could defend him concerning these allegations? I have listened to the man preachings, he never had a deep revelation of the bible, just only elementary.Hebrews 6:1-2 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Mark 13:22, For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. One way to identify a false prophet is his ability to perform signs and wonders. Even our lord never performed miracles every day because at the end of the day, the gospel is to win lost people, convert men from darkness into the light. To those who say they want to malign him after his death, know this: Truth always emerges after the passing of anybody therefore, what you heard after the passing of anyone could well be the truth.

Truth is a slow mover, but it will surely arrive destination... we expect them to put up a defence, but not such a weak one...
Sequel to this BBC documentary. Has [many teachers not used the bible as a reference] to tell us about this man? We do not have to be daft. The documentary is very convincing and the remnant of his followers should put up better defence. Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Though, I beg to concur that many here are novices to spiritual matter.

When REV. Chris Okotie called him out with ample evidence from the bible, how many believed him? That man is one of the true men of God, but like the world rejected truth, so the world is not paying attention to Okotie. God help us.

Today, we round up this series. I hope the Holy spirit will expand these seeds in you, for indeed, the word of God needs illumination through the working holy spirit. Teachers only ignite the flame and the Holy spirit illumines it to those who are willing. Jesus, our lord and savior, refers to the word of God as the seed which the sower sows, but what makes it grow is the holy spirit which you invite through meditation on the word and allowing it to guide you on every day. Joshua 1:8, This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. May God bless you as you read.

WHAT IS INYOUR HANDS IS ENOUGH FOR GOD TO START.

What should always elates the christian is that God does not place a high demand on us in any way; God Started and completed, the work of salvation. Hebrews 12:2, Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. So too, to grow, prosper God has finished it, and so what you have in your hand is enough for God. you do not need millions. God is the God of small beginnings. Whether in ministry, in business, or in any venture, if God is called into it, He looks what you have and starts there, for therein lies the miracle, the hands of God; if you start with big capital, what praise is that to him? Time and time again, we read in several scriptural verses how God starts small; John 6:9, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? Yes, that wonderment is where God displays his awesome power; when it seems impossible.1 Kings 17:12-14 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. Big ministries with universities, hospitals to thier names started from the room of the visioner who believes in this “small beginning“, otherwise he would have gone borrowing. I welcome you as you start on your way up with that little in your hands. Remember, if you write a book on how to be a millionaire, and your background is a wealthy one it will not attract much audience, but if you start with the little, the minute the infinitesimal small, then men wants to buy to know how you made it. This is the time for your testimony. Rejoice, and do not despise the day of small beginning.

Job 8:7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

What is forgiveness? to answer this question we must go to the bible for the very act of forgiveness is a divine one, therfore, we sholud have our defintion from the word of God. Read with me Psalms 145:8-9, The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. This is where we must start. The very one to whom all owns forgivenss is God. Why so? This is because God as our maker, deserves worship and adoration, indeed obedience. But we departed from him due to the freedom he also gvae us. see Isaiah 53:6-7, All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. Here we see God’s action. First the sin and secondly the love of God and his remedy to rescue us. We as humans also do err aginst our neighbours and others, and to this the bible is also not silent. see the bible Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And there is a tie to this injunction to forgive others; the measure we forgive those who offends us is commensurate to the measure God will forgive us too. Jesus took us back to what he said in verse 12, here see Matthew 6:14, For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: We as christian must learn like God to give a second chance to any one who has sinned against us see Jonah 3:1-2 ,And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. This action of Jonah was after his first outright disobedience in Jonah 1:1-3, Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. Let us make it a duty to forgive always as no one deserves forgiveness from the maker, but he forgives us all Jeremiah 50:20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. Forgiveness not easy excerpt we rely on our maker who ask us to forgive. Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.We need the power of the holyspirit to do all that God commands us. God never demands from us without his support to us if indeed, we are willing to do the right things. Steven was able to forgive those stoning himto death becaouse he had the support of the holy spirit see Acts 6:5, And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: steven was full of the holy ghost , an enabler given by God to all who want to do his will. That was what jesus was saying to his disciples in the above verse. Sadly enough there are many relative who do not see eye to eye today becaouse of inabilty of the offended one to let go but we also can see fillial forgivenss in the bible see Genesis 45:14-15, And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. There are also those i the same church, but habors grudges against one another see 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

MARANATHA!

Firstly, what is salvation? It has to do with the acceptance of the message, sum and sunstance christianity is about. let us read this; Acts 4:12, Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. John 3:16-17, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. Luke 19:10,For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Romans 6:23, For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.In a nutshell the above scriptural verses tells us what we need do and why Christ, our lord and saviour, came to this earth. when we receive this message and accept christ into our life, we are saved and have salvation.[Revelation 3:20, Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.]

Now,the question asked is can one lose his salvation, having been saved, in light of this scripture from the book of Hebrews 6:4? which reads, For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost.Let me start off by saying that this passage has given room to a lot of interpretation and it behoolves us as teachers and apologists to always look at it in light of the prevailing background and the context of that verse. One way to understand and fully grasp a passage is to follow it from the opening verse or chapter. To look at this passage with the view to get to know if indeed, we can lose our salvation, we must go to the opening. In verse 1-3,we read, Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit. It is obvious here, that it deals with a strong encourament togrow in the things of God. But why would the author write this? Let us remember, that after the ascention of Christ the persecution of the christians continued for then the church was birthed. It was this background that prompts the writer. The converted jews often incurs the wraith of the highpriest who were very influncial those days and can do a lot pf harm and suffering to the professed christians and thier family. Like kicking th chidren out of the synagogue school and other forms of persecutions in some cases, even imprisonment or death. This caused some not to be open about thier faith, attend gatherings or be seen in the mists of the bold ones. By taking this action they could not get to know more about Christ. Like paul says in the book of Philippians 3:10, That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; The passage is telling those in the new found faith to get to become intimate with Christ, pray more, and live the christian life without shame or feaer of the gospel. see Romans 1:16, For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. The Arminian theology says indeed, on can lose his salvation referring to Hebrews6, but we know better. As christian we are to search the scripture everyday and do our reserh on a daily bases, paul says of the people of berea in Acts 17:11, These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. No man is greater than the scripture, no man knows more than the scripture. Therefore, any interpretation that does not fall in-line with the scripture should never be taken seriously just like the people of Berea did and attracted the commendation from the apostle Paul.

Finally, let me say with scriptural backing, that we are secured in christ having been saved. John 10:28,And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. If a christian sins and remain in sin God will discipline him just as a father does his children see Hebrews 12:7-10 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
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Fasting serves a dual purpose. makes you become spiritually alert. The fall of man came through eating, appetite and it only takes man to deny same appetite to restore the glory. Second is healthwise. fasting increases stem cell production and allows the body to produce more white blood cells to annihilate virus infecyed cells. contrary to many, fasting does not change the move or the take of God, in any given issues though, you may fast to show your humility before God, but that does not to change his verdict. see king David mourning the dead from the product of adultery. Queen Esther's fasting is just a sign of humilty before God almighty.[The way up is always down]

I dare say, it was a reckless and illplanned move by Hamas and its supporter, Iran, it was a decoy to scuttle the move by the saudis to reconcile with Israel , but let us see how far it will go. The dead toll will be high on both sides

Let me say from the onset that while we are still on the subkect of prayers, it should not be use as a weapon to kill our perceived enemeis nor, more importantly, sen as a ‘magic wand’ that gives us all we asked of the father. Now to the reason on why God answers all prayers, [prayers that have met all criteria] Psalms 14:2-4 says, The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.engaging spiritual means to slay others is forbidden by God. In this psalm, they literally takes pleasure in killing others like one would take pleasure ineating food. Many prayers, today, are called serious prayers because they involved killing others percieved as enemies of progress or thier children’s progress. Those are nothing, but Abomination before a righteous and a loving God. If you indulge in such exercise you have not known God truely, for God is love, meaning the epitome of love. God takes delight when your prayers ascends with a request to fogive others, to restore others and to set the captive free and let His glory covers the whole earth.

The reason God answers our prayers from the above passage is not for us,we are not even worthy because’ we have all gone astray’. here are the reasosn God answers your prayers.

One, Jesus paid the price for us to be reconciled to God .Colossians 1:20, And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Two, Because we put on christ, God do not ignore us, but sees his son. Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Three, We make pryers and requests to God through Jesus christ John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

four, Our faith, Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Maranatha!

For the past few weeks, we have been on the subject of prayers, an important aspect of the believer. God hears all we say, just like man-made bug can transmit conversations in your bedroom, to an eavesdropper, thousands of miles away, just like a mobile phone can send your voice to somebody in another continent. God no doubt, due to omnipotence and omnipresence abilities can hear all. The real question is does he answer all? As bitter as this may seem the answer is No. God may answer some specific prayers to show you he is real and in an attempt to led you to him [Remember God loves all and God is love] but, claiming the prayers for your relative who was sick made him well can be disputed because others who are no christian also get well. Real and prayers that God answers are these: one, you are washed in the blood of the lamb- you are memebr of the community of faith, called royal priesthood, see 1 Peter 2:9, But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: and Two, if your prayer is a cry of repentance or a prayer for others to be saved. Many are praying amiss today, see James 4:3, Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. This kind of prayer is the weekest form of prayer; like i wrote sequel to this article, the best prayers are prayers of repentance, for God looks forward to receive them for God is love and the other, is interceding for others to repent for God wants the ‘saved’, to stand in the gap for others to be saved too. The bible says in the book of Matthew 5:15, Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. If you have seen the goodness of God as expressed through his son, jesus you want others to know God, too. There some prayers that are nothing but abomination before God! see Proverbs 28:9,He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Remember, in the bible Abba, meaning daddy is the exclusive reserved for those members of a family. Galatians 4:6, And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. be part of this family today!

We know you guys you want traffic by all means you put a spin to what any popular pastor says, cull out the potion you want to use, but is this worthe the trouble? you are happy now abi? you go sleep well now abi? A mathematician will just tell you Naira will be stronger than dollars by faith you .

Revelation 8:4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.

In continuation on this important topic in Christianity, let us examine through the written word of God the other prayer that God desires to hear from the saints who have access to his throne. There are two salient points that are worth noting as we round up this topic. One, God can not compromise, for if he does, then he is not a holy God. He can not also condone nor entertain sin otherwise, he would be a sinner, too; He would not be holy at that point in time. I found a scene to buttress this. During the agony of our lord Jesus, when he was paying, the ultimate sacrifice requires for man to be admitted to God. Read Matthew 27:46, And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Jesus was the epitome of sin at that point, and God had to let go of him, for he was carrying the sins of you and me. Jesus was more than an intercessor here. He paid the price. Therefore, as God can not compromise, he is more than willing to hear the prayers of the saints interceding on the sinner’s behalf.

Therefore, the best prayer with the sweetest aroma before God is the prayer of intercession.Read,Ezekiel 22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. None, because we are busy asking God to give us that car he gave brother B. We are busy asking God for a similar house sister A just bought, claiming all by faith and intense prayers. We own it a duty to pray for others to be saved, whether in chains or sick bed. God desires all to be saved. Read John 3:17, For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. The duty for all saved ones is to intercede for others. You are enjoying the goodness and mercies of this God. you want others to enjoy with you too; Read 2 Corinthians 2:11, Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. You are now aware of the strategy of the devil and want to deliver others from his trap. Not the intense prayers for wealth and victory over a perceived enemy or enemies. God has already taken care of that for you, for you are dwelling in His secret place where their radar can not find you. Neither should you be afraid of thier arrow, for you sit in heavenly place with Christ, no arrow can reach there. That many engaged in loud prayers or visit a church where prayer and fasting are going on does not show faith, but fear. Faith makes you still and calm, not jumping from pillar to post. No wonder many are praying amiss, thinking God is not answering them because they do not engage in 30 days dry fasting.

May the grace of God bring you to a place where you realise that all those prayers you heap on yourselves are unnecessary. Rather, pray for others is the best way to get your need met.

There are those who would rather they dictate to the church of God. Pastors must mix all messages from the pulpit to the pew, and beyond via,social media, with hatred for the government,sudden death on thier perceived enemies, [ Holy ghost fire, which empowers the believers for greater work of the ministry, to save the oppress and deliver those in bondage and those under ancestral curses], now a new assignment from these ones; rain consuming fire on enemies, detractors and foes, setting them ablaze,till they confess thier evil deed and die.[though a soul is lost without salvation] But they have failed woefully. for thier stand can not stop those who are indeed called of God.Isaiah 61:1, The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. This is the spiritual assignment of pastors, you can not stop them by cajoling or coercion. These people w come to church and are excited when leaders are called out in negative note, and threatening prayers and prediction of doom on thier governance. Pastor William Kumuyi general superitendent of Deeper Christian life ministry has once again drew the wrath of these so called sheep in wolfe clothing. the first time was through a man of excellent acedemic qualification, a one time vice chancellor of a university, he called out the two most popular pastors, Enoch Adeboye and William kumuyi he wanted them to meet with the then president Buhari, and told him ” enough was enough”. He desires them to have a world conference and talked about the prevailing situation in the country. But if these popular ministers of God start to get involve in the daily affairs of the country would they not also accuse them of abardoning their clerical duties? All christian knows pastors task to thier country is to pray for the country, leading thier massive congregation in such prayers according to 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. The book of 1 Timothy 2:1-2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. Not the subtile sponsor of insurrection from the pulpit via a every sunday meassage . Any man of God whether in a remote village or in the centre of times square, who condemn the leadership of the country is rather, placing the cart before the horse; ours is to pray, pray and pray when things are going wrong in the country. Those who advocates fiery sermons that called out our leaders must remember that prayers go beofre any action in life and far be it from these two men of God and indeed, all those who knew thier duty to the nation is first prayers before anything else. See Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. The quoted epistle is the stand of pastors and church leaders, for our politicans. For if they do the will of God all will be well. Pator Kumuyi recently prayed for the present leadership in Nigeria, but not all receive it in good faith hence the backlash and insult which ought not to be. These ones would rather he callout situation and predict doom, but that can not be. Those in Egypt, still in need of salvation, do not know and can not tell the saved, how to talk to thier God. They can not succeed, Sadly, some churches have failed in thier mission; no sound doctrine, no good Sunday school, many do not understand the term ” Born again’ or becoming a good disciple, no sound teaching before baptism, only the fanfare associated with the ceremony [photosection and poat on social media]. All you hear is greed, avarice,coveteousness hidden in the maxim ‘our God is a rich God’. Materialism is the order of the day while contentment, which the bible advocates, is rarely mentioned . See 1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. The Deeper christian life Bible Church, is synonymous with holy living and teaches members to be spiritually minded. Please let us stop dragging men of Gos into the murky waters of politics, let us allow them to do the work of the ministry and let us stop dictating what kind of sermon he should give from thier pulpit.

Revelation 8:4, And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. [KJV]

There are different prayers that ascends before the throne of God , mixed with incense. As you are aware, every incense give out a sweet smelling aroma hence the title.What are the best prayers that God answers? There are two prayers that God desires and yearn to hear from us. God listens to all conversations and prayers, but not all prayers are answered. But to make this clearer, I have to go further. For what teacher ignores a question and feels at ease thereafter? I will make it as easy as possible, for the message of salvation must be simple enough, for all to comprehend. Let us go to the bible book of Genesis. After the fall of man in the garden of Eden, what God never intended started to happen. Death was introduced thus. There was a need for another Adam to rectify what Adam messed up. God , being the embodiment of holiness, can not accept man back with sin, that will compromise His holy nature. Noman, embraces a loving baby with feaces all over; he must first look for how to wipe the tiny tot clean. Read from 1 Corinthians 15:45, And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Jesus paid the price for man to reconnect to God and be re-admitted, reconciled into the family of God, this he accomplished in the cross with the final victorious words: John 19:30, When Jesus therefore, had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. Now, it is left for any man, no matter how far gone from God,or how he may have wallowed in sin and evil. He is forgiven when he repents and confesses Christ!. One of the best prayers that man can pray, therefore, is the prayer of repentance [penitence]Luke 15:7, I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. This prayer puts you back into God’s family where you can take advantage and enjoy all the blessings as a member of God’s family.1 Peter 2:9, But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Next prayer with the best Aroma shall be discussed later.

Everyone has found a place to talk. Social media!. We have it all here. Some share personal opinions, while others try to educate and enlighten. Social media is a place where those who follow the some path are fed with a steady diet of lies and misinformation with the aim to discredit certain persons, institution, or country. But my concern here, is the weaponisation of it as a tool to cast aspersions and discredit the church, a campaign of calumny, against the church or a prominent persons of the christian faith. Many lacking common sense and self-control can be ” carefully groomed” to see nothing good in their church, or pastors in general. Those who advocates sanity are often villified and called unprintable names. Many traffic in negative news against pastors, churches and christian institutions and many who knows little to nothing about the christian faith, tell the unwary beleivers that contributing to the church financially makes them gullible and infact, these ones are only lining the pockets of the pastors, and ironically, these so-called unsolicited advocates make thier money by pushing this unbiblical doctrines on thier platforms. To sums it up, social media is mostly a hangout for lies, malice, bigotry, hatred and a dome to manipulate the inexperience and baby christian to take destructive hate against the church and see Christianity as a scam or a white man’s religion, [as if Judaism and the Muslim faith, are from Africa]. There are many blogs and news outlet whose modus operandi is to wallow, relish and cast clergymen in terrible light. You must develop a thick skin if you want to make a positive impact, defend your faith through your contributions on social media . Many times, the comment section is a place of sleeze, gutter language. The good the bad and the ugly, are found; comments that will make your stomach churn over; muds are thrown at parents, and insolence is serve on a platter for fathers and mothers and they curse the day you were born; It is indeed, a place where you expect the unsavoury. No one in the church herachy is spared, from the Usher to the Bishop. If you dare to point out their ignorance,and ungodly attitude they refuse to listen to commonsense.

But, here i want to address many christians who follows the crowd and have not dared to defend thier faith in their postings, contributions to discussions, and input in the commentary sections. Is it not a shame you call yourself a christian and do not have a picture of your pastor, or the name of your church?. it is ashame when you do not mention what the lord has done for you, or shows how proud you are to be a christian in your profile. How many visits christian blogs? How many follows a christian interactive section?How many paste the next international christian event on thier page? How many can mention up to ten names of known pastors like they can of musicians? How many supports, or like a christian comment on social media? The Bible commands us in the book of Deuteronomy 6:5, And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Let us show this love by loving, respecting and honoring all that stands for our God. we are different or rather, ought to differ from others this was the ways of life adopted by the early believers that earned them the name ‘CHRISTIANS’. See Acts 11:26, And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Caution: Jesus said, Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. I want to encounrage you to be proactive with your faith; declare it,proclaim it and live the life, to the admiration of others.

MARANATHA!.

Laughing in Swahili... let us not come here and behave like our once respected Tai solarin; he flowed with the rumour that Maryam Babangida had stashed millions of dollars in America and the publication was on Ebony Magazine. he took to the street with the students. When confronted with prove it, he could not." As a youth na there the man first fall my hand", We just come here and say what we can not prove. This woman has challenged the almighty efcc let them prove it now she never die. The late Solarin kept saying that he heard people discussing the issue inside the bus and decided to call on the government to do something about it. But then he join the rioting student and was embarrassed when SSS tossed a copy of Ebony magazine at him to open the page? Our mentor no see page even john h jonson talk from America say dem no publish . dem no be news outlet.
All of una just dey here thief, u get prove?

The reports of some irregularities and violence in some polling units could not have affected the overall outcome of the elections too. There are 176,974 polling units in Nigeria and infractions and violence were recorded in less than one percent of these units. How could these have affected the overall results of the elections? Whilst we look forward to an era when there would be no single casualty during elections in Nigeria, however, the statistics show that 2023 recorded the lowest casualty rates ever. During the 1964/65 elections about 200 deaths were recorded as a result of election violence; 1993 election recorded 100 deaths; 1999 election recorded 80 deaths; 2003 polls recorded 100 deaths and 2007 polls recorded 300 deaths. The 2011 polls recorded 800 deaths, the 2015 polls recorded 100 deaths and the 2019 polls recorded 150 deaths. However, the 2023 polls recorded no more than 28 deaths as a result of election violence. So, the claim that this is the “worst” election so far is totally unfounded.
Very persuasive facts. Please let us be mature and face facts that will convince international bodies.

DaddyJapan:
Haba, e don do nah.
All this descriptors for one letter?

Nigerians and the need for bombast be like 5 & 6.
So nah Chimamanda pathway come generate this amount of opprobrium?

famished - like say e no chop belleful
Inglorious - like say e no get glory
perfidious - like say nah so so deceit and disloyality
labyrinthine - nah same tingz as serpentine nah
deathful - nah archaic word be this
dastardly - nah say e come dey diabolical, walahi

For this season of letter writing, wahala dey o.

bro, your sense of humor is welcome let us douse the tension, boo..

AllKnowing:
International trips and vacations, dinner dates, spontaneous road trips aren’t free. These cost money! The dating culture is different; your Naija babe is fine with the occasional visits to Dunes Center or Sukino restaurant in Abuja. A white girl demands frequent travels to feel loved.

Dat is a glaring fact, thanks

Is it not being baptized either as a baby or even by immersion?
Is it not how much you can quote the bible or know a lot of verses by heart?
Is it not your winning a lot of trophies for your youth body each time you go out for debate?
Is it not having a famous pastor as your spiritual father or mother?
Is it not getting a degree in theology or going further?
Is it not teaching a Sunday school or getting a job as a Christian religion teacher?
It is not being a church leader?
Is it not being close to the pastor?
And have received a lot of awards from the board of deacon?
Surely it is keeping the house of God cleaned always for worship?
Being a good and regular thither for the past decades?
Having their highest monitory contribution each time, there is a need arising in the church
Bought a car gift for your pastor during his 50th birthday
Appointed head of elders to build a huge orphanage as part of the church ministry?
Donated a parcel of land to the church?
Sponsor the pastor’s television ministry through your organization as part of the church vision to reach the world?
Gave a scholarship to some deserving students in the church.
All the above is no.
THIS IS THE ANSWER :
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

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May you get a solution in Jesus name

If you miss the podcast, here is the writeup.

N never you look back at the failures, setback of the previous year, you can not be in the past and the present; that is why you do not have eyes on the back of your head. Ahead, forward looking, no-matter what, is the way to win the game of life.

E energies for the now. You are in the present; how you handle it will determine your tomorrow. Stop daydreaming and wild goose-chase.

W winning mentality is a must if you want to leave the rut. Have the mindset, walk it and see it before you.

Y yield, here comes your spirituality. , you can not do without reliance on the leading of the Holy spirit. The more you yield, the more you He leads you in the way of peace of mind with contentment without resorting to strife or competing with anyone..

E exercise your body regularly. A fit body is a must if you must go far with your plans. A sick body can not guarantee a tomorrow like a fit one. You do not have to be muscular, but just strain every fibre to strengthen them.

A avoid a situation that can put your plans and plots in a spin. Do not get into a situation that can put you in a loop without a way out for a long time.

R revisit,reseve and renew. Look back at how well yo are working your plans and how well it works out. Reserve your virtues. Do not spend all energy, or strength or finance on any project. Renew your strength by taking time off before the year runs out. Go on vacation. It helps a lot, learn to appreciate your God in your secret place, meditate.

Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Merry chrismas to you. This is a message of love and best wishes. It is a time to send best wishes to loved one and acquaintances and a time good enough to forgive those who have erred against us as we, too, have developed the humility to ask forgiveness from those we may have offended. This is so because the season is about love express in giving: the giving of time to children, to our old mothers we have not seen since the beginning of this year the giving of gifts to loved ones and the sending of best wishes to others. God the father, the personification of love, started this when he sent Hiis only son to the sinful for a sin solution. John 3:16 ,For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. As we go about showing love in different forms, i want to tell us that the best gift we can gift today is to us. Yes, to ourself; me, i and myself. When Jesus came, he was God walking amongst us, healing, forgiving, and delivering those oppressed. He showed compassion to the downtrodden. We call Him EMMANUEL [GOD WITH US] But after post Resurrection, Jesus desires to come even closer to humankind, He wants to live within us! Hear Him in the book of Revelation 3:20, Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. This is the core of the message of Christianity; accepting the coming in of the lord to live in us and we in him. A divine experience that is difficult to explain in lay terms. There are visitors and there are visitors. There are those we recieve into our inner chambers even tell them to sit beside us in our bedroom!, and there are those we only recieve at the gate, yet both are termed visitors. Mady Christians only have Jesus at the gate; there have not allowed Him to come in at all. Today, as we celebrate, let us allowed him in, let us open up our heart and let Jesus come in and sup with us like he said.

MEERY XMAS.

To do justice to this topic, we should define who a Christian is and what he possesses or enjoys. A Christian is a person who enjoys some spiritual benefit and has a new spiritual identity, a newness of life and a renewed mind. Most of these are invisible to the ordinary person except when some fruits manifest and his new views become obvious to friends and family members. No wonder the bible says ‘if any man is in Christ he is a new creature’.

What is a curse? A curse is any words, incantation or invocation with a negative effect, issued from any person. It works because it carries with it the potency to achieve its effect. A curse has mobility without borders. Hence, a curse can affect somebody in Cincinnati in America, even if it is from far away cape or Cairo.

Curses don’t just affect anybody, there are reasons that can happen. Some curses are relative, while others go from one generation to the next in a family. To make easily understood i will make use the power of some diseases; take example, if you have a simple headache it only require a pain killer and a little rest on your part; that is simple and headache is not contagious. but if you are an acquired deficiency syndrome, AIDS , patient that could be transferred to your innocent wife. There is a warning in the bible of some acts leading to a generational curse! beware some sin do not end when the perpetrator end; instead the deadly consequent just remain as a sentinel to unleash at interval, the result of those evil acts or practice. The first example is seen in the life of Rueben, the first son of Jacob. Genesis 49:2-4 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. A curse has power and mobility, but there is a doorway before a curse can act. The above passage the father reminded Reuben of what act he did. The bible says curse causeless shall not come; child of God do not open a door for a curse for your lineage. Reuben was the first he had the mandate to carry on the spiritual legacy of that family, but he brought reproach for all and sundry to mock the family. This was a generational curse because it affected his lineage.

A Christian maybe under some kind of a generational curse no doubt, the solution is to identify the kind of curse and get deliverance; it has to be identified and deliverance conducted. Reuben belongs to a chosen race but look what happened to his generational till the great intercessor, Moses broke the curse! saying it can not happen to me is like saying a woman who has lived in sexual purity can not contact AIDS if her partner is positive. After Reuben has departed the children generation were under in achievement and success in every sphere of life; it took a priest of God to brake the curse, see Deuteronomy 33:6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few. I know somebody will say Jesus has broken all curses on the cross. Indeed, true that is!. It is that authority we use in breaking these curses because it has already be done. A correct interpretation of scriptures is to read and juxtapose it with happenings of your time.

MARANATHA!

Every man born into this world goes through a tripartite experience,if he live a full circle. Apostle paul highlighted the initial stage while writing his first epistle to the christian at Corinth. Hear him: 1 Corinthians 13:11, ” When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child; I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things”.

THE FIRST STAGE: owing to the inexperience and curiosity coupled with an impressionable mind, every child thinks he can go all the way, do whatever he feel like doing,they take risk for thier brain can not understand nor comprehend what is dangerous or what death means. That was what Paul was trying to put across to the young Christians at Corinth. This stage is the stage of restricted freedom, freedom with a limit. They are told by parents, guardians, and teachers and help what they can touch, play with. They are told what to place in thier mouth, eat or what they can drink. Most times, the kid responds by sulking and throwing tantrums, but the person in charge sticks to his guns and the child gives up in exasperation. Even if this is rule resented by the child, the man in charge maintains his stance. God made it so; Adam had freedom with limit. See Genesis 1:29,” And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is amid the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. A child must learn early in life that there are limits to what he can do and places he can go and the pleasure he can indulge. Failure for some to imbibe this are the relics we see in schools and deviance on our society today.

SECOND STAGE: Shows what you can be and do. Whether you will tap into the gift, that God has placed on the inside. For the talent must be tapped for it to flow outward. This was highlighted in the ancient book of Job in the bible. Let us read together: Job 32:8,” But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding”. This spirit occupies you from when you are youth till your prime age. Not that it departs when in your dotage, but strength may fail you. There is a spirit behind every good success. When it comes upon you, you are on your way to the top of that calling, profession or trade. But you have to inspire it, so that it will flow. When in the bipartite stage, the bible has this warning for us all: Ecclesiastes 12:1,” Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; Because you are now free to explore, or so you think, not knowing it is also replete with dangers in every nook and crannies. Those who want to exercise thier freedom find they so craved, find themselves being denied of thier basics freedom instead. this happens when they are behind bars, only allowed in most climes to have a stint of fresh air 2 hours a day! Others in the same quest for freedom ends up dead, or suffering.

LAST STAGE: This is the stage of experience for all. No matter how they must have led thier live all have experience. The young will do well to listen to any adult, even if he has failed woefully. In this stage you have learnt a lot about life.you can teach, advise the youth. This stage ought to be a time for spiritual renaissance for the adult. A well lived youthful stage prepares us for a glorious exit. Then you can also pass on a blessing to your offspring.

MARANATHA!

Lagos2Berlin:
One of the things I have realized about scamming is that sooner or later, scammers will get caught, doesn't matter if you make yours open or disguised.

Juxtaposing the case of Hushpuppi vs Invictus Obi shows clearly that it's only a matter of time.

There are digital footprints online and if the authorities care to look enough, no scammer is immune to being caught. Forget about IP changing, forget about using aliases, forget about using decoy accounts, no transaction is fully untraceable.

I wish our youths can up their skills and start competing for remote digital jobs instead of all these. It is well with Nigeria.

This is how we do it....advice, then prayers. Thanks men people like, you make this site worth browsing.

CoronaVirusRelo:
2nd Lagos! Only that snow falls there!

You be bad boy

Eriggs:
Joy of Parenthood.
I celebrate with them too.

You have a good heart which unfortunately is short in supply these days.