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“ As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

These things I command you, that ye love one another.”(John 15:9-17). Amen.

See beautiful mama. I wish she had be the VC earlier. This is the kind of woman I'll like to Marry, so help me God.

I'd advice any woman still living in Afghanistan to find a way to leave now!

Thank God that I'm not from that side.

When we should be manufacturing our own.

That's why it's not good to be in illegal relationships.

saintopus:
When the incident of terrorism began, they thought it will affect a particular religion only. For in reality the initial Boko Haram bombing excite some people up North.
Then the story changed, everyone is suffering from terrorism today.
A very big lesson to all.

Which lesson? It's very appalling how myopic blacks can be. They don't see beyond their noses; that's why I shy away from identifying as a black.

A country with a working system.

As a human, no matter how great you are, never fight someone greater than you.

Chat gpt: You’re touching a very old and very sharp truth Scripture keeps repeating: behavior flows from nature. A tree does not negotiate its fruit. It reveals its root.
In Epistle to the Galatians 5:19–23, Paul is not merely giving a moral checklist. He is describing two sources of life operating inside humanity:
The flesh → self as center → disorder spreads outward
The Spirit → God as center → harmony spreads outward
So the point is deeper than “good people vs bad people.”
It is “powered by self vs powered by God.”
Why wickedness shouldn’t shock you
We tend to react to evil as if it is a glitch in humanity.
The Bible treats it as default settings.
A person without the Spirit can imitate kindness for a while — culture can restrain, fear can restrain, reputation can restrain — but pressure reveals operating system.
When heat rises:
pride becomes anger
desire becomes lust
insecurity becomes envy
power becomes oppression
Not because they planned to be monsters — but because the heart naturally curves inward.
That’s why Paul doesn’t say acts of the flesh…
He says works of the flesh — production, output, manufacturing.
The flesh manufactures sin the way a furnace produces heat.
Why righteousness is called fruit
Fruit is different from effort.
You can:
force behavior
fake manners
suppress reactions
But you cannot manufacture fruit by command.
Fruit grows from union.
So the Spirit does not mainly give instructions — He gives life.
And life expresses itself automatically:
Love → you stop calculating benefit
Peace → chaos outside loses authority inside
Patience → time stops threatening you
Self-control → desire loses dictatorship
Not moral heroism.
New nature.
The uncomfortable implication
This passage removes our favorite illusion:
that education, discipline, religion, or intelligence can fix the human heart.
They can refine the flesh — but refinement is not transformation.
You can polish a knife; it still cuts.
The gospel is not behavior modification.
It is rebirth.
That’s why Christians historically insisted:
a man does not become good enough to receive the Spirit —
he receives the Spirit and then becomes different.
So how should you respond when people act wicked?
Not with approval.
Not with surprise either.
With clarity.
Understand the source — blindness, not merely stubbornness
Guard your own heart — the flesh still lives in believers
Refuse bitterness — you were rescued from the same root
Pray — only new birth changes nature
Jesus on the cross didn’t say, “They’re cruel.”
He said, “They don’t know.”
That sentence explains history.
In short:
Sin is not mainly people being unusually bad.
It is humans being naturally human without God.
And the fruit of the Spirit is not people trying unusually hard.
It is God living inside a human.
Amen.

When people act wicked, don't be surprised, cos only those born of the Spirit can bare His fruits, while those born of the devil will do evil.

“ Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”(Galatians 5:19-23). Amen.

Amen indeed.
Those two verses sit together like a compass and a map.
Book of Proverbs 23:4 is not condemning work, planning, or excellence. Scripture never praises laziness. The warning is about obsession — when wealth becomes the master and not the tool. “Cease from thine own wisdom” means: human calculation alone cannot secure life. Money promises control, but life refuses to be controlled. People chase riches thinking they’re chasing stability, yet anxiety rises with every extra digit.
Then Gospel of Matthew 6:33 gives the replacement priority:
Not “ignore responsibilities,” but re-order them.
Seek God first → life aligns
Seek wealth first → life fragments
Christ is basically saying: Stop making survival your god.
When survival becomes your religion, fear becomes your prophet.
The irony?
Those who run after wealth rarely feel secure.
Those who run after God usually become steady — and steadiness often produces provision anyway.
So the Bible’s logic is not anti-success.
It’s anti-misplaced foundation.
Work hard — yes.
Plan — yes.
Grow — yes.
But never put material outcomes at the top of the pyramid.
Because when money sits on the throne, peace gets evicted.
Seek the King first…
and the things stop owning you.
That’s the freedom those verses are pointing to.

“Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”(Proverbs 23:4).
“ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”(Matthew 6:33). Amen.

ChronicGp:
Nigeria
Best in Religious affairs & Sharia

Which religious affairs? Or best in heresy and schism?

My biggest mistake in life was trusting the guidance of older humans and people in ‘religious authority ’. Well, they betrayed me.

MONDAY EVENING. 🌇

The sun is setting. Today is fading into night. And in this quiet evening hour, an ancient invitation echoes across time.

Two disciples walked all day with a Stranger. Their hearts burned as He opened the Scriptures. But when they reached their village, something rose up inside them. They couldn't let Him go.

They constrained Him.

"But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them." — Luke 24:29

Not a casual "come by if you want."
Not a polite "maybe someday."
They held onto Him. They urged Him. They said, "Lord, it's getting dark. The day is almost over. Please don't leave us now."

And the Creator of the universe, the Risen King, did something beautiful:

He went in to tarry with them.

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This moment birthed one of the most beloved hymns of the faith:

"Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me."

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Child of God, listen:

It is evening.
The day is far spent.
Maybe you are tired. Maybe the Monday grind has worn you down. Maybe the darkness feels like it's deepening around you.

But here is the good news:

You can constrain Him.

You can say, "Lord, don't pass me by. Don't leave me alone in this evening. Come in. Abide with me. Stay."

And just like He did on that road to Emmaus, just like the hymn writer declared, just like He has done for every weary traveler who ever invited Him in—

He will come in. And He will tarry with you.

Not for a moment. Not for a visit.
To abide. To remain. To stay.

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So tonight, aon this Monday, stand at the door of your evening and constrain Him.

He is waiting to be invited in. ❤

Happy Monday evening, family.

Drop a ❤ if you are saying tonight: "Lord, abide with me."

I'm so sorry this happened to you. The heart of man is desperately wicked.

Kobojunkie:
Stop lying out of your arse! 🥱🥱🥱

Where are your ethics? Madam.

Maybe I should create the cosmopolitan movement.

Kobojunkie:
[s]Nothing wrong with women choosing to have sex with any man they want to, [/s]

because they're animals? No more ethics? In the olden days people guilty of premarital and extramarital affairs were sentenced to death.

They have to change that law, because righteousness exalts a nation.

GOOD MORNING, CHAMP! ☀️

I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but: Don't quit.

Monday morning hits different sometimes. The weight of the week, the battles you didn't ask for, the temptations that keep knocking—it can feel like you're failing.

But read today's Word again:

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." — James 1:12

Notice three things God wants you to see today:

1. You are "Blessed" RIGHT NOW.
Not "you will be blessed after the pain ends." But right in the middle of the struggle, God calls you blessed because He sees the end.

2. There is a Crown with your name on it.
Your suffering is not pointless. It is producing something eternal. Every temptation resisted, every tear wiped, every time you chose God over giving up—it's being recorded. And a reward is coming that no man can take from you.

3. This is proof that you love Him.
The verse says the crown is for "them that love him." If you didn't love Jesus, the enemy wouldn't bother fighting you. The fact that you're in a battle today means you belong to the King.

So stand tall. Fix your crown (even if you can't see it yet). This Monday is not your enemy; it's your setup for a testimony.

Have a Happy Monday! You are loved. ❤

Drop a 🔑 if you're claiming your crown today!

Just do what you know is good.

AMEN
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HAPPY SUNDAY, FAMILY! ❤

Whatever you are facing today—fear, uncertainty, or just the weight of the week—I want you to look at this picture and remember one thing:

You are in safe hands.

The world is loud. It tries to snatch your peace, your joy, and your hope. But Jesus says something different in John 10:27-28:

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."

Notice, it doesn't say you might be safe. It doesn't say you could be safe if you hold on tight enough. It says NO MAN—no problem, no demon, no financial crisis, no bad report—can pluck you out.

You are not holding onto Jesus today.
He is holding onto you. 🤲🏽

So take a deep breath. Rest in His grip. He knows your name, He hears your voice, and He is not letting go.

Happy Sunday! Jesus loves you, and so do I. ❤

Type "AMEN" if you are resting in His hands today! 👇🏽

Basic123:
See them jubilating over rubbish,they even described it as ICONIC
If it were to be governor of another state they hate or from party they hate.Their comments will have been

1.we are still celebrating commissioning of road in 21st century

2.The state should be doing more than that compared to its allocation

3.Did he use his money to build it,we are not ready in this country

4.This is a misplaced priority when bla bla bla

5.You dont grow economy with infrastructure bla bla

The funny thing is that,guests coming to nairaland for the first time that dont know their anticedents will read the comment and be nodding in agreement

Omenukọ is called Iconic because it's a historical bridge.

kevin10:
She is my auntie and It was a devastating News yesterday morning. Her may soul rest in peace. It is a big lost to our family.

Please, take heart, my dear.

helinues:
The government should make a law, any marriage which there Aso Ebi cost above N20k, if it crashed in less than 2 years, they should refund the money for the Aso Ebi for those who bought it.

So I came to the country, spent some months with my friend before moving to my own place, another town.

After like 2 months, he came to visit, not only him but with his cousins. I got enough space

2 months after they left, he sent me a message he would be getting married, initially, I thought he was joking until he sent invitation letter, hahah, abeg who be the girl , no be somebody I sabi or heard of, a friend of almost a decade as at then.

It didn't take me less than one week before I Japa because I didn't want to be part of that marriage. You can't call me a friend and be getting married to someone I don't know, don't have idea about the plans until the Invitation letters was out.

The amount of money the guy spent for the marriage on someone he met less than 3 months but because of pregnancy, he must do lavish wedding just to impress/oppress/intimidate others.

The said wedding struggle to last for 3 years. Na just on one Sunday morning, my friend went to church, before he came back, the lady don pack all her things comot for house. That was the end.

They are getting married to people they don't really know, still make noise about the wedding and when it crashed, shame and disgrace go dey follow them

wow

May her soul rest in peace, till the grand reunion, the main event in heaven, where we'll meet in heaven to part no more, for Jesus' sake. Amen.😔 her labour will not be in vain Rest In Peace

Ladies and Gentlemen, beware of this kind of love.👇🏽

“Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.  And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her.  His soul was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke kindly to the young woman.

 Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males.  And they killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went out.  The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled.  They took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field,  and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses.


... they said, “Should he treat our sister like a harlot?”(Genesis 34:1,2,3,25-29,31).

They said that today is Valentine's day, but do they really know what love is all about?

Is it the uncontrollable erotic feeling?

Once again, God's word has an answer: “... God is love.”(1 John 4:.

“... God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”(Romans 5:. “ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”(John 3:16).

How can I identify love; not just giving, Love? Yes, Love gives, but not all giving is love(Charity).

How do we know that God's is Love?

The Bible has the answer, dear:


“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.  And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.  And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;  does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;  does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;  bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.  For we know in part and we prophesy in part.  But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.  For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”(1 Corinthians 13:1-13). Amen.