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A Generation without a Conscience

We are a generation of men and women who walk with no conscience. We have become so corrupt that we no longer see corruption as corruption anymore. We sing like angels whilst enjoying phone sex. We have wives but they are not enough for us. We move from the presence of God and live by our own standards. 

We become obsessed with movements that come and go without developing a personal relationship with God. We follow individuals who have gifts and forget about the giver of gifts. We get excited about statements from these men of God, but we are not excited about the Word of God. A generation that is quick to follow a wind of change but remains the same. 

We make a god out of a man and defend them with every might in us but fail to defend the gospel in our daily life. We don’t care to join a prayer chain, but our prayer life doesn’t become better. This is a generation that is concerned with pretentious godliness. We feign purity when there is none in us. What we do in public is different from what we do in secret. Our secret life cannot be made public because we are ashamed of it. We can declare the holiness of a man of God but fail to declare our holiness. 

We pretend as if the preaching is transforming us but leave immediately to our partner in crime to commit the next available crime. We want smart spiritual statements but are not willing to live by them. We shout righteousness on the rooftop but enjoy “eating bread in secret”. We are quick to install Bible on our phones and tablets, but we seldom open and read the Bible. 

Let us wake up from our slumber. The devil is satisfied with our present life as far as it doesn’t threaten his kingdom. I would rather build a relationship with God than become a fanatic of another man’s ministry. We must be interested in our relationship with God. How is your relationship with God? Can God approve us? Can God trust us? I will strive to have a personal relationship with God than chase after a fleeting wind. The Lord is at hand. God bless you.

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The Illegal Pleasure

Many professed Christians are just as they claim on their lips and nothing more. The church is for the sick, but when patients refuse to cooperate with the treatment guidelines, their condition worsens. We have become people of no conscience but are afraid to have such behaviour meted to us. Many people are engaged in illegal pleasure and they are not willing to stop the practice. Illegal pleasure has become the order of the day in the sanctuary of holiness. 

Illegal pleasure is a kind of enjoyment that is not expected from certain kinds of people.  There is a code of conduct for certain positions and such people are expected to behave in a certain manner not to bring disrepute to the title they hold. Princes and princesses of a kingdom have a way of life and they are required to adhere to that kind of life. Under no circumstance should you become a slave to any other behaviour apart from what you have prescribed to yourself? 

Interestingly, some Princes have decided to abandon the noble behaviour and engage in pleasures that do not bring respect and honour to their King. Heirs have rejected their position and have allowed the flimsy passing pleasure to cloud their judgment. They prefer to engage in these illegal pleasures for a few seconds and lose the eternal pleasure that comes with their position as the Heir of the kingdom. 

Men in white have changed the colour of their garments to red just because of fleeting lust.  Young men with no responsibility have arrogated to themselves the position of power. Power to undress themselves and others. They show their nakedness with no shame to the public. Respect for has eluded them and are behaving like madmen. They care less about whom they show their nakedness to and they equally do not care where and when they do that. Strangely, men who suppose to command respect and are in the echelons of power have condescended to low-level life with no shame. 

These men lift “holy hands” on the day of the Lord to worship and adore Him but these same hands turn to become instruments to undress the daughters of Eve on the same day as well as on other days. The 60-year-old man does not care about the 20-year-old lady. He is ready to undress himself and this young lady just because she requested to do national service in his department/unit/company/business. You are ready to sacrifice your sanctity, marriage, and honour on the altar of promotion. Because of the alphabet (A), you are prepared to do everything for just a letter as a student.

Women in their wedding gowns have abandoned their wedding to chase after the vagabond. You are prepared to do everything for a position. There is no respect for yourself anymore. Your body has become the object of illegal pleasure for all who care to ask. You have thrown respect to the dogs and have decided to wear the garments of illegal pleasure. There is nothing like a private part because all have become public. But you speak in tongues in church every Sunday. A simple question, can you be chaste for just three months without any illegal pleasure? Can you honour your King at least for once? Can you decide to stop letting many men see your private parts? Illegal pleasure will destroy your life.

A male lecturer who is supposed to be a guide to young ladies is now a predator to them. You use your position to demand sex anytime. As a church leader, you disrespected your position when you decided to have sex with ladies. As a chorister, you have become addicted to sex but still, sing like Lucifer. As a prayer warrior, you use your spirituality to bulldoze your way for sex with young ladies in the church. As a pastor, you use your position to engage in illegal pleasures. 

This is a warning to all who are involved in illegal pleasures. These pleasures are always very short, sometimes less than 5 minutes but the consequences are huge. You can always keep your zip closed and you can as well always keep your panties on. You can decide to only enjoy legal pleasures. May God help us all. 

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The Pain of Losing a Son: How did God Feel?

The loss of a child is not a nice experience. I am just thinking about how God felt when He saw Jesus on the cross. When He had to take off His eye because of the sins Jesus was carrying and His eventual death. I believe that day was a very bad day for God and that is why He cannot reject anyone who looks to the cross for salvation. I want to believe that when God remembers the death of His son, He cannot say no to anyone who requests the name of His Son. It was such a painful death and a dreadful experience for God.

I do not wish anyone to lose a child to get any experience. But definitely, some people have experienced that before and they can tell their own painful stories. It is a story you wish to tell every year and naturally, we tend to forget such experiences. How do you suppose God would feel every year when we celebrate the death of His dear Son on the cross? When God remembers how His Son died and how He could not look at His own Son because of what He was carrying on the cross.

Those of us who are parents can imagine our children going through something that we can not look at them because of what they are going through. There was a thirty-three (33) year old man who was killed for no wrong done. Imagine people still insulting Him on the cross, and people even rejecting and denying Him now. Even though His death was foretold, it was not palatable. He had a choice. Jesus could have decided not to die that particular way or not to die at all. He took that decision to die and it was a good decision for mankind.

The world wants to talk about Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King, yes they were great men in their own right, but Jesus is the only one who was killed and His death brought redemption to all mankind. God felt pain but men were delivered through Jesus’ death and this brought joy to God. So we celebrate His Son’s death and it is not just remembering Jesus’ death but the transformation and change that death has brought to all men.

We celebrate Easter every year and it is all joy and happiness. This is because the death of Jesus has brought freedom from sin, sickness, poverty, and the prison of satan. By accepting Jesus, we move from death to life, we move from darkness into light, and we change the course of our life for a better place. You are better off accepting this man Jesus into your life. I am not asking you to join a religion, no, I want you to experience the resurrected Jesus. Just try Him for a month, if nothing changes, you can go back to your normal life. Can we bet on this?

And those of you who make it look like you have this man Jesus with you all the time but we cannot see any change in your life. When Jesus enters your life and there is no change for the better, then He did not stay or you kicked Him out of your life because He was too cool for you. You wanted something hotter that can make you shout in pleasure now and pain in the future. You have a choice. Your inability to control your body now will destroy your future. May God help us.

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I am Human and I Change Not but …

You have been presenting yourself as someone who doesn’t need any help. You make it look like you are okay. When in public you assume the position of “I am in charge, and I am in control”. You are seen as an accomplished man or woman. It is like you do not need any help. 

But you and I know your real state when you are alone. When you are on your bed, and no one is around, you begin to reflect on life. Why the facade? Your penchant for money has taken you to places. You have done things that only you and God knows. You are praised by the public and the church. You are the only one who knows the source of your wealth. I am not doubting you, but I just want you to be frank with yourself. 

You have become addicted to pornography. A week does not go by without a peep into the naked world. You are drowning in the sea of porno. But you are covering it with active service in the church of God. You have the angelic voice to praise God in church, you have the voice to be called the prayer Papa, and you are praised and adored as a committed child of God. But when the day is over and you are about to sleep and you begin to reflect on your life, you see how deceptive you have become. There is no need to hide, for how long are you going to hide. Pornography will destroy your life

As a single Christian, you have a sex life. Where did you get the sex life from? You have slept with your boyfriend several times and do not feel any conviction to stop. You have become a sex addict. You are unable to stay a week without sex. You treat sex like you treat hunger. You have made it your project to have sex with all the beautiful girls in the church. You brag about it with no shame. You have decided to floor any powerful prayer warrior in the church. You pretend to be spiritual to get close to the spiritual guys. Your main aim is to commit fornication with them and brag about it. Sex means nothing to you but pleasure and makes people miserable. But at the end of the day, you feel used and dirty.

You have said in your heart that you will never commit fornication or adultery. So, you have not had any physically intimate relationship with the opposite sex. This is good. But what you do on social media is more than fornication and adultery. Your chats are more dangerous than a missile. Under the cloak of social media, you are doing things that are equivalent to fornication. You are having phone sex and WhatsApp sex. You can describe your body contours to the opposite without hesitation. Can we read your chats freely and check out your YouTube videos? Or you have been doing these incognito. 

Speaking the truth is like taking very bitter medicine. You are quick to tell a lie and make it look like the perfect truth. We have no idea about what you are saying but we trust you. Meanwhile, you have been lying all through. You lie in church, in school, in the market, everywhere. It has become part of your regular life. All liars will have their part in the lake.

We are immune to holiness. We do not want to hear anything about morality. Interestingly, we cry when thieves steal from us, we are unhappy when we are deceived by others, and we are ready to kill when someone has sex with our underage child. A husband that cheats does not want the wife to cheat too. A thief wants to protect his possessions. You claim we are all not perfect but expect perfection from the other person. You do not want the politician to be corrupt, but you are requesting sex before you grade that student. 

If the world can become a good place to live, then there should be some element of morality we all subscribe to. We are born sinners, but we can become good through one man called Jesus. Yes, Jesus is the only source of hope. Consider Jesus.

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His Death and His Name

I was watching the Passion of the Christ and I got some revelation out of it. Jesus’ death on the cross was not a joke. He suffered on the cross for mankind. I believe no one can go through this pain for nothing. Jesus knew that His death on the cross was the game-changer. Yes and I believe it is the game-changer for all who accept Him into their lives.

The devil makes us forget the benefits of His death to keep us in bondage. Satan is aware of the benefits that belong to Christians when they get to know what is for them. When your father rejects you because you are carrying the sins of the world, that is a serious thing. When Jesus said, “It is accomplished”, He knew what He was saying.

Therefore, I believe that no one would ever be rejected if that person comes to Jesus. The Bible says whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Jesus cannot allow His death on the cross to go to waste. He will accept anyone who comes to Him. Salvation from sin was part of the deal on the cross of Calvary.

God approved the name of Jesus and made it a name that is above every other name for a purpose. There are several names in the world. Some of these names bring fear and panic. Some of these names have already caused havoc in families. When these names are mentioned, men and women of honour bow.

Recently, there has been a name called COVID-19 and this has caused so much panic and pain in the lives of individuals and families. Governments have succumbed to this name and this name has destroyed economies. But there is a name that COVID-19 fears and dread. When the name of Jesus is mentioned, COVID-19 does not have a chance.

God knew that a time is coming when some names would come into this world to cause fear and panic. Therefore, God gave us the name of Jesus. When we pray in the name of Jesus, tell me who has the power to oppose, in the name of mighty Jesus, we have the victory. When the name of Jesus is mentioned anywhere and anytime, these supposed powerful names bow. They do not have a choice.

All these benefits from the name of Jesus came about because of His death on the cross. If we fail to use the name of Jesus, we are making His death on the cross of no effect. The benefits from His death on the cross must be used and enforced. We, as ambassadors of God, must represent Him fully by using His name to the fullest. He has given us the power of attorney to use His name. When I mention the name of Jesus, sicknesses flee, irrespective of the name of that sickness.

Interestingly, the name of Jesus can resurrect dead cells and replace body parts. There is so much power in the name that I wish Christians would be aware of this and begin to use this name to deal with all the other inferior names that are making too much noise in the world. Those who do know their God shall be strong and do exploits.

I believe that Christians who know the power in the name of Jesus are very bold and confident about dealing with any circumstance. They do not care about the extent of the situation, they know that when they mention the name of Jesus, things would change. When we have this knowledge, it should generate great faith to deal with every situation.

These are just my thoughts about Jesus’ death and the power in His name. This name Jesus is more powerful than any disease, poverty, or affliction. Just use and have faith in this name and nothing shall overcome you. If you have not given your life to Jesus, consider Him and accept Him into your life and then begin to enjoy the benefits that come with the name. God bless you.

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When Circumstances are Opposite Your Confession

We are faced with several challenges in this thing called life. Sometimes, we go through disappointments, we get into certain unfavourable situations, but God expects us to maintain a faith confession. Problems and life’s challenges come to both the Christian and the unbeliever. This is life and we are not exempted from them just because we are Christians.

The good thing is that we have hope. There is hope for the believer and we need to be hopeful all the time. We cannot drown in sadness and fear as we go through life’s challenges. Nothing is important than our attitude when we are facing these challenges, disappointments, and failures. Our attitude should be that of a positive expectation. The expectation that this is not here to stay, it shall definitely pass.

We are born champions but that does not mean that we will not go through problems. When you know you are a champion going through a temporary situation, your attitude should be like someone fighting from the point of victory. We need not walk around with displaced faces making everyone know what we are going through.

Maybe your promotion has delayed and you are even not sure of its success, God is still on the throne. Did you just receive a negative diagnosis, God is still the Healer. Have been jobless for so long, God can still transform your life and give you the job that you desire. Maybe, your husband or your wife just left you, and you are confused about the next step, God can still mend the brokenhearted. Maybe your fiancé or fiancee left you, God can still give you another love of your life. There is nothing God cannot do.

In the immediate, it may be difficult, but we need to cheer up and rise up. Our Father is still on the throne helping His children in every situation.

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Stop the Classification of Sin

We have managed to classify sin into various categories for various reasons. This makes us somewhat feel better when comparing ourselves with the other person. The liar thinks that the fornicator is the greatest sinner. Fornicators think that the LGBTQ+ group are the greatest sinners. The one who is maltreating the partner thinks the divorced is the greatest sinner and the divorced thinks that the remarried is the greatest sinner. The petty thief thinks that the armed robber is the greatest sinner. 

When we compare our sins with others, it makes us feel better and assume that our sin is not grievous. This make us feel good in our sins. Why should you even compare? The Bible says that those who compare themselves with others are not wise. This is because you will always be better than someone but it does not mean that you are good. Christians have become judges in their own eyes. We acquit and discharge based on our myopic assessment. We also condemn based on our own assessment and not what is written in the Bible.

For us to feel good, we easily condemn others and assume that we will never get act that way. We make it difficult for the guilty to change and come back to Christ. We make it almost impossible for the sinner to accept the grace of God. We are all servants working for one Master.  The best we can do is to help the other servants who are struggling to serve the Master. We have no business condemning our fellow servants.

Again, we are all children trying to please our Father. You do not turn to criticise and condemn your brother or sister because he/she displeased the Father. We help each other to achieve the ultimate goal of pleasing our Father. When we become obsessed with other people’s life more than our own, we see ourselves as the most holy and others as the most vile. All sinners shall have their part in … But the love of the Father is so enormous, His grace is still available, His mercies are never failing, let us enjoy the love, grace and mercy of our Father and extend same to all children and servants of the Father. God bless you.

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Choose the Faith Side

We always have a choice as to the kind of path we want to take in this life. There are two main sides when we face life challenges. The faith side and the fear side.

What is the fear side? The fear side looks like the real deal, the truth and the fact. The fear side makes you feel like you are being human. 

When I do not have money, the fear side will say I am broke. That may the truth and the fact. The fear side is always against the word of God. 

The Bible says let the poor says I am rich. Yes, the fact is you do not have money but you say the opposite of it because you know that you get whatever you say. We say negative things and we are surprised when bad things happen to us. 

I choose the faith side. I choose to say I am rich when nothing shows. I choose to say I am strong when there is no evidence to that effect. I always choose the God side. God does not say anything negative. I choose faith and I am on the side of God. 

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When Faith is Sometimes Meaningless

Faith

Faith is the belief in a higher source of power to change the current state of things in our lives. This sometimes does not seem rational to human reasoning. Why do you expect a change in your health when the expert has given you a diagnosis based on scientific evidence? Faith is sometimes foolishness and it does not seem normal to the human mind. 

But I believe that we all have faith one way or the other. This is because we do not ask for the driver’s licence when we are boarding a public transport. We believe that the driver is a certified one and do not ask for any evidence to that effect. We have faith the pilot has been properly trained and has been given the certificate to fly planes. We do not ask for the certificate of the pilot before we embark. We do not ask for the carpenter who built the chair before we sit on it. We trust the restaurant to prepare the food in a hygienic environment. We believe that the active ingredients in the drug as stated on the box is actually there in the drug. So we have some form of faith to live on this earth.

Can we also have faith for divine healing when we receive a damning diagnosis? Can we have faith for prompt payment of all our bills? Can we have faith to pass that examination even though we could not answer the questions as expected? Can we have faith to receive a child when we do not have a womb? Can we have faith to father a child when our sperm count is below the required? These examples may seem daunting but they are possible. We can have faith to receive whatever we want in life. It may not be on our terms and according to our timing but I believe it is possible because there is a God in heaven who can do all things. 

I believe that everything is possible to him that believes. If we can believe, then it can be possible. Our faith may be abnormal. Our faith may be crazy. Our faith may be meaningless. But we have acted in faith in certain situations in our lives before and we can always activate that kind of faith to receive anything in this life. 

God is looking to those who can have faith in Him. If we believe that God exists and He has all power and might as we sing in our songs, then we must trust in His ability to provide all our needs. He is our father. Fathers provide for their children. Fathers protect their children. Fathers care for their families. Fathers will do everything possible to ensure that their sick child get the needed help. This is why I do not believe in a father who would intentionally put diseases on his children to teach them a lesson. What kind of father is that? A father who would intentionally make his children go hungry to punish them cannot be called a good father. Fathers want to see their children to progress in life. Fathers want their children to be in good health. Fathers are happy when they see their children achieving great heights in life.

If God is your father, then He is a good father. We need to have faith in our father. He is interested in our welfare and will do everything possible to help us get to our destinations. Let us remember that faith in our father in heaven will be rewarded. He is a faithful father who never disappoints. He always has our best interests at heart. He is again a good father.

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Judge Not

We are admonished by God through His word never to judge anyone. Passing judgement presupposes that we are already perfect and seeking perfection from the other person. But we are all in the process of attaining perfection. We are not perfect yet. That is why we are to leave judgement to God because He is the only perfect one. None of us can compare with the perfection of God. This is the reason why we must always pursue the mercy of God and also have mercy on others.

Sometimes we are quick to judge people without listening to their version of the story. We compare the sins we have committed with the sins of other people and grade ourselves better than the other person. But in the sight of God, we are all sinners who need forgiveness from the Father. We have no business judging others when we are in the same or similar situation. Why do we think we are better than the other person? It is the proud who thinks he/she is better than others.

When we have not been through the experiences of others, we have to be very careful about passing judgement and drawing conclusions. It is not our duty to judge but to pray for the other person. We have been in certain situations where we were quick to pass judgement and condemn. We make it look like if we were in similar situation, we may act differently and in a better way. But the truth is that we may never be in that situation for us to even act our written script. The easiest thing to do is to pass judgement when we have never being in such situations before.

We have to learn to show love rather than condemn and judge quickly. It is not in our place to judge anyone. We want to leave judgement to God alone. He knows the ins and outs of all humans and knows the intent of every heart. We must learn to show love and compassion. This is what it is expected of us. We have been forgiven so much, we must also forgive and show compassion to others. God is the only one who can judge anyone.

We have not been merciful. We have not shown compassion and love. We have been quick to justify ourselves, but quick to condemn and judge the other person. We need God to have mercy on us. We should seek for the mercy of God and refrain from judging people. God is the only judge and we shall all stand before the judgement seat of God. When everyone of us shall stand before the judgement seat of God, we have no business judging people.

The Bible says in Matthew 5:7 (AMPC) Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous—with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favour and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy! It is only those who show mercy, who would be shown mercy.