THE FOOLISHNESS OF WICKEDNESS

A colleague of mine told me a very sad and shocking story that happened over this past weekend. Within the Nigerian public transportation system, there are mini buses and tricycles. A bus driver who is also a Pastor had closed for the day and was on his way home when he got to a bus stop and saw some of his neighbours who were stranded due to lack of transportation.

As he called out to his neighbours to join him for them to go home together, other stranded passengers rushed into the bus. The driver had no intention of collecting money from the passengers since he had closed for the day.

That singular act of kindness from the driver angered the tricycle operators in the area who said the bus driver was spoiling business for them. The tricycle operators then descended on the bus driver and beat him to a point of near death. One of them who had a shop then rushed to get fuel (petrol) he had bought for his electric power generator and poured on the driver and attempted to set him ablaze - all because of an act of kindness from the driver.

It was then the crowd around challenged the tricycle operators asking if the driver had stolen anything. When the tricycle operators saw the people's reaction, they then retreated and some sympathisers who knew the driver came around to carry him to the hospital where he was treated for his injuries and is still recuperating.

Over the same weekend, in a college of Agriculture in Gubja in the North Eastern State of Yobe in Nigeria, a group of men opened fire on sleeping students in their hostel and killed about 40 of the students. Of course, their reason is in the name of religion and they have said they would not stop until the country is fully islamised.

In different parts of the world almost on a daily basis, we hear of one or more acts of man's inhumanity to man. Such is the wickedness that has grown in the hearts of men towards their fellow humans.

The word of God tells us in Jeremiah 17:9, The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Sacred scripture also tells us in 2 Timothy 3:1-5: "Remember that there will be difficult times in the last days. People will be selfish, greedy, boastful and conceited; they will be insulting, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful and irreligious; they will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent and fierce; they will hate the good; they will be treacherous, reckless and swollen with pride;

they will love pleasure rather than God; they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power. Keep away from such people."

In today's world, a careful observer would discover that these are indeed the last days as the level of wickedness has grown to a terrible level as the Word of God predicted long ago and we know that God's word is true forever (Isaiah 40:8).

Dear friend, as you read this message, I want to let you know that every act of sin and wickedness serves the purpose of satan or lucifer or devil as he is severally known. Sin entered the world when satan deceived Adam and Eve at the beginning and they both lost the glory of God Almighty in them (Genesis 3).

Satan was thrown out of heaven when he became proud and foolishly believed he could overthrow his creator, God the Father Almighty. Along with a third of the heavenly hosts who have now become his demons causing confusion in the world, satan was thrown to the earth where he still believes he is the ruler.

While he awaits his punishment in hell fire on judgement day, satan deceives and continues to deceive gullible people into doing his bidding on earth to sin against God and when such unfortunate souls perish in death, they end up in hell fire where the same satan now tortures them rather than give them the fake promise of his kingdom he told them while they were alive on earth.

Such is the wickedness of satan and Christians need to expose him to ignorant people all over the world so such people can repent of their evil ways and turn to Jesus Christ in sincerity of heart, accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and ask the Holy Spirit of God to guide them to eternal life.

On the other hand, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who loves mankind and even came to die for our sins to reconcile mankind to God from Adam's sin continues to appeal to everyone on earth to turn away from satan and evil and turn to Him (Jesus Christ) as the ONLY assurance of spending eternity with Him in God's kingdom in heaven. Apart from Jesus Christ, there is no other way and that is the simple truth.

Anyone, including satan himself who tells you anything contrary to the statement in the preceding paragraph about Jesus Christ is simply deceiving you. Millions of souls are currently suffering in hell fire FOREVER and millions continue to die every single day to perish FOREVER in hell fire because they did not give heed to the message of Christ Jesus to repent of sin, evil and unrighteousness and turn to Jesus Christ in sincerity of heart.

Unfortunately, there are many who are being deceived directly by satan to work for him here on earth and they will end in the eternal torment of hell fire once they die as those before them are currently suffering. There are others who ignorantly are also working for satan and unless they repent will also die in wrong doing and end up in hell fire forever as those who died before them are currently suffering.

Having known this, dear friend, What is the use of allowing yourself to be deceived by satan when the end is eternal torment by the same satan in hell fire? Can you just sit down and reason this out - you spend a few years of sinful pleasure here and then end up in eternal suffering and torment in hell fire where there will never be rest from the torment? Does this make sense to you?

Is the promise of Jesus Christ, the Lord and Saviour of mankind too difficult to accept by your enduring little difficulties and obeying His commandments? In these last days and because of His continuous love for mankind and because He knows where every soul will end depending on their lifestyle here on earth, our Lord Jesus has taken several people, men and women to show them the reality of hell and heaven with a warning to mankind to repent of evil and avoid hell fire; to rather obey His commandments and spend eternity in heaven with Him, Jesus Christ.

You can only hide from men but no human on this earth can hide from God because God sees and knows everything and He will judge everyone according to how such person lived here on earth. As we are told in Sacred Scripture in Romans 14:10b-12, "All of us will stand before God to be judged by Him. For the scripture says, "As surely as I am the living God, says the Lord, everyone will kneel before me, and everyone will confess that I am God." Every one of us, then, will have to give an account of himself to God."

So there is no hiding place for us. The only time to repent is NOW, not tomorrow or later but NOW, as tomorrow or later would be too late. I plead with you once again, dear friend, not to harden your heart as you read this message, but to believe it, repent of sins and accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour of your life and from henceforth ask Jesus to send His Holy Spirit to you to enable you live a righteous live here on earth. That is the ONLY way to gain salvation for your soul for eternity.

Hell is real and heaven is real. Do not allow satan to deceive you here on earth as the end is destruction, eternal pain, torment and suffering in hell if you die before repenting and accepting Jesus. And you cannot procrastinate to put it off to another day as you do not know the day you will die and leave this world.

satan has no power over anyone unless you wilfully choose to allow him do so. In the blood of Jesus and the power of Jesus' Holy and mighty name, satan and his demons would flee because they cannot withstand the power of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.

Though the list is not exhaustive because satan has many tricks and deceitful acts he continues to perpetrate daily, I will list a number of evil, sinful and unrighteous acts that so many people are engaged in, serving satan either directly or indirectly and for which they need to repent or else they will forever regret it in hell fire. This is the foolishness of wickedness if you still allow yourself to be deceived even after reading this message.

THOSE WHO SERVE SATAN DIRECTLY IN WICKED ACTS

(1) Witches and wizards, occultists, sorcerers and worshippers of idols and demons. God condemns this in Deuteronomy 12:29-32 and Deuteronomy 13.

(2) Magicians, mediums, soothsayers, etc. God condemns this in Leviticus 19:26b and 19:31.

(3) Those who give their souls to satan for fame, power and money, e.g. many of today's entertainment artistes in music, film acting, etc. 

Jesus has said in Matthew 16:26-27, "Will a person gain anything if he wins the whole world but loses his life? Of course not! There is nothing he can give to regain his life. For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each one according to his deeds."

THOSE WHO IGNORANTLY SERVE SATAN INDIRECTLY IN WICKED ACTS AND NEED TO URGENTLY REPENT AND TURN TO JESUS CHRIST BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

(1) People who commit abortion because they are murderers of a human foetus and God condemns murder in Exodus 20:13.

(2) Murderers.

(3) Liars of any kind.

(4) Suicide bombers who serve their evil god satan and who erroneously think they are serving the Almighty God as Jesus predicted in John 16:1-3.

(5) Greedy people, for greed is a form of idolatry (Colossians 3:5 and Ephesians 5:5)

(6) Law enforcement agents who collect bribes to favour wrong doers or pervert the cause of Justice. It also includes law enforcement agents who extort money from people.

(7) Adulterers and fornicators. This also includes prostitutes, pimps and those engaged in any kind of sexual orgies.

(8) Homosexuals. God has clearly condemned this in Leviticus 18:22, 20:13 and 1 Corinthians 6:9. Even medical science has confirmed that a homosexual cannot donate blood and the highest rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence is derived from homosexual activities.

(9) Rapists and paedophiles.

(10) Those engaged in masturbation.

(11) Those who act in or who watch pornography of any kind.

(12) Those who tattoo their bodies. God condemns this in Leviticus 19:28 while Medical science also disallows such people from blood donation for some time after the tattoo incision for concern about blood infection.

(13) Those who sing worldly music of any kind that does not glorify God, especially erotic music, including those engaged in erotic videos and dances of any kind that does not glorify God.

(14) Those who wear hair attachments, earrings, jewellery, make-up, etc. God's word is against these if you claim to love God and intend to worship Him in spirit and truth. Confirm this in 1 Timothy 2:9-10 and 1 Peter 3:1-3.

(15) Men who wear women's clothing and women who wear men's clothing as God condemns these in Deuteronomy 22:5. Without mincing words, in today's world, a man's clothing is trousers and a woman's clothing is skirt.

(16) People who steal no matter how little and no matter where it is stolen whether at home, in the office, in church, etc.

 This also includes those who embezzle funds of their employers for whatever reason.

(17) Parents who refuse to teach their kids the ways of God as He has commanded in Proverbs 22:6. The challenges in today's world are largely due to the fact that parents are more interested in their kid's material well-being than in their spiritual well-being and the society is today suffering for this grave neglect.

(18) People who gossip and engage in slander and calumny of any kind or who bear false witness against anyone. God hates these things - Leviticus 18:15-16.

(19) People who refuse to forgive others contrary to what God has commanded in Leviticus 18:17-18. Jesus has told the people He showed suffering souls in hell fire that a lot of souls are in hell because of unforgiveness and with a warning to mankind to avoid this wickedness.

(20) People who in the course of their legitimate duties for which they are paid salaries still extort money from anyone to whom they are supposed to provide service.

(21) People who cheat others while doing business with them including those who use dishonest scales, weights and measures. God condemns these in Leviticus 19:35-36. This also includes those who swindle others of their hard earned money in the name of doing business.

(22) Employers who cheat their employees by deliberately refusing to pay their wages on time.

(23) Those who engage in racism and racists acts of any kind. God clearly condemns this in Leviticus 19:33-34 because He created everyone in His image and likeness. This also includes those who are proud and look down on others as lesser human beings. It also includes those who practise segregation of any kind like a caste system in some parts of the world.

(24) Those who love and depend entirely on human beings and are ready to compromise to satisfy these human beings rather than depend on God the Almighty Father who created them. God was warned against such in Jeremiah 17:5-8.

(25) Those who live a double life at Church as saints and later either at their neighbourhoods or offices as sinners. No one can deceive God as He has clearly stated in His Word in Jeremiah 23:23-24.

(26) Those who go to Church dressed half naked whilst claiming to go to worship God. This also includes those who stay away from Church until they get the latest fashion with which to show off to others.

(27) Children who watch demonic cartoons. This also includes those who watch horror or demonic movies and movies with violence of any kind including demonic video games with violence. Satan uses this to demonize or afflict the kids, thus making them rebellious.

(28) Those who are engaged in child trafficking and selling of human beings and human parts for money - ritual killers.

(29) Those engaged in combat sports that hurts others, e.g. wrestling, boxing, martial arts, etc. Jesus has warned that anyone engaged in such should come out of it immediately.

(30) Hard drug dealers, drug addicts, alcoholics and drunkards.

(31) People who prefer work to serving God, even on Sundays when they should worship the God who created them and gave them the job they are doing.

(32) People who prefer to watch television all day without having time to pray, read scriptures and meditate on God's word or even have time for the things of God.

(33) People who don't pay tithes and offerings in Church. God condemns this as robbing Him in Malachi 3:8-10. The work of God, the gospel preached to save souls from hell, suffers when tithes and offerings are not paid and satan is happy when this happens. Know today that no one can cheat God.

(34) People who pray the rosary or so called saints in heaven or bow to images of any kind in name of praying to saints. Those who do this are serving satan indirectly without realizing it and Jesus has warned all not to engage in idolatry (Exodus 20:1-5).

(35) Internet bullies. Even bullies at schools.

(36) Divorcees. God says He hates divorce (Malachi 2:16). Jesus told Linda Ngaujah, the Sierra Leonean lady He showed hell and heaven to tell mankind that no divorcee will see His kingdom. You can see this in part two of Linda’s testimony on the internet once you use Google to search her name.

I have taken time to list all these so everyone can check carefully and see where we are hurting Jesus Christ from sinful and unrighteous acts while making satan happy with his deceit. There are so many other sinful acts humans commit EVERY SINGLE SECOND that makes Jesus weep daily because it does not glorify Him and makes nonsense of Jesus' sacrificial death on the Cross of Calvary for mankind's sins.

At the end of the day, the person who dies engaged in these sinful acts without repenting and turning to Jesus for mercy will end up in eternal torment in hell fire where it is too late to repent. Then satan will still laugh since he will deal with the soul in hell while Jesus will weep for losing such a precious soul.

Dear friend, does any of this make any meaning to you? Do you really love Jesus Christ and even love your own soul created in God's image and likeness? If you do and you mean it sincerely from your heart, then the time to repent is NOW, AS YOU READ, NOT TOMORROW OR LATER WHEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO REPENT IF YOU DIE AND GO TO HELL FIRE.

The world will soon end and Jesus Christ says He is coming NOW to take His believers away IN RAPTURE (ONLY THOSE WHO FAITHFULLY OBEY HIS COMMANDMENTS) just before the Great Tribulation where the anti-christ will cause those remaining on earth to suffer greatly if they refuse to take the mark of the beast.

Jesus Christ is giving you and I who are still alive another opportunity to turn to Him in sorrow for sin and true repentance and accept Him as Lord and Saviour of our Lives. DO NOT MISS THIS OR TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. THIS IS VERY, VERY REAL, DEAR FRIEND.

God bless you as you listen to His voice today, obey Him, take action, renounce satan and accept Jesus Christ into your life as Lord and Saviour in the mighty name of the same Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Gabriel Ama.