Of God and Mankind

Matthew 13:44-45 “The kingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself]. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.” Dear people of God, it does appear today’s topic and the Holy Bible passages are contradictory but they are not. What the Lord Jesus Christ is talking about is the value one should place on Heaven above everything else in this world. Jesus is talking about doing all you can within God’s grace to ensure you enter heaven because there is a great and terrible cost for anyone who would miss heaven at the end of his or her stay here on earth. Not every person reading this message would take it serious and I can assure you that every person who has died in th...

Mark 6:5-6 (AMPC) “ And Jesus could not do a miracle there at all [because of their unbelief] except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 He wondered at their unbelief. A nd He was going around in the villages teaching.” Dear people of God, there is a race by different nations of the world to produce a so-called vaccine for the coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic with a view to stemming the tide of the ailment. Recently, I had cause to tell someone in writing that the coronavirus or whatever ailment by whatever name cannot have any effect on me because I am a child of God and Jesus Christ has taken my infirmities and borne my sicknesses and diseases. The fellow, a self-professed atheist, responded by saying that I should come off my high horse with my statement and he went on to ask if other Christians who had died from covid-19 were not children of God. I did not bother responding to him because he is not a Christian and I had clearly quoted the Scr...

Ephesians 4:22-25; 28-29 (AMPC) “ Wives, be subject (be submissive and adapt yourselves) to your own husbands as [a service] to the Lord. 23  For the husband is HEAD of the wife as Christ is the Head of the Church, Himself the Savior of [His] body. 24  As the Church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in EVERYTHING to their husbands. 25  Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her, 28  Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. 29  For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the Church,” Dear people of God, many marriages are in trouble today because of disobedience of the couple to this simple injunction from God to Christians. The reason I was inspired to write this message is because of a pathetic statement I heard over the radio yesterday from a br...

Baptist Pastor Edward Mote in 1834 wrote the Hymn “My Hope is built on Nothing Less” in which the under listed is the chorus: On Christ the Solid Rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand All other ground is sinking sand How true these words are of the person who puts his or her trust in the Solid Rock Jesus Christ my God and Saviour. Putting your trust in anyone or anything else other than the Holy Trinity One God (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) is simply standing on sinking sand that would end up killing the person. Dear friend, anyone living a life of disobedience to God’s commands in the Holy Bible is standing on a sinking sand. Anyone who rejects the Gospel Message of Repentance, Salvation and Eternal Life found only in Christ Jesus is standing on a sinking sand. Whenever you encounter any problem in life, Jesus Christ is the Person you should run to because He alone has the power to save you. This message is most urgent especially in t...

Isaiah 7:14 (AMPC) “ Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the young woman who is unmarried  and a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel [God with us]. [Isa. 9:6; Jer. 31:22; Mic. 5:3-5; Matt. 1:22, 23.]” Matthew 1:20-23 (AMPC) “ But as he was thinking this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [as] your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of (from, out of) the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].   22 All this took place that it might be fulfilled which the Lord had spoken through the prophet, 23 Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall ca...

1 Chronicles 12:32 “And of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do ” Dear people of God, there are many people, Christians inclusive who are of the view that the current scourge of covid-19 would come and go as we have had in times past. What these people fail to realize is that never in the history of mankind has a pandemic of this nature occurred that has affected all parts of the world. One could argue that air travel, which is a recent development in the 20th century is what has accounted for the fast spread of covid-19 but it is also pertinent to note that air travel has been with us for over a century as well. No doubt there have been many conspiracy theories around what is going on but one thing is certain, which is that the devil and his agents are the ones behind this just like every other disease mankind has ever known. Let me make it clear that all sicknesses and diseases are caused directly and indirectly by the devil and h...

James 1:12 – 15  “ Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial  and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test  and been approved, he will receive [the victor's] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him.   13  Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one.   14  But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed  and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions).   15  Then the evil desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully matured, brings forth death. ”   Dear people of God, I urge you to read the above lines of Scripture once again to help you understand the import of today’s message because of ignorance, misgivings and misconceptions some have about rape.   Rape is a heinous crime someone commits against another person or pers...