Of God and Mankind

John 14:6 (AMPC)  “ Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.” Dear people of God, I have experienced life as a self-professed Christian when I had little or no relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ. By God’s Grace, I am currently experiencing life as a Christian having a genuine relationship with God through my Lord Jesus Christ. The difference is glaring and I have come to the full knowledge of the fact that no human being in this world can SUCCESSFULLY live outside of Jesus Christ. The reason why majority of non-Christians do not see this glaring fact of life is because many who profess Christianity today are living a life far below God’s expected standards as contained in the Holy Bible. A number of today’s Christians manifest fear, worry, anxiety and unbelief. They hardly know their rights as Christians. Some also  live a double life of sin in disobedience to God’s commandments. They claim ...

  Psalm 119:133-134 (AMPC)  “Establish my steps  and direct them by [means of] Your Word; let not any iniquity have dominion over me.   134 Deliver me from the oppression of man; so will I keep Your precepts [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them].” [Luke 1:74.]   Dear people of God, it is simply not possible to live a successful life in this world outside of God’s Word in the Holy Bible.   Someone may claim at this point that there are many non-Christians who are doing well in life. The phrase “doing well” is relative because what determines who is doing well is the individual having the personal experience and not the casual or intentional observer.   God’s Word tells us in Galatians 5:22-24, “ But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,   23 Gentleness (meekness, humili...

 Philippians 2:9-11 (AMPC) “Therefore [because He stooped so low] God has highly exalted Him (Jesus) and has freely bestowed on Him the Name that is above every name,   10 That in (at) the Name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,   11 And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess  and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.   Dear people of God, we sometimes underestimate the power in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.   Verse 10 of Philippians Chapter 2 makes it clear that at the mention of the Name of Jesus, every knee MUST bow in heaven, on earth and under the earth.   This fact is not negotiable. It means it must always happen whenever it is called into action.   There is no demon in this world or anywhere else that can withstand the power in the Name of Jesus, not even satan the prince of darkness himself.   Unfortunately, satan capitalizes on the ign...

Malachi 1:13b (AMPC) “ And you have brought that which was taken by violence, or the lame or the sick; this you bring as an offering! Shall I accept this from your hand? says the Lord. [Lev. 1:3; Deut. 15:21.]”   Dear friends, the Word of God in the Holy Bible is complete. It addresses all issues of life just like today’s lead text reveals.   It refers to the kind of offerings people give to God through the church and it shows clearly that God does not accept all offerings.   in August 2019, I read a report in one of the national dailies of a pastor who was approached by 2 young men to pray for them to be successful in business and they wanted to offer the pastor N2million.   When the pastor asked what kind of business they were doing, they just told him they were doing a business deal and that when it was successful they would give the pastor more money and also buy him a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).   When the pastor prayed in his spirit, the Spirit of God in...

Psalm 18:1-2 (AMPC) “ I LOVE You fervently  and devotedly, O Lord, my Strength.   2  The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my keen  and firm Strength in Whom I will trust  and take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower.”    Dear people of God, one of the day in 2019 as I was beginning my 12 noon prayer, I felt such great joy within me as I thought of how God’s Word can NEVER fail.   It is amazing how many of us miss God’s best simply because we either ignore His Word or we treat it with levity.   God’s Words in the Holy Bible are Spirit and Life, and anyone who finds it has found life. This is because God’s Word carries anointing and He connects with us by His Spirit to our spirit through His Word.   You must deliberately fall in love with God’s Word to understand how G reat God is ,  how Mighty He is and How Majestic He is.   You must learn to meditate on God’s Word to connect wit...

Psalm 127:3 (AMPC)  “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. [Deut. 28:4.]” Dear people of God, an online dictionary has one definition of the word HERITAGE as a special or individual possession; an allotted portion.   So when God’s Word says children are a heritage from the Lord, it means there are a special possession or an allotted portion from God to their parents.   As the Word of God tells us in Romans 14:12, every human being will account to God for all that we do from the time we were born until when we depart from this world.   The Bible tells us in James 1:17 (NKJV), “ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”   Since we are going to give account to God for everything, this includes talents and gifts God has given us.   Since children are a gift from God to parents, therefore all parents MUST also...

  Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (AMPC)  “All has been heard; the end of the matter is: Fear God [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is] and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man [the full, original purpose of his creation, the object of God's providence, the root of character, the foundation of all happiness, the adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions under the sun] and the whole [duty] for every man.   14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good or evil. [Matt. 12:36; Acts 17:30, 31; Rom. 2:16;        1 Cor. 4:5.]”   Dear people of God, at times, we have some ignorant Christians who speak of the superiority of their church denomination over others.   There are also some pastors with dishonourable motives who set up a church denomination not with intention to preach the true gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ but with intention to defraud th...