Revealing His Truth

A thief is someone who steals; in other words, a person who takes what does not rightfully belongs to him or her. These days several means are adopted to steal, while some device tricks and deceits as familiar among pickpockets, internet fraudsters and the one termed 419; others will engage the use of force to get what does not belong to them. The activities of armed robbers visiting places or on the highway will properly describe this. One undisputable fact about thieves anywhere on planet earth and perhaps beyond is that they are so detested. A thief is a criminal and this treated and punished as such. You will be fast to remember the capital punishment melted on the two thieves ('male factors' as used in the Bible) that were punished with sinless Jesus. They were crucified to death. "And one of the male factors (thieves) which were hanged with him[Jesus] railed on him...but the other answering rebuked him..." (Luke 23:39-43). You see, there is hope for a thief, b...

The first thief ever is the devil, that old serpent. He came to Eve in Garden of Eden to steal her mind when she was carried away by her lust and enticed; he came to kill her conscience such that she underestimated her God and His law; he came to practically destroy her relationship and that of Mankind with God. What a thief, a murder and a devourer. No wonder we see in John 10:10, "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Also, in 1Peter 5:8, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour". Don't be his victim. Just the same way the devil carried out his devilish and deceptive antics on the first woman and by far the first family of the human race, so does he today. He is neither omnipresent nor omnipotent, but he has developed agents assigned everywhere in the world to undertake ...

One thing I have always desired and prayed for, is to live every second and minute of my life in the consciousness of the ability and power of He who is in me, "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world" (1John 4:4). The devil is never tired of making believers to underestimate the ability and power of God who lives in them. He adopts his devices to distract the believer from the fact that God dwells in them; he thrown up atmospheres of fear to repress the believer's faith and confidence in God. Dear friend, let me raise some points here, which I know will help you understand where you stand as God's redeemed. First, "Ye are of God...". God owns you and will never leave you to suffer destruction and torments from the devil. Just like every property owner will guard his/her property jealousy against damage, so will God do to His property which you are as a redeemed saint. Seco...

Crucial points, especially where decision must be made are CROSSROADS. Many times in our lives we are faced with circumstances in which silence won't do. All that would be needed at such point is to make a decision and that very fast to remedy something or prevent a catastrophe. A case in point is that of the biblical Israelite in their course of journeying out of Egypt. It was a pressing situation that breeds fear; before them was an unchallengeable Red sea and behind them was a ferocious pursue of an organized slave masters under Pharaoh's leadership. You should be quick to remember, the Israelite remained at a point of either submitting and returning to the unpalatable painful experiences under their former Egyptian task master or descend into a welcoming destruction presented to them by the raging Red sea (An account recorded in Exodus13,14)     A central question being agitated when in a crossroad situation is that of decision. The children of Israel were faced wit...

NO CONDEMNATION! Roman 8:1 is just good to start with, it reads "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit". You know what? Several believers still get hunted by their past, this should not be. Being hunted by your past should not be an experience of those who are genuine children of God, who are washed in Christ's precious blood and led by His Spirit. Condemnation in the context of Roman 1:8 (earlier quoted) is a condition of remaining in a strong and pounding state of guilt after repentance and divine pardon. It could also be, personally, however a state of self-unforgiveness and  unconvertible urge after divine pardon.  I mentioned divine pardon, this need not be questioned, we find it basis in scriptures; "He that covereth is sin shall both prosper: but whoso confesseth and forseketh them shall have mercy...for I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their i...

When we are confronted with situations that compel us to do the ideal against the voice and pressure of realities, you hear such statements as, "it is easier said than done". Many times, we tend to live our lives in response to the voice of realities with little or no consideration for the repercussions, consequences and in fact the mind of the supreme law giver (God). Something that concerns my mind mostly is how we could be so 'ignorant' of God's mind and will in the midst of a circled world predominated with divine teachings, messages, writings and sermons by such acclaimed called fellows of God around us. If I am correct, Africa, for instance, and Nigeria particularly has been pointed as the most religious enclave in the world, yet it appears, descriptively a Sodom of this age. The pain remains, as much as the Gospel is preached, very little are given to adhering and living in accordance to it; we hear a lot but fail to do them. Let's benefit from James e...

A young girl got a quite fashionable ready-made wear from a boutique with all she had made from her merger savings. Sad enough, on getting home, she discovered that a particular part of the dress was loosed, disfiguring the fitness of it on her. She ran quickly to the location where she bought the cloth, amazingly, she was told that the boutique was a mobile store. Her desperate mind to change the dress pushed her to trace the boutique's next selling point, on getting their, she demanded a change for the dress item, the sellers refused, they claim to operate a no return policy on purchased dresses. She retired home unhappy and discouraged. While her mum returned from work, she discovered her daughter's rather reserved continuance, mum asked, "what's the problem with you?...you look unusually quiet and reserved". She shared her ordeal with mum in tears. Mum told her not to worry at all and that all the dress needs was an amendment which will be fixed by the tailor ...