JUST A MINUTE PLEASE!
[PHP. 3:10]

ARE YOU TIRED? IT'S NORMAL IN OUR HUMAN STATE, BUT DON'T ALLOW IT TO TAKE THE PLACE OF GOD!

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isa 40: 31)

8. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9. Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10. Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. (2Co 4: 8-10)

*Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours*(Mark 11:24)

I don't think I owe anyone an apology because of my recent dwelling on emotional issues. I do this to encourage myself and anyone in the same tunnel with me, and I am not certain it's a sin to be frank with one's feelings,as long as they're in line with God's Word.

Flashback on our most recent study,I said we often get stuck between God's promises and their fulfillment,clasped and unclasped our hands between our prayers and answers .

There's no doubt that some situations we find ourselves in as Christians, oftentimes leave us forgetting who we are, that Dad told us to ask for anything we want in His Name,and that we should consider it done.

So what's the problem...in most cases,it isn't exactly because of faithlessness,but more of timing...though the answers would definitely come,but they don't come when we(human nature)want them to come. Thus, it's like God is late...YET WE KNOW EXACTLY THAT GOD IS NEVER LATE NOR EARLY...HE COMES WHEN HE WILL,WHEN HE SHOULD, HE COMES AT THE RIGHT TIME.

But we oftentimes give God a deadline, forgetting that,he who gives Big Dad a deadline will always end up at a dead end.
But, vicissitudes of life mostly blind us to the truth we already know. This accounts for why we're always impatient with God...we want to command Him...to tell Him how or when He should respond to us... unfortunately,we missed it altogether, and pour all our frustrations on HIM. If He wasn't a Loving and patient Big Dad, would you dare to imagine what should become of us, for daring Him.

Job cursed the day he was born,while claiming innocence... Jeremiah cursed the man who went to tell his father that his wife has given birth to a son...what wrong did the man do? It's the serpentine spoilt sin nature in us always talking, because the devil wants us to be accusing Big Dad,the same way he did that costed him his exalted position as a covering cherub.
The Scriptures tell us about how to expect from Daddy God,to avoid demonic manipulations, that would want to turn us against God in our hearts;

35. Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
36. For ye have NEED of PATIENCE, that, after ye HAVE DONE THE WILL OF GOD, ye might receive the promise.
37. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. (Heb 10: 35-37)

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1Pe 5: 7)

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you . (1Pe 5: 10)

Yet,we can't deny the wholesome truth that, it's easier said than done... oftentimes,patience can be tasking,very very very tasking...it takes grace,even extra grace. INDEED,THIS IS WHERE DISCIPLINE IN CHRISTIANITY IS PUT TO THE TEST... where the baby Christian and the adult Christian are filtered.


We all have personal desires, collective desires, dreams and plans. Having dreams is fine, wanting to please God is also fine. The problem lies in being so naive in thinking that this path must be traveled alone and without tools, which exhausts us mentally without even taking a step forward.

I told us this before, I want to repeat it again, and like then, I will omit names and exact details,for security purposes.

Almost two decades ago,a dedicatedly faithful Christian worked as a civil servant in govt ministry. By virtue of his position and ranking,he was more than qualified for a car,and started believing God for one. But it never materialised. The money kept on going for things he NEVER planned for...yes,the problems always know when the money is available.

Thus, the man gave up praying or hoping for it,and surrendered the issue to God. The most fortunate part,was that he NEVER allowed it to affect his devotion to God... instead it increased his dedication. Even his PROMOTION in the office was stalled, juniors met him and same level left him behind...but he wasn't moved.

Three years later,his aunt died in the village and he went for the burial and came back to work. Barely a month after he came back, the Minister in charge of their ministry came to work one morning,saw him and asked him to meet him in his office.

Summarily, the Minister told him he doesn't know what's wrong and brought a set of car keys from his drawer,that they're his,and had been with him for the past three years. He said that he forgets each time he came to work, only to remember in the wrong places. Meanwhile,there truly was a brand new car covered with tarpaulin under a tree for the past three years... others had since been given away.

It didn't end there,he was promoted two steps ahead of those who were promoted before him. The man was like ...he is dreaming and took leave to close for the day;

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. (Psa 126: 1)

Later at home, Daddy spoke, and told him,HE kept him from the car,so that it won't become his coffin. HE told him that his late aunt vowed that anyone who buys a car before her own children in the family must die. The LORD said HE gave her every opportunity to repent,but when she wasn't willing HE removed her. END OF STORY!

We have a Father who makes everything possible, even the impossible (Luke 1:37).

All we need do is to allow God take care of the *how*

*How will I achieve this? How will I achieve that, and how will I survive this ordeal* isn't our assignment...not at all*

Our assignment is to TRUST DADDY,AND HOW HE DOES IT BECOMES HIS BUSINESS...not us anymore...we only owe HIM trust,and to do that,we must have an enduring relationship with HIM. Only then can we know peace in a turbulent world.

Not having peace causes endless illnesses, deficiencies and suffering that we could easily remove from our lives. We just have to understand that there is a God who works in favor of those who believe in Him.

His promises are there for all of us who choose to turn over our burdens to Him to see in His Word.(Matthew 11:28).
We must leave our big,bigger and biggest problems,
(all our problems )in His hands, leaving aside the *how will HE do it?*
May He sanctified His Word in our lives,moreso now when the devil has turned the world upsidedown,in Christ Jesus' Name,Amen!

JUST A MINUTE PLEASE!
[PHP. 3:10]

ARE YOU TIRED? IT'S NORMAL IN OUR HUMAN STATE, BUT DON'T ALLOW IT TO TAKE THE PLACE OF GOD!

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isa 40: 31)

8. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9. Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10. Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. (2Co 4: 8-10)

*Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours*(Mark 11:24)

I don't think I owe anyone an apology because of my recent dwelling on emotional issues. I do this to encourage myself and anyone in the same tunnel with me, and I am not certain it's a sin to be frank with one's feelings,as long as they're in line with God's Word.

Flashback on our most recent study,I said we often get stuck between God's promises and their fulfillment,clasped and unclasped our hands between our prayers and answers .

There's no doubt that some situations we find ourselves in as Christians, oftentimes leave us forgetting who we are, that Dad told us to ask for anything we want in His Name,and that we should consider it done.

So what's the problem...in most cases,it isn't exactly because of faithlessness,but more of timing...though the answers would definitely come,but they don't come when we(human nature)want them to come. Thus, it's like God is late...YET WE KNOW EXACTLY THAT GOD IS NEVER LATE NOR EARLY...HE COMES WHEN HE WILL,WHEN HE SHOULD, HE COMES AT THE RIGHT TIME.

But we oftentimes give God a deadline, forgetting that,he who gives Big Dad a deadline will always end up at a dead end.
But, vicissitudes of life mostly blind us to the truth we already know. This accounts for why we're always impatient with God...we want to command Him...to tell Him how or when He should respond to us... unfortunately,we missed it altogether, and pour all our frustrations on HIM. If He wasn't a Loving and patient Big Dad, would you dare to imagine what should become of us, for daring Him.

Job cursed the day he was born,while claiming innocence... Jeremiah cursed the man who went to tell his father that his wife has given birth to a son...what wrong did the man do? It's the serpentine spoilt sin nature in us always talking, because the devil wants us to be accusing Big Dad,the same way he did that costed him his exalted position as a covering cherub.
The Scriptures tell us about how to expect from Daddy God,to avoid demonic manipulations, that would want to turn us against God in our hearts;

35. Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
36. For ye have NEED of PATIENCE, that, after ye HAVE DONE THE WILL OF GOD, ye might receive the promise.
37. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. (Heb 10: 35-37)

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1Pe 5: 7)

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you . (1Pe 5: 10)

Yet,we can't deny the wholesome truth that, it's easier said than done... oftentimes,patience can be tasking,very very very tasking...it takes grace,even extra grace. INDEED,THIS IS WHERE DISCIPLINE IN CHRISTIANITY IS PUT TO THE TEST... where the baby Christian and the adult Christian are filtered.


We all have personal desires, collective desires, dreams and plans. Having dreams is fine, wanting to please God is also fine. The problem lies in being so naive in thinking that this path must be traveled alone and without tools, which exhausts us mentally without even taking a step forward.

I told us this before, I want to repeat it again, and like then, I will omit names and exact details,for security purposes.

Almost two decades ago,a dedicatedly faithful Christian worked as a civil servant in govt ministry. By virtue of his position and ranking,he was more than qualified for a car,and started believing God for one. But it never materialised. The money kept on going for things he NEVER planned for...yes,the problems always know when the money is available.

Thus, the man gave up praying or hoping for it,and surrendered the issue to God. The most fortunate part,was that he NEVER allowed it to affect his devotion to God... instead it increased his dedication. Even his PROMOTION in the office was stalled, juniors met him and same level left him behind...but he wasn't moved.

Three years later,his aunt died in the village and he went for the burial and came back to work. Barely a month after he came back, the Minister in charge of their ministry came to work one morning,saw him and asked him to meet him in his office.

Summarily, the Minister told him he doesn't know what's wrong and brought a set of car keys from his drawer,that they're his,and had been with him for the past three years. He said that he forgets each time he came to work, only to remember in the wrong places. Meanwhile,there truly was a brand new car covered with tarpaulin under a tree for the past three years... others had since been given away.

It didn't end there,he was promoted two steps ahead of those who were promoted before him. The man was like ...he is dreaming and took leave to close for the day;

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. (Psa 126: 1)

Later at home, Daddy spoke, and told him,HE kept him from the car,so that it won't become his coffin. HE told him that his late aunt vowed that anyone who buys a car before her own children in the family must die. The LORD said HE gave her every opportunity to repent,but when she wasn't willing HE removed her. END OF STORY!

We have a Father who makes everything possible, even the impossible (Luke 1:37).

All we need do is to allow God take care of the *how*

*How will I achieve this? How will I achieve that, and how will I survive this ordeal* isn't our assignment...not at all*

Our assignment is to TRUST DADDY,AND HOW HE DOES IT BECOMES HIS BUSINESS...not us anymore...we only owe HIM trust,and to do that,we must have an enduring relationship with HIM. Only then can we know peace in a turbulent world.

Not having peace causes endless illnesses, deficiencies and suffering that we could easily remove from our lives. We just have to understand that there is a God who works in favor of those who believe in Him.

His promises are there for all of us who choose to turn over our burdens to Him to see in His Word.(Matthew 11:28).
We must leave our big,bigger and biggest problems,
(all our problems )in His hands, leaving aside the *how will HE do it?*
May He sanctified His Word in our lives,moreso now when the devil has turned the world upsidedown,in Christ Jesus' Name,Amen!

A WORLD AT WAR WITH ITSELF!

BREEDING UNBELIEF IN OUR SYSTEM!

Today, I brought out this *self-destructive issue*,as a sharp rebuke to myself,a warning to myself, from God's Word,and it's left to me if I will heed it. I also pray that someone out there will be helped and encouraged by it.

It's said that tough times NEVER last ,but tough people do. Well,if it was true before now,it certainly isn't today, because, tough or hard times now oftentimes,outlast the the tough people. This is a personal opinion yet,and I stand to be corrected.

I began with the parody above, because it's the secular motivational version of our Christian Faith. All earth dwellers in one way or the other live by faith,(though they won't call it that).

Faith is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, and a whole chapter was dedicated to it(Heb.11)! We can't serve God without the Faith,that God is more than able to do or execute every bit of His Word. For the believer, FAITH is our OXYGEN!

However,some difficulties pop-up in life,that regularly question and threaten our Faith, oftentimes leading to helplessness,which in turn create room for backsliding...no longer believing that God is able to perform His Word. And of course, it's no longer news that the *curator*of these seemingly impossible challenges is the devil.

THE BIRTHING OF UNBELIEF!

We begin the breeding of unbelief in our lives, when we feel stranded between God's promises and their fulfillment, stuck between the prayer we pray and the answer. When we allow our gaze to be fixed on the problem rather than the solution,when we begin to see only impossibilities that we NEVER cared to see before...that we NEVER paid attention to,even though they were there.
Periods like this,is when the devil sets in our hearts a lot more of questions than answers,as regards God and His Word.

I am far deep in that point now,which is why I said this message was and is a rebuke to me. Perhaps,if there's a tiny difference for me, it's in the premise that,mine isn't really unbelief perse, but DESPAIR,BORNE OUT OF ELONGATED YEARS OF AFFLICTIONS. But WHY it's an UNFORGIVABLE FAILURE for ME is that,I EQUALLY have SEEN far MORE THAN I DESERVED of God's Hand of provision and protection, in these flaunted YEARS of SELF TAGGED AFFLICTIONS.

If it wasn't so,I wouldn't be here writing this. The truth is,man by nature hates discomfort,pains,hurts and suffering generally...why... because God NEVER created us to suffer,but our inherited sin nature brought it upon us.

But I tell us this morning,by His grace and mercy,that regardless of the moment you are living, hold on to HIS promises, to the TRUTH of GOD! He NEVER fails...we are the ones failing HIM
The truth modifies reality!
You were designed by God to fulfill an eternal purpose!
And the onus is upon us,by faith in God,to deny devil the pleasure of ruining that purpose .

What you see today in the mirror is not what you will see in the future, because God will take you from power to power! To great things! To great heights we can never imagine!

We're going to learn a few things from the scripture below, to better understand the term *UNBELIEF*
Allow me put to put it this way... UNBELIEF FOR THE CHRISTIAN,IS THE INABILITY TO SEE WHAT GOD SEES IN US FOR OUR LIVES...and nothing can be more tragically sad for us as believers.

Mark 9:23-24 “Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. And immediately the boy's father cried out and said: I believe; help my unbelief.”

This narrative took place just after the Transfiguration of Christ Jesus.

Christ Jesus comes down from the mountain, transfigured, and meets the unbelieving disciples who cannot do what He has said they are going to do.

(1)The man cried*help my unbelief*
The man's unbelief started from the disappointing disciples...if he didn't believe in the first place, it's probable,he won't spend resources to get his boy to Christ Jesus. But, unfortunately Christ's ambassadors (you and me),failed in our duties...we couldn't execute what we were mandated to do... because deep down somewhere in our hearts,seeds of doubt are still sprouting.
And when we failed,the man lost faith in God's ability to settle his issues.

To how many people does our lives, instead of producing faith, produce disbelief? How many people know that we visit our church and when we leave, we talk like the old creature?

And there is a contradiction between where we come from and how we live; between the God we serve and the God we represent. AS CHRISTIANS WE CANNOT PREACH A GOSPEL THAT HEALS WITH A MOUTH THAT HARMS.

Do we believe in the promises that God gave us? In all? Do we act according to what God told us?

What a sad disappointment it was for the man to see that the disciples could not free his son from that spirit, a situation that produced an argument between them!

Since the disciples couldn't, so he goes to Christ Jesus directly. For this man, the fact that someone couldn't take away his faith ,that something could change, drove any unbelief to the pit of hell.

We must say *I was not born to live this way, and if the last thing I do is die looking for the answer I need, I will do it because it shows my faith that God created me for something greater, and that there has to be a solution for this*

We cannot deny that all attempts create doubt; that all past failures lower expectations. But that is no excuse to stop believing in the Lord.
My personal rebuke continues...this is what I know and yet refused,or perhaps it's better to say, unable to practise. *SO, WOULD DAD BE UNFAIR TO BE WROTH WITH ME? An emphatic no! When diplomats and ambassadors fail their home government, they're recalled home and sanctioned... oftentimes fired.

To be continued...stay with us...GOD BLESS YOU AND STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH,AMEN!

A WORLD AT WAR WITH ITSELF

BREEDING UNBELIEF IN OUR SYSTEM! (PART TWO)

We learnt how our lives can be a stumbling block to others' faith in God,in the first part of this teaching earlier on.
But before we continue, let's be mindful of how our God loathes anyone whose life brings reproach to God's Name;
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. (Mat 18: 6)

The*little ones* inferred by Christ Jesus there, isn't limited to children,but generally to anyone whose life stops someone else from believing God and serving Him.

So, as earlier said,we should endeavour not to find ourselves in the position of the disciples that almost discouraged the father of that epileptic boy.

Now, another lesson from the narrative is whether we can dare to believe Our Father again,after several apparent disappointments!

(2)CAN YOU BELIEVE?
Every promise in the Bible is for your life and mine.

But you see,under the subtly(devil induced) unguarded moments of life,we tend to dry up when we live with the same problem day after day, and we allow our expectations to drop because of our old experiences. But here's the catch...what God really and truly does expect from us,is the courage to declare,inspite of the visible repetitive challenges we face that;

Oh yeah,*YES, I DARE TO BELIEVE AGAIN, I REFUSE TO GO DOWN THIS WAY...I WILL RATHER DIE ON MY FEET,THAN ON MY KNEES!*

If we are able to believe above our doubts, if we are able to take action above our past mistakes, even though they could not help us; If we can say *nothing is going to take my faith away from me, because I believe that something positive is going to happen*, the moment will come where God is going to transform your life, and you will become everything that God wants you to be.

People who know they have a purpose never allow the devil to spoil the purpose they are on to. Don't keep compromising your future by doing nonsense in your present. I SPEAK FROM YEARS OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE...I DON'T WANT YOU TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I MADE, HENCE I AM UNASHAMEDLY BRINGING MY SOMEWHAT UNENCOURAGING LIFE INTO THE PUBLIC GLARE! Trust me,it takes more than just an effort.

I have always done this anyway,but the name tags that come with it have been really humiliating...but I was employed to do a job, and that job will I do,until the last breath flow from me,by His grace and mercy.

There are are those of us that… walk like beggars when we should be princes, crawling when we should be riding for the glory of God, walk with short steps when we should take the steps of conquerors.

But since we can't see what God has ahead, we don't see any reason to be confident of change, we don't have faith, we don't prepare and we end up getting stuck!

Christ Jesus is the door of hope that transforms a painful past into a glorious future. Nothing improves if we don't improve. You are going to be the biggest surprise that your enemies and detractors have ever seen.

Hebrews 11:1

Faith is the certainty of what you hope for.
For you to expect something , you must know what you expect.
What are you waiting for? Because what you believe is what you will have for the glory of God!

Romans 4:17 “As it is written: I have made you a father of many nations before God, whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls things that are not, as if they were.

When God called what is not as if it were, then it is!
When God said let there be Light, the Light was not, but there it was!
Therefore, when God tells you that he is going to lift you up, so it is? God has never and will NEVER make a promise that's too good to be true!

Romans 4: 19-21 “And he did not weaken in faith when considering his body, which was already as dead (being almost a hundred years old), or the sterility of Sarah's womb. He also did not doubt, through unbelief, the promise of God, but he was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, fully convinced that he was also able to do all that he had promised; "

Don't let your faith weaken,
Abraham did not doubt, he was strengthened by having faith! Are you doing the same? Are you filling yourself with faith or doubts? How did he not doubt, and strengthen himself in faith? He gave glory to God.

He begins to give glory to God for the miracle that is on the way
He begins to give thanks before seeing the miracle.
Focus on the miracle that is coming. Because gratitude precedes the miracle.
Do you believe that God has the power to fulfill what He has promised you? Yes? So why do you still not walk with all the faith?

Mark 9: 23-24 “Jesus said to him: If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. And immediately the boy's father cried out and said: I believe; help my unbelief.

* BY NOW,IT SHOULD BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR,WHY THE MESSAGE IS A STERN REBUKE TO ME FROM DAD,OUR DAD...HOW CAN SOMEONE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SACRED TRUTHS OF ALL TIME BUCKLE DOWN FOR THE DEVIL?*

I PRAY I RECEIVE STRENGTH TO GET UP AND FIGHT ON....SO DO I PRAY FOR YOU OUT THERE WHO MAY BE IN THE SAME SHOES,AMEN!

I think it would be justified to arm and equip ourselves with these timelessly sacred words of the scriptures... GOD'S WORD;

33. Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34. Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. (Heb 11: 33-34)

May this be our testimony in this race towards the perfect Man,Amen!

A WORLD AT WAR WITH ITSELF!

BREEDING UNBELIEF IN OUR SYSTEM!

Today, I brought out this *self-destructive issue*,as a sharp rebuke to myself,a warning to myself, from God's Word,and it's left to me if I will heed it. I also pray that someone out there will be helped and encouraged by it.

It's said that tough times NEVER last ,but tough people do. Well,if it was true before now,it certainly isn't today, because, tough or hard times now oftentimes,outlast the the tough people. This is a personal opinion yet,and I stand to be corrected.

I began with the parody above, because it's the secular motivational version of our Christian Faith. All earth dwellers in one way or the other live by faith,(though they won't call it that).

Faith is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, and a whole chapter was dedicated to it(Heb.11)! We can't serve God without the Faith,that God is more than able to do or execute every bit of His Word. For the believer, FAITH is our OXYGEN!

However,some difficulties pop-up in life,that regularly question and threaten our Faith, oftentimes leading to helplessness,which in turn create room for backsliding...no longer believing that God is able to perform His Word. And of course, it's no longer news that the *curator*of these seemingly impossible challenges is the devil.

THE BIRTHING OF UNBELIEF!

We begin the breeding of unbelief in our lives, when we feel stranded between God's promises and their fulfillment, stuck between the prayer we pray and the answer. When we allow our gaze to be fixed on the problem rather than the solution,when we begin to see only impossibilities that we NEVER cared to see before...that we NEVER paid attention to,even though they were there.
Periods like this,is when the devil sets in our hearts a lot more of questions than answers,as regards God and His Word.

I am far deep in that point now,which is why I said this message was and is a rebuke to me. Perhaps,if there's a tiny difference for me, it's in the premise that,mine isn't really unbelief perse, but DESPAIR,BORNE OUT OF ELONGATED YEARS OF AFFLICTIONS. But WHY it's an UNFORGIVABLE FAILURE for ME is that,I EQUALLY have SEEN far MORE THAN I DESERVED of God's Hand of provision and protection, in these flaunted YEARS of SELF TAGGED AFFLICTIONS.

If it wasn't so,I wouldn't be here writing this. The truth is,man by nature hates discomfort,pains,hurts and suffering generally...why... because God NEVER created us to suffer,but our inherited sin nature brought it upon us.

But I tell us this morning,by His grace and mercy,that regardless of the moment you are living, hold on to HIS promises, to the TRUTH of GOD! He NEVER fails...we are the ones failing HIM
The truth modifies reality!
You were designed by God to fulfill an eternal purpose!
And the onus is upon us,by faith in God,to deny devil the pleasure of ruining that purpose .

What you see today in the mirror is not what you will see in the future, because God will take you from power to power! To great things! To great heights we can never imagine!

We're going to learn a few things from the scripture below, to better understand the term *UNBELIEF*
Allow me put to put it this way... UNBELIEF FOR THE CHRISTIAN,IS THE INABILITY TO SEE WHAT GOD SEES IN US FOR OUR LIVES...and nothing can be more tragically sad for us as believers.

Mark 9:23-24 “Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. And immediately the boy's father cried out and said: I believe; help my unbelief.”

This narrative took place just after the Transfiguration of Christ Jesus.

Christ Jesus comes down from the mountain, transfigured, and meets the unbelieving disciples who cannot do what He has said they are going to do.

(1)The man cried*help my unbelief*
The man's unbelief started from the disappointing disciples...if he didn't believe in the first place, it's probable,he won't spend resources to get his boy to Christ Jesus. But, unfortunately Christ's ambassadors (you and me),failed in our duties...we couldn't execute what we were mandated to do... because deep down somewhere in our hearts,seeds of doubt are still sprouting.
And when we failed,the man lost faith in God's ability to settle his issues.

To how many people does our lives, instead of producing faith, produce disbelief? How many people know that we visit our church and when we leave, we talk like the old creature?

And there is a contradiction between where we come from and how we live; between the God we serve and the God we represent. AS CHRISTIANS WE CANNOT PREACH A GOSPEL THAT HEALS WITH A MOUTH THAT HARMS.

Do we believe in the promises that God gave us? In all? Do we act according to what God told us?

What a sad disappointment it was for the man to see that the disciples could not free his son from that spirit, a situation that produced an argument between them!

Since the disciples couldn't, so he goes to Christ Jesus directly. For this man, the fact that someone couldn't take away his faith ,that something could change, drove any unbelief to the pit of hell.

We must say *I was not born to live this way, and if the last thing I do is die looking for the answer I need, I will do it because it shows my faith that God created me for something greater, and that there has to be a solution for this*

We cannot deny that all attempts create doubt; that all past failures lower expectations. But that is no excuse to stop believing in the Lord.
My personal rebuke continues...this is what I know and yet refused,or perhaps it's better to say, unable to practise. *SO, WOULD DAD BE UNFAIR TO BE WROTH WITH ME? An emphatic no! When diplomats and ambassadors fail their home government, they're recalled home and sanctioned... oftentimes fired.

To be continued...stay with us...GOD BLESS YOU AND STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH,AMEN!

A WORLD AT WAR WITH ITSELF!

BREEDING UNBELIEF IN OUR SYSTEM!

Today, I brought out this *self-destructive issue*,as a sharp rebuke to myself,a warning to myself, from God's Word,and it's left to me if I will heed it. I also pray that someone out there will be helped and encouraged by it.

It's said that tough times NEVER last ,but tough people do. Well,if it was true before now,it certainly isn't today, because, tough or hard times now oftentimes,outlast the the tough people. This is a personal opinion yet,and I stand to be corrected.

I began with the parody above, because it's the secular motivational version of our Christian Faith. All earth dwellers in one way or the other live by faith,(though they won't call it that).

Faith is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, and a whole chapter was dedicated to it(Heb.11)! We can't serve God without the Faith,that God is more than able to do or execute every bit of His Word. For the believer, FAITH is our OXYGEN!

However,some difficulties pop-up in life,that regularly question and threaten our Faith, oftentimes leading to helplessness,which in turn create room for backsliding...no longer believing that God is able to perform His Word. And of course, it's no longer news that the *curator*of these seemingly impossible challenges is the devil.

THE BIRTHING OF UNBELIEF!

We begin the breeding of unbelief in our lives, when we feel stranded between God's promises and their fulfillment, stuck between the prayer we pray and the answer. When we allow our gaze to be fixed on the problem rather than the solution,when we begin to see only impossibilities that we NEVER cared to see before...that we NEVER paid attention to,even though they were there.
Periods like this,is when the devil sets in our hearts a lot more of questions than answers,as regards God and His Word.

I am far deep in that point now,which is why I said this message was and is a rebuke to me. Perhaps,if there's a tiny difference for me, it's in the premise that,mine isn't really unbelief perse, but DESPAIR,BORNE OUT OF ELONGATED YEARS OF AFFLICTIONS. But WHY it's an UNFORGIVABLE FAILURE for ME is that,I EQUALLY have SEEN far MORE THAN I DESERVED of God's Hand of provision and protection, in these flaunted YEARS of SELF TAGGED AFFLICTIONS.

If it wasn't so,I wouldn't be here writing this. The truth is,man by nature hates discomfort,pains,hurts and suffering generally...why... because God NEVER created us to suffer,but our inherited sin nature brought it upon us.

But I tell us this morning,by His grace and mercy,that regardless of the moment you are living, hold on to HIS promises, to the TRUTH of GOD! He NEVER fails...we are the ones failing HIM
The truth modifies reality!
You were designed by God to fulfill an eternal purpose!
And the onus is upon us,by faith in God,to deny devil the pleasure of ruining that purpose .

What you see today in the mirror is not what you will see in the future, because God will take you from power to power! To great things! To great heights we can never imagine!

We're going to learn a few things from the scripture below, to better understand the term *UNBELIEF*
Allow me put to put it this way... UNBELIEF FOR THE CHRISTIAN,IS THE INABILITY TO SEE WHAT GOD SEES IN US FOR OUR LIVES...and nothing can be more tragically sad for us as believers.

Mark 9:23-24 “Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. And immediately the boy's father cried out and said: I believe; help my unbelief.”

This narrative took place just after the Transfiguration of Christ Jesus.

Christ Jesus comes down from the mountain, transfigured, and meets the unbelieving disciples who cannot do what He has said they are going to do.

(1)The man cried*help my unbelief*
The man's unbelief started from the disappointing disciples...if he didn't believe in the first place, it's probable,he won't spend resources to get his boy to Christ Jesus. But, unfortunately Christ's ambassadors (you and me),failed in our duties...we couldn't execute what we were mandated to do... because deep down somewhere in our hearts,seeds of doubt are still sprouting.
And when we failed,the man lost faith in God's ability to settle his issues.

To how many people does our lives, instead of producing faith, produce disbelief? How many people know that we visit our church and when we leave, we talk like the old creature?

And there is a contradiction between where we come from and how we live; between the God we serve and the God we represent. AS CHRISTIANS WE CANNOT PREACH A GOSPEL THAT HEALS WITH A MOUTH THAT HARMS.

Do we believe in the promises that God gave us? In all? Do we act according to what God told us?

What a sad disappointment it was for the man to see that the disciples could not free his son from that spirit, a situation that produced an argument between them!

Since the disciples couldn't, so he goes to Christ Jesus directly. For this man, the fact that someone couldn't take away his faith ,that something could change, drove any unbelief to the pit of hell.

We must say *I was not born to live this way, and if the last thing I do is die looking for the answer I need, I will do it because it shows my faith that God created me for something greater, and that there has to be a solution for this*

We cannot deny that all attempts create doubt; that all past failures lower expectations. But that is no excuse to stop believing in the Lord.
My personal rebuke continues...this is what I know and yet refused,or perhaps it's better to say, unable to practise. *SO, WOULD DAD BE UNFAIR TO BE WROTH WITH ME? An emphatic no! When diplomats and ambassadors fail their home government, they're recalled home and sanctioned... oftentimes fired.

To be continued...stay with us...GOD BLESS YOU AND STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH,AMEN!

HIS WORD ABOVE HIS NAME [PS.138:2]

CHRISTIANITY IS UNDER SEVERE ATTACK!
**********************************
CUSTODIANS OF GOD'S WORD ARE FIGHTING THEMSELVES,LED ON BY THE DEVIL!

We all are witnesses to the drastic change taking place in the Christianity landscape. Doesn't anyone see the handwriting on the wall,that the devil is the one orchestrating and instigating this abnormalities. Anyone following us should know that we have been EXPRESSING GOD'S DISPLEASURE OVER HIS CHURCH, INCLUDING THE POLITICIANS THEY ALLOWED INTO INTO THEIR LIVES, AND THE CONSEQUENCES ATTACHED. A FEW DAYS AFTER, TWO JUDGES OUT OF THE FIVE THAT PRESIDED OVER THE ELECTION AT THE APEX COURT DIED MYSTERIOUSLY ON THE SAME NIGHT. WE ALSO REVEAL THAT, EXCEPT THERE'S REPENTANCE THERE ARE TWO OR MORE THAT ARE STANDING BY THEIR SIX FEET. ON THE FIRST DAY OF 2025, THREE PASTORS DIED IN ONE DAY... IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE!!!

My major pain tonight is how easy it was for the devil to infiltrate the lives of these pastors bringing shame to the Body of Christ Jesus. I do thank God sincerely that one of the biggest fishes that the enemy thought he has caught has backtracked and publicly apologized to the flock under his care(he was an invisible mentor to me, because he inspired me greatly), thus it was so painful to see the traits of the world beginning to appear in him. I really do appreciate his courage, because in him I see the first fruit of the mandate. He is in my prayers, even as he's a gaffer for others.

Why was it easy for him to retreat? It's because he was qualified by God to occupy that position. This isn't to say some aren't qualified, but, they're held firmly in the enemy's grip, and do not see nor agree that they are no more on the same page with the ONE Who called them. They mistake their worldly acquisitions and large congregations as a sign of God's approval. YOUR EARTHLY DELIGHTS AND ACQUISITIONS ARE A NO, NO FOR GOD, FOR YOU AREN'T GOING TO MEET HIM WITH THAT GARBAGE!

Our assignment today is to use God's Word to provide the attributes that a leader of God's flock should possess, not titles or certificates.
The Bible specifically speaks about the qualifications for those who will lead a congregation of people. These qualifications have been the same for almost 2,000 years. Christ Jesus is the perfect fulfillment of these qualifications as the *Senior Pastor* of the Church.

We shall be relying on these two scriptures...(Titus 1:6, 7; 1 Tim 3:2)
This is the overarching, summarizing characteristic.
The two scriptures show that Biblical qualifications for leaders in the church are deeply intertwined with the Gospel, which should be reflected in their character, behaviors, and relationships.

Summarily, these are the main and necessary attributes we ought to possess before we can successfully lead God's flock. Without these basic yet extremely important attributes, it won't take long before the enemy dismantles our defenses and craftily forces us to tow his line. BUT THAT IS NOT OUR PORTION IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME,AMEN!

Noble Task: Eldership is viewed as a noble and beautiful responsibility, analogous to Christ Jesus giving Himself for His people, emphasizing a leader’s calling involves joy and sacrifice.

Above Reproach: Leaders must maintain a lifestyle that promotes the Gospel, avoiding actions that could bring disrepute to their ministry. Today, it's from one scandal to another for church leaders. Though we deny, and fool ourselves the more by jumping to human courts whose history we all know, the highest bidder wins. In almost every rumour,there tends to be an element of truth. The most reason our lives must be above reproach.

Marital Fidelity: The faithfulness and love of a pastor towards his wife exemplify the relationship between Christ Jesus and the church, portraying the importance of strong marital commitment. We here the shameful news of pastors sleeping with either church members or outside the church. Divorces have become a common spectacle in pastors' homes... how can you, that pastor(male or female) intervene in members marital squabbls?

Family Leadership: Fathers must model gospel principles at home, demonstrating God’s order and care through their parenting, reflected in their children's behavior. This is one of the most successful areas for the devil. Inflicting the spirit of the age on our children to tarnish our reputations. But we mustn't give up...this is an area where we must so much depend on the Ministry of the Holy Spirit...Rom.8:26. My personal experience here is very horrible, from the moment I had the auto accident that crippled me. But, leaning on the Holy Spirit has continued to strengthen me to hold on.

Stewardship: Leaders should recognize that all resources belong to God and be responsible stewards of those resources for His glory. THIS IS A TOUGH AREA FOR THE FRONTLINE PASTORS, THAT'S SERIOUSLY OFFENDING OUR FATHER. Are we caring for the less privileged in the household of faith,much less outside the faith. If we had been faithful and transparent with the church finances, and readily available to the less privileged amongst us, THE NUMEROUS DEBATES ON TITHING AND OFFERINGS THAT'S CREATED SERIOUS DIVISION WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE CHURCH,WOULD NEVER HAVE RISEN.

Humility: A Gospel leader must exhibit humility, recognizing their dependence on grace and approaching others with gentleness and a spirit of restoration. Oftentimes,our own members go to other pastors when in need of advice and encouragement, because of their inability to access us, because of the subtle arrogance success has bequeathed on us.

Gentleness: Patterns of gentleness, modeled after Christ Jesus, are essential qualities for church leaders, contrasting with quick-tempered or harsh behaviors.

Substance Independence: Leaders should find joy and fulfillment in the Holy Spirit rather than in addictions or indulgences, demonstrating moderation and self-control.

Peace Pursuit: Leaders reflect Christ Jesus' role as the Prince of Peace, actively working towards reconciliation and harmony within the church.

Generosity and Hospitality: A commitment to financial integrity and generosity, coupled with the practice of radical hospitality, conveys the open-hearted nature of the gospel.

These insights collectively highlight how truly embodying the gospel transforms the characteristics and responsibilities of church leaders.

Please, let us identify our various areas weakness (weak spots) through which the enemy has been kicking us like a football and strengthen them with full dependence on the FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD in us, Amen !

HIS WORD ABOVE HIS NAME [PS.138:2]

CHRISTIANITY IS UNDER SEVERE ATTACK!
**********************************
CUSTODIANS OF GOD'S WORD ARE FIGHTING THEMSELVES,LED ON BY THE DEVIL!

We all are witnesses to the drastic change taking place in the Christianity landscape. Doesn't anyone see the handwriting on the wall,that the devil is the one orchestrating and instigating this abnormalities. Anyone following us should know that we have been EXPRESSING GOD'S DISPLEASURE OVER HIS CHURCH, INCLUDING THE POLITICIANS THEY ALLOWED INTO INTO THEIR LIVES, AND THE CONSEQUENCES ATTACHED. A FEW DAYS AFTER, TWO JUDGES OUT OF THE FIVE THAT PRESIDED OVER THE ELECTION AT THE APEX COURT DIED MYSTERIOUSLY ON THE SAME NIGHT. WE ALSO REVEAL THAT, EXCEPT THERE'S REPENTANCE THERE ARE TWO OR MORE THAT ARE STANDING BY THEIR SIX FEET. ON THE FIRST DAY OF 2025, THREE PASTORS DIED IN ONE DAY... IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE!!!

My major pain tonight is how easy it was for the devil to infiltrate the lives of these pastors bringing shame to the Body of Christ Jesus. I do thank God sincerely that one of the biggest fishes that the enemy thought he has caught has backtracked and publicly apologized to the flock under his care(he was an invisible mentor to me, because he inspired me greatly), thus it was so painful to see the traits of the world beginning to appear in him. I really do appreciate his courage, because in him I see the first fruit of the mandate. He is in my prayers, even as he's a gaffer for others.

Why was it easy for him to retreat? It's because he was qualified by God to occupy that position. This isn't to say some aren't qualified, but, they're held firmly in the enemy's grip, and do not see nor agree that they are no more on the same page with the ONE Who called them. They mistake their worldly acquisitions and large congregations as a sign of God's approval. YOUR EARTHLY DELIGHTS AND ACQUISITIONS ARE A NO, NO FOR GOD, FOR YOU AREN'T GOING TO MEET HIM WITH THAT GARBAGE!

Our assignment today is to use God's Word to provide the attributes that a leader of God's flock should possess, not titles or certificates.
The Bible specifically speaks about the qualifications for those who will lead a congregation of people. These qualifications have been the same for almost 2,000 years. Christ Jesus is the perfect fulfillment of these qualifications as the *Senior Pastor* of the Church.

We shall be relying on these two scriptures...(Titus 1:6, 7; 1 Tim 3:2)
This is the overarching, summarizing characteristic.
The two scriptures show that Biblical qualifications for leaders in the church are deeply intertwined with the Gospel, which should be reflected in their character, behaviors, and relationships.

Summarily, these are the main and necessary attributes we ought to possess before we can successfully lead God's flock. Without these basic yet extremely important attributes, it won't take long before the enemy dismantles our defenses and craftily forces us to tow his line. BUT THAT IS NOT OUR PORTION IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME,AMEN!

Noble Task: Eldership is viewed as a noble and beautiful responsibility, analogous to Christ Jesus giving Himself for His people, emphasizing a leader’s calling involves joy and sacrifice.

Above Reproach: Leaders must maintain a lifestyle that promotes the Gospel, avoiding actions that could bring disrepute to their ministry. Today, it's from one scandal to another for church leaders. Though we deny, and fool ourselves the more by jumping to human courts whose history we all know, the highest bidder wins. In almost every rumour,there tends to be an element of truth. The most reason our lives must be above reproach.

Marital Fidelity: The faithfulness and love of a pastor towards his wife exemplify the relationship between Christ Jesus and the church, portraying the importance of strong marital commitment. We here the shameful news of pastors sleeping with either church members or outside the church. Divorces have become a common spectacle in pastors' homes... how can you, that pastor(male or female) intervene in members marital squabbls?

Family Leadership: Fathers must model gospel principles at home, demonstrating God’s order and care through their parenting, reflected in their children's behavior. This is one of the most successful areas for the devil. Inflicting the spirit of the age on our children to tarnish our reputations. But we mustn't give up...this is an area where we must so much depend on the Ministry of the Holy Spirit...Rom.8:26. My personal experience here is very horrible, from the moment I had the auto accident that crippled me. But, leaning on the Holy Spirit has continued to strengthen me to hold on.

Stewardship: Leaders should recognize that all resources belong to God and be responsible stewards of those resources for His glory. THIS IS A TOUGH AREA FOR THE FRONTLINE PASTORS, THAT'S SERIOUSLY OFFENDING OUR FATHER. Are we caring for the less privileged in the household of faith,much less outside the faith. If we had been faithful and transparent with the church finances, and readily available to the less privileged amongst us, THE NUMEROUS DEBATES ON TITHING AND OFFERINGS THAT'S CREATED SERIOUS DIVISION WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE CHURCH,WOULD NEVER HAVE RISEN.

Humility: A Gospel leader must exhibit humility, recognizing their dependence on grace and approaching others with gentleness and a spirit of restoration. Oftentimes,our own members go to other pastors when in need of advice and encouragement, because of their inability to access us, because of the subtle arrogance success has bequeathed on us.

Gentleness: Patterns of gentleness, modeled after Christ Jesus, are essential qualities for church leaders, contrasting with quick-tempered or harsh behaviors.

Substance Independence: Leaders should find joy and fulfillment in the Holy Spirit rather than in addictions or indulgences, demonstrating moderation and self-control.

Peace Pursuit: Leaders reflect Christ Jesus' role as the Prince of Peace, actively working towards reconciliation and harmony within the church.

Generosity and Hospitality: A commitment to financial integrity and generosity, coupled with the practice of radical hospitality, conveys the open-hearted nature of the gospel.

These insights collectively highlight how truly embodying the gospel transforms the characteristics and responsibilities of church leaders.

Please, let us identify our various areas weakness (weak spots) through which the enemy has been kicking us like a football and strengthen them with full dependence on the FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD in us, Amen !

EVEN IN A DEVIL MESSED UP WORLD, CHRIST JESUS EXPECTS US TO BE CLEAN! (ROM.2:1)

ON QUENCHING THE HOLY SPIRIT! (1THESS. 5:19)

There's no hope or way of living a practical Christlike life,MOST ESPECIALLY NOW,in a world broken down by sin,a world where the devil is king...therefore...

Quench not the Spirit. (1Th 5: 19)

To begin with, it's very sad and pitiful, for those who say the Old Testament is obsolete and relegated to the background. I have every to say that,these people are not true believers,*FOR A TRUE BELIEVER CAN NEVER SAY THAT GOD'S WORD IS OBSOLETE...IT ISN'T JUST POSSIBLE*

In the Old Testament,God operated as *God the Father.* And in the Gospels, the beginning of the New Testament, God operated as *God the Son*(Immanuel...Jn.1:1-5).
Then after the work of fulfilling the Law and His finishing the Work of Redemption,God began to operate as *God the Holy Spirit), right from the Book of Acts till date.
16. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17. Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. (Joh 14: 16-17)

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (Joh 14: 26)

Back to our subject;

If the apostle Paul himself had not warned us about quenching the Spirit, who among us would have thought it was possible or suggest that the omnipotent Spirit of God could ever be quenched,(1Thess.5:19), and thus restricted in what He might do otherwise in our lives, and in the life of the local church, is to tread on thin theological ice.

The Spirit obviously desires to work in our lives and in our churches. The Spirit is like a fire whose flame we want to be careful not to quench or extinguish. The Holy Spirit wants to intensify the heat of His presence among us, to inflame our hearts and fill us with the warmth of His indwelling power.

And Paul’s exhortation is a warning to all of us lest we become part of the contemporary bucket brigade that stands ready to douse His activity with the water of legalism, fear, and a flawed theology that, without biblical warrant, claims that His gifts have ceased and been withdrawn,in much the say way some of us have written off the Old Testament and even the LORD'S PRAYER(MOTHER OF ALL PRAYERS),which is even in the New Testament.

However, we must remind ourselves of the Sovereignty of God. While humans can resist the Holy Spirit, it doesn’t mean they have ultimate control over Him; God retains Sovereignty and can intervene whenever He wishes. The Holy Spirit is a part of the Fullness of God. Let's examine some ways we can quench the activities of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

We quench the Holy Spirit when we rely decisively on any resource other than the Holy Spirit for anything we do in life and ministry.
Any attempt to conjure up *hope* apart from that power which is the Spirit (Romans 15:13) is to quench Him, as well as any effort to persevere in ministry and remain patient with joy by any other means than the Spirit (Colossians 1:11). Any effort to carry out pastoral ministry other than through *His energy that He powerfully works within me* (Colossians 1:29) is to quench the Spirit. Any attempt to resolve to carry out some good work of faith through a *power* other than the Spirit is to quench Him (2 Thessalonians 1:11).

Despising Spiritual Gifts: Quenching the Spirit can manifest as contempt towards spiritual gifts, particularly the gift of prophecy, which should instead be tested and embraced (1 Thessalonians 5:20-21).

Neglecting Our Gifts: Failing to utilize and nurture the gifts bestowed upon us by the Holy Spirit is another form of quenching; we should actively "fan into flame" these gifts (1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6).

Suppressing Emotions: Quenching the Spirit may also involve withholding emotional expressions, such as singing and worship, which are encouraged as signs of spiritual fullness (Ephesians 5:18-19).

Resisting Spiritual Fruit: Resisting the manifestation of the Spirit’s fruits in our behavior, and not embodying kindness and grace, equates to grieving the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30).

We quench the Spirit whenever we create an inviolable and sanctimonious structure in our corporate gatherings and worship services, and in our small groups, that does not permit spontaneity or the special leading of the Spirit.
Twice — in Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16 — Paul refers to “spiritual songs,” most likely to differentiate between songs that are previously composed (“psalms” and “hymns”) as over against those that are spontaneously evoked by the Spirit Himself.

We quench the Spirit whenever we suppress, or legislate against, or instill fear in the hearts of people regarding the legitimate experience of heartfelt emotions and affections in worship.
I find it instructive that Christ Jesus, as He extolled the Father, is described as rejoicing “in the Holy Spirit” (Luke 10:21).

Affections for God such as joy, peace, love, zeal, desire, and reverential fear are an essential dimension in Christ Jesus-exalting worship. How often do we orchestrate our corporate gatherings and issue strict guidelines as to what is “proper” in times of worship and in doing so inadvertently quench the Spirit in people’s lives?

There's a lot more to say, however I believe by now, we already have an idea of various ways that we unconsciously quench the Holy Spirit.
May God help us to always rever the Holy Spirit, the third Person in the Fullness of the Godhead!
Amen!

EVEN IN A DEVIL MESSED UP WORLD, CHRIST JESUS EXPECTS US TO BE CLEAN! (ROM.2:1)

ON QUENCHING THE HOLY SPIRIT! (1THESS. 5:19)

There's no hope or way of living a practical Christlike life,MOST ESPECIALLY NOW,in a world broken down by sin,a world where the devil is king...therefore...

Quench not the Spirit. (1Th 5: 19)

To begin with, it's very sad and pitiful, for those who say the Old Testament is obsolete and relegated to the background. I have every to say that,these people are not true believers,*FOR A TRUE BELIEVER CAN NEVER SAY THAT GOD'S WORD IS OBSOLETE...IT ISN'T JUST POSSIBLE*

In the Old Testament,God operated as *God the Father.* And in the Gospels, the beginning of the New Testament, God operated as *God the Son*(Immanuel...Jn.1:1-5).
Then after the work of fulfilling the Law and His finishing the Work of Redemption,God began to operate as *God the Holy Spirit), right from the Book of Acts till date.
16. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17. Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. (Joh 14: 16-17)

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (Joh 14: 26)

Back to our subject;

If the apostle Paul himself had not warned us about quenching the Spirit, who among us would have thought it was possible or suggest that the omnipotent Spirit of God could ever be quenched,(1Thess.5:19), and thus restricted in what He might do otherwise in our lives, and in the life of the local church, is to tread on thin theological ice.

The Spirit obviously desires to work in our lives and in our churches. The Spirit is like a fire whose flame we want to be careful not to quench or extinguish. The Holy Spirit wants to intensify the heat of His presence among us, to inflame our hearts and fill us with the warmth of His indwelling power.

And Paul’s exhortation is a warning to all of us lest we become part of the contemporary bucket brigade that stands ready to douse His activity with the water of legalism, fear, and a flawed theology that, without biblical warrant, claims that His gifts have ceased and been withdrawn,in much the say way some of us have written off the Old Testament and even the LORD'S PRAYER(MOTHER OF ALL PRAYERS),which is even in the New Testament.

However, we must remind ourselves of the Sovereignty of God. While humans can resist the Holy Spirit, it doesn’t mean they have ultimate control over Him; God retains Sovereignty and can intervene whenever He wishes. The Holy Spirit is a part of the Fullness of God. Let's examine some ways we can quench the activities of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

We quench the Holy Spirit when we rely decisively on any resource other than the Holy Spirit for anything we do in life and ministry.
Any attempt to conjure up *hope* apart from that power which is the Spirit (Romans 15:13) is to quench Him, as well as any effort to persevere in ministry and remain patient with joy by any other means than the Spirit (Colossians 1:11). Any effort to carry out pastoral ministry other than through *His energy that He powerfully works within me* (Colossians 1:29) is to quench the Spirit. Any attempt to resolve to carry out some good work of faith through a *power* other than the Spirit is to quench Him (2 Thessalonians 1:11).

Despising Spiritual Gifts: Quenching the Spirit can manifest as contempt towards spiritual gifts, particularly the gift of prophecy, which should instead be tested and embraced (1 Thessalonians 5:20-21).

Neglecting Our Gifts: Failing to utilize and nurture the gifts bestowed upon us by the Holy Spirit is another form of quenching; we should actively "fan into flame" these gifts (1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6).

Suppressing Emotions: Quenching the Spirit may also involve withholding emotional expressions, such as singing and worship, which are encouraged as signs of spiritual fullness (Ephesians 5:18-19).

Resisting Spiritual Fruit: Resisting the manifestation of the Spirit’s fruits in our behavior, and not embodying kindness and grace, equates to grieving the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30).

We quench the Spirit whenever we create an inviolable and sanctimonious structure in our corporate gatherings and worship services, and in our small groups, that does not permit spontaneity or the special leading of the Spirit.
Twice — in Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16 — Paul refers to “spiritual songs,” most likely to differentiate between songs that are previously composed (“psalms” and “hymns”) as over against those that are spontaneously evoked by the Spirit Himself.

We quench the Spirit whenever we suppress, or legislate against, or instill fear in the hearts of people regarding the legitimate experience of heartfelt emotions and affections in worship.
I find it instructive that Christ Jesus, as He extolled the Father, is described as rejoicing “in the Holy Spirit” (Luke 10:21).

Affections for God such as joy, peace, love, zeal, desire, and reverential fear are an essential dimension in Christ Jesus-exalting worship. How often do we orchestrate our corporate gatherings and issue strict guidelines as to what is “proper” in times of worship and in doing so inadvertently quench the Spirit in people’s lives?

There's a lot more to say, however I believe by now, we already have an idea of various ways that we unconsciously quench the Holy Spirit.
May God help us to always rever the Holy Spirit, the third Person in the Fullness of the Godhead!
Amen!

It is undeniable that in the space of a year, the strategic landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically to Israel’s advantage in a way that few could have imagined prior to the October 7 Hamas invasion. This many-fronted war is far from over. If Iran has been left exposed and embarrassed, there is the danger that she will take desperate steps like a cornered mother-cat. Hamas and Hezbollah may have been subdued, but the fanatics who make up their rank and file are far from being de-radicalized, and the same is true of like-minded terrorists and their masses of supporters across the Middle East and throughout the world. Radical Islamic terror remains a threat everywhere.

"He removes kings and installs kings"
What we may learn from the rapid downfall of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Assad tyranny, is that even when the forces of evil seem strongest and most powerfully entrenched, G-d Almighty, the Lord of Hosts, has the power to orchestrate His "hosts" and "legions", including all the many different and opposing forces on His global chessboard, to bring them down. For, "He changes times and seasons, removes kings and installs kings; He gives the wise their wisdom and knowledge to those who know" (Daniel 2:21).

It is incumbent on all Jews, Israelis and all our friends and allies everywhere, to understand that it is ultimately G-d alone who granted success and blessed the efforts of all the courageous soldiers who put their lives on the line in order to defend us in Gaza, Lebanon, in the skies of Syria and Iran, and in other locations across the world.
This Chanukah, let us remember G-d’s kindnesses and mercies to us when we gaze upon the lights of the Menorah, when we meditate on His great miracles for the Maccabees during the recital of Al Hanissim in the Amidah prayers and in the Grace after Meals, and when we sing His praises in the daily recital of the full Hallel (Psalms 113-118) on each of the eight days of the festival.

A second Trump presidency
Another miracle for which giving thanks at this time may well be appropriate is the election of President Donald Trump to a second presidency, which averted what seemed like a serious threat of four more years of radical, woke, Marxist-leaning misgovernment in the United States under a brainless, string-puppet figurehead controlled by ex-president Barack Obama.

Many hope that President Trump will take serious action to clean up the corrupt Washington "swamp", boost the US economy, deport millions of illegal aliens who have greatly increased crime, drug abuse and sex-trafficking across the country, and put an end to global wars. However, it remains an open question as to what extent he will be able to deliver on his promises in face of the massive opposition that is likely to arise domestically and internationally as soon as he takes office, including some that may come from quite unexpected directions.

The "Abraham Accords"
It does seem likely that the incoming Trump administration will show stronger support for further forceful action by Israel against her enemies, while simultaneously promoting the resumption of the "Abraham Accords", suspended under President Joe Biden, which are intended to induce Saudi Arabia and other supposedly "moderate" Moslem states to give full diplomatic recognition to Israel so as to open the way for greater economic cooperation for the mutual benefit of all.

It will indeed be entirely miraculous if the Abraham Accords can succeed in quelling the brand of extreme radicalism espoused today by millions of self-avowed Moslems across the globe, who are bent on intimidating and terrorizing people everywhere into submission, threatening death to all who refuse. Will the Saudis, who greatly profit from hosting Islam’s holiest site, succeed in persuading their fellow Moslems that true religion is not about violence and coercion but about persuading humanity to join together in seeking the Truth, submitting to the One God and carrying out His Will?

Can the Saudis be brought to officially acknowledge Mount Moriah as the site of the destined Future Temple in Jerusalem as prophesied by the prophets of Israel? If Donald Trump and Elon Musk will categorically declare that the ultimate goal of all Middle East diplomacy is to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem, that in itself will be an astounding miracle, comparable to King Cyrus’ giving the green light for the building of the Second Temple (Ezra 1:2). Someone please get the message to them!

The Turkey factor
The present-day republic of Türkiye extends over vast areas of Anatolia and Western Asia that in Biblical times made up Ashur, the Assyrian empire. Indeed, Turkey’s current leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, shows signs of being no less of a megalomaniac than Sennacherib, king of Ashur, who laid siege to Jerusalem in the time of King Hezekiah until his miraculous defeat.

Erdoğan probably prefers we forget the time when a horse he was trying to mount threw him and gave him a mighty kick in the crotch, but it’s preserved on video. In his latest rant last week, Erdoğan said: "Turkey is far greater than its 782,000 square kilometers. Those questioning our presence in Syria, Libya or Somalia fail to grasp our vision." In other words, Turkey reserves the right to burst its way far beyond its current borders in order to resurrect the Ottoman Empire. Do we say good luck with that? Despite getting knackered in the crotch, the unhumbled Erdoğan fails to see any contradiction between his expansionist imperial visions and his unceasing accusations against Israel for the "illegal occupation" of Palestine, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.

The greatest irony is that biblical prophecy points in the opposite direction to Erdoğan’s vision of "Greater Turkey", because it is precisely "little Israel", which all the nations of the world seek to push back behind the pre-1967 borders if not into the sea, which is ultimately destined to expand and encompass all of present-day Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, stretching "from the river to the river" — from the Nile to the Euphrates — as clearly laid down in Genesis 15:18-21, Numbers chapter 34 and Ezekiel 47:15-20. Under the final settlement, Israel’s Mediterranean border will extend to Hor Hahar, the mountain spur jutting into the sea aside modern-day Antiki (=ancient Antioch), well inside present-day Türkiye!

Greater Israel — for what?
The question we must clarify is: For what purpose do we seek the Greater Israel?
After Israel’s miraculous victory over Egypt, Syria and Jordan in 1967, when she recovered the biblical heartland of Israel, Judea and Samaria, the Golan Heights, Gaza and the Sinai desert, all in the space of six days, the Israeli far left simply did not know what to do with the conquered territories and just wanted to "give them back" as quickly as possible in exchange for "peace".

Thus after the reconquest of East Jerusalem, Israeli General Moshe Dayan immediately returned the keys of the Temple Mount into the hands of the Moslem Wafk police, since he clearly could not, or did not want to conceive of a Jewish Temple on the site. That would have obliged him to turn around his entire secular lifestyle and philosophy. Likewise, Israel’s far left campaigned unremittingly to "give back" the territories, until they jumped onto the accursed 1993 Oslo-Assla "Peace Process" nightmare that plagues us until today with the slogan: "YeShA (Yehuda-Judah, Shomron-Samaria & ‘Aza-Gaza) First".

Immediately after the Six Day War, many believers saw clearly the hand of G-d in Israel’s stunning accomplishments against all the odds. However, the cynical, increasingly decadent Israeli left shared neither their faith nor their vision of the return to the territories as a step towards the restored Greater Israel. On the contrary, the Israeli left with their backers among the western powers, were determined to uproot the Greater Israel vision and made every effort to crush and demoralize the many Israelis who cherished it. Successive Israeli governments bowed repeatedly to pressures from Washington to show "restraint" in face of painful provocations by her enemies.

If the same constant kowtowing by Israeli Jews to foreign pressure had existed in the years of the British Mandate (1917-48), Israel would never have attained her independence. It was the spirit of fierce Jewish nationalism that breathed in the souls of the pioneers and the Jewish military bands who fought against the Arab armies in the War of Independence that brought the Independent State of Israel into being.

The Israeli Fighting Spirit
This spirit of courageous Jewish nationalism shone in every word of Israel Prime Minister Menahem Begin’s famous retort to then-Senator Joe Biden in 1982 when he threatened to withhold US aid to Israel: "Don’t threaten us with cutting off your aid. It will not work. I am not a Jew with trembling knees. I am a proud Jew with 3,700 years of civilized history. Nobody came to our aid when we were dying in the gas chambers and ovens. Nobody came to our aid when we were striving to create our country. We paid for it. We fought for it. We died for it. We will stand by our principles. We will defend them. And, when necessary, we will die for them again, with or without your aid."

It was heartening to sense a return of this fighting spirit — the spirit of Judah and the Maccabees — in current Israel Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the same Joe Biden, now old and hoary, in the present war, openly defying his demands not to take the Gaza war into Rafah, not to enter Lebanon, etc. etc. In every case, following Biden’s dictates would have been a catastrophic capitulation to Israel’s enemies, while Israel’s successes came precisely from going against them.

Let us understand that the new Middle East landscape, replete as it with possible dangers to Israel and ripple-effect repercussions for Jews and our allies all over the world, nevertheless presents us with entirely new opportunities for advancing the prophetic vision of Greater Israel. It may be that the hand of G-d has been relatively concealed within Israel’s military successes against her enemies, yet without His help, all the courage of our fighters and the brilliance of our intelligence officers could not have succeeded.

We should be buoyed by the downfall of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Assad dictatorship, and the likely impending destruction of the Iranian regime. We must have faith that they came about through G-d’s redemptive kindness to Israel, that He is with us, and that He is leading us forward to the realization of the dreams of His servants the prophets.
Yes, Israel needs to survive in a global jungle of wild beasts, and we have no option but to defend ourselves with a disciplined army and top-grade armaments. Yes, Israel is the holy land, birthplace of Abrahamic faith, a pluralistic society that gives religious freedom to Jews, Christians, Moslems, Bahai, agnostics, atheists… We do not seek to force people to observe Shabbat, eat kosher, pray…

But those who know that the Land is promised to Israel under the terms of G-d’s Covenant — the Holy Torah — must strengthen our own observance and devotion, now more than ever, through the joy of seeing that G-d is truly with us. We must do everything in our power to promote the knowledge of the prophetic vision of a land properly policed, free of terror, murder, robbery, immorality, corruption and injustice, a land that will shine spiritual knowledge and the love of G-d to all the world, with Torah education for all Jews, Torah Academies for the nations, facilities for priests and Levites and their livelihood, and a rebuilt, functioning Temple.

BBC staffers reveal editor’s ‘entire job’ to whitewash Jewish war crimes
Jonas E. Alexis, Senior EditorDecember 30, 2024

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BBC editor Raffi Berg has almost complete control of the British broadcaster’s online coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza and is ensuring that all events are reported with a pro-Israel bias, according to a new report published on 28 December by Drop Site News.

“This guy’s entire job is to water down everything that’s too critical of Israel,” one former BBC journalist said.

Drop Site News spoke to 13 current and former staffers who stated that the BBC’s coverage consistently devalues Palestinian life, ignores Israeli atrocities, and creates a false equivalence in an entirely unbalanced conflict.

Another BBC journalist said Berg plays a key role in a broader BBC culture of “systematic Israeli propaganda.”

“How much power he has is wild,” said another journalist.

“There was an extreme fear at the BBC, that if you ever wanted to do anything about Israel or Palestine, editors would say: ‘If you want to pitch something, you have to go through Raffi and get his signoff,” another journalist explained.

In one case, Berg downplayed Amnesty International’s accusation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Berg chose a headline that stated, “Israel rejects ‘fabricated’ claims of genocide,” to describe the Amnesty report and failed to post the story for 12 hours after it was written to suppress its online reach.

The journalists interviewed by Drop Site also noted that the Amnesty report was not covered on the BBC’s flagship news programs—BBC One’s News At One, News At Six, or News At Ten or its flagship current affairs program, BBC Two’s Newsnight.

“Anyone who writes on Gaza or Israel is asked: ‘Has it gone to edpol [editorial policy], lawyers, and has it gone to Raffi?’” another journalist said.

Raffi Berg, who wrote a book praising clandestine Mossad operations, wields great power to influence perceptions of Israel’s war on Gaza because the BBC news website is the most-visited news site on the internet, with over 1.1 billion visits in May alone.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed over 45,000 Palestinians, the majority women and children, and flattened large swathes of the besieged enclave.

The pro-Israel bias imposed by Berg is evident in the language used to cover the war.

While stories “prominently” used words like “massacre,” “slaughter,” and “atrocities” to refer to Hamas, they “hardly, if at all,” used them “in reference to actions by Israel,” wrote Rami Ruhayem, a Beirut-based BBC Arabic correspondent.

In another case, the BBC published a story with a headline that hid Israel’s responsibility for killing an entire family in a missile strike.

“Israel Gaza: Father loses 11 family members in one blast,” the headline stated.

Drop Site notes that when the BBC does mention Israel as the perpetrator, it uses the caveat “reportedly.”

The BBC also uses euphemisms preferred by the Israeli army to hide its soldiers’ war crimes. For example, the BBC describes the forcible transfer or ethnic cleansing of Palestinian civilians as “evacuations.”



In one case, the BBC described Israel’s total siege on Gaza with a headline stating, “Israel aims to cut Gaza ties after war with Hamas.”



Defense minister Yoav Gallant’s public vow to impose a “full siege” on Gaza while calling Palestinians “human animals” received just one mention in any BBC online content.

The journalists speaking with Drop Site said they made specific requests to BBC management to balance its coverage, but their requests have been ignored.



“Many of us have raised concerns that Raffi has the power to reframe every story, and we are ignored,” one journalist said.

“Almost every correspondent you know has an issue with him,” one stated. “He has been named in multiple meetings, but [BBC management] just ignore it.”



The journalist said they demanded that stories should “emphasize that Israel had not granted the BBC access to Gaza, that the network should end the practice of presenting the official Israeli versions of events as fact, and that the BBC should do more to offer context about Israeli occupation and the fact that Gaza is overwhelmingly populated by descendants of refugees forcibly driven from their homes beginning in 1948.”



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EU Ministers reject Israeli Arms BAN despite Gaza War Crimes and Genocide Evidence
Fabio G. C. CarisioDecember 30, 2024

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The Intercept on Tuesday revealed that European Union foreign ministers rejected a proposal to halt arms exports to “Israel” last month, despite being presented with evidence of war crimes and genocide in an internal EU assessment.

The 35-page report, authored by Olof Skoog, the EU’s special representative for human rights, was sent to ministers ahead of a council meeting on November 18.

The document, which had not been disclosed before, presented findings from United Nations sources on violations of international humanitarian law committed by “Israel” and Hamas since the start of the war in October 2023.

The report emphasized the disproportionate toll on civilians in Gaza, with an estimated 45,000 deaths, more than half of whom were women and children.

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“War has rules,” the assessment stated. “Given the high level of civilian casualties and human suffering, allegations focus mainly on how duty bearers, including the Israeli [Occupation] Forces (IOF), have seemingly failed to distinguish between civilians and combatants and to take all feasible precautions to protect civilians and civilian objects against the effects of the attacks, in violation of the fundamental principles of IHL.”

The report also cited “dehumanizing language” used by Israeli officials, warning that it might “contribute to evidence of intent” to commit genocide. “Incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence — such as that made in statements by Israeli officials — constitutes a serious violation of international human rights law and may amount to the international crime of incitement to genocide,” it added.

EU complicity

Despite Skoog’s call for EU countries to deny arms export licenses where there was a clear risk of misuse in war crimes, the proposal to suspend political dialogue with “Israel” and ban arms sales was ultimately rejected by EU ministers.

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Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis underscored the legal implications of the report for EU officials. “They cannot plausibly deny that they were privy to the facts given the contents of the EU’s special representative’s report that they had a duty to take under consideration,” he told The Intercept.

“The world now knows that they knew they were in breach of international law because they were explicitly told so by the EU’s own special representative on human rights. History will judge them harshly. And perhaps so will the ICC.”

European Commission president accused of Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes at ICC

The EU report also drew attention to economic interests tied to the EU-“Israel” Association Agreement, which facilitated €46.8 billion in trade in 2022. Although Spain and Ireland requested a review of whether “Israel’s” actions breached human rights clauses in the agreement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declined to act.

Read more – ICC warrants expose ‘Israel’ and US defenders: WashPo

Legal experts and humanitarian groups have criticized EU member states for their continued arms sales to “Israel” despite the report’s findings. Agnès Bertrand-Sanz, a humanitarian expert with Oxfam, called it “a blatant case of criminal collusion.” She added, “Even when their own services presented them with the facts, they refused to act.”

The report’s conclusions also warned that indiscriminate attacks on Gaza, including targeting hospitals, could amount to crimes against humanity. It called on “Israel” to adhere to its responsibilities as an occupying power to ensure the safety and health of civilians under its control. However, as Diana Buttu, a former Palestinian negotiator, noted, “It was a question of whether the politics would match with the law, and unfortunately, they did not.”

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PANDEMIC WARFARE! US BIO-LABS of KILLER VIRUSES from Ukraine to Africa
Fabio G. C. CarisioDecember 31, 2024

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In the cover image Gates, Clinton and Russian General Rtishchev

by Carlo Domenico Cristofori

Major General Aleksei Rtishchev, Deputy Chief of the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, recently delivered a briefing highlighting U.S. biological activity in Africa. In the following excerpt, he states, “The US administration views the region as an unlimited natural reservoir of dangerous infectious agents and a testing ground for experimental medical drugs.”:

The documents available to the Russian Defense Ministry show that the United States is ramping up its biological warfare presence on the African continent, Deputy Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Major General Aleksey Rtishchev told a briefing on Tuesday.

Russia’s top brass: “US ramping up biological warfare presence in Africa”

“The documents at our disposal confirm that the US biological warfare presence on the African continent is growing at a rapid pace. Research institutes of the US Department of Defense actively work in the region,” the defense official said.


For example, branches of the US National Naval Military Medical Center are stationed in Ghana and Djibouti where active work is carried out in natural disease foci, isolation and sequencing of pathogens, the Russian general said.

The US Army Military Medical Center in Kenya has deployed a network of field stations to monitor the spread of infectious diseases in Equatorial Africa. In Nigeria, a joint medical research center and a military medical laboratory of the armed forces of the republic have been established in 2024, with 10 specialists of the US Department of Defense permanently on staff, he said.

The statement comes just days after the horrific bomb attack in which Ukrainian intelligence, with the support of Western intelligence, killed General Igor Kirillov, commander of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, in revenge for his investigations into Ukrainian biolaboratories and to nip in the bud his investigations into African ones.

The official Russian statement confirms what has already been discovered in multiple previous investigations by Gospa News on viruses analyzed and manipulated in Pentagon biolaboratories such as SARS-Cov-2.



The Pentagon uses the relevant infrastructure and potential of African countries to conduct military-biological research. The US government customers are the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the National Security Agency and the US State Department.

The main consumers of the research results are the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, he said.

“At the same time, the United States does not disclose the ultimate goals of the experiments to partners, who are often unaware of the risks associated with the implementation of US programs,” the Russian general said.

American specialists capable of enhancing the pathogenic functions of microorganisms are actively operating in Africa. The Russian Defense Ministry has unveiled which officials from the United States and various African nations are involved in the implementation of military biological programs on the African continent

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“After analyzing the acquired documents, we understood the structure of the system created by the US Administration to mitigate biological risks on the territory of other countries. This system has been successfully tested in Ukraine and Georgia and now it actively works on the African continent,” Deputy Chief of the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces Major General Alexey Rtishchev said. told a briefing.

The efforts within the framework of this system are directed at acquiring pathogens in endemic areas and natural foci, controlling and managing the biological situation for their own benefit, Rtishchev stressed, adding that one of the tasks is analyzing the epidemic situations along the borders of geopolitical rivals in the presumed deployment areas of military contingents.

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Washington deploys the system of biological controls in Africa according to a plan that was used before, he noted.

“I would like to remind you that the deployment of the American system of biological controls goes according to a plan that was used before. Concerns are primarily raised about regular outbreaks of, for example, anthrax and tularemia in one region, and foot-and-mouth disease and plague in the another,” Rtishchev said.

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As a rule, these concerns are pointed out during meetings between US ambassadors and representatives of the countries’ health ministries, the official said.

“American counterparts note that such outbreaks undermine the development of the region’s economic potential. They question the training level of leadership and specialists, when it comes to neutralizing biological threats, and state the need to improve their qualifications. Against this background, it is proposed to establish a center for disease diagnostics and testing of medical products within one or two years, which will study dangerous pathogens and mechanisms of their mutations, and develop and test modern vaccines,” he said.

It is also planned to involve local specialists in the research projects of the US DoD Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), according to Rtishchev.

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“It is proposed that the US is to prepare a three-month training programme for the center’s employees. The integration of regional information systems into the US electronic disease surveillance system is discussed. The representatives of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency often advise their partners to accelerate that process and pay particular attention to ensuring the non-stop work of the necessary equipment and network communications,” he said, adding that $5-10 mln are allocated to achieve these goals with a possible increase in funding up to $20 mln, “taking into account the implementation of the first phase of the project.”

The US government authorities and private contracting companies, including the so-called Big Pharma enterprises, are involved in organizing cooperation with local relevant ministries, Rtishchev concluded.

The following are sponsors of these biological activities, including but not limited to the Gates Foundation and Clinton Foundation

The US is actively engaged in:

Nigeria: A joint medical research center and a military medical laboratory for the armed forces were established in 2024.
Kenya: The US Army Military Medical Center has deployed a network of field stations to monitor the spread of infectious diseases throughout Equatorial Africa.
Senegal: A new $35 million laboratory facility is nearing completion. This project involves the same Pentagon contractors that have worked in the former Soviet Union, including Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.
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THE GRACE TO SAY *NO!*

We live in era where the GRACE TO SAY NO is of paramount importance. The rate of compromise especially among believers is alarming... very very alarming. If for believers, it's even much more alarming, when we see those who we looked up to(the custodians of God's Word...titled leaders of the church) twisting and fixing God's Word to fit into what they want.

Those genuine ones who began very well are caught in the web of unconscious deceit! The word *unconscious,* I used isn't for pastors,but for the congregations that set their GAZE on their pastor(daddy) instead of God. Of course, the pastors know what they're doing,having the devil built a bulwark around their hearts and consciences that they don't feel guilty turning God's Word upside down.
18. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. (Rev 22: 18-19)

Yet,God loaths compromise... it's the SMOOTH HIGHWAY TO BACKSLIDING... VERY MANY FRONTLINE PASTORS HAVE BACKSLIDDEN IN THEIR HEARTS;
1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Rom 12: 1-2)

MAY THE LORD GOD OUR FATHER, INCREASE IN US;

THE GRACE TO SAY NO,AMEN!

Joseph said NO to Sex!
Jesus said NO to Power!
Elisha said NO to Money!
Elijah said NO to Baal!
Caleb said NO to Fear!
Balaam said NO to Gold!
Moses said NO to Egypt!
Misheck said NO to king!
Aaron said NO to slavery!
David said NO to Giants!

Joshua said NO to defeat!
Lot said NO to sodomy!
Rechabs said NO to wine!
Esther said NO to comfort!
Daniel said NO to defilement!
Hezekiah said NO to death!
Shadrach said NO to idolatry!
Paul said NO to Hypocrisy!
Zecchaeus said NO to corruption!

Hannah said NO to barrenness!
Hosea said NO to divorce!
Rahab said NO to prostitution!
Abraham said NO to his father's house
Isaac said NO to strife!
Jacob said NO to cursed blessings!
Tamar said NO to injustice!

Ezra said NO to syncretism!
Nehemiah said NO to shame!
Gideon said NO to evil altars!
Samuel said NO to prayerlessness!
Samson said NO to oppression!
Solomon said NO to foolishness!

What have you said NO to?
What can't you say NO to?
May you receive the grace to say NO!

Receive the grace to say NO!!
No to ungodliness!
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, (Tit 2: 11)
Amen!