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  THE RAINBOW  "I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh."   Genesis 9:13-15       As children, we were excited to see a rainbow appear in the distant sky, so we spent long time gazing at it, wondering where was its origin and its landing. I even told myself that one day when I grew older, I would venture to find out the beginning and the end of the rainbow!      The rainbow is a sign of God's redeeming grace and mercy. The Hebrew word translated “rainbow” is properly translated “war bow.” God set the bow in the sky to serve as the sign of the Noahic covenant—signifying His promise of redemption. Scientifically speaking, a...

   Several years back we took a trip to Ęrin Ile - off Akure Road in Oşun State of Nigeria, the home town of one of our leaders for his mother's burial ceremony. Even though it was well pass sunrise, the surrounding mountains in the town were still covered with thick dew smouldering like smoke. It was a strange but graceful spectacule to most of us city dwellers, but to me it was reminiscent of the glory of God that descended on Mount Sinai in the wilderness! The awesomeness of the person, power, glory and works of The Almighty God is  succinctly revealed in the scriptures:  1)To show the awesome nature of  His Person  we read, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.” ~ Exodus 33:19-20. 2) For the nature of  His power...

  We read in Acts 9:36-39, 36] At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. 37] But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room...Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. 39] And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. That's a bible account of an emulable, greatly loved woman in her community. Below is an account of the acts of another present day woman full of good works and charitable deeds we all knew, a life worthy of emulation - a Nigerian!                                                          'When President Olusegun Obasanjo as...

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.  (Luke 17:15-16) . Someone sent me a video of a man chatting with his listeners on Skype. First, the man offered them a million dollars each and they jumped at it. Next he asked if they were offered one million dollars and would not wake up the next day, would they accept? The answers were no. He went further and tempted them with an offer of ten million dollars and they still answered in the negative. In other words, he went on, waking up each morning is worth ten million dollars cash, and they answered in the affirmative. He then concluded that waking up each day is worth ten million dollars worth of gratitude, and that each day promises another opportunity to live and prosper.  I couldn't agree less with this logic. We owe so much to God for waking us up every morning into the land of the living! Gr...

I Thessalonians 4:16-17 NKJV  [16] For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. [17] Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 1. It is going to be the next greatest event that will shock all the continents of the world. Matt 24:40-42. 2 .It is going to take place suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly, without warning and without prior notice. 1Thess. 5:2 3.There shall be no second version of the event. 1Thess. 5:4 4.A greater percentage of Christians may be taken unawares. Matt. 24:38-39 5.Careless Christians who miss the event will have no other similar gracious opportunity. Matt. 13:49-50 6.The event shall have no regard or respect for ecclesiastical titles or church leadership positions. Matt. 5:20 7.It shall be a day when the sheep shall be separated from...

  “You give them something to eat”  - Matthew 14:16 I witnessed a recent event of charity near me that turned into a catastrophe. A wealthy philanthropist, perhaps moved by compassion for the masses mauled by the current economic distress in the land, sent out notification on social media of the plan to give a sum of money to a set number of the needy at a particular location on a fixed date on first-come-first-served basis at a particular time. But to the chagrin of the philanthropist, an unbelievably large multitude had gathered at the gate long before dawn. When the gate was eventually opened at the stated time, a massive stampede ensued during which a great number of people lost their lives. One writer told this story, 'Lisa and Freddie McMillan own a unique restaurant in Brewton, Alabama. They offer a full hot meal to all who stand in line—at no charge. This couple has invested from their own savings to make a difference for senior citizens who often go without meals and ...

Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.  (Isaiah 40:21-22 NKJV) I thought I had seen enough of  the great wonders the Creator had done with gigantic rocks when we rode around on horseback as fresh laboratory science students in the Veterinary Research Laboratories in the vast terrain of Vom, on the Jos plateau. But when in later years I drove with my son to the Federal Secondary School for Gifted Children at Suleja on the Federal Capital Territory, I became lost in awesome wonder as we approached the colossal Zuma rock! Inside me I felt if God had formed such a magnificent structure as that, His own magnificence must be unfathomable to the human mind! When we witness the beauty of the natural w...

  FELLOWSHIP - II   But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall  be my people, and your God, my God._  (Ruth 1:16 NKJV)   Followership Decades ago, I attended the convention of a church with my wife. During his ministration, the  Man of God preaching spoke to no one in particular saying, "God is telling someone, 'Go and find your Elijah and I will make an Elisha out of you'. I told my wife I was sure the statement was for me and that I must heed the directive from God. Not long after that a close friend invited us to a service where their General Overseer was preaching. Right from the moment the man of God started speaking, a voice in me said, "That's him". We began attending more of their services and soon became members. Not long after, I began following closely one of the senior pastors and ultimately became a disciple of hi...

FELLOWSHIP-1 And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons .   (Mark 3:13-15) What are the purposes in the Lord’s heart?  1. Fellowship     He...called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him (vs.13) The Lord knew in His heart those He wanted. The bible says, 'For whom He foreknew...He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified' (Romans 8:29-30). There's no mistake in those the Lord calls. He knows them from the womb and has a purpose for their lives. You were born first to answer God’s call for your salvation and then to fellowship with Him. 2.   Followership     Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him (vs. 14a) Jesus selected twelve of those ...