OLUSEGUN ISAAC BLOG

  Jesus admonished His disciples in Matthew 7:15-16, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Men do not gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles". This admonition does not address ministers in churches alone but also addresses parents and their children, the discipler and his disciple, mentor and mentee, leader and follower, master and servant, as well as trainer and trainee or apprentice. Recently we lost a politically influential icon in our estate. Many of us residents hardly knew the man because of his nature and the exigencies of his office, but his children were very friendly and well mannered. My heart felt very heavy when I saw the once little girl who was very close to my late daughter crying profusely when she saw me. She had come from Canada to give her father a befitting burial. I comforted her from my heart. To me, her father had lived well. Among his childre...

Introduction A friend of ours whom we mocked as 'S.U.' before we ourselves found Christ and who was suffering from SCD and was too sickly to partake in our frivolities at our youthful days now lives a happy life in the U.S.A. He is now in his late sixties living in joy and prosperity as a husband and father of great children. His love for Christ and committed prayer life has sustained him!   The World Health Organisation recommended that “Where disorders are common, special dedicated Centers are required, to ensure adequate services for treatment and prevention” No country in the world qualifies for this more than Nigeria where one in every four persons is a healthy carrier of the sickle cell gene (Hb AS). Although Nigeria shares this characteristic with neighbouring countries, its large population of over 180 million sets it apart with regard to the number of healthy carriers and, consequently, the number of  children born annually with SCD. In numerical terms, over 40 m...

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.  (Galatians 6:9-10). There's this story making rounds on social media of a hungry man who hadn't eaten for days. He went to a canteen and begged the owner for food on credit. She bluntly refused to give the man food claiming that so many people had failed to pay her to whom she sold on credit. After being severally refused, the hungry man sat dejected by the entrance as several people came in and out of the canteen to eat, ignoring the hungry man crouched by the entrance. Finally, a man came, asked for the matter with the man who appeared to have fallen asleep and the owner narrated the story. The man was moved with compassion; he paid for a good serving to feed the hungry man, but alas on getting to him, they found that the man was not sleeping but had died. Doing go...

  Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. ( 2Samuel 3:1NKJV).  If you are going through a tough time, know that it will not last forever. And know that if you are tough, you will make it through. Know that tough times never last, but tough people do!...What separates the people who make it through the tough times and those who don’t is how they handle it. The people who make it through are the ones who are tough.        Televangelist and motivational writer Robert  H. Schuller wrote, "We all experience difficulties in life, fail, divorce, bankruptcy. relative passed away, and countless other scenarios. Going through these situations is no easy task. Sometimes we just want to give up and raise our hands silently. It's easy to see why. These are painful situations that strike directly at the core of our humanity."      If ...