OLUSEGUN ISAAC BLOG

   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...