MESSAGE FROM THE ALTARDEVOTIONAL SERVICE. 14 / 11 / 2021

AT WHAT COST ?

I KINGS 21 : 15 – 16.

  1. As soon as Jezebel received the message, she said to Ahab, ” Naboth is dead. Now go and take possession of the vineyard which he refused to sell to you.”
  2. At once Ahab went to the vineyard to take possession of it.

MARK 8 : 36 – 37

36. Do people gain anything if they win the whole world but lose their life ? Of course not !

37. There is nothing they can give to regain their life.

(GOOD NEWS BIBLE).

A bunch of morons: miserable lots; beguiled by heresies; consumed by greed; hypocrites seeking to ” take the Kingdom by force”, the antiChrist forces parading as disciples of Jesus Christ engage in satanic manipulations to accumulate stupendous wealth and power.

At what cost ? At the cost of your soul ?
” The end justifies the means” political juggernauts: machiavellian; avaricious; arrogant; uncanny; you have made maiming, killing and oppression your trademark; you have taken possession of the land by brutal force and treachery; the victims of your inhumanity exist in penury and graveyards while you live in stinking opulence and obscene glitters of power. At what cost ? At the cost of your soul ?
Your business acumen; hawkish nature; avarice; self-centeredness; persuasiveness and ungodly deeds have been rewarded with splendour. You are the societal toast and knees bow in fear before you. Your maxim is “money is supreme”. The Almighty God has no space in your heart. Your wealth is to annihilate and terrorize the ‘lesser beings’. At what cost ? The cost of your soul ?
You are the ‘battle axe’ of the ungodly; the ‘vessel of dishonour’ of the infamous rich and powerful: you kill, maim and destroy others at the whims of your sponsors; sadistic, you relish in inflicting pain on your victims and shedding the blood of the innocent delights you. You have achieved notoriety as “the assassin” and greatly sought after by workers of iniquities who have largely compensated you with riches and certain privileges including immunity from prosecution. At what cost ? At the cost of your soul ?
It must be emphasized again and again that our stay on earth is temporary. The earth was not designed by God to be permanent. At the Divinely appointed time, this world will be folded up and mankind will come face to face with the Creator to give account of our earthly deeds. The antiChrist forces will end up in the satanic kingdom of everlasting regrets and the saved, through Jesus Christ, will inherit God’s Kingdom of everlasting peace. Jesus Christ has given mankind the roadmap from here to eternity. Without Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, we can never please God in the end. Jesus Christ is the Way to God’s Kingdom.This is just the plain truth for no other being had ever claimed that honour. None.
Trust not in worldly glitters. Trust Jesus Christ and accept Him as Lord and Saviour. The Holy Spirit will then come and stay in you to make you holy and acceptable to God because on our own we cannot overcome the destructive power of the flesh. No matter how far you have gone into evil living, there is an opportunity to repent right now and accept Jesus Christ into your life. He never rejects anyone who comes to Him.
God count me not among the eternally doomed, in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

MESSAGE FROM THE ALTAR. DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. 07 / 11 / 2021..

VANITY
LUKE 12 : 16 – 21.

  1. Then Jesus told them this parable: ” There was once a rich man who had lands which bore good crops.
  2. He began to think to himself, ‘I haven’t anywhere to keep all my crops. What can I do ?
  3. This I will do, he told himself; ‘I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I will store my corn and all my other goods.
  4. Then, I will say to myself, Lucky man ! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself !
  5. But God said to him, ‘You fool ! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself ?’ “
  6. And Jesus concluded, “This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God’s sight.”

ECCLESIASTES 3 :16
In addition, I have also noticed that in this world you find wickedness where justice and right ought to .

ECCLESIASTES 4 : 2 – 3

  1. I envy those who are dead and gone; they are better off than those who are still alive.
  2. But better off than either are those who have never been born, who have never seen the injustice that goes on in this world.

ECCLESIASTES 5 : 15
WE LEAVE THIS WORLD JUST AS WE ENTERED IT — WITH NOTHING. INSPITE OF ALL OUR WORK THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN TAKE WITH US.
(GOOD NEWS BIBLE).

God has sent me to you this day and the message is devoid of ambiguity. God has commissioned me to reach out to you to remember that you are a sojourner on earth; that you were fashioned from the dust and His Spirit; that you are dust and to dust you will return but your soul will return to the Judgement Seat where at the end of your pilgrimage you will give account of your deeds while on earth; that you will receive righteous Judgement according to your actions or inactions; that you came to this world empty and you will leave empty no matter your opulence or power, hence the need to meditate on your attitude towards God and man, examining yourself whether you are commendable in God’s sight or not; that you must repent of all unGodly acts, surrender your life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind and be led by the Holy Spirit in order to be strengthed for the battle between the spirit and the flesh; and that the second advent of Jesus Christ draws near, very near.
We must not be like the ” Rich Fool” who got consumed with passion for enjoyment on earth but failed to prepare for eventual exit, the timing of which nobody knows.
We must not be caught off guard when the trumpets for homecoming sound.
We must not win this miserable world of strive and pain at the detriment of eternal bliss in God’s Kingdom.
The world will surely experience more turmoil and there will be terrifying spectacles that will continue to benumb man till the wrapping up of this decaying world.
There is certainly no hiding place where safety from satanic onslaughts is ensured except in Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, the Captain of our battle, the Saviour.
COME TO JESUS CHRIST NOW AND FIND REST. AMEN.

MESSAGE FROM THE ALTAR. DEVOTIONAL SERVICE.31/10/2021. FEAR NOT THEIR FEAR.

FEAR NOT THEIR FEAR.


ISAIAH 8 :11-13; 21-22.

  1. With his great power the LORD warned me not to follow the path which the people were following. He said,
  2. ” Do not join in the schemes of the people and do not be afraid of the things that they fear.
  3. Remember that I, the LORD Almighty, am holy; I am the one you must fear.
  4. The people will wander through the land, discouraged and hungry. In their hunger and their anger they will curse their king and their God. They may look up to the sky.
  5. or stare at the ground, but they will see nothing but trouble and darkness, terrifying darkness into which they are being driven..

HEBREWS 13 : 6
Let us be bold, then, and say: ” The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me ?”.

ISAIAH 43 :1-2

  1. Israel, the LORD who created you says, ” Do not be afraid — I will save you. I have called you by name — you are mine.
  2. When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through fire, you will not be burnt; the hard trials that come will not hurt you.

PSALM 115 : 11
Trust in the LORD, all you that worship him. He helps you and protect you.
(GOOD NEWS BIBLE).

The year has been a catalogue of pain and sorrow as every form of violence and repression has been visited on the landscape and the people. The people are terrified as the government becomes ineffective in taming the horrific deeds of vicious terrorists. The Land travails in the suffocating grip of insecurity. Many people are at crossroads, confused about what to do. Some people have resigned to ‘fate’, waiting for the worst to happen. Another group of people have gone ahead to join the terrorists, for ‘security’. Some people have formed themselves into ‘liberty camps’, seeking emancipation for the oppressed. Then, the bands of ‘prayer warriors’, pleading for Divine interventions as solutions to the situations. The government plays the ‘ostrich’, rejecting the notion of being overwhelmed.
Fear pervades the atmosphere; peace eludes the Land. There is no hope of the situation becoming better for the rest of the year.
But, the Lord has warned me “not to follow the path which the people were following”. The Lord has told me to warn you “not to follow the path which the people were following”. The Lord has told me “not to fear their fear”. The Lord has sent me to you “not to fear their fear”. The Lord has assured me that we should trust Him to protect and deliver us from the chaotic and heartbreaking scenarios unfolding before our eyes, for even the ‘prayer warriors’ are not in one accord; are not united in supplications and intercession as to move God’s hands !
The journey to safety; to land of mercy is individualistic. God enjoins us to have total faith in Him and to trust our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, as Captain of our warfare to give us victory and peace that the world cannot experience.
If you have not given your life to Jesus Christ for safe-keeping; if you have not accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour; if you are still rejecting the Holy Spirit as an interceding Spirit of God; then there is an urgent need to make amends now for tomorrow may be too late. Life without Jesus Christ is synonymous with crises.
With God on our side, we need not fear their fear anymore.
May the remaining months of the year bring you fulfilment, in the precious name of Jesus Christ.

REJOICE

MESSAGE FROM THE ALTAR
DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. 24 / 10 /2021

REJOICE 

NEHEMIAH 8 : 10
Now go home and have a feast. Share your food and wine with those who haven’t enough. Today is holy to our Lord, so don’t be sad. The joy that the LORD gives you will make you strong.

PHILIPPIANS 4 : 4 – 7

  1. May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice !
  2. Show a gentle attitude towards everyone. The Lord is coming soon.
  3. Don’t worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart.
  4. And God’s peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus.

PHILIPPIANS 3 : 1
In conclusion, my brothers and sisters, be joyful in your union with the Lord.
(GOOD NEWS BIBLE).

This world is not our home. We are travellers sent here for a purpose and the purpose is to do the will of God.
The hope of the children of God is to return to God accomplished, having done His will on earth.
We were not brought here to inherit corruption but sanctification leading to enduring inheritance in heaven.
It is most important to live our lives on earth always with eternity in view. It is difficult to live on earth as God’s children until we have the joyful understanding that our treasure, our inheritance, in the hereafter is far better than what is obtainable here.
It is most unfortunate that the present day preachers have given God’s people misplaced priorities. The emphasis is no more on heavenly treasure but worldly glitters. The equipment for sojourning fulfillingly on earth is no more the Holy Spirit but human mentorship. Jesus Christ is no more the focus but the ‘founders’ and their false teachings and fake lives. The minds of God’s people have been turned into seeing ‘ earthly glitters’ as the hope and purpose of Christianity. The Church holds vigils, indulges in fasts and build cathedrals for the purpose of reaping rewards on earth where the hope is now focused. This is most disheartening. The Church that Jesus Christ gave his disciples to set free the captives is under siege and on the verge of capitulation because of avarice; because of lack of knowledge. The Church has been compromised. The Church is, indeed, in need of deliverance.
Whether rich or poor, hale or sick, happy or sad, what God expects from His children is to be thankful and joyful for the joy of salvation is above every other considerations. We must learn to rejoice in the Lord always. We must always bear in mind that we are pilgrims on earth. We came with nothing. We will go home with nothing. It is safer to transfer our treasure home to await our homecoming while keeping with us what is necessary for our passage.
Rejoice in the Lord always. Submit totally to the Lordship of Jesus Christ Permit the Holy Spirit to function effectively in your life. Without the joy of salvation leading you on, it is difficult to really appreciate God in this chaotic world.
May the joy of the Lord never depart from our lives, in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE CASSAVA PLANT

MESSAGE FROM THE ALTAR
DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. 17 / 10 / 2021.

THE CASSAVA PLANT.

JOHN 15 : 4.
Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. A branch cannot bear fruits of itself; it can do so only if it remains in the vine. In the same way you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.

JOHN 16 : 15.
All that my Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit will take what I give him and tell it to you.
( GOOD NEWS BIBLE).

The moon was shinning brightly. There had earlier been a windy rainfall but now everywhere is quiet; the atmosphere, serene. I sat in the backyard of my abode, meditating.
Then,. I heard the voice: “My Servant, have you considered the Cassava plant ? Have you meditated on the Power that makes a stem bring forth tubers ? Have you thought of the miracle that manifests whenever the stem of Cassava, planted in fertile soil, develop into tubers underground and wears green foliage like a crown overground ? The stem conducts water, minerals and food to other parts of the plant for the needed nourishment in order that the tubers would manifest. It is pertinent for Man to become the ‘stem’ so as to be Divinely engaged in productive activities. Nevertheless, unless the stem is connected to the fertile soil, no positive result can be obtained; an exercise in futility. If the stem is insured in the fertile soil, then, the cassava bring forth tubers which are harvested at the appropriate time and become nourishment for Man and his livestock.
I made all things and I am from everlasting to everlasting. I am the Supreme. I am the fertile soil. You are the cassava stem. Though, you be cut off and abandoned, plant yourself into me and you will produce abundance: you will become the reference point for provisions; for nourishment. You will bring forth in miraculous manner because you are planted in Me.”
Beloved, the lesson God wanted me to understand is that I must be hidden in Him to be productive. God wants you to understand that He has the authority to change your situation from gloom to boom; from rejection to election: and from humiliation to celebrations. All God is asking us to do is to remain in Him by making the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, Lord, in recognition of His great work of Salvation. God has committed all powers on earth and in heaven into the hands of Jesus Christ, who will judge the deeds of Man on the day of reckoning; the day of Judgement.
If you have not accepted the Lordship of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, then you need to do so now because therein lies prosperity and peace.
If you are already ” born again “, then you must hold the faith firmly because satan lurks waiting for unguarded moments of the believer in order to “maim, kill, and destroy”.
We must never fall from grace. God is able to sustain us in abundance; God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient. God is faithful. We must trust Him to replace our tears of sorrow with overflowing joy. We must cleave to Jesus Christ.
The cassava stem, united with the fertile soil brings forth tubers. Man nourishes self and assets from the tubers. In like manner, let us become one with God, for in so doing, the gates of hell cannot stop our celebrations.
Christians must not seek repose yet concerning the Great Commission ( Evangelism) commanded by the Righteous Judge, Jesus Christ. Millions of people are still under satanic bondage and must be redeemed.
When cassava stem is not planted, it dries up and has no tubers to prove fulfilment: in the same manner, man, that disconnects from the fertile soil, brings lack and shame upon himself, dries up . I’m Only Jesus Christ, the fertile Soil, can give true prosperity.
Endtimes’ scenario is unfolding rapidly and it is crystal clear that we are not paying adequate attention to the sordid happenings around us.
Are we ready to stand before the judgement seat if the trumpet for homecoming sounds now ? If you are affirmative, congratulations. If not, hesitate no more to repent of your sins and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. There is no other way to God’s everlasting Kingdom apart from Jesus Christ: He is the Way, the Truth, the Light, and the Door. Halleluyah.
May we never lose our place in the everlasting Kingdom of God, in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen.