Re-birth Christian Ministry (International Outreach)

MATTHEW 23:13 – 17.13. “How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees ! You hypocrites ! You lock the door to the Kingdom of heaven in people’s faces, and you yourselves don’t go in, nor do you allow in those who are trying to enter !”15. “How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees ! You hypocrites! You sail the seas and cross whole countries to win one convert; and when you succeed, you make him twice as deserving of going to hell as you yourselves are !16. ” How terrible for you, blind guides ! You teach, “If someone swears by the Temple, he isn’t bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.”17. Blind fools ! Which is more important, the gold or the Temple which makes the gold holy ?(GOOD NEWS BIBLE). The Land is on the verge of witnessing the most horrific spectacle since it’s formation. The Country is on the path to the most horrendous carnage ever witnessed. The forces of evil are in a conspiracy to kill and destroy with impunity leaving in their trails unforgettable trauma and inconsolable remnants of avoidable pogrom. The siege is on and very soon the onslaught will commence with brutal effectiveness. Whatever we are experiencing presently is a mere rehearsal leading to the real act. The merchants of death are deployed. The sky is heavily laden with the cloud of sorrow and the rain of death and wanton destruction is about to fall. “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times have I wanted to put my arms round all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me! And so your temple will be abandoned and empty. (Matthew 23:37-38). The Land and God’s people are facing this avoidable calamity because of the failure of the Church. In the quest for accumulation of perishable riches , the Church has abandoned her spirituality. In romancing with the world and its captivating radiance, the Church has lost her voice. In secularization of religion, the Church lost her beauty. The leadership of the Church, entrapped by splendour,has succumbed to the avarice of inimical power and has lost the courage to speak the truth to the forces of anti Christ. Like Judas Iscariot, the Church has preferred the ” pieces of silver” to ruling with Jesus Christ. The Church now plays the ostrich while the hordes from hell’s gates; barbaric invaders with symbol of false god and religion trample upon the land wantonly. Yet, there is still hope to stop this carnage if only the Church will wake up to her spirituality: watch and pray. * Pray for a spirit of courage to lift up and condemn the dross of bloated greed and power madness.* Pray for a spirit of power to speak truths to those who hold power and can use it to silence prophets.*Pray for a spirit of subtlety to understand the ambiguities of righteousness and upholding it*Pray for a spirit of humility to see when our righteousness become false righteousness and our moral certainties turn out to be foolishness.*Pray for a spirit of faith that shows Jesus Christ’s death to be the only saving one and suffering on our part is not cosmically noble, only sad.*Pray for a spirit of hope that contains us when the enemy corrupting our covenant turns out to be our own interests and the institutions that sustain them.*Pray for a spirit of love. Unless, the Church wakes up to her spirituality now, this rain of sorrow will fall and with devastating and consuming effect on the Church herself. It is not too late to stop this impending doom. Deliver us O Lord.

ECCLESIASTES 5:8Don’t be surprised when you see that the government oppresses the poor and denies them justice and their rights. Every official is protected by the one over him, and both are protected by still higher officials.ECCLESIASTES 4:1Then I looked again at all the injustice that goes on in this world. The oppressed were weeping, and no one would help them. No one would help them, because their oppressors had power on their side.(GOOD NEWS BIBLE) This world is temporary. The life you have is God’s gift and it’s not permanent. Everything we have here is transient. We came into the world with nothing and no matter our acquisitions here, we will leave without anything. We were made from dust and the breathe of God and at the end, to dust we must return but the breathe, the soul, returns to God to account for his stewardship as sojourner on earth.” Then the LORD God took some soil from the ground and formed a man out of it; he breathed life-giving breath into his nostrils and the man began to live.” Genesis 2:7″ You will have to work hard and sweat to make the soil produce anything, until you go back to the soil from which you were formed. You were made from soil, and you will become soil again ” Genesis 3:19 Death is not the end of this earthly pilgrimage. At the end of times, we shall all be brought before the God Almighty to be judged and rewarded, with paradise or hell. How you live your life here determines where you go in the hereafter. You cannot live a life pleasing to God without Jesus Christ being in control. You cannot live right unless you operate through the Holy Spirit and you cannot have the Holy Spirit unless you belong to Jesus Christ. You use the opportunity God has given you to molest and trample on others just because you don’t have Jesus Christ in your life. You live your life as if you own it just because you don’t have the Holy Spirit working in you. You turn yourself into a god, killing and maiming as dictated by your whims because you have rejected God. Your stinking opulence, amassed through corruption and shedding of blood of the innocent, will only lead you to eternal damnation. The power you use so oppressively to perpetuate so much pain, so much anguish and so much destruction of lives and properties, cannot stop the grim reaper, death, from destroying you when your time is up. It is time to look into the Mirror. It is time for self-examination. It is time to remember that life here is not permanent. It is time to reflect on where we end up on the day of judgement. It is time to stop injustice and our grievous lives of corruption. It is time to love one another. It is time to stand up for Jesus Christ and be numbered among the children of God. Having looked into the Mirror , what do you see ? Are you ready to meet your Creator if death should come now ? If yes, watch and pray that you remain so. If not, it is not too late to make amends:Surrender your life to Jesus Christ now. There are no other names through whom you can be saved. There are no other religious organizations, prophets, creeds or doctrines that can save you from hellfire. Only through Jesus Christ can we receive eternal rest. Look into the Mirror now and take a positive decision: choose Jesus Christ; choose everlasting life with God Almighty. Shalom.

JOHN 16 : 33.I’ve told you this so that my peace will be with you. In the world you’ll have trouble. But cheer up ! I have overcome the world. “PSALM 55 : 22Turn your burdens over to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble .EXODUS 3 : 13-14 13. Then Moses replied to God, suppose I go to the people of Israel and say to them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘what is his name ?’ What should I tell them ?”14. God answered Moses, “I Am Who I Am. This is what you must say to the people of Israel: ‘I Am has sent me to you.’ (GOD’S WORD). This message is to that soul who has been struggling to meet God’s Standard in lifestyle and has not been successful. The message is to that soul who has lost faith in redemption because of his inability to rise above his miserable state. This message is to the discouraged. What exactly is that challenge that has dispirited you; that has taken away your peace ? ; that has enslaved you? : Arrogance ?, Addiction?, Anger ?, Hatred ?, Anxiety ?, Impatience ?, Revenge ?, Gossip ?, Guilt ?, Fear ?, Envy ?, Lying ?, Loneliness ?, Laziness ?, Sexual sin ?, Low self esteem ?, Temptation to sin ?. The I Am that I Am has sent me to you.The message is simple : Fear not; be not discouraged; you’re not alone; your situation is not insurmountable; come to Jesus Christ with your situation, your fears: your heavy heart, your lack of peace, your bondage and you will have peace. “Listen ! Whoever is thirsty, come to the water ! Whoever has no money can come, buy, and eat !Come, buy wine and milk . You don’t have to pay; it’s free !” ( Isaiah 55 : 1) Come to Jesus Christ, the King of Peace. Jesus Christ understands your predicament and He’s not judging you now. He wants to deliver you from this bondage and all He demands is that you will come to Him. Redemption is free. Jesus Christ already paid the price. As you reaffirm your faith in God today and encourage yourself in the faithfulness of God, may you experience an uplifting, in the precious name of Jesus Christ.

JOHN 5: 1-9.1. After this, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a religious festival.2. Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool with five porches; in Hebrew, it is called Bethzatha.3. A large crowd of sick people were lying in the porches — the blind, the lame, and the paralysed.5. A man was there who had been I’ll for 38 years.6. Jesus saw him lying there, and he knew that the man had been I’ll for such a long time; so he asked him, “Do you want to get well ?”7. The sick man answered, “Sir, I have no one here to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am trying to get in, somebody else gets there first.8. Jesus said to him, ” Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”9. Immediately the man got well; he picked up his mat and started walking.(GOOD NEWS BIBLE) In summary, Jesus healed a man whose case was really and seemingly hopeless. Jesus brought succour to a man who had resigned to fate. Jesus became Someone to this man who had no one. Jesus helped this man who could not be party to the festivities around him because of his discomfiting immobility. This man who could not have an encounter with the miracle performing angel had an unexpected and unsolicited encounter with the Lord of Angels, Jesus Christ. This man who had been written off, even by himself, became a celebrity. A hopeless case became the reference point for Divine intervention in sordid situations. The name of the man in the narrative in the Bible was never mentioned. This story is not just about a disabled man in Jerusalem. This story is not just about a pool in Jerusalem either. This story is not just about the past events only. This story is more than meets the eyes. Looking deeper into the mirror, one sees that the man actually has a name — yours. The man really has a face — mine. The man has a problem — just like ours. Though Jesus Christ was in Jerusalem for the festival, He did not go there to feast; to draw crowd around Him; to teach disciples or to frolic with dignitaries. No, Jesus Christ was aware of the endless waves of groans coming from the camps of the destitute. Jesus Christ saw beyond the festival and into the world of the societal dregs; into the lives of the ostracized and hopeless living in tattered penury. Jesus Christ recognised the ignored. Jesus Christ felt the hurt of these ones who probably already felt abandoned by God ! And Jesus Christ brought succour. Jesus Christ is with the sick to heal. Jesus Christ is walking slowly and carefully among the beggars and the blind. Jesus Christ suffers when we suffer. Jesus Christ cares for us more than any one cares. Jesus Christ lived and lives forever. Jesus Christ is Compassion. The Bible makes it clear that anyone whose life is not holy will never see God. Hebrews 12:14. That’s our predicament. Only the holy will see God. Only the perfect will make heaven. But, our righteousness is filthiness before God. Now, you see why we are like the paralysed man. We’re the invalid and we’re trapped – no one around to assist us. We have no solution for our situation. We’re the wounded and weary. We’re the one lying on the ground, hopelessly. We don’t have what it takes to be healed. Our only hope is that God will do for us what He did for the man at Bethesda; that He steps into our ward of hurt and helplessness; into our world of insecurity and trepidation. We need Jesus Christ in our lives. We need the righteousness of Jesus Christ to make eternity in bliss; and we need Jesus Christ as the Solution to our situations. We need to surrender to His Lordship. Jesus Christ is standing by the door. He wants to come in and give His peace NOW. Jesus Christ is the Hope of the Hopeless. Whatever your predicament may be now, may the King of kings; the Lord of lords; the Unchanging Changer , Jesus Christ, visit you NOW to wipe away your tears of sorrow and turn your gloom to bloom.Amen.

2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-53. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4. who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.5. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.(NIV) It is obvious that we are not in the best of times. The Covid-19 Pandemic nearly brought the whole world to a standstill. Many souls perished. The world economy experienced a dangerous downturn. In my part of the world, Nigeria, the picture is pathetic as insecurity besieges the country. Many have become so traumatized that they have become comfortless. The world is groaning. Evil perpetrators dominate the scene. The sigh of hopelessness pervade the atmosphere. Yet, such worldly predicament should not be the portion of the children of God for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ prepared us for times like this. Jesus Christ told us as a matter of fact that in this world we would experience tribulations, though He was quick to assure us of victory over dire situations. All we needed to do to be comforted and remain comforted is to surrender ourselves, in totality, to His dominion as we prepare to live courageously here and hereafter have everlasting rest in His Kingdom. In the name of Jesus Christ, every situation must receive Divine solution. It is an assurance. It is our heritage in the Lord. Our God is awesomely faithful and He will never leave us forsaken as we cleave to Him. If that be the case, and I am confident in it being the case, then we are not alone in our woes for God is with us. Therefore, we are not comfortless for our God comforts us. If, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God comforts us, then should we not hasten to introduce this same Jesus Christ to others that they may be recipients of Divine grace ? Let the comforted seek out the comfortless and bring succour into their lives. It is time to be your neighbour’s keeper for with faith in the supremacy of our Lord Jesus Christ over every situation, we are assured of victory over the viciousness enveloping us. Therefore, beloved, as you press forward towards fulfilment, entertain neither fear nor distractions inimical to your joy for you are not comfortless. God is already opening doors for your breakthrough; for your celebrations. It is happening now. Hold your peace for you will surely testify to the faithfulness of our awesome God, in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Congratulations. Shalom.

JUDE 17-23.17. But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.18. They said to you, ” In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires. “19. These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.20. But, you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.21. Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.22. Be merciful to those who doubt;23. snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear — hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.(NIV)HOLD ON TO YOUR FAITH. HOLD ON TO YOUR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. HOLD ON TO YOUR FAITH IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. HOLD ON TO YOUR FAITH IN THE INTERVENTION OF MINISTERING ANGELIC BEINGS. HOLD ON TO YOUR FAITH IN THE AWESOME FAITHFULNESS OF THE OMNIPRESENT, OMNIPOTENT AND OMNISCIENT GOD, FOR I AM LED BY HIS SPIRIT TO DECLARE THE MONTH OF JUNE AS YOUR MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS GALORE AS YOUR EARNEST HEARTS’ DESIRES MANIFEST, IN THE PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. CONGRATULATIONS. BE A DISCIPLE. DO THE WORK OF AN EVANGELIST. BE HOLY. SHALOM.

ROMANS 3:21-2421. But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.22. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There’s no difference,23. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,24. and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. (NIV).HEBREWS 9: 27-2827. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that judgement,28. so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.(NIV). The Death row or Condemned row is where prisoners who have been convicted of capital crimes and are awaiting execution are housed in prison. Unless, through appeals, the judgment is overturned, the prisoner on the Death row must eventually be killed as punishment for the crime committed or deemed to have been committed. The world is under siege. Terrorists are on killing sprees. Natural and man made activities are sending people to early graves. In some situations, pogroms and wanton destruction of means of livelihood are unabatedly and unabashedly executed. Perpetrators of the grievous crimes are never apprehended or brought to justice even when apprehended. We live in a state of perpetual fear, of despondency. There is no hiding place as the merchants of misery and death advertise the effectiveness of their wares. We live in abattoirs awaiting the slaughterers. We wail and lament woefully whenever the executioners snuffed out the lives of their victims. We shudder pitifully as we ponder on who’s turn it is to die. There is chaos in the land; there’s devastation of the land; and the people intoxicated by agony stare into nothingness, in resignation as they await the hangman’s noose. There’s no appeasement as hordes of murderous villains boisterously trample on the dignity of the innocent . There’s lamentation everywhere as people die, most unprepared for God’s day of reckoning: it’s appointed unto man to die once, then judgement. Only those who are counted as disciples of Jesus Christ; those that accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour; those that do the will of God through the righteousness of Jesus Christ and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit; and those that profess Jesus Christ as the Son of God Almighty have hopes of eternal life for their names are in the Book of Life. There’s no other way of escaping eternal damnation except clinging faithfully to the promises of Jesus Christ. There’s no other prophet that can lead humanity to eternal rest. There’s neither any other religion nor creed that can win God’s favour on the day of judgment. Only Jesus Christ is the Divinely accepted Door to enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus Christ is the glorious Light that illumine the way to God’s eternal city of peace. Every other religion or creed and adherents have already missed the Way and unless there’s repentance and acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour must suffer the indignity of the tortuous regime of satan in the kingdom of everlasting darkness and regret. The pertinent questions that we must answer now as people on Death row are : If death comes today, who takes possession of your soul — angels or demons ?If the Book of Life is opened today, will your name be found therein ? Like prisoners on Death row, are you ready for the executioner ? Will the “Celebration of Life” announcing your transition translate to “Welcome home, faithful servant” in the hereafter ? That you’re reading this piece shows that you still have the opportunity to make the right choice. The right choice is to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour; and faithfully cling to His promises of hope and of deliverance from eternal damnation. May our names be found in the Book of Life, in Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.

ROMANS 8:31,35,38-39.31. What can we say about all of this ? If God is for us, who can be against us ?35. What will separate us from the love Christ has for us? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or violent death separate us from his love ?38. I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love which Christ Jesus our Lord shows us. We can’t be separated by death or life, by angels or rulers, by anything in the present or anything in the future, by forces39. or powers in the world above or in the world below, or by anything else in creation.( GOD’S WORD EDITION) Beloved, the Word of God has made it clear that there is judgement after our sojourn on earth. All our deeds here will be assessed and the wholesome separated from the chaff, the worthy from the unworthy, and judgment passed by the righteous Judge. The unworthy will end up with Satan in his tortuous kingdom. The worthy will be in God’s kingdom of peace and praise. Accept Jesus Christ as Lord, Saviour and have everlasting life in God’s presence.Reject Jesus Christ as Lord, Saviour and have everlasting regret in Satan’s hellfire.There is no purgatory. Be not deceived. There is only one option that leads to God and its through His son, Jesus Christ.

“…..Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.” 2Chronicles 20:20. The pervading atmosphere is sodden with misery : You are physically exhausted. You are socially ostracized. You are hurting. Your endeavours have met with stiff opposition. Your friends have deserted you. You are alone, submerged in pangs of abandonment. Your foes exhibit their disdain for you remorselessly. Your vision is blurred and your glimmer of hope has faltered. You are stigmatized. You hate looking into the mirror as life becomes gloom and despondency. You are in dilemma, in shackles and at your wits’ end. Suicidal thoughts becloud your spirit and your faith in God diminishes as you become the object of ridicule, a point of reference to cynics. But, I am led by the Spirit of the Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent God to declare to you that it is not over for you; that the battle is not your own; that you won’t fight this battle; that you must neither be frightened nor terrified; that you must no more be sorrowful but thankful; that the awesome faithfulness of God will fight for you: and that you will indeed sing a new song, a song of unfathomable victory. Therefore, wipe away the tears; rejoice in faith and prepare for your great testimonies and celebrations. It is established, in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Shalom.

PSALM 91:1-2.1. Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.2. I will say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”ISAIAH 45:22Turn to me and be saved, all who live at the ends of the earth, because I am God, and there is no other.HEBREWS 13:6So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not be afraid. What can mortals do to me?”NUMBERS 23:19God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it. In the Holy Bible God gave His people promises that are still valid today. God will always stand by His words. Whatever God promises us, He will honour. “My word, which comes from my mouth, is like the rain and snow. It will not come back to me without results. It will accomplish whatever I want and achieve whatever I send it to do.” ( Isaiah 55:11). Jesus Christ said, “The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear.” ( Mark 13:31). God has promised to keep us safe from worldly perils. God has promised to guide and guard us through our pilgrimage on earth in order to bring us safely back to Him. God has promised to help and strengthen us as we pass through life’s travail. God has promised that He will never allow us to be tempted or tested above what we able to bear. God has promised that He will never leave nor forsake us. God has promised to carry us through, from the womb to the point of transition. It is God that carries and delivers us out of every situation we may face. We have not made it so far by our strength. God has promised that no evil shall harm us. The love of God for us opens the doors for new mercies each and every day. Jesus Christ will never allow us to walk on a road He had never walked on. Through His humanity, Jesus Christ was tempted like humans and so He understands our trials and He is able to help us in our tests and trials. The promises of God remain steadfast for people who make the Almighty God their God. To reject Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour of mankind is to reject the supremacy of God, for all powers in heaven and on earth have been handed over to Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Jesus Christ is the Sole mediator between God and man. In Jesus Christ are the promises of God fulfilled. Obedience is the key to receiving God’s promises. There is no other way to accessing and living the full promises of God without accepting and having faith in the Lordship of Jesus Christ who paid the price for such an honour through His death on the cross at Calvary, His resurrection and ascension to be the mediator on His everlasting throne of glory. It is unfortunate that many are still in satanic darkness, ignorant of the name of Jesus Christ as the only access to God. It is the duty of the redeemed to reach out to these ones in bondage and set them free. The world is rapidly folding up. The gates of hell are opened wide to consume the unwary. The Great Commission to evangelize all nations must be pursued with vigour now. Our time is running out. God is our refuge and fortress. Fortress is a safe place where people in trouble can run for refuge. Every fortress has a strong lock and only the possessor of the key can enter therein. If we choose God, He will be our fortress, our strong tower and harm will not come to us. But, we can not be with God, our fortress without the Key. The Key to safety in God is Jesus Christ. Shalom.