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Bad Things: Why Does God Allow Suffering for Christians?

Posted by May 7, 2021 Holy Word, Word of Faith Leave a Comment
Bad Things: Why Does God Allow Suffering for Christians?

Are you perplex when bad things happen to you or you undergo sufferings because you are a Christian? You might be confused when you see unpleasant things happening to good people! When I experienced similar situation, I was also confused and it nearly affected my faith, but God told me the reasons.

I would share the response GOD gave to me when I went through bad things and I hope it would help you as well.

I lost two kids within the interval of four years and the pains was just too much for me. Each experience is so bad that I did all I could but it was bound to happen.

Did Jesus Christ say ‘no suffering for Christians’?

Many preachers made us to believe that once we accept Jesus Christ, then no more suffering, no occurrence of bad things but all about us would be happiness. My experience as a Christian proves them wrong and I want you to be careful of such deceit.

Life on earth is all about good and bad and every inhabitant would go through various degrees of these two features.

No scriptural reference told us of permanent happiness on earth as claimed by the false preachers in our churches!

1. Jesus Christ said that all things won’t be easy as expected;

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33)

2. Apostle Peter admonished us to endure sufferings;

“…Therefore, let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator” (Please read all verses in First Peter chapter 4)

3. Bro Paul shared his bad times with the Corinthians;

“…who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble… For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ” (Second Corinthians chapter 1)

The list is endless but I want to emphasize that salvation through Jesus Christ does not absolutely stop you from suffering on earth but it saves you perfectly from joining those that would suffer forever in the lake of fire.

Can You Blame God for Bad Things?

Many became atheist due to this matter! But you cannot blame God because He is unquestionable and does not make mistake.

You can’t blame Him for bad things like death because it is an unchangeable programme in creature and He never told you that death is for the oldies, it was some of our preachers that deceived us.

You cannot blame God for the few reasons below:

1. Bad things started on earth when the first parents disobeyed a simple instruction. So, God was not originator of bad things, HE wants good things for us but Adam and Eve would never obey simple commandment. (Genesis chapter 3)

2. The presence of the Devil on earth made a multiplying effect of unpleasant conditions on earth. His target is to push everyone on earth to reject and curse GOD so that he would have many companions to the eternal place of punishment.

“Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.” (Revelation 12:12)

3. The Righteous Judge is watching and waiting for the right time to bring an end to the first two points above which brought bad things to earth.

“…’Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’… Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”” (Matthew 13:24-30)

From my bad experience I noticed it is not the joy of the LORD to see me go through bad times, so HE comforts me…that’s the truth…HE mends me when I am disintegrated…Glory be to the LORD for my life today!

I cannot blame GOD for any unwanted situation in my life because I know HIM, I know how HE feels when I am down, HE condoles me and encourage me to be strong to the end…HE restores me!! It’s not GOD’s fault that bad things happen to you.

Why Bad Conditions Happen to Christians?

1. The Devil Restlessly Pollutes the Earth

Yes, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ had delivered us from eternal curse, but Satan is still much around attacking us.

“And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”

(Revelation 12:17)

2. GOD Does not Abuse His Power Over You

You find yourself in trouble sometimes due to your wrong choice. Since you know the good from the bad, don’t expect GOD to shout from heaven to stop you from the risky choice you insisted to follow. Also, the sorrow you shared from your loved ones might be as a result of their disobedience to simple rules.

3. Political Powers

Christians suffer when the political leaders in the world takes an ungodly policy.

4. Environmental disaster

Hurricane, earthquake, floods, fire and the likes are phenomenon that can’t be ruled out of life.

5. Pandemic

The hygiene failure or evil implication of a small region can spread all over the world. Can we blame God of such scenario?

Six Steps to Take when Bad Things Happen

1. Weep to flush out stress hormones but don’t be wiped away.

2. Stop accusing GOD but ask for solutions.

3. Pray to God for His role in the matter and for proper understanding.

4. Find out the source and cause of the trouble; if the cause was avoidable then forgive yourself or the offender, but if the bad thing is beyond your control, then let it be…

5. In the case of loss of lives, console yourself through the word of God and remember that we are bound to die (so, God is not wicked to your lost one) because He had never told us that there is an age group that cannot die anytime.

6. Learn from the hard times and move forward.

Bad things are embedded in every day existence as mentioned by Jesus Christ in the Lord’s prayer model, but you can survive them always. Let your faith in GOD be stronger when you go through hard times because HE would surely restore you.

May the LORD deliver us from the evil of the day in Jesus’ name – Amen.

How to Stop the Plans of the Enemies Against Your Life

Posted by May 2, 2021 Holy Word, Word of Faith 2 Comments
How to Stop the Plans of the Enemies Against Your Life

Since the fall of the devil into the earth, we all have to deal with one form of enemy or the other. Thank GOD for His care upon our lives because He reveals the secret plans of the enemies to us.

The LORD will show you the plans of the enemies through the spiritual gifts He gives to you. So, today’s message teaches you the steps to take to stop the execution of such plans.

4 Major Steps to Stop the Plans of the Enemies   

Your spiritual faith and discipline would speed-up the points below for victory:

1. Night Vigils

Spiritual knowledge reveals that spiritual plans (both evil and good) are done and executed during the sleeping hours of humans.

I learnt this from Jesus Christ who does not joke with vigils to hear from GOD and to be refilled for the next day’s victory. (Matthew 14:23)

I cannot explain all the secret advantages of vigil because it reveals how to defeat enemies, to receive victorious power, shields your soul and spiritual in-filling that contributes to victory.

Since spiritual victory is not a religious thing, I cannot specify how many times to do vigils in a week, but at least (two hours) once a week according to your physical strength.

2. Prayers

Prayers is the backbone for any Christian to attain a victorious life. It works perfectly when there is no fear, no bias but concentrated faith in the LORD. Please, avoid mentioning angelic names or names not specified by GOD during prayers. Make your request known to the LORD and not complaints!

3. Songs of Praise and Worship

This step can stop the plans of the enemies against your life. This point works sharply because it is God’s food, so those of us who know this secret do not joke with it.

4. Be in the Spirit all the Time

Holy Spirit is like your CCTV. He allows you to see the steps your enemies want to take so you can quickly take necessary actions. To be in Spirit means:

a. All your thoughts must pass through the Word of God.

b. Meditating the Word of God daily.

c. Always sing worship or inspirational songs.

You can cancel every plans of the enemies through the authority of Jesus Christ. So, claim the authority by faith and take necessary actions as the Holy Spirit directs you to do.

The points above are the steps under the scope of holiness and it works for me.    

Is It Possible to See GOD in His Full Dress?

Posted by Apr 28, 2021 Holy Word, Word of Faith Leave a Comment
Is It Possible to See GOD in His Full Dress?

To see GOD means recognizing the presence of the Almighty Creator in a spectacular way. You cannot be a Christian to the end of your life if you did not see the uniqueness of the LORD.

The cause of daily increase in lukewarmness among Christians is synonymous to a village man who was asked to be in a relationship with an unknown beautiful woman living a thousand kilometres away. No matter how strong the man could love the name of the woman, he would quit or cheat on her after a while…

Today’s message would show you how to see GOD. The glory of the LORD is too much for our brain to understand everything about Him. So, I am a living witness to testify that I saw GOD through His compassion and I was not destroyed.

You can also see the LORD because He wants His children to know Him!

Note: No one can see the full glory or the totality of the LORD, such man would die. God told Moses He cannot see all about His face: “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.” (Exodus 33:20)

So, my message today about seeing GOD is limited to the compassionate form of knowing GOD. The Sodomites saw the appearance of GOD by fire but they could not live to describe His Majesty!

Why You Need to See GOD

1. You would have unique knowledge about the LORD.

2. To acknowledge that the LORD is real and not abstract.

3. The Devil would find it difficult to deceive you.

4. It makes your relationship with GOD stronger and indivisible.

5. You would have the firm boldness and genuine responsibility to spread the Gospel of Jesus.

How to See GOD without Dying

The following steps are essential for you to take if you long to see the LORD:

1. Stay Away from Sinful Lifestyle

“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy’”. (Leviticus 19:2)

2. Obey the Teachings of Jesus Christ our Saviour

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

3. Go to a Private Place

Retreat to a room, bush, or mountain where there is no distraction, then fast and pray for some days asking GOD you want to see and know more about Him.

4. Meditate on His Words

Read and digest God’s message written in the books recorded by Moses, the prophets, the four Gospels and Revelation.

5. Fill your Lamp with Oil

Get your mind prepared through faithfulness and singing songs of worship to the LORD.

Five Major Ways to See the LORD

GOD is sovereign and unquestionable. No one can dictate the form of His appearance, so don’t kneel down to command Him to appear to you in a particular way. He can choose one or more of the ways mentioned below:

1. Physical Appearance:

“Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel.

And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity.” (Exodus 24:9-10)

2. Spiritual Appearance:

The LORD can exhibit His Spirit in a unique way to you. For instance, His Spirit hovers on the disciples who saw the LORD in another spectacular way. (Acts chapter 2)

3. Angelic Appearance:

He puts His Authority into an Angel. Abraham, Jacob and Gideon had similar experience related to angelic appearance.

“When the Angel of the LORD appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the LORD. And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God!”

But his wife said to him, “If the LORD had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He had shown us all these things, nor would He had told us such things as these at this time.”

4. Supernatural Display:

One of the signs of my calling was seeing a very bright light in the sky and I heard a firm voice deep in my heart telling me to preach His Gospel to the world. It was a unique experience I have no words to fully describe it.

Moses had a similar experience: “…the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed…So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush…” (Exodus chapter 3)

5. Dream and Vision Appearance:

God uses this famous route to reveal Himself to His loved ones including the prophets.

Prophet Isaiah said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts.”

From the records of Jesus Christ and my personal experience with the LORD, He loves to meet us. So, if you long to see GOD then follow the steps above and you would be glad to meet Him. Don’t hesitate to share your comments with me.

May the LORD reveal Himself to you as you long to see Him in Jesus name. Amen.

How Can I be Enemy of Myself?

Posted by Apr 22, 2021 Holy Word, Word of Faith Leave a Comment
How Can I be Enemy of Myself?

When you go through an uncomfortable situation pointing inward, you may want to ask; “When did I become the enemy of myself?” It’s not a strange event when response to your prayers or prophecy shows that source of your predicament is not external but internal.

Today’s message highlights some vital points that can open your eyes to know if truly you are enemy of yourself.

20 Ways to Know if Your Case is ‘Enemy of Myself’!

All spiritual battles or the difficulties of life do not necessarily come from external enemies, so the following points are helpful clues for you:

1. You don’t appreciate GOD for any reason in your life.

2. Your expectation from the LORD is too high than you believe in Him.

3. When you blow-up the little faith you build with aggressive fear.

4. Taking GOD’s instructions for levity.

5. If you curse or say negative things to yourself.

6. Using your own brain to solve mysterious issues.

7. Rejection of the Holy Spirit and listening to carnal counsel.

8. You love shortcut so much and not ready to pay sacrifice.

9. Failure to stick to valid facts in the Bible.

10. You doubt yourself so much that you don’t believe GOD’s special gifts in you.

11. Given up easily when the tough time is not tougher.

12. When you take decisions according to comments from unbelievers.

13. You always have reasons to be sad even when the LORD told you to cheer up.

14. Comparing yourself with others makes you enemy of yourself.

15. Always full of excuses for every wrong choice you make.

16. If you are not sure if you have the character of self-discipline.

17. Slow proactive action on critical issues such as your health or finance.

18. Not ready for meditation of the biblical scriptures.

19. Chasing after false prophets and sorcerers for help.

20. I am an enemy of myself if I am a Christian who does not delight in obeying all the commandments of the LORD given by Jesus Christ.

“You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

 Adulterers and adulteress! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” (James 4:3-4)

You can be enemy of yourself if you discover any of the points above in your life. So, the solution is to do the reverse and you would be victorious.

Peace of Mind: 20 Helpful and Powerful Bible Verses!

Posted by Apr 17, 2021 Holy Word, Word of Faith Leave a Comment
Peace of Mind: 20 Helpful and Powerful Bible Verses!

Peace of mind means a heart free of anxiety and all forms of worry. It is impossible to purchase peace but it could be freely given by the LORD.

The world is going through a turbulent time such as wars, pandemic, economic crises, high crime rate, demoralization and all forms of unrest both in the developed and under-developed countries.

How can you have a peace of mind in the midst of all these fearful events? Today’s message will highlight the Bible verses you can read and meditate for your mind to be peaceful.

20 Scriptural Verses for Peace of Mind

1. “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6)

2. “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10)

3. “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27)

4. “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

5. “And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.” (Romans 16:20)

6. “Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22)

7. “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” (Psalm 4:8)

8. “Great peace has those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble.” (Psalm 119:165)

9. “Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” (James 3:18)

10. “When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” (Proverbs 16:7)

11. “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7)

12. “I will hear what God the LORD will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly.” (Psalm 85:8)

13. “LORD, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us.” (Isaiah 26:12)

14. “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)

15. “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’” (Isaiah 12:2)

16. “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7)

17. “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)

18. “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1)

19. “The LORD lifts up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:26)

20. “Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.” (Romans 15:33)

Reading the Bible verses above would strengthen your faith in the LORD and when you ask for peace of mind, He would give you.

The LORD told me to preach to the world that anyone who obeys His rules of holiness would enjoy peace and mercy. May the LORD bless you!