OUR SERVICE FOR-25/11/24/

NKE.

 We have decided to Serve early this week, so as to have the rest days in this week, for our continuous Christmas Program. We have also decided to Serve on `NKE`-AN IMAGINARY STORY, because it has been very long since we Serve this.

As the case used to be when I was growing up, we are going to begin the story(FICTION), with the usual greetings, as below:

THE PERSON TO BRING OUT THE STORY: `EKONG NKE`!

THE LISTENERS: `NKE EKONGABASI, EKONG AKA, EKONG ONYONG; EKONG ISISIMKE EYEN-UWENE`! (MEANING: `FICTION OF GOD’S WAR! LET WAR GO, LET WAR DEPART, WAR DOESN’T REACH THE POOR)`!

THE STORY:

Once upon a time, there was a village that knew no peace, because of each individual’s different desires. Some people desired for bigger farmlands, but those who were lazy to farm, fought for opportunity to recover the lands that their inheritance, might have left for them, without them knowing. So, they needed very aged people in the village, who could provide them with such information. Once they got the hint, whether that was true or not, they would begin the battle with the person who might have `stolen` their inheritance when their father or grandfather, passed away. Another reason for the UNREST, in the village, was about marriage. The ancestral Native law was that, no man or woman should marry unless the person reached a certain age. Another source for unrest, was about WHO SHOULD BE THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY, because men were victimizing the women, and women were rude, though more hard-working than their The women even became disrespectful to their husband. Many of them became ADULTEROUS, looking for a place of refuge, when their husband beat them. The last cause for instability in the village, was caused by children below the age of Nine years. They refused to attend schools on time.

After many years of Meetings of the elders, to find out what could be done to bring PEACE into the village, an IDEA finally came out from one of them during one of such Meetings. The IDEA SOUNDED THE BEST, FOR THE SOLUTION THEY NEEDED. But there was one big problem, hindering the IMPLEMENTATION of that SOUND IDEA. That one HINDRANCE, was  BECAUSE, THE ELDER THAT BROUGHT OUT THAT IDEA, WAS A VERY HATED PERSON IN THE VILLAGE. He only had to be invited into the Meeting, because of his INHERITED RIGHTS- BEING A SON TO THE VILLAGE HEAD, WHO DIED A LONG TIME AGO. It was the duty of the Elders to give feed-back on important points that was discussed in such Meetings; to the whole village, afterwards. The problem then was that, once they would tell the village that, that sound idea for the solution to the village’s UNREST, came from this HATED MAN, THE ELDERS DID KNOW THAT, NOBODY WOULD WELCOME THE IDEA, EVEN WHEN THEY KNEW COULD SOLVE THEIR DISUNITY! The Elders themselves, had a divided opinion too. Some welcome the Idea, even though they still hated this man, some, because of jealousy and the hatred, refused the idea. The Elders ended the Meeting with the decision to brave the outcome, and put the whole outcome of the meeting before everybody in the village. So, the village’s DRUMMER, beat the drum in the village, for everyone to meet at the village Centre, for important discussion, just as the village head instructed the Drummer. The day came, and everyone went for the Meeting. The elders read out the important points that came out during their separate previous meeting. But they withheld the name of the person who brought out the Idea. Everyone applauded the Sound Idea, and wished it be IMPLEMENTED STRAIGHTAWAY! Everyone thought the Idea must have come from one of the elders that they respected and liked, not ever would have thought it came from their ONE AND ONLY HATED ELDER! Well, after a lengthy time of jubilation, rejoicing that, the village was going to be PEACFUL HENCEFORTH, they stopped to ask for the NAME of the intellectual elder that brought out such Sound Idea. But the Elders hesitated to answer the villagers that asked for the name. They asked again, but the elders refused to name the person. After a long time, there whole Meeting place was in GREAT TUMULT, THAN EVEN BEFORE. The elders knew that, the Tradition demanded that, they feed the people with such a VITAL ANSWER, WITHOUT LYING. If they were to lie, they would be discovered, sooner or longer; and no matter the number of years passed by, they or their family, WOULD BE PUNISHED, if they had died. At last, the elders named the hated man, who brought out the Idea. Far beyond the expectation of the elders, quite a number of the villagers, still applauded the Idea, and that even MADE THEM LIKED THIS MAN, SUDDENLY. Unfortunately, just because the majority did not still agree to accept any suggestion from this man, THE IDEA WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED. The Meeting ended, and people went to their homes. The village became even more troublesome, with less PEACE, some people becoming, violent. The Elders had to call meeting again, one day. But this time, to include all the people that opposed the Sound Idea of the previous Elder. The day for the next Meeting came, and they all gathered for the meeting. Suggestions for the solution of THE TURBULENT VILLAGE, came from left and right, yet, none was chosen. Finally, one idea came out, and everybody highly and happily welcome the idea. The elders still had to present it to the whole village, before the implementation. The Village head had to call for another Meeting. This time, THE WHOLE VILLAGE AGREED THAT THE IDEA BE IMPLIMENTED, ESPECIALLY, AS THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT BROUGHT OUT THE IDEA, WAS THE BELOVED OF THE VILLAGERS. The idea was implemented, but it did not only bring more trouble to the village, but many dispersed either by accidental death because of the hardship, or by immigration to other villages. So, very soon, the village had just few families left, and SORROW, CREEPED INTO LIVES!

THE IDEA THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED, WHICH RESULTED IN WORST TUMULT EVER SEEN IN THE VILLAGE, WAS:

  • EVERYONE WAS TO BE EQUAL{ MEN AND WOMEN, WERE TO BE EQUAL IN THEIR OPERATION.
  • HUSBANDS, WERE NO MORE TO SLEEP WITH THEIR WIFE. SO, NO REPRODUCTION.
  • THOSE WHO HAD FARMLANDS, BUT WERE LAZY TO CULTIVATE IT, WERE TO HAND OVER TO THOSE WHO COULD, AND THEY WERE TO SHARE THE PRODUCE, EQUALLY WITH THE LAND OWNERS.
  • CHILDREN WERE TO BE FORCED INTO SCHOOLS, AND COLLECTED BACK WITH FORCE.
  • THOSE THAT HAD FARMLANDS, AND COULD CULTIVATE, WERE TO HELP THE POOR NEAR THEM, OR EAT THEIR PRODUCE OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE.
  • BECAUSE OF NEW MARRIAGE SITUATION, PEOPLE WERE AFRAID TO GO INTO MARRAIGES, CAUSING FORNICATION.

The village situation, made people to flee out. The Village was fled as said above, but after years of nightmare to those who fled, and nightmare to those still in the village, the few elders Met again, and revisit the first Idea from the Hated man. They presented the idea again to the few that remained in the village. This time, everybody, happily ACCEPTED THE IDEA, AND IT WAS IMPLEMENTED. Life came into the village, and the whole village PROSPERED, CAUSING THOSE WHO LEFT THE VILLAGE, TO RETURN ONE BY ONE; SOME OF THEM, WITH NEWLY MARRIED FAMILIES, MAKING THE VILLAGE, THICKLY POPULATED, MORE THAN BEFORE!

THIS HATED MAN’S SOUND IDEA THAT WAS FINALLY IMPLIMENTED, INCLUDED, A SESSION OF ONE-HOUR-PRAYER-MEETING, EVERY THURSDAY OF THE WEEK. THE PRAYER VENUE WAS AT THE VILLAGE’S CENTER!!!

Bring out ALL THE LESSONS THAT THIS STORY, THOUGH UNTRUE, HAS TAUGHT YOU.

OUR FUN SERVICE FOR 19/11/24.

THE FUN:

I SAW ONE OF MY CLASSMATES BY THE ROADSIDE, ROASTING CORN. AS SOON AS HE SAW ME, HE VANISHED. I ONLY WANTED TO TELL HIM THAT I SELL CHACOAL.. LIFE IS NOT EASY.

OUR COMMENT.

I SAW THIS FUN HERE, AND IT REMINDED ME OF WHAT A TEACHER SAID TO THE CLASS ABOUT ME, WHEN I WAS A PUPIL. THE TEACHER HAD THROWN A QUESTION TO THE CLASS, AND WHEN NOBODY VOLUNTEERED TO GIVE AN ANSWER, HE BEGAN TO ASK THE CLASS, ONE AFTER THE OTHER. HE MUST HAVE TRUSTED THE CLASS PREFECT THAT HE CHOSE FIRST, TO GIVE THE RIGHT ANSWER, BUT THE PREFECT DISAPPOINTED HIM. MIGHT BE HE DID NOT EVEN EXPECT ME TO KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT WHEN IT CAME TO MY TURN, I SURPRISED HIM, WITH THE BOLD CORRECT ANSWER. THE TEACHER THEN TURNED AROUND TO THE CLASS PREFECT AND SAID, `LOOK AT HER, THAT IS HOW SHE WILL DRIVE ON THE STREET ONE DAY, AND WHEN YOU SPOT HER CAR, YOU AND YOUR IKPOEYOP(A ROPE USED TO CLIMB PALM TREE FOR MONEY), WILL VANISH INTO THE BUSH`. IT WAS FUNNY, BUT NOBODY LAUGHED, FEARING THE TEACHER MIGHT TURN AROUND IN FURY, AND BEAT SOME PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAD GIVEN HIM THE WRONG ANSWER.

I WAS THANKFUL TO GOD THAT, THAT TEACHER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ME DURING ONE OF MY VISITS TO MY COUNTRY=IN THE VILLAGE. AFTER HIS VISIT, I TOLD MY FATHER THAT, HIS PROPHETIC STATEMENT DID NOT COME OUT EXACTLY, BECAUSE I DIDN’T  GO WITH MY CAR, NEITHER DID I MEET ANY OF MY FORMER CLASSMATES IN A VERY LOW CONDITION OF LIFE, ON THE ROAD, WHO MIGHT HAVE SPOTTED MY CAR AND VANISHED INTO THE BUSH, BECAUSE OF SHAME. BUT THAT TEACHER COULD BE GIVEN A MEDAL FOR THE PREDICTION THAT NEARLY CAME OUT EXACTLY AS HE SAID. ONE DAY, I MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL AGAIN, A PREDICTION THAT SOMEONE, VERY `UNWORTHY`, PREDICTED ABOUT ME, AND I HAPPEN TO OVERHEARD, ABOUT SEVEN YEARS NOW. HOW THAT PREDICTION HAS COME TO PASS! IT WOULDN’T BE A TOO SURPRISING THING TO ME, IF THAT PERSON IS AMONG THE HUGE PUBLIC FIQURE OF THIS WORLD, OR A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN. BUT NO, JUST A COMMON PERSON, WHO SPOKE WITH AUTHORITY AND CERTAINTY, ADVISING PEOPLE WHO WERE AROUND, LEST THEY GOT INTO TROUBLE(WITH MY GOD)? I WASN’T SURE.

 

OUR ADVICE HERE IS THAT, NOBODY SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO FACE ANY KIND OF SITUATION IN LIFE, WHICH; A SITUATION THAT IS NOT HIS OR HER FAULT, BUT FATE, HAS BROUGHT TO HIM OR TO HER.

IF YOU ARE A CHILD, AND IN A PRIMARY EDUCATION, HAVE IN YOUR HEART, THE DESIRE TO KNOW WHO THE TRUE GOD IS. IF YOU ASK GOD TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU, HE SURE CAN DO THAT. YOU CAN ESTABLISH A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, BY DAILY PRAYER, AND ATTENDANCE AT A LIVING CHURCH OF GOD. LET YOUR DESIRE BY THE DAY BE, TO LIVE IN THE CENTRE OF GOD’S WILL, FEAR TO DO WHAT YOU KNOW IS BAD TO DO, AND DON’T DO IT. ONCE GOD SPOTS SUCH HUNGER AND EFFORT IN YOU, WITH A DETERMINATION TO PLEASE HIM, SOONER OR LATER, HE WILL LEAD YOU INTO THE RIGHT CHURCH WHERE YOU WILL BE TAUGHT THE WHOLE TRUTH IN THE BIBLE. ASK GOD TO HELP YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU KNOW, TAUGHT DIRECTLY BY HIS SPIRIT, OR THROUGH MAN. JUST HAVE THE FEAR OF GOD IN YOUR HEART. YOU WOULD PAVE A WAY TO JOURNEY INTO A RESPECTABLE LIFE, EVEN IF THERE IS NO SPONSOR FOR YOU TO BE EDUCATED, NOR HIGHLY EDUCATED. GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU, AND WHEREVER HE PUTS YOU, BE CONTENTED TO BE THERE. LIFE COMES IN STAGES, WHERE YOU ARE TODAY, MAY NOT BE WHERE YOU WOULD BE NEXT YEAR, IF HE SPARES YOUR LIFE FROM ROASTING AND SELLING CORN BY THE ROADSIDE, GOD CAN USE THAT TO SEND YOU SOMEONE THAT HE COULD USE TO PUT YOU IN A BUSINESS WITH THOUSANDS OF MILLIONS OF MONEY, WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO COMMIT SIN IN ORDER TO REACH THAT POSITION! FROM THAT ROADSIDE-SELLING, GOD CAN SEND YOU AN EMPLOYER, WHO COULD PUT YOU ON A HIGH TABLE WITHIN HIS COMPANY-A HIGH TABLE THAT NEEDS YOUR NATURAL SKILLS OR TALEN. JUST BE THERE WITH A GOOD HEART, FEARING GOD. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE OUTRIGHT BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN, BEFORE GOD’S FAVOUR CAN BEGIN TO FLOW TO YOU. BUT YOU WILL ENJOY WHEREVER HE PUTS YOU, AND BE GENUINELY JOYFUL WITH LIFE, IF YOU GROW FROM HAVING THE FEAR OF GOD IN YOUR HEART, TO HAVING YOUR SINS WASHED AWAY BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, AFTER PRAYING AND RECEIVING THAT GREAT LIGHT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GUIDE YOUR STEPS, DAY BY DAY. IF YOU RETAIN THAT PURITY OF HEART BY HAVING POWER OVER SIN, THEN YOU CAN ENJOY A BIT OR MORE IN THIS LIFE, AND ABUNDANT JOYS FOREVER IN HEAVEN AT LAST!

IF YOU ARE ALREADY AN ADULT, BUT HAD MISSED THAT GREAT EARLIER BEGINNING OF A HEART THAT FEARED GOD, IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO BEGIN IT NOW, IN THE SPIRIT, AND THUS MAY RECOVER WHAT YOU HAVE LOST, OR ATLEAST, BEGIN TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW. AIM HIGH, TO RECEIVE ALL THE PLEASURES OF HEAVEN AFTER THIS LIFE. YOU WILL NOT MISS ANYTHING IN HEAVEN, EXCEPT, MAYBE, A STAR ON YOUR CROWN. BUT MISSING A STAR ON YOUR CROWN, MEANS NOTHING, COMPARED TO MISSING HEAVEN ALL TOGETHER, AND ROASTING YOUR BODY AND SOUL IN THE LAKE OF FIRE. FOREVER!

IN CONCLUSION, IT IS A GREAT BLESSING IF YOU CAN OBTAIN THE SPIRIT OF SATISFACTION AND CONTENTMENT, FROM GOD, SO THAT YOU CAN BE CONTENTED IN ANY SITUATION THAT YOU FIND YOURSELF IN. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WHERE YOU ARE, A PRAYER AWAY TO GOD, CAN LET YOU KNOW WHY GOD HAS PUT YOU THERE; OR IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HE WANTS YOU TO DO, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE YOUR SITUATION FOR BETTER. TAKE THE ALMIGHTY GOD, HIS SON JESUS, AS YOUR BEST FRIEND IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. AS HIGH AS HE IS, IT IS HIS PLEASURE TO RECEIVE YOU JUST AS YOU ARE, AND TO ESTABLISH A SWEET RELATIONSHIP WITH EVEN YOU, ONLY IF YOU DESIRE HIM TO DO THAT WITH YOU. PRAY, AND HE WILL HEAR YOU.

I tried to ignore bringing forth this message, but it became impossible to avoid it, or even to delay it longer than today, without a consequence. So I OBEY now, by His Grace.

First of all, let me thank all those that either directly, or with disguise, commented on HIM LAST SERVICE, THE FUN. I really enjoyed most of the comments, but few were not so enjoyable. It is not my common practice to publicly comment on people’s feedback to our Services, but for the reason of BENEFIT TO PUPILS, I’m Led to make some clarifications now, ON ONE OF THE FEEDBACKS. It is not because the comment, turned to FALSELY ACCUSATION AGAINST ME, that makes me decide to explain, no, but just for the reason that, the lack of explanation, could MISLEAD some people, especially, PUPILS. I am used to bearing false accusations. If Jesus, THE PERFECT SON OF GOD, WAS ACCUSED MANY TIMES, FALSE;Y; WHO AM I! The Worst Accusation against Jesus, was that, HE `WAS USEING THE POWER OF SATAN, TO DO HIS MIRACLES! It was at that point that Jesus Let them know that, `ALL MANNER OF SINS SHALL BE FORGIVEN MEN, BUT THE SIN AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT, SHALL NOT BE FORGIVEN`. Unfortunately, those people that accused Him of Using DEVISH power to do Miracles, COMMITTED THAT SIN AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST, I BELIEVE THEY WERE NOT FORGIVEN, BECAUSE THEY HAD CROSSED THEIR BOUNDARY FOR GOD’S FORGIVENESS? I pray none of my accusers, will ever pass the boundary, so that when they would at any time, ask God for Forgiveness, God May Forgive them. I came to The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, AND NOT LONG, I prayed and RECEIVED THE SALVATION FOR MY SOUL-FREEDOM FROM SIN. THE POWER TO SIN NO MORE, WAS GIVEN TO ME SINCE 1986. THAT POWER IS STILL WITH ME TILL DATE, AND BY HIS GRACE, THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CHERISH BETTER THAN THIS. SO, I WILL NEVER LET GO OF THAT POWER! It was/is that SIN-FREE Power that Makes me not to BE ABLE TO SAY a single LIE, TILL NOW. Since That Power Has Been Given to me, about FORTY YEARS AGO, God Has Brought Forth FOUR CHILDREN from my womb. But I was surprised, when someone who had all along, been the closest to me, accused me that, one of my four children, `WAS CONCEIVED IN ADULTERY- MEANING I WAS IN ADULTERY! But truly, I have NOT SEEN ANOTHER MAN’S NACKEDNESS SINCE THAT POWER WAS GIVEN TO ME, ABOUT FORTY YEARS AGO, NEITHER HAVE I COMMITTED ANY SIN, EVEN THE SMALLEST, BY HIS GRACE, SINCE THEN! Can God Forgive that person WHO ACUSED ME OF ADULTERY? I believe He Can, only if that person WILL REPENT. But does that, or any other accusation, bother me? HAHAHAH! My little advice is, be careful and make sure that,you KNOW AND CONFIRM A TRUTH WITH SURE EVIDENCE, BEFORE YOU SPREAD THE FAKE NEWS, IF AT ALL, YOU MUST.

After the Service from HIM early this week, I saw a comment, saying that, the Teacher I was referring to in the FUN, the accuser said, WAS MY BOYFRIEND. If the person had put that comment as a question, I would have been happy to answer, but the person said it as a CONFIRMED FACT!

May I now explain that, that Teacher was almost my Father’s AGE, so, as a number one point, that was FALSE ACCUSATION. As far as MANDU IS CONCERNED, HE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MY BOY FRIEND. Secondly, I was only a PUPIL, DO CHILDREN IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS KNOW WHAT ROMANCE IS?! It was a fact that, any primary school in my State then, could admit a child that is up to 20 years of age. Education in those years, was not free, and it was up to the parents who could not afford to send the child to school, to delay the decision, until they could send the child to begin primary school education. So, no doubt, the primary School that I was, did have such age of pupils in the School. But I think I was under 13years, although my parents delayed my primary education, because they decided that I remain with my Mother in the village, to help LOOK AFTER MY BABY BROTHER FOR ONE YEAR. When it was my time to live with my Father in His Station, as a Primary School Teacher, I think I was about 11years. The Teacher I mentioned in HIM FUN, was one of the Teachers in the very school that my Father Taught at. They were close, although the man did not live in the School Teachers’ Quarters with my father and some other teachers. But he Attended the Same Church Organization as my father, although they did so in their different villages, except when the Church had a COMBINED REGIONAL CONVENTION, THEN THEY COULD BE INVOLVED IN THE SERVICE MINISTRATION/ OFFICIATION. Both this Teachers, had a very responsible character, Gentle, intelligent, and well respected both in the school, and in the Church Organization. I like people like that, so, just as I respected my Father, yes, I did respect the man too. BUT NOTHING TOOK MY MIND TO ROMANCE, 13(I was still in the school at 13) IS TOO YOUNG FOR ROMANCE, FOR GOD’S SAKE! EVEN IF THAT AGE SHOULD DATE, MUST IT BE HER OR HIS FATHER’S AGE? I remember a Teacher in my Secondary School, sending someone to bring me Christmas Greetings Card, and that was my first time of seeing something like that. I received the card, admired the beautiful colours, because I never saw that before; but I never took my mind to think of any bad reason behind the card. The only reason I thought was behind the gift, was that, the teacher had commented about my `VERY INTELLIGENT QUESTION`, question that I once asked in the class when he was offering the class, his Science Lecture. Another time that he alerted the class about me, was `HER KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE`. So, when his Christmas Card came to me, I thought(as at then) that, he was rewarding my intellectual activity in his class, with the card. He was a young and good-looking man, no doubt, BUT WAS TOO AWAY FROM MY ROMANCE, BECAUSE HE WAS MY TEACHER THAT I WAS EVEN TOO SHY TO MEET IN THE STAFF-ROOM, although few girls were bold to go there for one teacher or the other, and for one reason or the other, including help in their school work. I was not a virgin at that age, but not for dating a teacher, when I was very serious in my studies, until my last year, when Satan tempted beyond my resistance. Thank God for The Spirit of God now, Who Can Help one QUENCH ALL TRAIL AND TEMPTATION.

 Children, pupils and students, if God Gives you the opportunity to get into any kind of education, including Training, FACE YOUR STUDIES SERIOUSLY, DON’T MIX IT WITH ROMANCE. THE TIME FOR THAT WILL COME. And if it comes at the wrong time, for example, after you have already married, please do not yield to the temptation of ADULTERY. As God Gave me Victory in my University, as He Gives many, who do not want to sin against Him or against the husband, by committing Adultery, God Can Give you The Grace to Always do WHAT IS RIGHT, ONLY IF YOU WANT TO BE VICTORIOUS! Not until my last year in Secondary School, I WAS A VERY SERIOUS STUDENT/PUPIL. You can read about my UNUSUAL INSTANCES DURING MY EDUCATION, FROM MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-GRASS BENEATH  THE FORCES PT1.

I believe I have done my bit to deny the accusation after our Tuesday’s Service. I can only thank God for Helping me to explain this, peradventure, someone can benefit from it, spiritually, or physically. Anyone who is not satisfied, my hands are clean.

 

HIM WILL BE ON OUR FORTH-COMING CHRISTMAS PREPARATION, FROM NEXT WEEK. SO FRIDAY’S SERVICE NEXT WEEK, WILL BE OUR LAST SERVICE UNTIL OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IS UNVEILED.

The Teacher in my primary scholl that I mentioned above, said one time, `YAK IWUONGO MBRE, MBAK IKO OWO AMABIAK OWO`. That means. LET’S GO FOR BREAK, BEFORE SOMEONE’S WORD FREAKS SOMEONE UP`. He said that to the class, after what he had taught more than twice, but when he asked a pupil, he stood up and talked a complete rubbish, from what he had been taught. Even some of us in the class, were embarrassed or hurt, wondering why the pupil couldn’t get it in the head! So, the teacher stopped the lesson and dismissed the class for break. Afterall, the bell for the break had already been WRUNG for all classes to go out for break, but the teacher just wanted to use a few minutes to conclude the lesson. But the pupil shock him with the complete wrong answer, and that sent us to break- he helped dismiss us all, including the teacher. Uhooh! Might be the pupil concerned, knew the answer, but his head was full of another lesson-going out for the due break, which might have made him forget the right answer! UHOOH!

SO, HIM WILL GO ON `BREAK` NEXT WEEK. I like giving myself a laugh, at the right time, so, the last statement is a joke, we will not be on break, but even beginning more serious and Intense work.

OUR SERVICE FOR-16/10/24.

FUN:

OUR FUN SERVICE FOR TODAY:

“I GOT CALLED `PRETTY` TODAY!

WELL THE FULL SENTENCE WAS, `YOU ARE PRETTY ANNOYING`. BUT I ONLY FOCUS ON POSITIVE THINGS”.

We thank God for the opportunity to Serve this week, may His Name Be Praised. The Writer of this Fun, Mandu, would not have been alive to see this moment, were it not FOR THE POWER OF GOD, AND THE POWER IN THE BLOOD OF HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST. I believe the whole should by now, know about that, and believes in that by now. If there is anyone who still doesn’t, I believe too that such a person is severely under the deception of the devil. But our prayer is FREEDOM, FOR SUCH A ONE, before his or her life ends in an everlasting sorrow in HELL. Amen.

We are not really sure if we should title our Service above as, FUN, because the points we want to bring out below, are not funny, but offe the privilege to help someone to learn from, and improves his or her future. Before we bring out some of those points, I would like to add to the fun above, some of the ingredients that I read from a post yesterday. That post did make me remember that, I prepared the FUN above, to Serve last week, before God CHANGED THAT PLAN FOR SOMETHING BETTER(ATLEAST BETTER FOR LAST WEEK). The similar post I saw yesterday, which reminded me of the FUN above said, `DON’T BE TOO CONCERN TO BE PRETTY(ON THE OUTSIDE), BUT BE CONCERNED TO BE PRETTY KIND, PRETTY FUNNY, PRETTY SMART…ETC`.

Many today, spend so much precious resources like TIME, MONEY, EFFORT ETC, FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING THAT EVEN IF ACHIEVED, WOULD BENEFIT THEM VERY LITTLE, OR NOTHING AT ALL!! Jesus Christ once Advised His Listeners to, ‘LABOUR NOT FOR THE MEAT THAT PERISHES, BUT FOR THINGS THAT WOULD LAST ETERNALLY`. One time too, He Directed similar Message to the higher class of the people, so that they could help Him TEACH THOSE WHO WERE UNDER THEM, AND THEN TO THE WHOLE WORLD. He told them that they were IGNORING WEIGHTIER MATTERS OF THE LAW, AND FOCUSED ON INSIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF MERE TRADITIONS OF MAN. The Former, had the power to WIN THEM TO CHRIST, AND TO BETTER AND ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM IN HEAVEN AT LAST; whilst the later, only had power to make them look good before men on earth, but later BROUGHT SHAME AND SORROW TO THEM AT LAST. He told them that, they were like a `WHITED SEPULCHER(TOMB), WHICH LOOKS GOOD OUTSIDE IN THE EYES, BUT UNDERNEATH, IS FULL OF DEAD MEN’S BONES AND OF ALL CORRUPTION`. Sometimes that is what a man pursues. There is nothing bad to pursue and suffer temporally, for something that GOD HAS APPROVED FOR YOU TO HAVE OUT OF HIS GOOD PLEASURE FOR YOU HERE ON EARTH, TO MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING FOR YOU. But to pursue such a thing that in the first place, IS NOT FOR YOU, YET YOU PURSUE IT AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR SOUL, YOUR DIGNITY, YOUR PEACE, AND IGNORE BETTER ALTERNATIVES THAT COULD GIVE YOU MAXIMUM PEASURE IN THIS WORLD AND IN THE WORLD TO COME; WE BELIEVE SUCH CHOICE, IS NOT WISE. I always admire some messages that I get from a friend, who is not a Born-Again Christian yet, but is VERY SERIOUS TO HAVE ME AS A FRIEND, BECAUSE MY CHRISTIAN LIVING, COULD HAVE A BEAUTIFUL IMPACT ON THE FRIEND, LEADING BOTH OF US TO HEAVEN AT LAST! In such a PURSUIT, THIS FRIEND OF MINE IS PURSUING TWO FUTURE PLEASURES-PLEASURE HERE, AND ABOVE ALL, ETERNAL PLEASURE IN HEAVEN! God is a MERCIFUL AND KIND GOD, WHO CREATED THE FIRST MAN AFTER PREPARING THE EARTH FOR THE MAN TO ENJOY. GOD TOO DECIDED TO GIVE THE MAN, TWO PLEASURES-ONE WITH HIS WIFE, EVE ON THE EARTH, AND SECOND PLEASUR, WAS PROVIDED FOR ADAM THROUGH THE FREQUENT PRESENCE OF GOD IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN, WHERE HE CHATTED WITH ADAM AND EVE! That is how Concerned God is for man’s welfare, here on earth, and ESPECIALLY AFTER HERE; THE REASON HE SENT JESUS HIS SON, TO SHED HIS BLOOD FOR MAN’S REMISSION FOR SINS, AFTER ADAM FELL INTO SIN, AND THUS PRODUCE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SINNERS. That Blood is still Available for all SINNERS, OF ALL CATEGORY OF SINS, TODAY, TO WASH CLEAN IN THE BLOOD, AND HAVE THE HOPE TO ESCAPE ETERNAL PUNISHMENT IN THE LAKE OF FIRE AT LAST.

Let me touch now, directly on the fun above. The poster concluded that, he only focuses on POSITIVE THINGS/COMMENTS. While we agree with the person, and advise that it is good to accept positive things and compliments, we also advise strongly that, YOU SHOULD WEIGH EACH COMMENT, WITH WHO YOU ARE, EXACTLY. IF A COMMENT OR DIRECT REBUKE TO YOU, CONDEMS YOUR ATTITUDE OR ACTION, WE ADVISE YOU TO HUMBLY ACCEPT IT, BUT DO YOUR BEST TO REPENT, AND CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE. THAT IS HOW PEOPLE ACCUMULATE BLESSINGS FROM GOD, FOR THEIR FUTURE GOOD LIVING. A sincere REBUKE(a rebuke from genuine intention to help make you a good person, and thus GAIN GOD’S FAVOUR UPON YOUR LIFE), SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED, NOR TAKEN WITH OFFENSIVE FEELINGS. No man is perfect, even after receiving God’s Forgiveness for sins, and Be Made Holy, through The Blood of Jesus Christ. As far as that man is still a HUMAN BEING, AND LIVES HERE ON EARTH, HE OR SHE CAN MAKE MISTAKE. But as far as THAT SEAL OF SALVATION(THE HOLY SPIRIT) IS STILL IN HIM OR IN HER, HE OR SHE CANNOT COMMIT SIN; BUT IS PRONE TO MAKING MISTAKES. For instant, I saw somebody afar off, a long time ago, and thought he was my youngest son. The height of this person, was exactly like my son. The color of the car that he entered in, was exactly like that of my son’s. So, when my son returned home that evening, I asked him what he was doing in that area. He told me IT WASN’T HIM. I INSISTED THAT I SAW HIM, AND THAT I WAS USING THE SAME CAR PARK. HE INSISTED THAT IT WASN’T HIM, AND TOLD ME WHERE HE WAS AT SUCH TIME AND ON SUCH A DAY. EVEDENSES REMOVED EVERY DOUBT FROM ME. I EVEN HAD TO INSIST THAT I SAW HIM, BECAUSE HE IS NOT A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN YET, OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE BELIEVED HIM THE VERY FIRST TIME HE SAID IT WASN’T HIM; BECAUSE THERE IS NO LYING BIBLE CHRISTIAN!!! Imagine, if I were to report to someone, I would have already said that, MY SON WAS IN THE SAME CAR PARK THAT I WAS, AND IF THE PERSON WOULD HAVE LATER FOUND OUT FROM MY SON, OR FROM ANY OTHER PERSON THAT, MY SON WASN’T AT THE CAR PARK ON THAT DAY, THE PERSON WHOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WAS LYING, UNLESS HE OR SHE WAS SOMEONE WHO IS AQUAINTED WITH MY BIBLICAL STRICT STANDARDS. So, I made a MISTAKE, AND GOD DID NOT COUNT THAT AS SIN TO ME. I have a POLICY, and a PRINCIPLE of not giving any situation, or `FACT`, a 100%, UNLESS I GET AN EVIDENCE TO CONFIRM THE TRUTH. Sometimes, it is showing a truth, and everyone may believe it so, but I can still give it a 991/2% belief. It is only THE BIBLE THAT OFFERS THE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THAT’S WHAT I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART, EVEN WITHOUT SEEING THE EVIDENCE. THE WORLD IS CORRUPT AND DARKENED WITH FALSEHOOD. You don’t have to be like me, exactly!

HIM SERVICE FOR: 19/9/24-FUN.

THE FUN:

“THREE MONTHS AGO, I STARTED FARMING WITH TWELVE CHICKENS, AND I’M PROUD TO TELL YOU THAT, I HAVE EATEN THEM ALL”.

Let me, The Proprietor of HIM, and as the writer of this Article, begin this Article with appreciation to all Facebook-Users, who bring in posts that edify humanity from time to time, instead of a disgrace to that platform, because of their DISGRACEFUL POSTS there. HIM, is one of the humans that you have benefitted with your SENSIBLE posts. God Bless you all. Sometimes, it is not only our SOULS that may benefit from your SENSIBLE posts, but you may cheer us up with some funs, or remarkable posts that can help us produce a Service out of it, either official Service, or unofficial.  THANKS HONEY!

The fun above, was from facebook, and we have decided to add some comments to it. You may want to flash your eyes again on the fun. When I was scrolling through facebook that day, and my eyes caught up with the fun, it caught my interest too. I wanted to hear, and learn, how the person PROSPERED BY USING 12 CHICKENS IN `TRADE`. I like to learn from people, a lesson that can help me, or someone I may come across, who may need such lesson to prosper. When I was in full Operation at HIM, I used to interact with diverse people, and with diverse circumstances of life. So, any little lesson I might gather or any special experience I might have had in life, could be useful at some stage as I work through the days. But with the fun above that I stopped to read through that day, and expected to learn from, it wasn’t one to offer me any serious experience or lesson, to learn from. At the end of my reading, I discovered that, the poster meant it for fun, and I smiled. Atleast, it put a quick smile on my face, and now too, HIM is Using it for a Service.

Ignore for a moment, the fun side of this post, and take it to be reality-that is, the poster really meant it to be seen as AN ACHIEVEMENT. There are many today, who are PROUD OF THE MESS THE BRING TO THEMSELVES, AND MAY PUBLISH IT, EXPECTING PEOPLE TO CONGRATULATE THEM(NOT KNOWING THAT, THE ONLY SET OF PEOPLE THAT COULD APPLAUSE THEM, ARE THOSE WHO ARE LIKE THEM)!!! Some of such people may actually know that they are doing those things that are NOT worthy for CREDITABILITY, RATHER, THAT THEY ARE BEING MOCKED AT, BUT YET, THEY CANT STOP DOING IT, AND CARE NOT ABOUT THEIR IMAGE BEING RIDICULED ON!! One may ask, or wonder, `ARE THESE SHAMELESS PEOPLE, NORMAL`? They may be highly educated people, or not educated at all. The later should not exempt them from MAKING USE OF THEIR NATURAL COMMON SENSE, AND THUS PROTECT THEIR PERSONALITY, THOUGH. An illiterate can possess a high-class common sense, and use it in a situation and excels, far better than a high-class educated person.  The dilemma to this concept of BEING PROUD OF SHAMFUL THINGS, OR SHAMEFUL BEHAVIOUR, is when it is seen in a highly educated person. That is when the question can be genuinely asked, `IS HE, OR IS SHE, NORMAL; OR CAN THE BRAIN BE EXAMINED`? How would someone with normal senses, be PROUD TO WEAR RAGS TO A PUBLIC PLACE, OR HOW WOULD SOMEONE WITH NATURAL SENSES, BE PROUD TO RUB BLACK DUST OR MUD, ALL OVER THE BODY, AND WALK NACKED IN THE PUBLIC?

Let us touch a bit on SOMEONE WHO CALLS HIMSELF OR HERSELF, A `CHRISTIAN`-OR A CHRISANE. My culture has a saying that goes, `MUKPUDIAHA ANEM, UKPUDIAHA UNO INEM ENYING`? That means, even if you refuse to eat `ANEM`(the food that tastes like SWEET POTATO here), WOULDN’T YOU JUST EAT IT BECAUSE OF THE NAME`? `ANEM`, as the name implies, means, `SWEET`. So the adage is wondering why someone should refuse to eat `ANEM`(sweet), which, even the name, should entice the person into having a taste of it! HIM is asking ALL HYPOCRITICAL `CHRISTIANS` similar question, `EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEAR WHAT HUMAN BEING, THOSE WHO ARE NOT CHRISTIANS, BUT THEY ARE WATCHING WHAT YOU DO-THE EVIL ACTIONS YOU TAKE; EVEN IF YOU CARE NOT WHAT THEY WOULD READ FROM YOU ABOUT CHRISTIANITY, SHOULD YOU NOT FEAR, AND CARE ABOUT WHAT GOD WOULD DO TO YOU, FOR DISGRACING THE PURE GOSPEL THAT HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED AND DIED FOR`? HOW DARE YOU CONTINUE SHAMELESSLY, FEARING NEITHER THE WRATH OF GOD, NOR THE RIDICULE OF SINNERS ON THE HOLY GOD YOU PROCLAIM TO WORSHIP!

Now, to both hypocritical Christians(ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CAN BE SEEN WITH TERRIBLE SINS/EVIL AND THEY ARE PROUD OF IT), and sinners alike, just pause and praise The God Of Mercy, for Sparing your life to see this moment. He is Ready to Forgive any sinner, of any form, even the ABOMINABLE one; God is ready to Forgive all the bad or evil THINGS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING, SINCE YOU WERE BORN, AND CAME UP TO THE AGE OF `ACCOUNTABILITY`, which is from as early as age THREE, OR FROM THE TIME YOU ARE CONSCIOUS OF ANY LEAST SIN-WRONGDOING. All you have to do now is to ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS TRUE THAT, YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING A LIFE THAT IS GRIEVING GOD’S HEART. Secondly, BE SORROWFUL FOR MAKING YOUR CREATOR, SAD, AND ASHAMED OF YOU. Thirdly, THEN WITH ALL YOUR WHOLE HEART, REPENT, AND TURN AWAY FROM YOUR PATHWAY OF SIN, BECAUSE IT IS FINALLY LEADING YOU TO SUFFER FOREVER IN HELL, IF YOU DIE NOW. Fourthly, BELIEVE THAT, JESUS CHRIST DIED IN AGONY, TO SHED HIS BLOOD FOR ALL SINNERS, AND THAT INCLUDES YOU, AS AN INDIVIDUAL; AND THAT, GOD CAN USE THE SAME BLOOD TO WASH YOUR SINS AWAY, BLESS YOUR NEW LIFE, AND PREPARE YOU TO SPEND ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM, AFTER THIS EARTH. Lastly, BY FAITH, CLAIM THAT FORGIVENESS, WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD MINISTERS INTO YOUR HEART THAT, `YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN YOU’, THEN PRAISE THE LORD GOD OF YOUR SALVATION! First Evidence that you are now Brought Into The Fold of The Righteous, will be a DEEP-DOWN JOY IN YOUR HEART, WHICH YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED. Second Evidence will be, YOU, NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THOSE OLD BAD THINGS THAT YOU USED TO DO EASILY AND `HAPPILY`, SINS LIKE: TELLING LIES, FORNICATION, ADULTERY, DRINKING ANY THING WITH ALCOHOL, HATRED, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WHO INTENTIONALLY OFFENDS YOU NOT, PRIDE, GREED, JEALOSY, STRIFE, SELFISHNESS, STEALING, FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS NOT YOURS NATURALLY FROM GOD, RAGE TO KILL AN INNOCENT SOMEONE, NEEDLESS ANGER, HOMOSEXUALITY ETC. Just continue your daily NEW LIFE, VERY FREE FROM SIN, AND WATCH THE NEW `YOU`, HAPPY, AND REJOICING IN THE LORD, EVEN WHEN THINGS DO NOT REALLY GO AS YOU EXPECTED. YOU CANNOT BUY PEACE, JOY, DIGNITY, OR ANY THING THAT THE WORLD TERMS AS `PRECIOUS`. THE BLOOD OF JESUS HAS BOUGHT IT FOR YOU, FREELY. IF YOU CANNOT FEEL IT OR HAVE IT ALL HERE, CONTINUE YOUR SIN-FREE WALK WITH GOD, YOU WILL SURLY GET THEM ALL, AND MANY OTHER GLORIOUS THINGS THAT ARE NOT EVEN HERE ON EARTH! LISTEN TO GOD AS YOU JOURNEY ON, IF GOD TELLS YOU TO GO TO SOMEONE THAT YOU HAVE CRUELLY OFFENDED/WOUNDED, AND ASK THE PERSON FOR FORGIVENESS, JUST OBEY, AND RECEIVE THE SUBSEQENT BLESSING. JOURNEY WITH US TO THAT PLACE, HEAVEN, THE KINGDOM OF THE RIGHTEOUS, WHERE SATAN CANNOT COM; BECAUSE SIN IS NOT ALLOWED THERE.

In conclusion, anytime you do something that should make you sober and shameful, yet YOU FEEL NO SHAME; take yourself to be in the position of this shameless poster of our fun today. He was PROUD to report his greed and senseless management of his little money. Imagine if he ended up reporting that, THE 12 CHICKENS THAT HE STARTED FARMING WITH, THREE MONTHS AGO, WERE PUT TO WORK, AND HAS NOW PRODUCED ANOTHER FOUR CHICKENS! WHAT A WISE AND HARD-WORKING PERSON, WOULD WE CALL HIM TODAY! He ate all the 12 chickens, and the ENJOYMENT ENDED SHARPLY, WHILST HE CONTINUES, OR BEGINS HIS ERA OF POVERTY. If the report were real and true, we would still RECOMMEND THE PERSON TO THE MERCIFUL GOD, WHO FORGIVES SIN, SENSELESSNESS/GIVES SENSES/WISDOM, AND FORGIVES ANY EVIL WORK.

 

 

 

LAST FUN, BELOW.

HIM Comment on the fun here:

Are you as cruel and jealouse as the girl here? How about the man meeting up with her selfish wicked demand, and brings her the head of her suspected rival, but yet, that FAILS TO BRING HER LASTING HAPPINESS WHICH SHE WANTS! How about the man bringing the head of his suspected cheat to her, yet, HE IS NOT IN GUENUINE LOVE WITH HER AT ALL! He could temporally PUT AN EFFORT to satisfy her, so as to get whatever he desparately wants from her, and after that, nothing else exists between him and her. There are thousand of ways in which a man or a woman can proof his or her undivided love for a woman or for a man(respectively). Therefore, NOBODY, MAN OR WOMAN, SHOULD GO TOO FAR AS TO ATTEMPT TAKING SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE, BECAUSE OF ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD, EXCEPT YOU ARE A SOLDIER, APPROVED TO FIGHT BY GOD. GOOD SUCCESS, TRUE HAPPINESS OR JOY THAT CAN ENDURE LONG, IS IN DOING WHAT IS RIGHT TO YOUR LIVING CONSCIENCE, AND BEFORE GOD.