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  • THE ROLES OF CHRISTIANS IN GOVERNANCE – Part 4

    THE ROLES OF CHRISTIANS IN GOVERNANCE – Part 4

    Listen to Natural Voice

    This will be the last lap (for now)… We will keep talking about governance and how we affect it.

    Why I’m hammering on this topic is due to our passive roles as individuals.

    We play the victim role and we expect to have the best of life’s experiences.

    When you beg for space you have subjected yourself to the lesser life of ignominy.

    Take your space.

    *Jesus said: Occupy till I come*

    In other word: Take charge, expand and possess.

    It also means hold forth… Impact!

    Luke 19:12-13 KJV

    He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

    [13] And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

    Whatever God has given or bequeathed to you is your own ten pounds to be expended to take space of impact.

    Note: I am not saying that everyone should go and become a politician.

    Impact in government is more than being a politician.

    Remember that we are all like the drops of water that makes the ocean, part of the whole that makes a government.

    How you do things in your little corner affects the government one way or the other.

    The sin of the servant with one talent is the same sin of many of us.

    The man with one talent felt his one talent was insignificant compared with the person with 10.

    He buried his talent.

    Isn’t it the same way many of us buried our talents?

    We felt our constructive offer is too small or insignificant.

    May the Lord not cast us away from him for failure to use that little gift.

    The victim mentality and the inferiority complexity is the reason many will go to hell fire.

    *Every great fire starts with a spark*

    Every great movement starts with a man in the center.

    Do you know:

    Everyone who shows weakness is trailed downward.

    Every wounded animal is trailed until it’s devoured.

    This is how our world is fashioned…

    In certain animal documentary. An animal was wounded in a fight and it was weak…

    Suddenly, the hyena and the vulture began to follow it.

    They began to devour it before it finally died.

    If there’s anything to take home today, here it is: Show forth strength, mount up wings as the eagle.

    Market your strength, stop advertising your weakness.

    If you market your strength well enough, it will pay off well for your weaknesses.

    *Biblical Characters & How They Ascend To Impact Their Generation*

    Joseph was a regular person with no special gift that could land him at the palace.

    He was a mere dream interpreter.

    It was his faithful use of this gift that took him to the palace.

    What if he refused to interprete the dreams of fellow prisoners?

    Many of us are waiting for the big occasion.

    Many of us aren’t ready to serve in the little corner and we want to shine at the corridor of power.

    Your impacting role in government could to meticulously raise your children.

    That child could be the future president. Pour yourself into him and make him the best.

    Don’t raise your children like every other child.

    Future kings are not raised like the rest citizens.

    Jesse, the father of David wasn’t the king. But he is a superstar when it comes to raising prince-like children.

    At least four of his children were in the army. One finally emerged as king – King David.

    *Our most important role in impacting on governance is through proper parenting*

    Joseph and David are good examples here.

    If we can raise great children, then hope isn’t lose in reinventing great government.

    Great nations invest more into the life of the children.

    Third world nations invest in the now through greed.

    Most important way to influence or impact the path of governance and leadership are:

    Doing our best where we are… This will then take us to the next phase.

    a. Joseph serving fellow prisoners took him to the palace.

    b. David killing Goliath brought him to the limelight.

    The second is: Raising great generation of children to go ahead of us…

    Psalm 127:3-5 KJV

    Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

    [4] As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

    [5] Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

    Raising great children is a constructive way of pulling down the kingdom of Satan and by extension the evil kingdom of men

    Recently, I read a book by Ibn Makhtoum, the ruler of Dubai.

    In his book he said: They were consciously raised at home to become great rulers that look after their subjects…

    This mentoring he said was apart from the learning in 4-walls of education in conventional schools.

    Impacting government arena can be achieved by anybody.

    If you cannot get there, raise children, wards, students or people in your reach.

    Those you raise will become your mouth and hands in government.

    I’ll talk about Daniel. Daniel was a prince who was a slave.

    Even in captivity, he remembered the principle of God handed down to him by his father and his ancestors.

    Daniel in an unlikely environment rose to become president in Babylon and Medo-Persian empire.

    This story of Daniel was similar to that of Mordecai.

    If you would build yourself and the people in your circle after the word of God and you’ll act with the truth in you light will shine upon you.

    For the whole earth wait for the manifestation of the sons of God

    Romans 8:19 KJV

    For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

    You are the change the world is waiting for.

    My prayer:

    1. May the Lord make us his arrowhead of intervention in Jesus name.

    2. May our children rule in the midst of their enemies in Jesus name.

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    WALE ADEWUMI

  • THE ROLES OF CHRISTIANS IN GOVERNANCE – Part 3

    Listen to Natural Voice

    Good afternoon/evening depending on your time zone. I hope you’ve a great day sir/ma.

    This is another beautiful day.

    We hope we will position ourselves as instruments of impact and glory in Jesus name.

    Today, we want to open our eyes to certain hidden truth as it is plainly written in the Bible.

    Man finds it easy to blame others when things go awry… Husband will shift the fault of lack on his wife even when he sleeps all day at home without work.

    Wives too will blame there husband even they are add nothing back home than being a baby machine.

    This same attitude we take into government.

    Citizens blame the leader, and the leaders in turn blame the citizens.

    The simple truth is, we are all part of the failure.

    *When you want your society or nation to get better you’ve a role to play; especially when you’re a covenant child.*

    Let us see the Bible and see things for ourselves:

    Often, it’s the sinfulness of the people that brings pain and right doing that brings good.

    So when you see a nation in war, it’s deeper than blaming just the leaders. When you see a corrupt nation, it’s not just the president and politicians that are corrupt.

    Check well.

    It’s easy to blame the leader but we need to know that often the leader is a reflection of the state of the health of the nation.

    This means when a society is in a deep hole, each of us has to look at how much we contribute to the mess.

    Remember, the whole is made up of the units.

    Government is not a few individuals, we are part of the government.

    This inherently means that you have a part to play.

    This is why national revival will often and likely begin with a man/woman.

    Somebody will stand and start the pattern of right, righteousness and prayer.

    Will you be the person?

    2 Chronicles 7:13-15 KJV

    If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

    [14] If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

    [15] Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

    We can learn so much here:

    1. Many havoc aren’t the work of the devil – God drives some due to our ways.

    2. Our ways open up doors to calamity.

    3. No matter the pain caused by sin, prayer and repentance can heal it.

    4. Stopping wickedness is a channel to blessings.

    So we need to know that national punishment is as a result of collective wickedness.

    We all need to search ourselves: which area am I contributing to the collective wickedness (sin)?

    Here are some sins we need to watch:

    1. Do I struggle with other people’s progress?

    2. Am I selfish and drive for only personal gain alone?

    3. Do I embezzle and misappropriate public resources?

    4. Am I immoral and full of unclean behaviour?

    5. Am I a murderer or rejoices in killings?

    6. Do I cheat others from their wages?

    7. Do I enslave or take others hostage?

    8. Preaching for pecuniary gains

    9. What other sin can you imagine?

    *Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach*

    Proverbs 14:34 KJV

    Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

    So when next we are blaming the politicians, leaders in government and our bosses; let’s ask ourselves how much we contribute to the mess in our world.

    This is not an indictment, it will only help you to get better.

    While writing this, I’ve to keep asking myself: How much do I contribute to the decay around.

    He that thinks he stands should take heed lest he fall.

    What unique role do Christian occupy now?

    1. We should be the bridge to take the people from where they are to where they ought to be.

    2. The Christian ought to be the example.

    3. When things are bad in our nation, it’s time to ask for repentance and turning around. We need to be the vanguard of repentance instead of just passing the blame ball.

    *When a nation turns back to God, the Lord knows how to judge the leaders and replace them with godly people. Change begins with each of us*

    Above all, when government is nosediving into an abyss, let us represent righteousness. Being righteous turns the tide upward.

    The evil of not turning back… Starting with each of us is that healing and the abundant life may be delayed.

    Let repentance starts with you and let righteousness fill the entire earth. Amen.

    On a final note, we determine the kind of leaders we have.

    For nations plunging downward, the Spiritual leaders should point to the appropriate thing to be done instead of playing politics and joining the bandwagon of blaming the evil leader who’s a scourge for sinfulness.

    The evil leader cannot do better than to be evil… But when we change God knows how to deal with such and get planted his own.

    Our spiritual position determines whether we win or lose:

    The human agents and demonic power bows when we are tuned back to God; and God knows how to keep us safe starting with you when you’ve repented and become one with God.

    May the Lord bless his words in our hearts in Jesus name.

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    WALE ADEWUMI

  • NATIONAL PRAYER FOR REPENTANCE

    NATIONAL PRAYER FOR REPENTANCE

     

    On the Sunday 2nd May 2021, while praying the Lord revealed that Nigeria problem is more deeply rooted than crops of insurgency and banditry. It’s not just about poor leadership performance. It’s more than poverty and lack. May the Lord help us.

    The answer to Nigeria hydra headed challenges is premised on a single solution: The repentance from the sordid evil of the pasts, imbalance, dishonesty at every nook and cranny, corruption, killings and kidnapping and our insatiable pursuit of money (Mammon) at the expense of righteousness.

    He’s asking for true repentance and deliberate turning away from our wickedness to right living.

    He’s saying our spiritual leaders should cease being blindfolded to the cause of our challenges as they institute need for repentance; they should stop passing the blame on others. The church has failed in promoting righteousness.

    He said those who know what to do and have the power to institute call for repentance among their flock yet fail to do that will be judged.

    Can’t we see the persistent and deepening crises everywhere as a finger of God? Can’t we see that our prayers not being heard is a mark of sin in the house? Can’t we see that Satan cannot have his way without our agreement. Ours is a world where everyone does as he wants and expect the blessing.

    Like Nineveh, God is calling for repentance from the least to the greatest. From the poor to the rich. From the father to the children. It’s time to cry for mercy because greater dangers, fears and apprehension and carnage is ahead if we each don’t repent and turn around.

    If we don’t repent and turn around: all the wealth we gathered will not be able to save us in the time of calamity. The rich will hide uncovered losing all in an instant. The beautiful wife of your youth will be ravished and wasted; and the children left will curse the parents because we refuse to ACT RIGHT.

    God is saying: President Buhari and his cohort are not accident, they are there as judgement and scourge on the rest of us until we come to repentance; and leadership in Nigeria will grow worse until each of us ask for mercy through the spirit of repentance and turning away from evil.

    It’s time to live right and do the right thing.

    The bandits, militants, kidnappers and all kinds of ravaging killers and destroyers in the land are inspired by demonic power and they will grow in evil notoriety until we genuinely repent and God calls them to order.

    We are in a spiritual world.

    Christian leaders should know, no evil stops until it’s first dealt with in the spiritual.

    The prayer for repentance has started on Sunday 2nd May 2021 and will continue to grow far and wide from family to family and city to city. It will also lead to intercession and seeking of the Lord’s face in different quarters.

    If you’re reading this, let the fire start also with you. Let there be a revival of righteousness from your end. Involve your family, friends and neighbours. Share the message; let Christ reign and let truth reign.

    We have gotten to a state where man’s help is nought. Church leaders should know this that no man born of a woman can solve the myriads of troubles assailing the land without the Lord. Also church leaders should know they cannot choose a great leader without God leading in that… And everything starts with righteousness and faith in God.

    For righteousness exalts a nation, sin brings down.

    Let us pray in our millions… Time for salvation and judgement has come. Which side are you?

    WALE ADEWUMI

  • THE ROLES OF CHRISTIANS IN GOVERNANCE – part 2

    I’m grateful to the Lord for his joy in my heart. Without the joy of the Lord, no one would be committed to God’s assignment.

    Like Paul would say: Through the Lord’s comfort we comfort others.

    He takes care of our needs in marvelous way so we can stand for him.

    *Introduction

    I have a discussion with a brother. The outcome becomes the icebreaker of this topic. He was attending a very large church.

    In one of the church monthly programs a woman stood and asked a bold question:

    We have been praying monthly for God’s choice of good and godly leaders for the nation since I was a young girl. Now I’m married and raising children, yet leadership in this country is getting worse by the day.

    Does it mean God is not answering players?

    This is similar experience from nation to nation.

    On earth, God needed man just as man needed God to execute plans and purposes on earth.

    *My response:

    Prayer (faith) without work is dead on arrival.

    ‘Spirituality’ without earthly relevance leads to slavery and loss of dominion/territory…

    God wants his people in dominion and in place of headship.

    All we need is appropriation of his promises and taking our place to salvage the world, nations and cities.

    Isaiah 58:12 KJV

    And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

    Looking at this scripture, we will discover that man is shouldered with the responsibility to build and repair.

    What prayer does is it energizes and make us competent and worthy to do the Lord’s work.

    *We pray and fail to act, then blame God for the woes in the societies.

    We need to know that the children of darkness cannot deliver light. By their fruits we shall know them. So the responsibility of light lies with children of light.

    Think of it, the devil energizes his own and they boldly take over and dictate how the show runs.

    They promote homosexualism, abortion, Covid-19 fears, terrorism and the like boldly.

    Pray till tomorrow and next and next, orange tree will not yield apple.

    This is Christ’s illustration not mine.

    So why our prayers have not been answered is because they are done wrongly…

    So the reason why the Bible asks us to ARISE and shine…

    What do we need?

    Faith and confidence to arise and shine.

    To change the darkness on our land, it will take the light of God’s children to permeate the darkness around.

    If Satan’s kids are not afraid why should the children of God.

    A little intimidation we run hiding… We don’t want to die.

    Christ said if you save your life you’ll lose it, but if you lose it to the kingdom you’ll save it.

    What use is being a slave a lifetime and also subjecting next generation.

    Long life without impact is emptiness.

    Generational slavery is bequeathed to those who cannot stand for what is right.

    Israel has a culture, they don’t endure slavery timidly. At the worst state of prostration, they look forward to the saviour… The Messiah.

    If you run a church, ministry or Christian organization, deliberately raise giant killers… The David’s.

    I remembered how Obama and Cameron both campaign for gays you’ll know that they are meeting the demands of their sponsors

    Raising leaders who unseat demonically inspired leaders by the Christian community should be intentional.

    Satan’s team don’t leave things to chances. Why would Christian?

    *In a nutshell:

    1. Let Christians begin to sponsor credible leaders.

    2. Let Christians make themselves available to lead.

    3. Let Christians vote for the right candidacy and policies.

    Some years ago, I have a Christian brother. He talked badly about poor leadership in their labour union. I told him that is reason for him to rise.

    He answered by telling me the evil power and Voodoos these ones control.

    Then I began to ask… Is Christ powerless?

    We all have roles to play.

    Christ is not powerless… We are the one who lacked the faith to act.

    Very true, they lacked power of effective prayer…

    When Elijah prayed he confronted Ahab.

    When David was anointed he confronted Goliath…

    Christians should pray and then receive the direction to act…

    So God will do only what he would do.

    Then through prayer, we would do what God assigned us do.

    Last week we talked about our place for prayer…

    This week we deal with our role for ACTION…

    Next week by God’s grace we shall look at scriptural examples.

    What’s your role in this?

    1. We want men who pray for different offices… To curtail excesses of demonically inspired leaders and to pray for emergence of godly leaders.

    2. Individuals should also rise to act as God’s representatives in nations just like Joseph, Elisha, David, Joshua, etc.

    Thank you brethren for joining me… It’s time we raise a world team to change our world.

    God bless us all in Jesus name.

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    WALE ADEWUMI

  • THE ROLES OF CHRISTIANS IN GOVERNANCE

    Listen to Human Voice Reading Here:

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    There’s an unfortunate attitudes of believers this days.

    The believers gather around and blame the government and political leaders for their woes and troubles.

    According to spiritual knowledge, it is supposed to be the other way round.

    The Bible didn’t call the political leaders the SALT of the earth. Instead it refers to Christians as the salt.

    Matthew 5:16 KJV
    Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

    From scriptural lessons we could read in several parts of the bible how earthly kings go to prophets and priests for direction.

    In the time of moral crisis, poverty, dearth and death the earthly leaders reach their tether ends. Then do the believer rises because they are the custodians of the light.

    For the light shines in darkness but the darkness could not comprehend it

    No matter how dark the season of life is, and even in government the believer has the light of God within – if he knows.

    We can see many interventions of the following in government:

    Elijah with Ahab and the rain.

    Elisha during the siege of Samaria

    Hezekiah and Isaiah

    Jeremiah and King Zedekiah.

    Christians are not called up as mere onlookers. They are called into responsive duty to their world.

    It’s time Christian leadership stop the nonchalant attitude to leadership and governance.

    Foremost, Christians are called to pray for leaders of the world:

    1 Timothy 2:1-3 KJV

    I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
    [2] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
    [3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

    Christians from the above discussion are not called into the ministry of murmuring , instead we are called into the ministry of intercession for our nations.

    Whatever isn’t working in your government is a call to prayer.

    *Do you know why?*

    1. Many of the earthly leaders have fraternal relationship with demons. With prayers we deactivate their dominion over the believers.

    2. Many times, the leaders lack spiritual power to execute good plans and agenda.

    Agenda don’t just execute itself. It requires sustained will. The power to sustain it comes from the spiritual

    3. Nothing great or extraordinary is achieved through the earthly wisdom or understanding.

    Christians need to superimpose the supernatural on the earthly leaders.

    Christ taught us in his prayer: Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

    Let the believer know that earthly leader cannot do any good thing without the help of God.

    No matter the agendas of our leaders or their supposed manifestos, they need prayers and supplication for execution.

    Like the prophets of old, be a spiritual leader in the background. Pray and if need be, let the leaders in government and politics begin to consult you for helps and guidance.

    Finally, when the salt lose its saltiness, it is cast away. If we cannot salt the government arena and the political terrain we would have to accept whatever comes our ways from their end.

    Enough of murmuring and complaints. It’s time to pray…

    *Let us pray:*

    Lord, we pray on behalf of our nations, raise men who pray and supplicate. Because you said if your people who are called by your name would rise and pray you’ll hear them.

    Dear Lord, we stand in the gap for our nations. Heal the land and take over the sovereignty of our land.

    Let not the heathen rage anymore. Silent them Father.

    In Jesus name have we prayed.

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    WALE ADEWUMI

  • BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM – part 3

    JESUS PRINCIPLE OF TAKEOVER – KEY FOR WAGING WAR AGAINST OPPRESSION 

    This teaching is important script for acting in the face of oppression, cheating and bad leadership. As leaders, we need to be subtle when faced with bad leadership else it will be a suicidal mission.

    Think of Jesus Christ facing the Sadducees, Pharisees, the Sanhedrin, Roman empire and the host of Herod: Jesus and 12 disciples and some other non fully committed brethren. Christ’s ministry would have been aborted halfway.

    Yoruba adage: Eni ti owo e ko bati te eku ida kii beere iku ti o pa baba oun.

    The meaning: You cannot ask from your enemies how your dad died until you’ve the sword with you.

    Takeover has principle and it’s process.
    Today we are looking at one model… The winning model. There are many models for driving agitations and struggles against injustice and bad governance. There’s none so endearing like that of our Lord Jesus

    I met a very good Christian today. Because of the situation in my country he was advocating for revolution. He was recommending fights, bloody struggle… He then quoted Jesus telling his disciples to buy sword.

    I told him: Jesus was symbolic about the use of sword and about struggles to gain ground and win the world for Christ.

    After this we have Peter misinterpreting Jesus as he brought out sword to cut a servant of the high priest.

    Jesus answered him: Not so, those who live by the sword shall die by the sword.

    Our weapon isn’t the *sword* but the *word*

    Afterward there’s no record of Jesus or his disciples leading a revolution with guns or armament.

    Christianity is a life by example. Our example who is Jesus talked about peace and live it throughout.

    The only category who holds sword is the king and his authorities. So a Christian can be in the force under constituted authority and handle sword; outside constituted system it becomes illegal.

    Jesus model of transformation is nonviolence.
    We would be pushed, we would be tormented and we would be cheated; yet we need to learn to go the nonviolent path.

    We are not allow to use violence.

    This is Christianity in practice. And we are not allowed to support those who use brute or force.

    Yoruba: Omo re wo lo wa ni nu ibon.

    English translation: which good child proceeds from a gun?

    Bullets… Agent of destruction.

    For a Christian, we do not expect our salvation to come from the occult world, not from fraudsters or hooligans. By their fruit ye shall know them.

    I’m making this day’s thread for leaders, you may need the ideal in driving agitations…

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    Continue reading please.

    NIGERIA AS A CASE 

    I am inspired to deliver this leadership lecture due to the state of unrest in my country. I hope somebody out there will find it useful and worthy piece of wisdom when confronted by oppression, corruption and ineptitude.

    Recently, the spate of killings and highhandedness of the police unit called SARS has become deadly. Yet the government seem to look away from the repeating injustices.

    The same level of highhanded behaviours are replete in our civil service and other sectors. All this further shows the extent of ineptitude and corruption in high places.

    Like a wild fire, protest was sparked in every corner of Nigeria tagged #EndSARS. It was indeed a well applauded nonviolent protest. It was a great win for the youths.

    Some of us who were older felt the one-week protest was a worthy win to be consolidated upon.

    Unfortunately, they stayed longer than their welcome with the fact that they lacked structures. This led to certain missteps here and there and the protest was hijacked by hoodlums, politicians and other interest groups. The uproar and carnage was a sordid experience, and I weep in my heart of hearts.

    Assuredly, the youths have tried their mettle and they have won exceedingly, only if they know and could convert this win into useful consequence.

    How?

    By reason of the civil disobedience and protest they have shown what works to their advantage: population, technology, strength and resilience. This discovery is all they need to take to the bank once they have a formidable structure in place.

    Unfortunately, they unadvisedly settle to begin to beg and bargain for what they want. Beggars takes the crumbs. They lists the things they want the government to do for them.

    This makes the government feel they retain some power and capacity when nothing is left if only the youths could build their own structure through a strong teamwork.

    The youths have won, so they have nothing to beg for. All they need do is to go take over through proper structure and orientation.

    Yes, I mean take over.

    This I don’t mean through coup d’etat or revolution. The above are shortcuts that only further plunge a nation into the abyss of underdevelopment. The above scenario is what informed and inspired this lecture.

    Let’s learn from Jesus

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    Jesus principle of takeover:

    1. Jesus has content, purpose and mission
    Everyone who wants to take over must have the above. An empty barrel will only do well in making noise.

    2. Those who want to take over must know better than those who are on ground. Jesus has superior knowledge to tackle world challenges.

    I realized many of the agitators in Nigeria’s protest were miscreants, bleeding politicians and fraudsters who took cover under the well intentioned protesters.

    3. Don’t allow your camp to be polarised. As some were doing it right, we have people who were there burgling stores and stealing. Jesus team was compact and one in purpose and mission

     

    4. Jesus discipled his followers. He impart into them the same principles and ethics of the kingdom of God

    Critical Observations.
    1. Jesus raised his own team. If you don’t raise your team, your rank will be broken into

    2. Jesus had a structure and hierarchy among his disciples

    3. Jesus had a message.

    4. Jesus educate his team on what he wants and what he doesn’t.

    5. Jesus dream was a marathon. He wasn’t looking for a shortcut. Revolution and bloody process are often our impatient choices.

    6. Jesus enlarged his team over time.

    7. Jesus message grew within the old until it attain the strength to overthrow the old system.
    Etc

    The point: If you take over without building men you will lose already won territories.

    Alexander the Great also used this method in a way. In every conquered territory, he plant one of his trained men to preside over the village, town, city or nation.

    If you’re planning of taking over, please train and plant people who understand your vision and drive. Jesus said: My sheep hear my voice and they follow.

    Until you have your men you cannot take over.

    On the national and international front, if you don’t raise people you’ll be crushed by the system and government.

    Government owns all the apparatus. Find means to raise your own men in the different sectors… This is the way of successfully planting the new ideologies or programs…

    Agitation against the authority without a viable structure leads to defeat every time. And if there’s a win, it will be short lived

    Jesus had a structure, a message and a team. This is what endured till today. The Sadducees, Pharisees, Sanhedrin, Roman empire and the Herod’s government are all gone today but Jesus empire keep growing.

    I hope the leaders have learn something tonight.

  • SOME OF US FIND IT DIFFICULT TO TRUST THE ADVANCED SOCIETY ON COVID-19 ISSUE

    Some years ago I told people HIV/AIDS grows throw propaganda. After 30years it became clear. Am I saying there’s no HIV/AIDS? I am not saying that but lies are used to shore it upward as a lucrative ventures. Personally, I doubt the existence of HIV but there’s AIDS. The concept of HIV/AIDS sells their devilish enterprise. AIDS though existing is used to sell arrays of programs, supplements and drugs. They are liars.

    I think outside the box.

    Do you remember the days of Y2K computer compliance some 20years ago? It was another ruse, blatant lies and propaganda to sell some software to the world. Few years we all found out it was a marketing gimmicks to sell unfounded softwares to the world.

    Today, it’s covid-19. I’m not saying there’s no coronavirus but covid-19 could be another devise to sink some economy and make some nations scurry at the mercy at the end of the game.

    My knowledge of virulent organism as we are made to believe means there’s no hiding place for all humanity; not even lockdown can do the magic.

    To be relieved, there’s corona virus but not as fearful as we are made to believe. Be careful about propaganda. Things aren’t as bad as they made it.

    If you like believe the lies along.

    In the world of manipulations, understand that many figures out there are manipulated. Don’t we have death? There are deaths but they wouldn’t tell you all.

    Do you know that with death rate of about 11.5 per thousand annually Nigeria loses about 200,000 lives monthly of a population above 200m so what’s the hoot about 60 death from covid-19? While America losses nothing less than 250,000 monthly from every other cause. This means there has been death of larger form from other sources.

    I’m not saying there’s no corona virus deaths but the propaganda is another thing.

    Please go home, pray and eat your EBA.😄

    Take good care of yourself and stop fearing covid-19. Do your best and leave the rest. For death will come when it will come but let’s stop dancing to propaganda from the World Powers.

    If there’s anything to do now, work, pray (don’t fold hands) then eat well.

    This is another good day.

  • NOTE TO OUR SPIRITUAL LEADERS

     

    Meditating this morning it came upon my mind to discuss with people with the true power of God who could help change the tides of impending dangers ahead of us.

    Men of God.

    Daniel and his friends… Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego decided on many issues in Babylon. We cannot afford to leave Nigeria and many small nations especially in Africa in the hands of leaders without direction and understanding of the time.

    We need to understand:

    1. Our leaders are presently confuse
    2. They have gone to hide
    3. They cannot see the evil game plans of the World Powers. Lockdown being the sign of the time.
    4. They are opened to the largesse and handouts from these international bodies like Esau. They are already falling for the bait.
    5. Soon they are about handing over Nigeria and many African nations as economic slaves to China and the advance nations across.

    6. This is a terrible omen which will lead to blood bath… It’s a vision of the future.

    7. The enemies are at the door, we need to pray against this mopping of nations (including Nigeria) by the cruel master. Another era of slavery shouldn’t commence.

    I believe with the assurance of Scriptures we can stop this impending evil:

    For Jesus says: we shall decree a thing and it shall be established:

    Let us pray:

    1. God to raise for us wise leaders.
    2. To raise leaders with courage to stop encroachment of these international nations and world leaders.
    3. To raise for us creative leaders
    4. To raise leaders who are courageous and selfless to pursue the interests of the populace.
    5. Above all that God should thwart every evil economic alliance of nations with Nigeria (you can pray for your country)
    6. God should frustrate demonically inspired schemes to enslave weaker nations by the giants of nations.
    7. That God makes ways of escape from enslavement of our lives and generations of our unborn children

    In Jesus name.

  • LEADERSHIP TYPE: ONE EGYPT, TWO PHARAOHS

    Egypt here represents the land, the two Pharaohs represent two kind of leadership disposition. The two Pharaohs lived at different eras and were particularly noted to rise through two different dynasty.

    The two Pharaohs’ specific names were not mentioned in the bible, but they were differentiated as follows: Pharaoh in the days of Joseph, the second is Pharaoh in the days of Moses during the exodus of Israel from Egypt to Canaan.

    The Pharaoh in the days of Joseph the son of Jacob was a type of leader with personality attributes as follow:

    1. He believed in divine help. If God could not relate through him he wouldn’t bother showing him personal dream.
    2. He knew his limitations, he sought for a man who can interpreter the dreams
    3. He was willing to accept help. It is one thing to seek or have need of help, it is another thing to be willing to accept help from others.
    4. He was not threatened by the success of his officers. Many leader will always rob their subject of any credit due to them. They go as far as kill more brilliant people in their team, bury their great ideas or sack such officers.
    5. He is a trusting leader who could delegate roles and responsibilities without being overbearing. Once he placed Joseph in charge he never poke his nose or meddle into the affairs of the delegate
    6. He is a listening leader, he listened to his people whenever they cry to him
    7. The welfare of his people is topmost on his list, his top agenda is to create enlargement for his people. He created prosperity for his citizens.
    8. He is a visionary leader who could see through the long-term counsel of Joseph. The deep calls on the deep.
    9. Even in precarious season of famine, he raised a great nation – Egypt becoming the world new civilization, the center of commerce and prosperity for nations around it. This showcases the power of a strong leader.
    10. Lastly, the Pharaoh of Joseph’s day was considerate and sympathizers with the weak, vulnerable ones and strangers.

    Pharaoh of the Exodus

    1. He has no regard for divine things, he has no honour for Moses and his messages even though he knew he was from God.
    2. He doesn’t know his limit, if he knew he wouldn’t be arguing with Moses on obeying the call of God for Israel.
    3. He doesn’t seek for true help that could help established the kingdom for him and the citizens.
    4. He was not a secured king, he was competitive. Instead of accepting the divine hand in the matters, he called his magicians to compete with Moses the servant of God.
    5. He doesn’t seem to trust, not God, Moses or the Israelites who were his servants. He believed the call for freedom was a ruse to cover up for idleness.
    6. He is not a listening leader but a selfish one who will always want to have his way without deep thought of the consequence of his decisions on his subjects. He made life bitter for his slaves the Israelites that it took God’s interventions.
    7. The subjects’ welfare is relegated behind his stubborn and obstinate quest. Even when the Egyptians, his citizens were visited by God’s wrath he remained adamantly committed to the path of destruction.
    8. He is non-visionary, he is short term shallow thinker who respond to momentary impulse without consulting with the full picture and implication of his action. I still find it difficult to grasp his degree of obstinate that made him follow an enemy through unusual supernatural divided sea.
    9. He is a leader that brings shame. His reign brought poverty, destruction and death into its trail.
    10. The Pharaoh of the Exodus was hardened to the weak and vulnerable. He is self centered, magnify personal over public good.

    What type of leader are you?

    The same land, different outcomes.

  • SELFLESS LEADERSHIP – TIMOTHY

     

    *TOPIC: SELFLESS LEADERSHIP – CASE STUDY, TIMOTHY

    Christianity will rise by the wing of sacrifice or fall by the bills of indulgence. True leadership is weight upon the altar of sacrifice. Those we later referred to as great generation leaders were not always so.

    They were men like you and me who distinguished themselves out by what they sacrificed and the cause they lived for.

    Recently, we had an approval letter to run a FREE leadership program for schools in the state.

    In spite of the benefits, the state made no fund or support readily available.

    I asked my wife, help me visit a school. The principal was surprise. So you mean no one is sponsoring you?

    You must be millionaire.

    The truth is, we are just living by the grace of God.

    Christianity that was delivered to us was made on platter of sacrifice… Ask the early apostles and missionaries.

    *Examples*

    1. The many early missionaries to Africa like David Livingston, Mary Slessor, John G. Lake and hosts of others. They left the comforts of their nation through sacrifice and made distinguished names for themselves.

    Where are their contemporaries who stayed back within reasonable comfort of Europe? Many are forgotten.

    Sacrifice is the soul of leadership. Without sacrifice there is nothing like leadership. Sacrifice is the trademark of leaders.

    Indulge yourself and be forgotten as soon as you expire here on earth.

    No matter the fleets of cars and houses you build… They will not be remembered for long.

    Sacrifice is what immortalizes you… Like Jesus

    2. Mother Theresa of Calcutta. She was a missionary nun to India who helped the cause of destitute and lepers.

    She was an ordinary woman when she began, but in the course of her sacrificial living rose to world recognition.

    More than thirty thousand marched out to witness her burial. Anybody can become great who sacrifice enough.

    Reflection: How much do you sacrifice, starting from your home? If you fail to sacrifice within your immediate reach, forget reaching out to the big world.

    Sacrifice is what would take a low class nun to walk in high places of the world.

    If you too will sacrifice enough… You will begin to live in the vantage place of destiny.

    Jesus said: He that want to save his life will lose it and he who lose his life for the sake of the kingdom will find it, recover it and gain it back in many folds.

    3. Nelson Mandela of South Africa: He began as an activist against apartheid rules in his home country.

    He was not the only activist, but he was tested by years of destitute, of 27years of his life in prison, good part in Robin Island prison; unwavering he sacrificed so much and selflessly that the world that initially hated him came back to understand with him.

    He became South Africa first black president.

    Sacrifice took him from the prison to the highest office in his homeland.

    *The extent of your sacrifice will determine the extent of your rising.*

    The World will move for the man who learn how to sacrifice.

    *Note: Those who are driven basically for gain often end up among the run-of-the-mill in whatever field of life.*

    If you want to shine indeed, add sacrifice to your watch.

    Winston Churchill said: Responsibility is the price of greatness.

    The cheapest way to the top is sacrifice… Though it seem tough at the beginning.

    Sacrificial life separates you from the millions.

    He who want to be outstanding must do what others never attempted.

    Biblical Case Studies

    *David*

    All Israel ran away from Goliath including the king.

    But a 17 years boy confronted h. He could literally have died on the Battle ground.

    This was David’s moment of greatness

    That inconvenient situation around you may be an opportunity to rise…

    Like David when others are running away, prayerfully run towards… If you win you’ll become their king.

    May God help us in Jesus name

    *Esther*

    No one dare come into the Kings presence.

    There was an emergency. Esther broke protocol and she by so doing save her people the Jew and her own very life

    If Esther had played safe she would have died cheaply through Haman’s intrigues and wickedness.

    Many time when you are bold and courageous to confront issue, you’re much more serving and saving yourself.

    *Timothy*

    Paul had many disciples but one of them stood shoulder above the rest.

    Timothy didn’t follow Paul because of what to gain.

    Timothy followed because of his love for God and call to serve.

    Paul commended him and said of him Timothy is different from the rest…

    1 Timothy 1:4-6 KJV
    Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. [5] Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: [6] From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

    In another place he said of him: Timothy is not of them that does the work of the Gospel solely for gain.

    If anyone of us is primarily driven to the work of the gospel for gains, we can by no means get into the kingdom of God…

    But if we sacrifice indeed… He will bear us on eagles wing.

    Matthew 6:33 KJV
    But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    Thank you for following along… May God bless everyone of us and help us live truly sacrificial in Jesus name.

    We shall no longer be driven by mere speculations for gain… For there the souls of men perish…

    Lord help us in Jesus name

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    WALE ADEWUMI