If God knows with certainty from eternity that a specific number of people will reject Him, sin, and be damned forever, then how does Rev @gideonodoma deal with the question of why God still creates those specific individuals whom He foreknew would ultimately be lost? This too is a part of the “mechanism”.
The misery of lukewarmness is so annoying.
If Jesus is really Lord over your life, why not go all out and live with the same zeal and passion that led Him to the cross?
Why stand in the middle, professing love for your saviour while loving the world with your actions and priorities?
At the end of the day, you never truly experience the joy of following Jesus completely, but you are also miserable because you can not fully experience the carnal happiness of devoted worldliness.
Pastors teach their flock so much human wisdom that God's Word becomes repulsive and God's wisdom appears as foolishness.
Then we wonder why godly virtues are scarce and why carnal thinking and actions prevail amongst the saints.
A people can't be better than their diet!
Get refreshed in God as often as possible.
It's not a matter of daily baths or weekly scrubs, it's about "as often as you need to"
Some of us get soiled so often that we need to wash frequently.
Take a bath again even after your regular devotion,
The goal is to stay fresh, not to mark a devotion register.
Dear beloved sports-loving Nigerian youths,
After watching the performances of Davido, Burna Boy, and Rema at the opening of the 2026 World Cup—at a time when Nigeria, the giant of Africa, is absent—I felt a measure of consolation. This was reinforced by the fact that many Nigerians playing for clubs worldwide are representing other countries. Felix Nmecha, for instance, set a record by scoring the fastest goal at six minutes for Germany. I write to you therefore, knowing that this country belongs to you, the youth.
You are more of stakeholders in Nigeria’s future than I am. I am 64 years old; by God’s grace, much of my journey is behind me, while yours lies ahead.
It is therefore imperative that you rise to the challenge by obtaining your PVC, your most powerful tool for driving the change you desire.
In the last three years alone, over 15 million Nigerians have turned 18—enough to decide who becomes President, Governor, Senator, Member of the House, or Local Government Chairman. Indeed, enough to shape the nation’s future.
I know many of you are sceptical about politics and political parties. I understand why, but scepticism must not become surrender.
You do not need to belong to any party or wait for anyone to organise you. Organise yourselves in your streets, campuses, communities, workplaces, churches, mosques, and social groups. Mobilise, debate, demand accountability, and take part in choosing those you wish to entrust with leadership.
If you are organised and wish to hear directly from me, invite me. I will come and share my plans for you and our nation.
Do not sit on the sidelines while others decide your future.
I appeal to you to register and vote. Your vote can shape who becomes the next President of our country.
My young friends, this is your country. Take it back.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
@YoungLobzy@belovedofJah_CJ So, a Christian outside of the church wall shouldn't mention Christ because some people wouldn't want to listen to him? I'd rather sow that seed of his name and let them go so that the spirit can do his work
Medical people, I have a question. Don’t be angry please
When taking blood for tests, why must you look for veins? If you chook the needle anywhere, blood will definitely come out. Why must you look for a vein?
@lx_amara Regarding your second point, Apostle Paul's correction of Apostle Peter wasn't in the letter; it occurred publicly when baby believers were around and Apostle Peter was being hypocritical. He only made mention of it in a letter to the Galatians to discuss the topic of grace.
@Pzonex2@NemeremNjoku Why is there no military ginger in this country I am now? Yet no terrorism and they can turn Nigeria into a desert in 15 days if war laws permit. Why is the ginger only in the place where people are treated like subhumans?
Are there any prayer/Bible groups I can join?
I'm in a local church in a different country but people here don't see prayer the way I do. I want a group where we push ourselves to spend long hours in prayer daily and also grow in our ability to hear from God.
To the Church in the North of Nigeria,
To our brothers and sisters in Borno State, Plateau State, Kaduna State, Benue State, Yobe State, and every hidden fellowship where the Name of JESUS CHRIST is whispered through tears.
Grace to you, and peace from GOD our FATHER and from the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Many of us do not know what it is to hear gunshots while singing hymns.
Many of us do not know what it is to gather for worship not knowing who will return home.
Many of us do not know what it is to bury a husband because he refused to renounce CHRIST.
Many of us do not know what it is to hold a child who asks, “Why did they kill Daddy for going to church?”
But you know.
You know what it is to kneel beside ashes where your sanctuary once stood.
You know what it is to search for familiar faces after the attack.
You know what it is to dig graves with hands still wet with tears.
You know what it is to sing, “It Is Well with My Soul,” while your world is collapsing.
And still you worship. Still you gather. Still you pray.
Still you preach. Still you declare, “JESUS is LORD.”
Beloved, we are undone by your faith.
While many of us in the West, the East, and the South of Nigeria pursue comfort and become distracted by lesser things, you are proving with your blood that CHRIST is better than life.
When your churches are burned, you become living temples.
When your Bibles are taken, the WORD rises from your hearts.
When your pastors are killed, the Gospel is preached by widows, by children, by farmers, by ordinary saints whose only sermon is this:
“CHRIST is worth everything.”
Your tears preach. Your scars preach. Your graves preach.
Your endurance thunders across this nation louder than any conference, crusade, or cathedral.
You are telling all of Nigeria that JESUS CHRIST is not a slogan. HE is a treasure worth dying for.
And so We are ashamed that we have loved convenience more than CHRIST.
We are ashamed that we have feared insults more than you have faced bullets.
We are ashamed that we have complained about small discomforts while you cling to CHRIST in the valley of the shadow of death.
And we are grateful.
Grateful that GOD has raised among us men and women who show us what genuine Christianity looks like.
Grateful that your faith calls us to repentance.
Grateful that your steadfastness awakens sleeping churches.
Our Prayer is LORD, give us Their courage.
Give us Their conviction.
Give us their love for CHRIST.
Give us their willingness to lose everything and still sing. Give us hearts that treasure JESUS above houses, lands, reputation, and life itself.
And for you, beloved sufferers, we pray:
May GOD sit with every widow in the silence of the night.
May CHRIST reveal HIMSELF to every orphan who wonders why this happened.
May the HOLY SPIRIT strengthen every pastor Afraid.
May angels encamp around every village.
May the fields you fled one day be filled again with songs of harvest and praise.
May the blood of the martyrs become seed.
May those who murdered your loved ones be conquered by the Gospel.
May former persecutors become preachers.
May the same grace that transformed Paul the Apostle visit your enemies.
And when you grow weary, remember this:
Every wound will be healed. Every injustice will be answered. Every faithful saint will receive a crown.
The day is coming when no church will burn.
No child will hide in fear. No widow will mourn.
No gun will sound. No terrorist will threaten.
No grave will open except to release the redeemed.
On that day, you will stand before the throne clothed in white.
And the LORD JESUS HIMSELF will wipe away your tears. HE will show you the scars in HIS hands.
HE will call your suffering light and momentary.
HE will place upon your heads the crown of life.
And all Heaven will know that you counted CHRIST worthy. Until that day, stand firm.
When your knees tremble, stand. When your eyes are full of tears, stand.