Sam Dami Ajala

Teacher-Mentor. Poet. Creativity. Interiors. God's son

[Sam Dami Ajala @SamDamiAjala]

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Ever thought about why want you do doesn't make sense at times? It's possibly because your place in that area is not needed. You have mostly been investing in the wrong path.

[Tolulope Oludapo @tolulopeoludapo]

God called you salt before you did anything.

So don't let your experiences define you! If He says you are salt, then you are salt!

⛪️ - @CCI_PH

[Sam @DrFeruke]

When you read through the Psalms, one thing is clear, God was real to David. In easy times and in tough times, the question for David was never if God existed or not. It was whether God was with Him or not, whether God was happy with Him or not.

The interesting part is that all that David had that gave him this level of trust is the same that we have, that is, the scriptures (Moses) and the workings of God in his life (providence). In fact, we even now have the full prophets, the ressurection documented by multiple witnesses, and the Apostles.

How are we so blind? Why are our prayers not like the Psalms? Shall His judgement not be just if we deny Him?

PSam.

[Maddie Evans @EstieMaddie]

🙏🏼 “THE BIBLE IS NOT ANTI-FUN, IT IS ANTI-DESTRUCTION. IT’S NOT TRYING TO TAKE LIFE FROM YOU, IT’S TRYING TO GIVE IT BACK TO YOU BEFORE YOU LOSE IT.”

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@BrianAtlas I’m watching your latest episode.. wish you had this video. That OF girl needed this.

[The Sigma Mindset @thesigmamindset]

I come back to this video every once in a while...

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

EVERY CHRISTIAN NEEDS TO SEE THIS!♥️

[The Driven Man @Thedrivenman]

This hit harder than any parenting advice I've ever heard‼️‼️

[dele osunmakinde @deleosunmakinde]

Sin is never just an action.
It is a transaction.

The danger of sin is not merely that something wrong was done.
The deeper danger is what the soul does next.

When a soul sins, it rarely runs first to redemption.
It runs to defence.
It runs to blame.
It runs to justification.
It manufactures self righteousness to preserve ego while losing value.
That is the true crisis.

Instead of saying, “I have sinned,” the soul says, “It was because… It was them… It was pressure… It was weakness…”
And while arguments are being crafted, value is quietly depreciating.
Sin is not just behaviour.

Spiritually, sin is a stock exchange.
A higher stock is exchanged for a lower one.
Scripture does not ask casually, “What shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
That question assumes something terrifying: exchange is happening.
The soul has value.
It has weight.
It has glory.
It was breathed by God.

But sin introduces devaluation.
Without the blood, the soul becomes down priced.
Not because God stops loving it.
But because sin detaches it from its redemptive covering.

And here is the tragedy: when people finally seek forgiveness, many still seek it wrongly.
They do not go by the blood.
They go by bargaining.
They attempt to bribe God with fasting.
They attempt to earn cleansing with tears.
They attempt to compensate with service.
They try to negotiate worth back into existence.
But redemption is not negotiated.
It is purchased.

The only thing that restores the soul’s premium value is the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

First Peter says we were redeemed not with corruptible things like silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ.
That means heaven did not haggle for your soul.
Heaven paid full price.
Sin is dangerous because while you delay true repentance, your soul sits on a depreciating table.

The enemy 'cannot' use premium souls effectively.
He trades in debased ones.
A soul conscious of redemption is dangerous to darkness.

A soul trapped in guilt, self justification, or religious earning becomes manipulable.
That is why sin is deadly beyond the act.

It is not the moment of falling that destroys most people.
It is the delay in returning.
David did not perish because he sinned.
He nearly perished because he kept silent.
Psalm 32 reveals it: “When I kept silent, my bones waxed old.”

Silence was devaluing him more than the act.
The exchange worsens the longer redemption is postponed.
And this is why the gospel is urgent.
The moment you sin, run to the cross.
Not to your effort.
Not to your emotion.
Not to your performance.

Run to the blood.

First John says if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Notice the language.
Faithful.
Just.

Forgiveness is not sentimental.
It is judicial.
The blood restores market value immediately.

Your premium features are not your discipline.
They are not your gifting.
They are not your consistency.
Your premium feature is that you are redeemed.

The real act of redemption is the saving of the soul.

James says receive with meekness the implanted word which is able to save your souls.
That means the soul is preserved, guarded, stabilised by truth.
Sin tries to exchange your soul’s valuation.

The blood reasserts its eternal worth.
This is why sin is dangerous beyond the pleasure.

Beyond the secrecy.
Beyond the thrill.
It tampers with valuation.

But here is the louder truth.
No soul that runs to Christ stays devalued.

The enemy’s stock exchange collapses at the sight of the cross.
The moment you step into redemption, the downgrade reverses.
The price is reapplied.
The premium status is restored.

So do not negotiate with sin.
Do not justify it.
Do not sit in it.

The longer you stay, the more you feel less than what Christ paid for.
And Christ did not pay premium blood for discounted lives.

Run quickly.
Return immediately.
Stand boldly in redemption.
Because the blood does not merely forgive.
It restores value.

[dele osunmakinde @deleosunmakinde]

There is a statement many love to quote.

'The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath'

And rightly so. That statement dismantles cruelty. It confronts religion that suffocates people with rules. It exposes systems that defend structure but ignore suffering.

But the Lord did not stop there.
He immediately completed the thought.

'The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath'

That second sentence is not an add on. It is the governing clause.
Yes, the Sabbath serves man.
But it does not govern itself.
It is governed by Christ.

This is where many stop too early.

The message is not that God cares about people more than doctrine.
The message is that because God cares about people, He governs mercy with Lordship.
Compassion is not autonomous.
Grace is not lawless.
Help is not detached from truth.
Christ holds both.
And until we hold both, we will keep swinging between legalism and chaos.

Now let this settle even deeper.
Look at the story of the rich man and Lazarus.
The rich man is in torment. He is conscious. He is regretful. He suddenly cares about his brothers. He makes a request that sounds compassionate.

Send Lazarus to warn them.
In other words, give them an extra experience. Give them something supernatural. Give them something beyond what is written so they will believe.

Abraham’s response is one of the most theologically loaded statements in Scripture.
They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them hear them.

That is not cruelty. That is doctrine.
God cares about people. That is why He already spoke.

God cares about salvation. That is why Scripture exists.
God cares about warning men. That is why revelation was given in history, not after death.

Then Abraham says something devastating.
If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.

Let that sink in.

Experience does not cure unbelief.
Signs do not replace doctrine.
Supernatural encounters do not override rejection of truth.

And then comes the line many skip over.
Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.

That is not just geography. That is governance.

There are boundaries God Himself refuses to cross. Not because He is unkind. Because He is faithful to His own order.

He does not create extra scriptural routes to salvation.
He does not suspend eternal structure because emotion is loud.
He does not bend truth because sentiment is intense.

Truth remains authoritative even when compassion is urgent.
Now connect the frames.

The Sabbath was made for man.
God cares about people.
The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

Mercy is governed by Christ.
They have Moses and the Prophets.
Doctrine is already established.
A great gulf is fixed.
God does not suspend order for emotion.

Same God. Same logic. Same consistency.

Today many say God understands. God is merciful. God cares about people not doctrine.

And they use that to demand new revelations, experiences beyond Scripture, and exceptions to the finished work of Christ.

But Abraham shuts that down.
Jesus shuts that down.
Scripture shuts that down.
God cares too much about people to leave them at the mercy of endless experiences.

He has spoken.
He has revealed.
He has given what is sufficient in Christ.

He does not withhold extra signs because He is distant.
He withholds them because His Word is enough.

Read this carefully.

Mercy serves man.
Doctrine guards man.
Christ governs both.

When we remove Lordship, mercy becomes sentiment.

When we remove mercy, Lordship becomes oppression.

But in Christ, they are perfectly joined.

God is not careless about doctrine.
He is faithful to it.

And that faithfulness is one of the greatest expressions of His love.

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[Judah Olorunmaiye @JudahMaiye]

If the bible describes wives as weaker vessels, it at least suggests husbands should be soft towards them.

Soft spoken even in correcting their wrongs as well as admonishing them towards improvement.

Soft treatment of much patience and tolerance over flaws and frailties that are common to all humans.

Soft skills of much affection, premium pampering, and lavish generosity.

Dear husband, that "weaker vessel" is a jewel to tenderly nurture, protect, and cover not a slave to trample and bully.

[Prophet Joel Ogebe @ProphetJoelO]

Before you deal with poverty as a “spirit” deal with the ignorance of financial planning. Many things we spiritualize is actually a product of ignorance. Demons thrives in ignorance this is why light educates.

[Farrah @PetiteParrot]

My husband, my happiness 😂.

[Bro Cooked @bro_cooked]

Where’s the lie ? 💀😂

[Craft Gallery @5min__crafts]

What kind of knot is this

[I am Ken @Ikennect]

🤔Only 2 things to worry about😂

[Jubril A. Gawat @Mr_JAGs]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[dele osunmakinde @deleosunmakinde]

Not everything spiritual is Christ. Some things can work and still be wrong. Pharaoh’s magicians threw down their rods and they became serpents.
The witch of Endor called up a spirit that looked like Samuel. A pagan king sacrificed his son and the tide of battle turned. It worked, but it was not God. They touched the realm of the spirit, but not the heart of the Father.

Paul said, “The law is not of faith, but the man that does them shall live by them” (Galatians 3:12). In other words, spiritual principles can produce results even when faith is absent, but only faith in Christ produces life. The real issue is never “Did it work?” The question is “Did it glorify Christ?”

And that is why, in one of the greatest spiritual seminars ever held, Matthew 6, the Lord Himself confronted this. He picked the three most common spiritual practices: giving, praying, and fasting. He said, “When you give… when you pray… when you fast,” and then immediately warned, “Do not do them like the heathen and the hypocrites.” That was not a suggestion; it was a diagnostic. It means there is a heathen way and a hypocritical way to engage what is otherwise holy. The heathen do these things to get results; the hypocrites do them to get recognition. But sons do them to reveal relationship. The Lord was saying, “Don’t just do the act, discern the spirit behind the act.”

Heaven is not impressed by activity; it is moved by alignment. You can pray long and still miss God if the heart behind it is pride. You can give generously and still miss grace if the motive is manipulation. You can fast for forty days and still hunger for applause. The heathen seek to twist spiritual systems; the hypocrite seeks to impress men; but the child of God seeks to please the Father who sees in secret. Jesus dismantled performance spirituality. He taught that true giving flows in secret, true prayer flows in simplicity, and true fasting flows in joy. These acts do not create grace, they celebrate it.

So yes, prayer, fasting, and giving are spiritual, but they are only alive when they begin and end in Christ. We don’t fast to move God; we fast because He already moved toward us. We don’t pray to get His attention; we pray because we already have His audience. We don’t give to buy favour; we give because favour already found us. Every spiritual act outside Christ becomes self-effort, but inside Christ it becomes Spirit-expression.

This is the loud truth: spirituality without Christ is performance with polish. It produces motion without meaning, sacrifice without submission, and results without redemption. Jesus said, “Your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” That means the secret place is not about hiding the act; it’s about revealing the heart. What God rewards is not the work of your hands but the worship of your heart.

So examine your motives. When the answer comes, who gets the glory? If it exalts your method, it is religion. If it exalts your Saviour, it is revelation. True spirituality doesn’t boast, it bows. It doesn’t strive, it abides. It doesn’t compete, it communes. It doesn’t manipulate, it magnifies Christ.

Everything that truly begins, continues, and ends in Him will not only work, it will transform, heal, and endure. That’s the kind of spirituality Jesus taught: not the striving of servants but the rest of sons; not the noise of religion but the melody of grace. For in Him, prayer becomes power, fasting becomes fellowship, and giving becomes gratitude, all flowing from the finished work of Christ.

[Sam Dami Ajala @SamDamiAjala]

@acebenji I know a brother who does secondary school outreach. A few copies will go a long way for the young folks

[Sam Dami Ajala @SamDamiAjala]

@olorunwababs Happy Birthday Baba.
Enjoy Grace for Grace

[Sekou Abodunrin @sekoutoure]

Please read. Prayerfully.

Musings on Revelation 2:14-16

14. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 15. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Since the Lord Jesus tells John to place Nicolaitan teaching in parallel with Balaam’s seductions, the two are variations of the same danger.

Balaam and the Nicolaitans are spiritual cousins who seduced the saints into compromise, impurity, and mingling Christian faith with pagan practices.

Since Jesus said “which thing I hate”, He shows His total rejection of their doctrine and lifestyle.

The Greek name “Nicolaitans” can be broken down:
"Nikao" = to conquer or overcome
"Laos" = the people

By interpretation, this word “Nicolaitans” means "conquerors of the people.” This is spiritual abuse or manipulation. This is lording over the people. This is the dominion of ministers over the saints. The bible has various names for it.

Lording it over the saints or dominion over the saints is something that Peter warns against (see 1 Peter 5:3).

25. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. 26. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; 27. And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: 28. Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many - Matthew 20:25-28.

The Lord Jesus sets the standard: leadership in the Kingdom is servant-leadership, not dominance or lording it over the people, which is a worldly concept understood by the mafia. This is the spirit of this age.

It is no surprise Peter’s warning in 1 Peter 5:3 about ministers that lord it over the saints. Peter took Jesus’ warning seriously and passed it on.

We must pass it on too.

This means that it is easy for a minister to read the biblical instructions about oversight and interpret them in a way that translates to lording it over the saints. This is easily done. It is not new.

This is the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which Jesus hates.

Hear Paul's words to the Corinthians:

2 Corinthians 1:24
24. Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

Many will congratulate Paul for having dominion over the Corinthians so as to force them to walk in the light. However, Paul explicitly rejects such authoritarian leadership. He sees his role as a partner in others' growth, not a spiritual overlord.

Titus 1:7
7. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

If Paul warns Titus about being self-willed, arrogant, and having a temper. We ought to pay heed.

Church leadership must reflect Christ — humble, sacrificial, accountable, and never authoritarian. Church leadership must not reflect mafia-mindsets.

Ignoring these words leads to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which Jesus hates!

Clearly, Jesus, Peter, John and Paul were not being dishonourable when they said Jesus’ ministers must not exercise dominion over His saints.

Jesus, Peter, John and Paul gave their warnings knowing the leadership of the church would be sorely tempted to copy the way of politicians.

It is nothing new.

The Nicolaitans represent a timeless danger in the church.

Dont be a Nicolaitan. Don't promote or teach their doctrine. Whatever happens, don't touch their practices.

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[Sam Dami Ajala @SamDamiAjala]

@Bo_node @haeriweb3 Super great work