THAT REMEMBRANCE

Sometimes we underestimate the power of forgiveness. Not forgiving can be a hindrance to many blessings that can come our way. Holding grudges only slows us down, serves as a burden on us a always replaces the happiness we should have whenever we think of the person we are holding the grudge against.

Some sins seem unforgiveable, but if God can forgive us, send His son to die for us, who are we not to forgive our fellow man. Forgiveness only opens the way for greater things and brings us closer to our maker.

I will be sharing in this article, a brief message by Prophet TB Joshua of the SCOAN concerning forgiveness.

Please let us always try to forgive, no matter how hard it seems.

"Mark 11:25, “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

You must always remember that you are a sinner saved by grace. It is the will of God for you to remember that you sinned and have been forgiven. For it is that remembrance that creates a loving, helpful and compassionate heart in you towards others. Forgiveness is not based on the magnitude of the sin but on the magnitude of the Father’s love. Jesus never bothered how grievous your sins were when He said, “Father forgive them”.

In mercy, we are not excluded. It is always unreasonable to forgive your enemy until you realise that you were once an enemy of God until He forgave you. It is this remembrance that creates love, compassion and helpfulness in your heart. Until that forgiveness is voiced and received, we should not pray because if we are not forgiving, the power of faith is short-circuited. Thus, it was Jesus’ great design to engage all His followers to love and forgive. As you read this, begin to remember, who you need to forgive today. Anywhere you are, as you have forgiven those who sin against you, get ready for your forgiveness to be voiced and received in the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus Christ by faith.

PRAYER: Forgive me, Oh Lord; I will be forgiven, in Jesus’ name."

By TB Joshua

I personally find it hard to forgive in alot of situations, though I end up forgiving. This should let us know that forgiveness is not an easy thing.

I remember sometime back in school when a senior borrowed some money from me in his moment of need, I took more than half of my remaining money and lent it to him. He promised to pay me in a week.

Well let's call 5 months later a week, he came into my room one day and dropped the money on the table, walked out and never said a thing. It pained me because I never reported the matter to anyone, he should be laughing and telling me "hey boy, you are a good guy, you never disturbed me all this while and never reported".

No he walked away, honestly I never greeted him afterwards, I hated him for that. Count sometime down the line, I read about the importance of forgiveness and had no option but to forgive him.

We can forgive, yes.....as for forgetting, it is not humanly possible in all cases. I might be wrong though.

Have a nice time with Christ brethren.

THE DEVIL’S CHATROOM---- Secrets Of Cyberspace Crime! : Part 2

 continued from part 1

Largely enticed at the prospects of getting rich overnight rather than the desire to help, those involved would be stripped to the last penny. They would be connected to a fake bank where they would soon begin to lose money through remittances in an attempt to have the said funds transferred. Unknown to the victim, it would be the same fraudster, Benson, and a friend, playing the role of bank manager and his associate.

In some instances, he played the role of a beautiful girl looking for a man to marry online. He had hundreds of nude pictures from pornographic sites. These pictures he used in fooling men. In no time, he would begin proposing to travel to the potential victim’s country. Here is when the scam would really get going, as he would be asking for money to help with air tickets and other itineraries.

In yet another strategy, he had sophisticated illegal software which he secretly installed on public computers in cyber cafes. Back home, he would be able to follow every transaction by every person using the bugged computer. Such information he would use to dupe people through impersonation.

He had many people on his hit list and, unlike many of his colleagues in the trade, he netted the biggest catches. He even internationalised his network, with people representing him in other countries, particularly Europe.

He had become a master par excellence in his trade, to the extent that he duped people from across the globe of huge sums of money, which he deposited in various bank accounts holding tens of thousands of US Dollars.

Unknown to Benson, it was the evil spirits connected to the family idols that had possessed him and aided his nefarious gimmicks.

No Free Lunch With The Devil Satan gives with one hand and snatches back with the other. It did not matter how much money he made, he squandered it on beer and women – patronising bars and strippers. He started throwing the money around, as if it were scrap paper.

As he caused others to suffer, the demon also caused him to suffer. At one point, he was arrested while collecting $5,000 USD at a money transfer agency. Sometimes, he spent months in prison and would lose all of his ill-gained money in trying to get out.

The risky and evil life he led, defrauding people, resulted in a life fueled by fear and playing hide and seek with the police wherever he went. He returned to Nigeria and strange things started to happen under the influence of the crafty Idigun.

If he bought a car, he would ride it for a few weeks and it would develop mechanical problems. The more money he made, the more the problems. When he tried to invest in land, he lost everything. He would spend huge sums of money to purchase land and, from nowhere, another person would come with documents, claiming ownership of the land. He started building a house but clashes over the property led him to abandon the project after investing a large amount.

He also had been at the receiving end of evil attacks, dreaming of the two family idols, Idigun and Olokun, fighting over him. Idigun would have two heads, a human and a dog’s, while Olokun appeared with human male and female heads.

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Let The Spirit Lead

Read this tragic story that shows us the importance of having self control and letting God's spirit control our lives.

Please note that the author's and other character's names in the story have been changed.

Hello readers, My name is John. I had a best friend by name Michael.

Our friendship was stronger than that of brothers, we schooled, ate, played and did everything together and our parents were so proud of us we always stood and fought for each other whenever trouble arose and 'happiness' was our best friend because we were always happy.

One day, I met a beautiful girl in my hometown, we fell in love with each other and she agreed to marry me. We celebrated with  Michael that night. He was so happy for me, you could see it in his eyes....they were glowing. It was like his friend has just being elected as the President of the Republic.

He was going to be my best-man for the wedding, there was no disputing that. We also knew that we were coming to the end of an era even though we were scared of talking about it.
We planned marriage without my knowing that the beginning of my end has come.

As time went on, we got busy planning for our wedding and my best friend was so happy for me, just like I was also hoping he finds his own partner for marriage so that he wouldn't feel so lonely with me now going into marriage.

Few weeks to our wedding, Michael visited my apartment, I was out to get fuel for my car, my fiancee was at home,Michael was not so relaxed with my being absent in the house, he called and asked to leave and come back later, but I asked him to wait at my house until I returned.

To my surprise, I got home and he wasn't there, only for my wife to tell me that my best friend was trying to rape her. I believed her because I loved her so much and this got me so mad. I was pumped up for action....foolishly ignoring the still voice that was asking me to calm down.

Quickly, I drove down to Michael's house and before he could say a word, I hit him with a bottle of flower pot which he sustained a serious brain injury and he got admitted at the hospital.
On going back to my house, I heard my wife speaking on the phone, "Don't worry Joyce, he believed everything I told him and I'm sure they're already fighting now".

Joyce was a girl that was dying to have Michael back in our school days but he didn't want to date her so that our friendship wont be jeopardised.
She was surprised when she ended the call only to see me behind her.

I rushed out without saying a word, running and hoping my best friend forgives me but it all went tragic when the doctors told me he died after a brain surgery. I weep everyday I wake up and I feel like killing myself.

HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO STUPID????
This is what happens, the devil brings spirits of confusion whenever he sees us happy and we fail to realise this.

Pray against the spirit of confusion in your life today, let the spirit of God guide you in all you do.

Jerry Bridges :Faith and The Power of God Part 2

Please endeavour to read the prelude to this text which is available through  Jerry Bridges :Faith and The Power of God Part 1.

Having finished reading the first part of this text by Jerry Bridges, this is the second and final part of it.

The importance of faith is further emphasized in Jesus’ answer to the disciples’ question: “Why could we not cast it out?” (Matt. 17:19). He said it was because of their little faith. We are not told in what way their faith was deficient. We do know that Jesus had previously given them authority over demons to cast them out (Matt. 10:1–8), so why was their faith so weak at this time? Perhaps it was because the demon did not respond immediately to their command, and so they began to doubt the power of Jesus. Or perhaps they presumed that because they had been successful before, they would be at that time. So we see that faith not only involves a firm reliance on Jesus’ power and ability, but also a complete renunciation of any confidence in our own.

Last month we looked briefly at the subject of God’s providence. In Matthew 17 we see an example of it in action, in connection with a mundane event — the paying of the temple tax. Jesus, as the Son of God, was under no obligation to pay the tax. Yet in order to give no offense, He sent Peter to catch a fish in whose mouth was the required shekel. This brief account raises some questions: How did the shekel get into the mouth of the fish? How did Peter just “happen” to catch that fish and not another one nearby? It is possible that Jesus performed a miracle and created the coin out of nothing in the mouth of the fish.

It is more likely, however, that it was a work of providence. Someone “accidentally” dropped a shekel into the sea. A particular fish grabbed it, and it stuck in its mouth. The fish swam to the exact spot where Peter cast his net and the fish was caught. None of these events was miraculous; yet all of them were necessary to accomplish Jesus’ purpose, and Jesus was in control of each one of them. God’s power is as much at work in His providence as in His miracles. So as we struggle with our own faith, or lack of it, in the difficult situations of life, let us believe that God is able, whether through miracles or providence, to care for us.

Do you believe in Christ?
Do your friends believe in Him?
How well do you know Him?

Please spread the message of the gospel.

TB JOSHUA :RISE ABOVE YOUR SITUATION

His Church in Lagos Nigeria

SHARE this post and SPREAD this message if you REFUSE to allow your family background to dictate your DREAMS in life! When you are connected to your destiny, NOTHING and NO-ONE can stop you – don’t give up!

Read this amazing short but encouraging story of Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations on how he rose above his situation to become what God originally planned for him.

TB Joshua: “I found myself in a family background that irritated me. My natural circumstance of birth was poverty. I come from a very humble background. Poverty loomed large in the family. The little education I had was through self effort. I know many people with a similar circumstance of birth who did otherwise. They allowed their circumstance to influence their will. Their dreams crashed on the rocks of disappointment, failure and setback.”

“Today, many people blame their situation on family background. Some would say, “I am poor because everyone in my family is poor.” If you make excuses for being poor, your poverty cannot be excused. Remember, you are responsible for what you give your attention to; so it is unnecessary to blame your situation on anyone. Today, it is common for people to blame their failure on their family background, whereas they attribute their success to their personal effort. If you attribute your success to your personal effort, you should also accept the blame for your failure. When we make excuses for our wrongdoing, such misdeeds would not be excused.

“I recognised early enough that victory obtained through Christ was a time past victory. I mean, it is victory assured. Rather than despair and blame my situation on family background, I began to be proud of my situation in order to feel Christ’s victory over me. I became content with my situation, knowing that my situation is redeemable through Christ and that the redemption was a time-past one. I mean, redemption assured. Then I began to take God at His Word in order to have His way.

“Nobody is too good or too bad to qualify for His grace. Remember, it was possible for me to sit somewhere and begin to make excuses for my situation. I never did. Whatever I am today is a product of that conviction that victory through Christ is victory indeed. The rest is history!”

TB Joshua


If someone could rise from grass to grace, from this dire situation, then everyone can.
That includes you, yes you!!! Rise up from whatever the devil is using to tell you that you can't make it.
Rise over your situation and be the one telling this kind of story someday.
Your situation shouldn't define what you become, but your faith should decide what your situation becomes.

God has given you all that you need to rise to the top, it is left for you to claim it. Just have faith and believe in His word.

HAVE FAITH IN GOD

 A message by Senior Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Lagos Nigeria.
In this teaching, he talks about our faith in God and how we should strive to maintain it in all situations.

It is surprising to see what faith people have in wrong things. Some people have faith in their own physical ability as was the case with Goliath when he faced the small shepherd boy, David. Others have faith in their worldly possessions like the rich young man in Matthew 19 who could not separate himself from his riches.

There are also those who have faith in the power and might of the sword like the Egyptian army when they pursued the Israelites at the Red Sea.

Look at Jesus’ answer in Mark 11: 22 – 23 “’Have faith in God,’ Jesus answered. ‘Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.’”

This means God is the Source of our faith. God is the Giver of faith. As Christians, we have faith and we increase in faith through Him because

He is the Source of our faith. As faith people, faith is something we have by our very nature.
 God has given us the measure of faith, the Spirit of faith and the Word of faith we would require to live for Him.

Therefore, if you discover that your faith is not enough, you can ask God to add to your faith. We are not asked to look inward to see how much faith we have but we are asked to look to God and take from Him the faith we need to live for Him here and now. It is easy to increase your faith through Him and to have faith through Him because He has a nature that makes it easy for men to trust in Him. Upon our own strength we cannot rely, we simply have to trust Someone greater, smarter and wiser than ourselves – Jesus Christ.