Month: December 2018

HOW THE General Overseer’s GOs AND PENTECOSTALISM ARE ROBBING US OF OUR FAITH.

As an *Anglican* by birth, I lived my life without fear of any evil forces even though they existed then and now. We were never exposed to how wicked devil and his demons were. We exude so much confidence even though we knew little about the Lord believing that satan cannot do anything to us. All we were thought was to pray and do what is right. Emphasis was not laid on how vicious satan and demons are and we were not afraid.

Morals, values and merit were thought and emphasised to us. Even when things were not working at it should, we only pray and look inward as to where we were not doing it right and make amends as necessary. We lived among the witches and wizards, the ogbonis, the babalawos, the principalities and powers, yet the glory of God radiated and His powers covered us. Acts of wickedness and immorality were at their low ebb. We were free and happy with everyone and value everyone. It was not a common thing to suspect anyone as being behind your predicament.

We always do self-searching first when things are not moving in the right direction. Pointing accusing fingers were not the order of the day as it is now. In a nutshell, satan and demons were not glorified.

But the advent of Pentecostals changed everything. They teach and preach the scripture with heavy doses of fear for the devil and his agents. They made us see our neighbours as enemies; our parents no longer love us as we keep suspecting them for whatever that is wrong with us. Everything now is about demons, witchcraft, satan, principalities and powers. Then we lost the love that used to bind us together. Everyone is now a suspect. We no longer look inward and do self-searching when things are wrong. We lost our values, hard work and merit were relegated, and miracle took the forefront.

Our new songs centred around uncommon favour, blessing, prosperity, healing, miracle money. Our prayers are now focused on destroying the foundational and hereditary powers, inherited curses, deliverance etc. and our pastors became masters of fear factor. Yes, they teach and preach holiness, righteousness, sanctification, brokenness and prosperity, but all were garnished with heavy doses of fear. Not the fear of God but satan. We were made to see them as only who possess the power to defeat satan and demons for us because they were anointed. Then the anointed must be referenced and feared. He is the authority and cannot be questioned or queried for his flagrant abuses because God will be angry. Just obey. We became demented, and they have to think for us.

If you fail to attend one of the church activities, satan will kill you, and God will be mad with you. We started abandoning our legitimate work for church services, and our nation’s economy started nosediving because of our attitude to diligence. Our factories are now being shut for churches to spring up and we are jubilating that Jesus is taking over our nations. We started looking for money at all cost to impress our pastors that we are cheerful givers.

The Anglican clergy receives salary and remunerations as determined by the constituted authority but the GOs, Pastors, Apostles live large while the tithers scramble for existence. They are supposed to be so blessed because they are anointed talk to God on our behalf, and the anointed can ride in Jets and Limo, but the unanointed must remain in perpetual penury even though the anointed feeds on them. We never had this much killings and rituals killings in the past. Our public officers were accountable to us, feared God and respect the rule of law.

The agitation for uncommon favour and unmerited blessings today is unrivalled. We are now in the dispensation of perverted grace and miraculous gratification, reaping where you have not sown because God is Father Christmas. We have lost our values.

Our pastors are now consultants for politicians helping them to win elections. Pastors now raining curses on the altars upon anyone who questions their anointing. Pastors now wrest the scriptures to suit their ego and desperation for worldliness. Holy Spirit is their exclusive right, and whatever she tells them we must swallow hook, line and sinker. Only them can read the bible, understand and interpret it. Any other interpretation is canal and inspired by satan to fight the body of Christ. Lord have mercy!

Written by Oluwole Komolafe

MEETING NEEDS

Dont be surprised that someone greatest need at the moment is a pair of bathroom Slippers! Yes, you heard me right!

I was once stranded in Sabo Ondo State and all i needed was N100 to get to my destination, the man who eventually helped me out looked like an angel!

Some few years back a man in Suit at “Ikeja Along” bus stop walked up to me and begged me for N100 to board bus back home, i gave him N200 instead. He almost ran mad, next he prostrated in his suit with eyes laden with tears of joy…I was apparently shocked because i was wondering how on earth could N200 bring so much joy to somebody…

Friends, when duty calls and its within your capacity to meet the needs of others, please do it…IT IS A PRIVILEDGE…God can use any other person but he choose to use you. You don’t need to ask too many questions…I have heard someone say, how could someone at this age and time not able to afford N500! I can only smile…If you have ever been through the valleys of life, you will understand that nothing in this world is too small to become a need. My prayer is that you will not be brought to shame in Life.

If you have to meet a need, don’t ask too many questions, don’t become the critics of the recipient( coming to ask for help in itself is a harrowing experience), dont become a counsellor suddenly except you are fully persuaded in your heart to do so. Don’t get irritated doing it…The blessed giver is he who gives cheerfully…not grudgingly. Dont say why would somebody be in need of Such…Go ahead and do what you need to do if you can, and thank God for the priviledge to be in position to help

Hear this…Every need you are priviledged to meet is a divine ransom for your own soul…You could have been made to trade places and you could have been the one needing the help…The more reason you need to thank God for every privilege to help…No matter how trivial.

And don’t ever trivialize someone’s else’s need. Every man’s burden is peculiar to him. Your own waste might be another man’s weight. Be wise to know that a burden is a burden however small.

A friend once told me that he stopped meeting needs because most men are ingrate…That seems very logical, but you know what… you don’t need mens Gratitude but God’s divine return…Because he who gives to the poor lends to the Lord…And when God repays you, he pays you back unquantifiably because He never ever owes any man

Keep meeting needs, it is your surest insurance against lack and insuffiency…Reach out to someone in need today…and always…

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Frank Davies