This is another scary and spiritually dangerous trend promoted and even produced by non other than the NEW AGE QUEEN Aunty OPRAH WINFREY’S HARPO STUDIOS
PLEDGING TO SERVE OBAMA VIDEO (I chose the shorter version to post here) but should you want the full version click here
I ask How about pledging to be a servant of God? the one who gave you and your family life, how can self righteousness save the world? when we are justified by faith in Christ , Do these people even know that there is God in Heaven? How can you serve someone you elected to serve you (I thought that was what public officials are meant to do) and how is possible for a man to serve all mankind? this is really outrageous, all these makes issue of the grace of God so important to me right now for without the grace of God how can these people know that they are on the wrong part? Oh God Have Mercy!!!
CHRISTIANS!!!Christians all over the World, I mean not only in America is this going on, in short it is even worse in Asia & Africa in the sense of worshipping Obama (they feel he is coming to solve of Africa’s problem, save some lives in the process , make all our wishes come through , cure all their diseases, pay all their bills , in fact spoon feed others etc) We all need to repent and ask God to forgive us all including those who are not aware of the significance of what they are doing, we are to be angry at what is going on and our Spirits should be stirred like that of Paul’s was in Acts 17: 16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
Our Nations, brothers and Sisters are given in to Idolatry by continuing in these practices AND we have a responsibility to stop and correct them and point them to the right direction/way *(JESUS CHRIST John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me) lest the Lord take His eyes away from us and our people and we become desolate . Some may say it is already happening but I tell you today if we truly repent the Lord will still bless us but if we do not and keep on whoring after strange doctrines and evil desires of the flesh things are bound to get worse. . . .Sounds terrible heh? imagine what we are doing to the Lord daily by provoking Him to anger by our evil ways and unrepentant nature. As matter of fact if President Obama is not enjoying this he should come out and tell his followers to cool it down.
Whatsoever we have over-loved, idolized, and leaned upon, God has from time to time broken it, and made us to see the vanity of it; so that we find the readiest course to be rid of our comforts is to set our hearts inordinately upon them.—John Flavel
Obama’s Triumphant Entry In Iowa
This took place on January 19, 2009, a day before the inauguration of President Obama, in Des Moines, Iowa, where His meteoric rise began. While onlookers waived palm branches, a motorcade consisting of 4 black SUVs, the sculpture affixed to a donkey, and secret service agents made the the mile long triumphal entry which ended at the steps of the State of Iowa Capitol building.
CHANGING OF THE GUARD :Obama’s triumphal entry: Gentle, riding on donkey Artist creates messianic parade as ‘adorers’ wave palm fronds
Clark’s Obama sculpture, riding a donkey at the Iowa Capitol
DES MOINES, Iowa – Amid the pomp, circumstance and celebration of welcoming a new president, an artist in Iowa created an inaugural parade sure to draw attention, even hundreds of miles from Washington, D.C.: Barack Obama, riding on a donkey, complete with waving palm fronds and "Secret Service" escort.
As WND reported, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan declared in October that when Obama talks, "the Messiah is absolutely speaking." But artist Matthew J. Clark’s parade – marching Obama through the streets of Des Moines in similar fashion to Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem – takes the messianic imagery even farther.
The Bible describes Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem in the 21st chapter of Matthew as the fulfillment of the prophet Zechariah’s words, "Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass," or as the New International Version paraphrases, "gentle, and riding on a donkey." As the celebrated Messiah entered the city, the Bible also tells of adorers spreading their cloaks at Jesus’ feet and waving palm fronds.
Charlotte Eby, columnist for Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, witnessed a strange sight earlier this week, as a sculpture of Obama marched down Des Moines’ Locust Street in similar fashion.
"Progressing slowly down Locust and holding up traffic was a rubbery Barack Obama sculpture saddled on the back of a donkey," Eby writes. "A pair of black SUVs led the procession and two more trailed behind, Secret Service-style. A couple of the SUVs were decked out with tiny American flags."
Eby continues, "A few men led the Donkey down the street and a woman made her way along the sidewalk, keeping up with the procession and handing out palm branches to the few perplexed onlookers who had gathered on the sidewalks to see what the fuss was about."
Clark called the marching artwork "A Simulacrum of Hope: Simulation of the Triumphal Entry of the Christ."
The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word "simulacrum" as "an image or representation; or an unreal or vague semblance," leaving the viewer to interpret whether Clark considers the parade a celebration of Obama or a mockery of Obama’s more adoring supporters.
Clark’s website describes the sculpture in equally vague terms.
"This project was inspired by my thoughts about ‘icons’ and religious symbols and whether they represent truth or merely represent," the website reads. "The sculpture poses a question that relates to social conventions, metaphysics, and the collective response of society in reaction to fearful and uncertain times, but doesn’t impose an answer. For me, it has much more to do with the general public as followers than any leader granted power."
According to a bio on his website, Clark is "a contemporary visual artist whose primary medium is sculpture. His projects are concept driven and primarily concerned with highlighting contradictions between ideas and their outworking in our current culture."
The website also reports that since the parade has ended, the sculpture will be retired to sit upon a taxidermist-mounted donkey.
Atheist bus adverts: Christian refuses to drive bus declaring ‘there’s probably no God’
A devout Christian has become the first driver to refuse to get behind the wheel of a bus bearing an atheist poster declaring God probably does not exist.
Ron Heather, 62, walked out in protest after seeing the advert declaring: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”
He told his managers he could not drive the bus because the slogan, placed on the side of 800 buses across the country last week after a fundraising campaign raised £140,000, went against his faith.
They have now agreed to accommodate his religious beliefs by letting him drive buses in Southampton that do not bear the controversial message, which has been supported by atheists including Professor Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist.
It comes after more than 200 people complained to the Advertising Standards Agency about the posters, which were created by Ariane Sherine, a comedy writer, as an antidote to religious adverts on public transport that “threaten eternal damnation” to passengers.
The watchdog is now considering whether to investigate the campaign on the grounds that it is offensive, or that its central claim about God’s existence cannot be substantiated.
Mr Heather, who served in the Royal Navy for 25 years before becoming a bus driver four years ago, said: “When I first saw the bus last Saturday I was shocked.
“I was just about to board and there it was staring me in the face. My first reaction was horror. I’d heard about this silly campaign in London but I had no idea it was coming to Southampton. [...]
He added: “There would be no way buses would be able to drive around with an anti-Muslim message like that on the side mentioning Allah. There would be uproar.
“I’m not the only one who has mentioned it – some of the passengers don’t like the adverts at all.” [...]
Despite the complaints since the atheist buses took to the streets, the campaign is still being seen as a success because its organizers had only hoped to raise £5,500 and place adverts on a few routes in London.
The adverts were backed by some faith groups for encouraging debate about religion.
Hanne Stinson, chief executive of the British Humanist Association, which is running the campaign, said: “I have difficulty understanding why people with particular religious beliefs find the expression of a different sort of beliefs to be offensive.”
I say God bless you Sir Ron Heather for taking a stand and not compromising you faith in Christ Jesus Our Lord. . . I cannot even say that for some pastors these days but you looked the devil in the eye and you chose God over the devil God bless you again. People take note, know when to say no to the devil even if your life depends on it. Amen!!!
“The president-elect is coming into office at a moment when there is upheaval in many parts of the world simultaneously… … “You have India, Pakistan; you have the jihadist movement. So he can’t really say there is one problem, that it’s the most important one. But he can give new impetus to American foreign policy partly because the reception of him is so extraordinary around the world. His task will be to develop an overall strategy for America in this period when, really, a new world order can becreated. It’s a great opportunity, it isn’t just a crisis.”
“… According to Henry Kissinger, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and former secretary of state under President Nixon, conflicts across the globe and an international respect for Barack Obama have created the perfect setting for establishment of “a New World Order.”
In 1989 President Bush said
“A new partnership of nations has begun, and we stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment,” said Bush before a joint session of Congress. “Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective – a new world order – can emerge: A new era … in which the nations of the world, east and west, north and south, can prosper and live in harmony.”
“There is a need for a new world order,” Kissinger told PBS interviewer Charlie Rose last year, “I think that at the end of this administration, with all its turmoil, and at the beginning of the next, we might actually witness the creation of a new order – because people looking in the abyss, even in the Islamic world, have to conclude that at some point, ordered expectations must return under a different system.”
My Comment is this Hymn the Holy Spirit laid in my heart:
Christian seek not yet repose, hear thy guardian angel say, thou art in the midst of foes . . .
Principalities and powers,mustering their unseen array,wait for thy unguarded hours; . . .
Gird thy heavenly armor on,wear it ever night and day;ambushed lies the evil one . . .
Watch, as if on that alone hung the issue of the day;pray that help may be sent down . . . WATCH AND PRAY!!!
By the Grace of God I want to let you know that I will be visiting my fave blogs (Your blogs, more often now) , While I sought out the New Website for this blog. As the Lord would have it, because I would be leaving blogger and hosting my Website on another platform in the nearest future. so while I wait for God to help me achieve this I would have spare time to blog hop since I may be making fewer posts here from now onwards till the New site is ready. so dear friends keep blogging for Jesus for He is the rewarder of all our works.
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home
Oh Father Lord my God, we are Grateful for all you have done for us till date. I thank You for the gift of your son Jesus Christ who died for our sins on the Cross of Calvary, I thank you for the Holy spirit and also giving us the fruit and gifts of the Spirit, I thank you for the blood of Jesus that washes away our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. . . we ask that your infinite mercy abide with us now and forevermore.
Brethren we are blessed to be here today . . . I pray that now that 2008 has finally ended , 2009 will be a blessed and better year for us in Jesus Mighty Amen. As I was Praying last night and I asked the Lord what He wanted from me and His People this coming year of 2009 and this was the reply I got after a brief silence . . . My People should give their best to me this Year!!!
it sounded as such a simple request at the time but thinking more on it, it seems very difficult to do . . . but those that are serious with their God will definitely do all they can to please Him AMEN.
My Prayer for the New Year is that. . .
We would seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness,
That the Holy Spirit will guide and defend us daily throughout the year,
I Pray that Jesus Christ would arise and give a Miracle that would make us forget our past troubles,
I Pray for restoration of any stolen virtues (Spiritually, physically, financially) this year,
I Thank God for destroying satanic plans and evil Testimonies over our lives and that of our families,
I Pray that God would arise and let our enemies be scattered ,
This year, We will not be candidates of sweating with little or no result. . . God forbid!
This Year, it will be unto us according to His Word,
This Year Favor, Grace, goodness and Mercy of God will follow us everywhere we go . . . God’s eyes will be on us,
In JESUS MIGHTY NAME I PRAY!!!
I leave you with these scriptures below so that you remember that our God is a faithful God and, He keeps all of His promises and He will surely bring to pass all He has promised you . Maybe you are wondering when it will happen, just keep on trusting in His saving Grace do not despair, He will surely come to your rescue this Year as long as you invite Him into your heart and into your situation today. Let Him come and carry your burdens and your sins, give it all to Jesus He is there to carry all the pain, tears , bitterness, resentment, jealousy, envy, unforgiveness, sexual perversion, shame, regrets/mistakes of the past, greed, selfishness, I tell you Nothing is too big to give to Jesus Christ our Lord this New Year . . . I Pray you start this year by giving it all to Jesus and you will never be disappointed. . . For our God is a rewarder to those who diligently seek Him
Philippians 4:19 (King James Version)
19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 9:8 (King James Version)
8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
PRAISE GOD FOR BRINGING US TO END OF ANOTHER YEAR, MANY WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE BUT OUR GOD IN HIS INFINITE MERCY KEPT US SAFE TILL DATE, WISHING YOU ALL MY GREAT FRIENDS AND VISITORS A WONDERFUL AND MERRY CHRISTMAS I
HOPE AND PRAY THE WE CONTINUE OUR FRIENDSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP IN THE HOLY GHOST THIS COMING YEAR 2009 IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME AMEN!!!
To God be all the Glory!!! This Award is dedicated to GOD THE FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST!!!
This morning I was discussing the subject of " Miracles" with my husband and guess what . . . I got a Miracle. I never envisaged I will be receiving any writing awards but like I said it’s all God’s Work. . . so I return all the Glory to Him.
Here is a summary of what it is all about,
The Gi-Christian Articles Christian Writers Blog Award is
pleased to announce that it will be giving away two awards every week for Christian Writers that have been touching lives for the Glory of God. These recipients will have their blog names engraved on their award..
We are pleased to announce that the first recipient of our Christian Writers Blog Award is given to CHANNEL OF HEALING This blog has touched thousands of lives with its writings, bringing good news to the poor, comforting the broken hearted and proclaiming the release of captives that are bound.
Thank You Gi you are indeed a blessing, sis I Love You and I don’t think I deserve this but since you have given it to me I appreciate it greatly all the same. God bless.
I’ve recently been tagged by Lori laws at: PERSEVERE, The rules are that when you are tagged you have to share 7 things about yourself.
I cannot count how many times I have been tagged but have not responded because I have not been led to do so by the Holy Spirit, but today the Holy Spirit gave me the go ahead so I will use this opportunity to answer all the tags from my great friends like Anna, Adullamite, Valerie lynn and others whom I have forgotten to name here today, so here it goes . . .
These are short but will go along way to tell you who I am and what am like incase you were wondering my friend . . . .The 7 things that I would like to share are:
1) Created fearfully and wonderfully by God Almighty . . . I love my Savior Jesus Christ, I listen to the Holy spirit all the time for direction. I live for God and am His and His alone, I call my God "Daddy" for He is my DADDY. . . Thank You Jesus!!! I believe only God knows His true servants and those that Love Him and keep His commandments.
2) Am the First Child of my Parents, My Name is IJ or Hanna am 5 ft 7in short, brown eyes , light skinned, brown hair, married to a very nice and caring man named "Lucky" who I know God gave to me to wipe away my tears and to believe that not all men are not like my father, also I hold B.s.c Degree in Business Administration from Lagos State University (LASU)
4) Have traveled through my Country but not much to the Northern part (Hausa Land) but been through the Eastern, Western and most part of the southern parts of Nigeria , Outside of Nigeria have been to the following Countries Benin Republic, CotonouEthiopiaandIndia, as you can see I don’t like traveling much , but do hope, God willing someday I may be able to travel the World if necessary
5) Never taken a vacation in my life never went on "honey moon" too I look at those things as waste of time In My Humble opinion ,I have always believed you can vacation while working or doing something important with your life, not lazing around somewhere boring the daylights out of myself and those around me. So I prefer to work and relax a little wherever I am , so no special time to take a break . . . funny but that’s just my way of thinking. Not addicted to anything , don’t indulge my self on anything whatsoever. . .
6) Am content with all that the Lord has showered me with, I love content people and loathe greed/selfishness , I love humility, I love my own space, don’t meddle on other peoples lives ,don’t enjoy talking about myself . I used to be over protective of my family (Siblings) most times making me the enemy for not wanting them to experiment with stuff and do whatever it is they want to do, so yeah, am very unpopular in that area in my family, but God has given me wisdom to go about it nowadays. I let everybody be and ,react when am led by the Spirit of God. also I Find it difficult sleeping at night you could say I suffer from acute insomnia while my husband is the complete opposite you could characterize him as a hypersomniac which is quite urggh so frustrating watching him sleep easily while I Pray for sleep to come at night.
7) I love listening to Music a lot I grew up in a family where my parents always played music so it became part of me, I also I love Mystery Movies, crime and history Channels , I watch a lot of the following Mary Higgins Clark movies and thrillers of any kind, also investigative dramas like Perry mason, Diagnosis Murder, Matlock, Agatha Christies Poirot, Miss Marple, Jake and the fat Man, Father Dowling Mysteries ,Barnaby Jones, Get smart, I also enjoy good comedy shows too like the three Stooges, Charlie Chaplin, Maude , ,golden Girls etc am a big conspiracy person so I watch a lot of these things for one, I do not like to call them conspiracies especially when they appear truthful to me especially when there is physical evidence that confirms what’s in the Scriptures
Praise God 08-08-08 is Here!!! our Church today is Praying these Prayers/Confessions below, so I would like you my Friend, I ask and plead if you can to join me in praying too and please remember others suffering all over the World needing your Prayers. you might find these Prayers and confessions strange but this is how we Pray and God answers us in His faithfulness.
Facts About 08-08-08
1.Eight/8 is a symbol of New Beginning . . . today is a new Beginning for you my friend so start afresh God is willing to let us start afresh today . . . Amen
2.Earlier in the year our General Overseer said at our Cross-over service 2008 Is a year with a prophetic significance.
3.In the scripture the number “8″ is a highly prophetic and significant number. It is a number of new beginning.
4.It is the number that connects the end of an old phase with the inception of a new one.
5.It is a number associated with change,new trends and innovations.
6.It is a number associated with circumcision and new covenant realities.
7.It is associated with 8 people on Noah’s Ark (2 Pet. 2:5); Noah, Noah’s wife, Shem, Ham, Japhet, and their wives-eight people started the world again after the flood (Genesis 8:’8)
8.It is also a reminder that God made 8 covenants with Abraham
Confession: Isaiah 43:19: Behold , I will do a new thing, now it shall spring fort,shall yea not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP Thank the Lord for enabling you to see this day. . . not everyone who started the year with us saw today but you did because of His Love
EIGHT PERSONAL PROPHECIES 1. The hand of the lord is upon me as I prophecy now, great things will happen, in Jesus Mighty name.
2. I shall be re-anointed,re-powered and refreshed by the power of the Holy Ghost.
3. The joy of the lord is the strength of my life,in the name of Jesus.
4. The name of the Lord is a strong tower.I and my family run into it and we are safe,in Jesus name.
5. Satan will not put any diseases in my body,for every part of my body functions perfectly in Jesus name
6. I hear the sound of abundance of the rain of blessings coming my way today, in Jesus name.
7. The lord is my helper, I will not be afraid in the name of Jesus.
8. I have the resurrection power of the Lord the Lord Jesus Christ within me, in the name of Jesus.
EIGHT PERSONAL CONFESSIONS 1. My life will not end in shame,in the name of Jesus.
2. The Haman, designs to destroy me shall die in my place,in the name of Jesus.
3. Heavens shall trouble my trouble today,in the name of Jesus.
4. My legs will carry me to my place of destiny,in the name of Jesus.
5.Power for a productive life, fall on me in Jesus name.
6. My star shall arise and shine to fall no more, in the name of Jesus.
7. Every problems that has a name in my life, bow to the name of Jesus,in Jesus name.
8. My mouth shall be larger than those of my enemies, in the name of Jesus.
May God bless you as you Pray these Prayers in Jesus Mighty Name Amen
This is getting out of hand nowadays you cannot mention the Name of Christ without being called – out on it, yesterday my husband visited Skynews website and was so interested in commenting on the Antigua Murder poll but all that excitement was short-lived because he was not only disappointed after he had commented and his comment was submitted for verification but for his comment to be refused after he was told to wait for a while.
Why . . . because he mentioned Jesus Name. . . Oh the Name of Jesus made them reject His comment! (What a Wicked World)
In case you want to know what his comment was like, here it is . . .
Very sad incident, what a wicked world . . . too much guns. . . too much knives and people willing to use them. JESUS HAVE MERCY!!!
Their reply . . .Sorry your comment cannot be sent.
As if that was not enough, I was watching Fox News this evening and a lady guest said on Studio B “Oh My God!” the the anchor Shepard Smith was like, what did you say? and she said, am sorry! I wanted to say “Oh my Goodness Gracious” I was supposed to say Goodness Gracious. . . she said. I was like this is even a conservative network and God’s Name cannot be mentioned. I wonder what happens in the other Networks.
Persecution may come in different forms whether it be subtle or even bold and in your face. Child of God you must not be afraid to use the name of Jesus everywhere, anywhere even if it frustrates people, I don’t care. why should Jesus Name be a problem to people? Child of God You must know that you are on the right side . . . Jesus Side!!! Halleluyah!!!
Gospel for Asia missionary Amil Romir refused to comply with a local government official’s request to denounce Christ and discontinue his ministry in the small country of Bhutan.
Amil was summoned to the office of the local political leader. The man asked him to write a statement saying, “I will never preach about Jesus Christ and will never show the film on the life of Jesus Christ in this area.”
Since Amil refused to turn his back on Christ, the officials have threatened to send his case to a higher authority.
Amil and his ministry have been the target of anti-Christian extremists for several months. In June, local officials interrupted a worship service that Amil was leading. They were delivering a warrant calling for each of the Christians in the service to appear before the local government body and answer questions.
On June 30, Amil and his congregation appeared before the authorities, at which time each believer was questioned individually about how they became a Christian.
“We received Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior by our own decision and conviction,” one believer told officials. The other Christians echoed this testimony. Amil answered each of the questions they asked about the ministry.
They authorities declined to arrest Amil or the Christians, but they tried to force them to sign a statement saying they would not tell others about Jesus.
When these Bhutanese Christians refused to sign the statement, the officials let them go under the condition that they would not have any meetings or worship services and that they would come back and clean the government office and grounds every 15 days.
Amil and his church members are making the most of their unusual “punishment” by continuing to be examples of Christ’s love and humility as they serve these local officials.
Bhutan is a difficult place to minister the Gospel. In the past, elected officials have banned Christianity and denied citizenship to anyone who refused to practice the state religion of Buddhism. It is illegal for Christians to even meet in homes for worship in Bhutan.
Amil asks for continued prayer that God will continue to use him effectively, in spite of the circumstances. He also seeks prayer for those who oppose the ministry. He would like to see them turn to Christ.
Amil also asks for prayer for the Christians in his congregation, that God would continue to give them courage and help them stand firm in their faith.
Think On This
1 Thessalonians 3:3-5, 3so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. You know quite well that we were destined for them. 4In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know. NIV
Matthew 10:27-28 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
What Stops You From Going All Out For God? Dear friend, I praise the Lord for a brand new day today, I woke up this morning and as usual I did take some time to ponder on certain issues that have been been troubling me in my ministry and my quest to press forward, right in the middle of my deep thought, the Spirit of God asked me this question with this gentle and quiet voice. . . “What Stops You From Going All Out For God?” I was startled ! the question came at a time, I was considering taking a step further in my ministry and for Channel Of Healing and I thought about all the procedures/processes I would have to face in my quest to move forward. . . that made me little afraid and I was thinking to myself . . . What if this ,what if that . . . in the course of my head almost exploding with all the fears and questions I had inside, which was been repeated consciously and unconsciously in my mind . . .then the Voice says to me again “What Stops You From Going All Out For God?”
I knew the answer was rooted to the devil but the devil did not appear in my room to discourage me but, he used my mind and emotions and filled me with doubts/ fears with stuff like, will it succeed? Did God ask you to do that? Is God even interested in what you do?, Can’t you just continue the way you are? who told you God cares about this part of your life?Must you change it and improve it? etc, right there as I was laying in bed , I was taken to that scripture in the Bible in Matthew 26:6-11
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, 7a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9″This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.
The point of this passage in relation to what I was going through at the time was that Satan was trying to make me not to take a step of faith in my ministry. In the passage the disciples looked at what the woman was doing and thought it a waste . They even wanted to be more righteous than the Lord Himself, but the Lord rewarded the woman for her faithfulness to Him even as she went all out for Him . . . Praise the Lord
I now asked myself, Will God stop me from going all out for Him? my answer was definitely NO!
Therefore I encourage you today to go all out for the Lord, incase you are like me scared stiff, ask yourself “What Stops me From Going All Out For God?” and throw it away, is it fear, finance, family, issues of life? what ever it is, God is asking you to go all out for Him today
When Next you are planning on doing something or taking a step of faith no matter how difficult. Remember the more you delay or even contemplate further whether to obey the Lord you are opening doors for discouragement to come in. the devil will send his little demons to each ear and keep bombarding you with the endless problems you would face should you go all out for God. For those of us who have already taken a step of faith in ministry I congratulate an Pray that may our God richly reward all your efforts with success in Jesus Mighty Name Amen. . . THANK YOU HOLY SPIRIT!!!
Friends, I am greatly humbled by this recent development in my blogging life, yesterday I was invited to join Timothy Todds Blog Chapel of Ease as a guest Author.
God knows this is one of the last things I expected receiving or being asked to do as a blogger for Christ, The funny and mysterious part is that I didn’t even know about the blog, not to mention visiting it for one day. So I was so pleasantly surprised when I received the Email from TRT .
The blog is great blog especially when different people get to share the word of God in Oneness . I truly believe that this is a signal of great things to Come in the body of Christ , even as we work together by the Spirit for one goal.
I have already published a post there, I reckoned that there is no point in wasting much time, when you are called to do something for God you must get to it with all that is in you… that is what I believe and live by.
I Ask you my friend to visit the blog Chapel of Ease and leave your comments when you can to the Glory of God.
Following Christ has been a reality for me, my goal is to make heaven and to make sure that others around me do so too through the Grace of Christ Jesus my Lord. this passage I live by, without it I don’t know what would have become of my faith in Christ today.
Isaiah 49: 8-11,8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; 9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
Earlier on, while walking and working with Christ I was falling in and out of sin and repenting and, asking for forgiveness from preventable sins was like a daily routine for me but one day this passage in the Bible struck me… Acts 17:30 God overlooked people’s former ignorance about these things, but now he commands everyone everywhere to turn away from idols and turn to him.* 31 For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.” making me realize that I can only the play the fool so much, God is not mocked, I can’t keep taking His grace and mercy for granted as I was, and it was about time I surrendered completely to Christ there was no other way for me to go but the way of the Cross and there and then, I promised God to serve only Him forever and I have never gone back on my promise in Jesus Mighty Name Amen (Not that am perfect but I took a stand and pledged my allegiance to Jesus Christ).
Then in 2004 I heard the voice of the Lord say to me an giving you a new name the Lord gave a new Name "Hanna" the Voice said "you are now my Hanna I was like what! Hanna? why Hanna why not Deborah the Judge, "after fighting with the Holy Spirit about it the Lord said go and check the meaning of the two and when I did check it out I was glad I was "favored" by God and blessed by Him.
Time went on and The good Lord instructed that we get married because I was so scared of marriage, don’t ask me why? We Got Married am now living with my husband. We are learning daily in our walk with Christ and the Holy Spirit has been our Chief instructor all these years. and in all our trials and tribulations our God has been a Great God toady we don’t beg for food to eat we can afford the basic things of life and God has continued to show us his marvelous mercies that are new every morning… Amen
Also, I have been privileged to encounter Christ in many different ways over the years, in my dreams and visions and He has kept on reassuring me of His Saving Grace and mercy. for all you skeptics out there… He is Alive and He showed me one day His pierced side… the White garment he was wearing didn’t cover the pierced side but there was no sore on it. Folks Jesus is real and He is coming back again to judge the Earth. Hallelujah!
finally I would say having the opportunity to present this testimony of my life to you today as in obedience to the will of God has given me much joy and am grateful that I could only give a glimpse of my life to you and hope to get to know you my friend more in Jesus Mighty Name.
Today my father is calling on us to come back home that he needs us that we are the family he has, because his people abandoned him when he became poor but he still lives with his new wife of 13 yrs with their two sons., and by the special grace of God , I try to do what I can for him from time to time… but we ve moved on.
By the Special Grace of God, I hereby submit a short version of my testimony, agree or not it is true, cannot write every thing Down but I must say that Life has taught me things only God knows. . . am not in the habit of talking much about myself and so if there any thing you might want to know about me, Read and feel free to ask me any questions you wish. Godbless.
I would also like you to Read this post A Brief History About This Blog before you continue … that is if you haven’t already. Thanks.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11, 9 History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. 10 What can you point to that is new? How do you know it didn’t already exist long ago? 11 We don’t remember what happened in those former times. And in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now.
Revelations 12:11, 11 And they have defeated him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of their testimony.
Introduction
My Birth Name is IJ (meaning safe journey/ journey Mercies), I am Nigerian born to a Christian Home Anglican in the Niger Delta and now I reside in Lagos State, according to the instruction of the Lord, when He (God) said to; me to pack up your bags and go the Lagos and I will meet you there . . . God knows I hated the big city but I had no choice but to obey so, here I am trying to serve Christ any way I can. ” that’s another story for another day, as Lord pleases.” Am also A University graduate and am married to a wonderful man of God whom God gave to me for support and true friendship.
Early Days
My parents got married at the Anglican Cathedral and the wedding was conducted by 6 Reverends and a Bishop. My Mum was very young and also she is a very trusting individual, what ever you say she believes, always seeing the best in everybody so she trusted my dad and married him. little did she know that was going to live to regret her decision later on.
They got married, very soon I was born into the family. mum was a young woman at the time she was over the moon thinking that from here on it was going to be a roller coaster ride for her and us her Children. well that was not to be the case as she was very much hated by my fathers sisters and so began the saga of many years of suffering in the hands of my father and his sisters.. . you see I grew up in so much hatred and wickedness that I taught I was not going to be able to love anyone since all I had was hatred but God turned me into a loving person today, that even when I tried to hate, I find it difficult and end up loving again and given so many second chances to people around me.
As a child I found out my father hated my mother, and her children… his children, especially me since am the first born of the family, so maybe he believed I was the excuse why he should keep staying with a woman he hated so much and she was busy bearing him more children whom he loved to hate.(thank God for my brothers and sister) My childhood experience is so traumatizing that am not sure if it’s something worth sharing but God told me to do so and God is Good all the time. . . Amen.
Growing up I witnessed so many hurtful situations, I will only give account of a few, as early as the age of seven I became my fathers punching bag, I was beaten mercilessly and manhandled in a way fit for a criminal and not someone’s child. My father and his sisters made sure they stole my childhood, they tormented me for years, you might ask, how? let me throw a little light to how I grew up
For good Nine years I was a victim of physical torture almost daily, in other for you to understand my point take a look at this scenario that played out daily for years. My father called me names and beat my mother to pulp almost daily and I was next inline, he could just come back from work and when I run out to go and greet him he would slap me in both my ears at the same time and he does this daily, I would find it difficult hearing after the slap, till date I have trouble with my left ear. another constant scenario was that at night while sleeping he hits and pushes my room door open and gives me a heavy knock on the head to wake me up to ask for his food and it is mostly at midnight cos he was a heavy drinker and smoker. ..(because of the long years of torture even my husband can’t touch me at night I feel someone wants to beat me up ) My father was almost awake 24hrs a day or he sleeps when he leaves the house and goes to his many guest houses with his girlfriends that his sisters and brothers organized for him. whenever he comes back home there is tears and pain because I would be seriously beaten and he would ask us ; what are still doing in my house? and I would say “Papa please forgive us” and let us stay in the house with you, we have no where to go” and he would start stumping on my stomach and chest with his weight and he would beat me with the fan belt of his Mercedes Benz cars and also a mop stick, he always wanted to kill us , he would throttle me as if to choke me, I would be bleeding from my nose and other places and then he would push me against the wall and I would hit my head on the wall and fall down, and also he would kneel me down and ask me to carry a heavy object over my head for hours. when that is not enough he would force me to crawl round the compound and scrape my knees on the granite floor, sometimes he put knife on my immediate Junior Brother’s throat and my junior sister he threw downstairs from the balcony, God saved us we didn’t die or were we disfigured in all these years. this was what played out almost everyday he was drunk and not in any particular order. but mostly it did happen like this. he kept on repeating the punishment , ?(I wondered why he didn’t spank us like most parents did their kids) Instead he fought like he was fighting his match, it was like he was been controlled by forces to do those things to me and my mum… especially when my mum became pregnant he would beat her that she would be bleeding all over the house he did it to her so she would miscarry and God never allowed that to happen. He was also doing all this to make his people happy, because if his people find out my mum is pregnant they would be angry with him. . . some times when my mum gets to the hospital she lies that she was mugged by robbers., Because it was too much , I know wives get beaten once in a while but ours was like daily and very brutal too.
Aside from the beatings he called me names and which I think is worse, cos the beating and the wounds healed over time but the words I remember daily and it pains me that my own father would do what an outsider wouldn’t ever do to me uncountable times, he called me a nobody and a witch, a prostitute and, I was always checked if I was still a virgin he would send any lady available to do that(check) after beating me up even though I didn’t even have a boyfriend let alone have sex, this was what I knew as life. he always told me that his brothers and sisters were the most important thing to him (but today he is singing another tune)
My fathers sisters hated me so much, they taunted me and my mother shamelessly we were all called for meetings and they assigned a particular punishment to us as they deemed fit at the time for any reason they have, what they do is they accuse you falsely and they punish you for it too, they reckoned my mum wasn’t bold enough to leave so they where going to make sure they frustrated her out of her house, you could see the glee in their faces as the spat on us and calls us all kinds of names. This made me draw closer to God daily and in my distress I cried all the time to Jesus and guess what He answered me. They also made sure that I shouldn’t be friends with their Children, my cousins but today God has given me Jesus Christ, (He is all the friend I need that is why I keep to myself till date. . . I found I have peace that way). . . we were always threatened to be banished all the time, by them Because they were living in their small world and mum was from a poor home, so they believed she was not their class, it was in such a time that I was recalled a day when I heard a voice say to me; they are out, they have all gone out, quick take that rope and hang your self on that tree so that all your troubles would be over, and they won’t trouble you any more. As I sat there contemplating whether to get up and do it. I did I heard another voice say to me don’t ! , am your father, I know your father has offended you a lot, I am here to help you I will never leave you nor forsake you I will take care of you, just trust in me, though your father and Mother forsake you I will not forsake I knew from When you were in your mothers womb I have been watching I know what you are going through and I will help you. then I knew that was the voice of God and I didn’t go through with the suicide anymore. . . it was later when I took to studying the word of God that I found that actually the words I heard that day was in the Bible Isaiah 49:14-18, 14 But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
This is so hard for me to do first of all I am a little bit confused as to what I should or should not write down, cos am not a writer who knows how to play with words. I have been vacillating for a quite some time now… I keep asking this question "Good Lord, do I have to tell the world my story"? what’s to tell? who cares to listen to what I have to say? I know for sure that when God sends you on an assignment, you don’t have to look at it from the human/self perspective. "God knows my story is not sweet to tell , left alone to me I wouldn’t say anything" BUT I know that whatever God wants me to do that I have no choice but to obey. even if it is for only the person that God wants to touch by it… I shall be most humbled and I pray that it Happens in Jesus Mighty Name Amen.
Maybe few of you know this but will say it anyway’s, this month of April is the 1st Anniversary of this blog Channelofhealing it is been one Great Holy Experience for me to say the least, I never knew I’d one day have so many friends all over the world who would even read my blog. . . let alone comment on the blog, and have such great relationships with some, I never knew I’d make friends online too in the process of blogging to the Glory of God… I give all the Glory to Jesus the Author and Finisher of my faith, Father God! Father! I in no ways want to ascribe any Glory to myself but to you Oh Lord be all Glory and Honor in Jesus Mighty Name Amen I pray. . . Thank You Holy Spirit
Brief History
Starting and maintaining this blog was not easy at first, I really had it tough at first being an African and all the names we are being called by the World, I thought it would be difficult being accepted at first. as God would have it… I now have great Friends in Jesus Mighty Name Amen. Also I had to learn everything from scratch like most of us who maintain blogs that means many sleepless nights and less time spent with family but all the same it’s been a wonderful experience for me. Praise God!!!
Secondly when I started this blog I was a little bit worried if I should use the blog as a portal for evangelism I.e "Preaching the Word of God alone"… or should I just share thoughts and stories about God and all that concerns Christianity? or should it just be jokes and quotes, all I wanted then was to have people come read the blog. So I went to the Lord to ask for a format and the Lord told me to do it all … so that settled that for me. further down the line I found out that our cultures and traditions are different . I started seeing Christianity from everyone’s point of view without me pushing my views as the most correct. As God would have it I started learning on the job and gained empirical knowledge by making some mistakes of my own… I have come to learn and appreciate God and everything this blog stands for, through many experiences shared and observed over time.
when I mean overtime as God would have it, I will give you few examples like there was one particular day a lady from Yahoo Answers ”I was pretty active there then " she visited this blog and dropped a comment on a short story post and she sent me an email telling me how she loved the blog and bookmarked it for her whole family that she would only visited blogs with Short Stories /Parables that if she wanted to listen to preaching she would go to Church on Sundays and get that… (I thought to myself maybe she is right!) then my sister was after the Jokes and then I had some visitors who preferred the Quotes and One liners while so many preferred the Pictures so I now knew God had really told me to include all so that there would be something for everybody and in the end fellowship with the brethren is all this blog is about. Praise God!!!
Now to the matter at Hand I was instructed by the Holy Spirit to tell my story at the one year Anniversary of the blog so I would try to give you all my esteemed friends and visitors the short version as possible. .. and as soon as possible too. . . God willing.
FYI, you can visit my New Blog if and when you get the chance it’s in it’s developmental stage so bear with me. Love
I Appreciate your Prayer Requests,(Thanks to God for all who have been sending already) Keep them coming in Please, I love Praying for you... Lets Trust Jesus Together! HALLELUYAH!!! Thank you Holy Spirit
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