Month: February 2026

God sent His Son Jesus Christ into this world to save us from our sins only because He loves us: nothing else could have made Him do that because there is no nobler cause for such sacrifice than His own love for us.
“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Herein is love; not that me loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son as the propitiation for our sins”. 1John 4:9, 10. KJV

He didn’t do this so He could gain anything from us; in fact there simply wasn’t anything desirable enough in our fallen nature to make Him want to die for us: if it wasn’t for love alone, He would never have offered Himself as the atonement for our sins.
“But we are as an unclean thing, and our righteousness is as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf: and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” Isaiah 64:6 KJV.

All that the world had for Him was their sins, and that is what He still gets from the world today, yet His love for the world still endures, even for you, too!
“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ
died for the ungodly…
But God commended His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us…
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled, we shall be saved by His life”.
Romans 5: 6,8,I0. KJ.V

Jesus Christ knew beforehand that He would be rejected, mocked, beaten and then crucified by the very world He would be coming to save from their sins, but that didn’t deter Him in any way from going on ahead with His rescue mission, because it was not for a
personal gain that He would be doing this: it was for our sake that His love compels Him to do it for us, His persecutors. It was because of God’s unconditional love which “..bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things…” 1 Corinthians 13:7 NASB.
Jesus still believes that you could ask to be made free from the huge debt of your sins. He still hopes that you’d seek God’s forgiveness, which He fully paid for when He laid down His life for you, for all sinners, and died that horrible and tortuous death on the cross. He still bears with your doubts and endures your rejection, knowing that you could still benefit from His love while you still live.
Far beyond the reach of human reasoning; away from the din of this world’s commotions and the hustles and bustles of daily life, the love of Jesus still strives for the soul yet unsaved. His heart still yearns for the sinner who is lost, and wandering ever closer to the verge of eternal damnation. We never can tell what industry Jesus Christ bestows in averting the arrows of death that would at any instant hasten the unrepentant soul to an early grave, far from the reach of His saving grace, already procured for them through so much pain, blood and agony, mingled with His boundless love. We never can tell how fervently and intensely He interceeds always before the Father’s Throne in heaven for the grant of more of His grace and mercy on mankind, so that we may not die while still living in our sins, and be condemned forever; but to live and enjoy the fruit of His love, the forgiveness of our sins, and the salvation of our souls, while the opportunity lasts.
Although Jesus’ love for the sinner is boundless and eternal, yet death and merciless judgment must take
its toll on the unrepentant sinner some day!
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain looking for of judgment and fiery
indignation, which shall devour the adversaries…
of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, where with he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again,The Lord will judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”. Hebrews 10:26-31. KJV.

What would you do with Jesus’ love today? Would you
continue with the world’s old tradition of rejecting and
spurning of the love of God revealed in Him? Or would you, for once again, make a difference, as some others have, by receiving His love, and open the door of your heart to Him? He said in Revelation 3:20: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me”.

So, wouldn’t you rather believe in the Lord Jesus Christ , repent of, and confess all your sins to Him, and be saved? God’s Word promises that when we truly repent of all our sins, and embrace Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal Saviour, those sins would be forgiven us. God says in Isaiah 43:25: ” I, even I, am He that blotted out thy transgression for my own sake, and will not remember thy sins. “

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse is from all unrighteousness”. 1 John 1:9.

If you truly want to respond to God’s love, through Jesus Christ, and have your sins forgiven, now is the time to do it! Call upon His name and ask for His mercy and forgiveness. He will surely deliver you from all your sins. You only have to believe and trust in Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:11 : “For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”

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The Judgment

As l opened the door to my room, stepped in, and shut it behind me, I felt a gentle breeze blew in my face and, suddenly, I felt extremely weak and totally devoid of any strength. I barely managed to lie on my bed and gave up the ghost right there.
I noticed that my soul left my body, and it was then that it dawned on me that I was dead. I found myself on a broad road filled with many people who, like me, had just died. No one spoke to anyone; everyone on that road just moved ahead quietly, controlled by some unseen forces.
There was a multitude on that road, too large to be numbered! Yet more and more souls of the dead from the earth kept joining that throng.
Far ahead in the distance I could see that the road was split into two; the road to the left was wide, and
almost all of this multitude of souls went that in that direction of the road as they approached that junction; but the road to the right was just a very narrow way, and no one seemed to want to take that path. As an enlightened Christian, I recognized those roads as the broad and the narrow way, which the Lord, Jesus Christ, taught about in the Gospel.
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in there at:Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it”. Matthew 7;13,4 K.J.K.

I thought that all those people following the broad road were foolish for not choosing to follow the narrow way to heaven, so l determined in my heart that I would follow the narrow way when I reach that junction where the road was separated.When I eventually got there, however, I discovered that my legs seemed to have a will of their own; they would not obey the impulse of my will to go in the direction of the narrow way to heaven. I tried with all my strength to will them in that direction, even by leaning heavily with my body towards that direction, but I could feel that a greater force just took hold of my soul and veered my legs into the broad road that led to hell fire, and to eternal torment! That road just descended into a dark and foreboding region with so much heat coming from that direction.
At this point, as I progressed in the direction of help fire, every word from the Holy Bible began to come into my mind and I could hear them clearly as though someone was reading them very loud to me: my judgment had begun!
Every sin I had committed came into clear consciousness and the word from the Holy Bible that forbids and condemns each of those sins was read out loud to me, at the end of which l was asked if I was guilty of the sin or not. Of course I pleaded guilty to them all because I knew that I had committed those sins.There was nothing like an argument or a plea for mercy. All the while, as the judgment continued, I was approaching the pit of hell fire with its searing heat blowing all over me. It was evident that every one of those multitude of souls was passing through the same judgment. I could see the people ahead of me falling into that horrible pit of hell, yet none of them had the power to tum back in retreat, or even to halt at all.They just kept falling into the pit of hell!
As I approached the precipice of that pit, I thought it was all over for me but, just as that dreadful force was about to plunge me head long into that fiery pit, I heard a loud voice say “stop!” , and immediately my feet got stuck to the ground and my soul came to an abrupt halt at the very edge of hell fire, while the rest of those army of lost souls still move past me. I watched with horror as that unending multitude kept falling head long into that fiery pit all around me. I could also see the liquid fire of hell, like a raging storm at sea, tossing the millions of lost souls within its confines, and their cries of pain and agony were so horrible and unbearable to hear.
Jesus began to speak to me, calling me by my name. He asked me to see where I had chosen to spend my life at last. I just stood there unable to say or do anything – not even to plead for forgiveness, yet I was passing through a hell of torment just being there! I was totally at the mercy of that unseen power controlling the damned souls of sinners.
Then the unthinkable happened: Jesus said He was going to give me a second chance to come back to life in earth and start my life all over again. He warned me that the 36 years I had wasted in my first lifetime were all that God had allotted to me, so I would be returning to earth for an unspecified grace period of time, which could end at anytime. He made it clear that my next life was not mine any more, but a grace period I was to live in doing God’s will.
After He was done talking to me that dreadful force resumed its control of my soul and started moving me backwards from the edge of hell.

The above is my own brief narration of the Life From Death experience of Evangelist James Agboola, which he shared with us at a Christian gathering some years ago. However, it could be your own personal experience
someday in the future, too, unless you repent of your sins, give your life to Jesus Christ and accept to live for Him as your Lord and personal Saviour.
“He that believeth on him ( Jesus Christ) is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned
already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil”.
John 3:18,19. KJV.

You must know that there’s a judgment day coming! Everyone who ever lived on earth must be judged someday. For some, that judgment is already done with, while some are currently passing through it as you read this message; it is just a question of time for every one of us still alive until.we face God’s judgment.

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things
done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.” 2 Corinthians 5:10.11. KJ.V.

Your life, as you presently are living it, is preparing your soul for an eternal existence, which will begin either with a joyful song at the entrance to heaven, or with an agonizing wail as you take that final plunge to eternal hell; it is your decision to make right now!
God’s judgment is impartial: we shall each receive what we deserve from Him. Some people are so hardened in their sinful pursuits that they do not have the time to stop and think of their inevitable day of judgment, let alone to repent and seek for God’s mercy and forgiveness. Others have simply persuaded themselves to believe that there would be no such day of judgment after death at all, because they think that God doesnt seem to care to restrain anyone from sinning at the present moment.
“Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of
men is fully set in them to do evil”. Ecclesiastes 8:1 KJV.

Man’s unbelief or impiety will not change anything: Judgment is certain! Within just a few moment of time at the Judgment seat of Christ, and the most arrogant sinner’s heart would melt in repentance, but to no avail!
A few moments at the Judgment and the staunchest of unbelievers would have no doubts or arguments left to take comfort in anymore! No one argues at the Judgment seat of Christ: they simply answer to His just verdict. There would be no trials but only a Judgment because we are each of us already on trial from our first days on earth to the moment we cease to breathe.
You are presently on trial as you read this message, so what will you do with Jesus Christ now? Your decision will determine your Judgment someday, may be sooner than you think!

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the
whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into Judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil”. Ecclesiastes 12:13.14. K.J.V.

If you want to give up your sinful life now, and are willing to invite Jesus Christ to come and save you from the bondage of Satan then go on ahead in simple faith, and talk to Him in prayer about it right where you are. God’s word, the Holy Bible, promises that if we confess our sins, and are willing forsake them, God who is faithful and just, will forgive us all our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. See 1John 1:9 and Proverbs 28:13 KJV.

If you want to live forever someday in heaven with Jesus Christ, that is the decision to make now!
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More than ever before our world is getting filled with wickedness and deception of the basest sort. True to the words of Jesus Christ in Matthew 24:12, there is an increase, not only in sinful conduct, but also a general lack of love or empathy for fellow humans. The Church, once a sanctuary for the true seeker of God’s salvation, is not left out of the moral rot spreading everywhere as robbers dressed in preachers’ garb now man her pulpits. Satan is busy raising an army of fake preachers whose commission is to corrupt the Christian faith,d through the preaching of unwholesome doctrines.These are they whom our Lord, Jesus Christ, described as wolves in sheep’s clothing. But, even now, God is winnowing His wheat to separate what is pure from that which is profane, and the call to be careful lest we get blown away with the chaff resonates very strongly among His chosen people. Every true Christian is called to contend for the faith to which they pledged allegiance when they committed their whole lives to Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits…” Mathew7:15.16 .

Heaven is worth struggling for, but you have just one shot at the target: do not serve God in vain! Give it all it takes. Acquaint yourself with the ways of God by daily reading and meditating in His word, the Holy Bible. Verify that what the preacher says is the true word of God, free of self-seeking, denominational prejudices and/or sentiments.

“And Jesus answered and said unto them,Take heed that no man deceive you.” Mathew 24:4.
“Be not deceived”, it does not matter how charismatic the Preacher may be or how motivational his sermons can be. It does not mater how many blessings or prophesies of good things he invokes upon his congregation; if what he does and how he lives is not supported by Jesus Christ’s gospel of truth, righteousness and holiness, then you might have believed in vain; the signs and wonders he performs not withstanding. In order to escape the danger posed by false preachers, read the Holy Bible thoroughly and diligently to acquaint yourself with the true ways of God.
“To the law and to the testimony; If they speak not according to this word, that is because there is no light in them“. lsaiah 8:20.

“But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrine the commandments of men”. Mathew 15:9.
“Be not deceived”, only Jesus can save and transform your life. If all you’ve depended on as confirmation of your salvation was the assurance of your pastor or priest, that you are saved and eligible for God’s heavenly Kingdom, then you may have been deceived.If the Spirit of Jesus Christ has not borne that silent witness and given that peaceful assurance in your heart that you are saved, then you certainly are not: Prayerfully look for the church where Jesus Christ is genuinely preached as the only Saviour of the sinner, and enquire for the salvation of your soul.
“The Spirit Itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God”. Romans 8:16.

“Be not deceived” . If you are still living a sinful life, but are occupied with works of charity, celebration of self-righteousness, flaunting of good works and religious services in the church, then your labours might have all been in vain! Though a million and one priests or pastors
proclaim your good deeds to the world, God still sees you for the sinner that you are and, unless you repent in truth and forsake your sinful ways, He will judge you as your works deserve.
“When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness and commit iniquity, all his righteousness shall not be remembered: but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it”.

Ezekiel 33:13.

“Be not deceived”. No one who seeks acceptance with God, or the salvation of their soul, through the virgin Mary or any of the Bible saints; no one who prays before their statutes, or image, will ever see God unless they repent of this idolatrous practice! God’s Word has already declared authoritatively that “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for l the LORD thy God am a Jealous God”. Exodus 20:4,5

” Neither is there salvation in any other (except in Jesus) for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” Acts 4:12 Emphasis added.

“Be not deceived”; unless you repent of all your sins, truly commit your life to Jesus Christ and trust
in Him as the only One to save you from those sins, and to transform you into a new person, you will have forever missed the greatest love and opportunity ever offered to mortal man. No other duty can substitute this requirement of God’s Word.
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God”. John 3:3.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life”. John 3:16.
“Therefore lf any man be in Christ he Is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthlans 5:17.

“Be not deceived”; but if you find it hard believing the words in this message, then you may have been
deceived already! If you are comfortable in your sinful condition ( I hope and pray that you’ll not be any more!) then you must await the judgment of God which (though seemingly delayed) must surely come.
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries .. for our God is a consuming fire.”
Hebrews 10:26,27; 12:29.

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What would you not give up in order to be saved from your sins and to avoid the danger of etemal damnation in hell fire? Jesus Christ asked a sobering question in Matthew.16.26 – “And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul? “ NLT
How would you answer that question, dear friend? If you knew your present way of life would eventually lead you to eternal punishment in hell, wouldn’t you rather forsake it and seek God’s forgiveness, rather than to continue living in sin, and hoping that there’s no such a place as hell fire; Or (as some erroneously assume) that God is too good and merciful to mete out such a horrible punishment on the sinner? What would you say about His judgment on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Gen.19.24 – “Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the heavens on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Gen.19.25 – He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, eliminating all life–people, plants, and animals alike.” NLT

Well, would you rather delude yourself with the fleeting pleasures of the world than seek salvation for your soul? Would you rather indulge your friend’s, lover’s or even family’s ungodly influences on your life, knowing it dishonours God? Would you rather live against God’s will, knowing the ultimate consequence, then brace up for the inevitable judgment that awaits you at death?
Rom.1.28 – “When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done.
Rom.1.29 – Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.
Rom.1.30 – They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents .
Rom.1.31 – They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving.
Rom.1.32 – They are fully aware of God’s death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. “ NLT

God will not restrain anyone from their ungodly ambitions anymore than His Word has already done, but He will definitely bring them to judgment unless they repent.

Eccl.11.9 “Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.” NIV

Can hell be endured? Can you afford to be so negligent as to exhaust the grace and mercy of God over your life in favour of the pursuit of the things which you must have to leave behind at death? Those who did would eventually discover that they have neglected the only thing that would’ve made the difference for them between everlasting joy in heaven and everlasting sorrow in hell, which is God’s grace and mercy for the salvation of their soul.

Heb.2.3 “how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him”. NIV

If for any reason your heart doubts the truth of what’s been said here, then I’d like to ask you the following questions: Have you ever taken a thoughtful look at the wonders of nature? Have you wondered at the amazing energy that sustains the blazing sun in its course each day ? Who spread out the limitless sky? Who suspended the moon, the stars and all planetary bodies in the vast
expanse of the universe? By whose power do each of them move in their assigned orbits? If you were blind and have never seen all of these wonders, wouldn’t you be inclined to doubt those who see them if they try to explain to you those amazing works of Almighty God as seen in nature? How could they get you to believe (without you ever seeing) that the biggest tree grew from a tiny seed, and that the largest animal was once a tiny egg in the ovary? Would your doubts, nevertheless, have made any differences to the fact that those things explained actually exist, and in the very nature they were described to you? Yet do we not take the wonders of God’s creation for granted in much the same way only because they are the common sights and sounds of everyday life? Why wouldn’t you also believe the Lord Jesus Christ, although (as a spiritually blind person) you’ve not seen the eternal realities which He spoke about? Would your doubts make a difference anyway? Never! Wouldn’t the damned sinner eventually realize, at the place of eternal judgment, that He was right and they were wrong? What would such belated realization and repentance avail anyone in hell?

Jesus emphatically warned:
Mark.9.43 “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched
Mark.9.44 where “Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’
Mark.9.45 “And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched.
Mark.9.46 where “Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’
Mark.9.47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire
Mark.9.48 ‘where the worm never dies and the fire never goes out. ‘ “ NKJV

Wouldn’t you rather believe in the Lord, Jesus Chnist, repent of all your sins, confess them to Him, and be saved?
John.1.12 “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God”. NIV

Rom.10.10 “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom.10.11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” NKJV

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Our lifetime on earth may suffice us to pursue our ambitions, achieve our goals and live out our dreams to the full. However, unless we have remembered to make room for Jesus Christ in our lives during the course of all those pursuits, our inevitable meeting with Him at death, on His Judgment seat, will not be a pleasant one because He alone can admit anyone into the Kingdom of heaven.

“And Jesus came and spake unto them.
saying, All Power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” .Matthew 28:18. KJV.

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”.
John 14:6. KJV.

Hard work, noble ambition, good success, great achievements, lofty dreams, fantasies; all of these
may occupy their rightful places at any time in our lives, but it should not be at the expense of a good relationship and a saving-knowledge of Jesus Christ the righteous judge to whom we must render an account of our life someday.

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad”. 2 Corinthians 5:10. KJV.

A life of success and great achievements, if it ends Christ-less, can never compensate for the lost opportunity of a glorious transition to eternal rest in heaven, nor would a dreary life, plagued with all the misfortunes of earthly woes, evoke any sympathy at the
judgment seat of Christ unless it was wholly committed to Him in holy living and prompt obedience to His will.
“And he said unto them, take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” Luke 12:15 KJV.

“For we bronght nothing into this world.and it is certain we can carry nothing out”. 1Timothy 6:7 KJV.

“FOR WE MLST ALL APPEAR BEFORE THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST…” but there will be no arguments to win in His presence. No excuses of whatever kind, and no claims of ignorance, or plea for a second chance, would avail the Christ-less soul anything because, at Jesus Christ’s Judgment seat, there’ll be no hearing of any causes; only a just verdict will be given! Each living soul on earth is already on trial now before God, and their
causes are better heard this moment at the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ than at any other place or time hereafter.

“Behold, now is the accepted time; Behold, now is the day of salvation”. 2 Corinthians 6:28.

“REPENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF
HEAVEN IS AT HAND”. Mathew 4:17; KJV.

“BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED…” Acts 16:31. JKV.

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I can still remember that a long time ago when I was a boy of about ten years old, I had strolled down a street in my neighbourhood to provoke some Alsatian dogs ( German Shepherd) in my usual manner. Of course it was easy for me to do this because there was a wire fence around the property in which they were housed, and that pretty much restrained them from sinking their menacing teeth in to my flesh. With my mission accomplished for the time being, I walked away to a quarry cite satisfied, leaving the poor dogs mad with anger and desperately seeking a way through the wire fence to give me a chase. Some moments later I was back again, but this time there seemed to be some trouble brewing! Ostensibly, some kids about my age had watched the unfair contest between me and their dogs, and had decided to help them get a level playing ground. I could sense the conspiracy from a distance, but before I had time for anything the gate flung open and the angry Alsatians flew out, bent on getting their revenge at last! Instinctively I took to my heels, running blindly in the direction of a deep gully, just too wide for a boy of my age to jump across. Now I was trapped between the dogs and that wide gully, and in the fleeting moment that followed I knew I had to decide whether I should attempt jumping that gully and risk a dangerous fall, or to allow the unforgiving dogs to take their pound of flesh off me. By this time they were almost on me with unforgiveness in their bark.There was no time to wish that l hadn’t provoked the dogs. There was no time to wish this was all a bad dream from which I must soon be awakened. I knew I must take that big leap, and leap l did! There was l at the other side of the gully. It was a miracle! I guess both me and those unforgiving dogs were stunned at the feat: baffled boy and angry dogs locked eyes for a moment; the one party relieved that danger was averted while the other seemed to wonder how that could even happen.
The fact that those big Alsatians couldn’t jump over to meet me meant either the gully was too wide for them, or God’s hand, which lifted me across, finally restrained their revenge mission.I simply walked away, too shaken to even try and appreciate what God had just done for me.But one thing was settled there and then; I knew I would never go down that street to provoke those Alsatian dogs anymore!

Life in this world is pretty much like this story of mine: we are constantly provoking God with our sins and thinking we are having fun. Although God is not as unforgiving as those Alsatians (and that luckily for us!) yet His Word in the Holy Bible warns that sinners will not get by without a genuine repentance!
Ps.7.11 – “God is a judge who is perfectly fair. He is angry with the wicked every day.
Ps.7.12 – If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
Ps.7.13 – He will prepare his deadly weapons and ignite his flaming arrows.” — NLT.

Soon enough (unless we repent of our sins) the gate of divine retribution will fling open and unleash the consequence of sin in all of its fiery fury upon the sinner. Unconfessed and unforsaken sins will, no doubt, attract God’s judgment and punishment; perhaps sooner than we think!
Ps.11.5 “The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.
Ps.11.6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. NIV

Anyone who willfully sins against God, and accounts it as fun, is considered by Him as being wicked!Against such the Lord will unleash His terrible punishment on the day that He brings their sinful works to His righteous judgment, unless they repent.
Heb.10.30 – “For we know the one who said, “I will take vengeance. I will repay those who deserve it.” He also said, “The Lord will judge his own people.”
Heb.10.31 – It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” — NLT

Happily, though, our God is also merciful, unlike those merciless Alsatians that must take a full revenge. His mighty hands can whisk the repentant sinner to safety across the deep gully of eternal condemnation in hell fire, into the warm embrace of His everlasting love in heaven, far from the consequence of sin, which they are justly deserving of. But such mercy and grace can be had only if, on their part, the sinner is willing to repent of their sins and to forsake them.
Prov.28.13 – “People who cover over their sins will not prosper. But if they confess and forsake them, they will receive mercy” . NLT.

Through His death and resurrection, Jesus Christ has purchased full pardon for any sinner who is genuinely interested in accepting Him as the Lord and Saviour of
their lives. Are you burdened by the guilt of your sins? Are the consequences of your sins threatening to over shadow and bring you to divine justice? Do you want all of your sins fully pardoned and washed away? If you do, then you’re qualified for the grant of God’s mercy and forgiveness; just believe in the Lord, Jesus Christ, with all your heart and do the followings:
😇🙏Acknowledge and accept that
you are a sinner; make no excuses for any of your sins because it does not really matter with God.
Ps.51.3 – “For I recognize my shameful deeds–they haunt me day and night”. NLT.

😇🙏Confess and repent of all your
sins and ask for God’s forgiveness and mercy.
Ps.51.1 – “Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
Ps.51.2 – Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin”. NLT.

😇🙏Shut out Satan from your life by accepting Jesus Christ into your life as the Lord and Saviour of your life, and pledge to Him your commitment to serve Him faithfully all your life, as His grace supports you daily.

John.1.12 “But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name. “ AMP.

How about that, friend? Doesn’t it seem like a good deal for you? If it does ( as I strongly believe that it should) then waste no more time; call upon His name to save you from your sins! Jesus Christ is just a fervent prayer away!!

1Cor.15.52 – “It will happen in a moment, in the blinking of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, the Christians who have died will be raised with transformed bodies. And then we who are living will be transformed so that we will never die.” NLT

Do you know that an event as described in the scripture above will take place on earth one day, and that when it happens its effect would be felt universally by both the living and the dead?
The Holy Bible teaches that on that day God’s angel will blow a trumpet and the sound will awake and transform the dead, who died in good relationship with Jesus Christ. They will rise up alive from where their bodies had been laid to rest or abandoned to rot. As for the righteous living at the time of this event in good relationship with Jesus Christ, God will also transform their natural bodies into supernatural, celestial bodies, and together with the risen, who died in Christ, they will take their flight home to heaven.
1Thess.4.16 – “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves.
1Thess.4.17 – Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. “ NLT.

Did I hear you question when this event will happen, or if at all it will ever be? Well, spare yourself the doubt. God’s word always comes to pass at the fullness of time. The world has witnessed so much of Biblical prophesies which have been fulfilled, and many more which are presently still being fulfilled, so much that we cannot with all honesty say the fewer ones remaining shall not come to pass. For instance:
🙏 The virgin did conceive and bear a son, Jesus Christ, as prophesied in Isaiah 7:14 and fulfilled in Mathew 1:13-23.

🙏Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again from the dead for our justification as prophesied in Isaiah 53:1-12 and corroborated by 1Corinthians15:1-8 after His resurrection.

🙏He ascended back to heaven, as He had earlier said in John 6:62-62, and will return again with the blast of God’s trumpet sound, even as the angels declared to His disciples in Act 1:9-11, while He was physically ascending to heaven in plain sight.

Rev.1.7 – “Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him–even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the earth will weep because of him. Yes! Amen!” NLT

I may not know for sure the exact time this event will take place, but l know that when the trumpet eventually sounds and the saints are raptured to heaven, the unbelievers left behind in the world will come to realize the followings:
😔That they have lost their only chance of getting right with God
😧That there will be no more super natural blast of a Trumpe to transform and transport anyone to heaven again because “..the last trumpet” would have already been sounded.
😲That the advent of grace had fully run its course during the gentile period, the implication of which is that the gift of eternal life would not be possible to anyone of gentile extraction any longer!

😭That mankind’s unbelief and rejection of God’s warning to repent of their sins and be born again has turned out to their own detriment.

🥵😭 That God’s judgment and eternal damnation has come on the unrepentant sinners at last.

John.3.18 “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. NIV.

Why not make the decision now: where will you want to be when God’s trumpet sound?

From the lowly kindergarten class to the lofty lecture hall of the university; from the first day at
the job market to the last day of active work on the job, we have employed our intellect and will at
getting ready for one thing or the other.
From the first cry at the cradle to the last breathe at death, we are either getting ready to live, or else
reluctantly succumbing to death; our lives are, for the most part, a long rehearsal of the basic principles necessary for survival in a temporal, difficult world, and we are soon gone before we have started fully living out our dreams!
Jas.4.14 – “How do you know what will happen tomorrow? For your life is like the morning fog–it’s here a little while, then it’s gone”. NLT

Have you ever taken thought for what lies beyond the horizon of your earthly life? The grave may hold
the corpse, but not so the soul; for no sooner is it liberated from the corpse than it takes its flight to judgment before the Almighty God who made it.
Eccl.12.7 – “For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Eccl.12.8 – “All is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “utterly meaningless.” NLT.

Are you ready for the journey back home? We spend so much time, energy and recourses trying to live
the best we can in an imperfect society within a dying world when, meanwhile, there’s a grander life to be had in a perfect world, where the eternal God dwells with all of His Redeemed departed from the earth; that is where to be ready for!
Jesus said to those who faithfully followed Him:
John.14.1 – “Don’t be troubled. You trust God, now trust in me.
John.14.2 – There are many rooms in my Father’s home, and I am going to prepare a place for you. If this were not so, I would tell you plainly.
John.14.3 – When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.” NLT

When will you be ready to begin your quest for heaven? Did I hear you say soon? Or, not now ? Alas! You must know that far too often many a soul has walked on the very precipice of eternity, but their treacherous heart had persuaded them to selfish indulgence and wanton living – assuring them that they’d surely live on for many more years and repent at last; but at death they fell headlong into the dark regions of the after life, unprepared for what lies ahead. They went to where the souls of the unrepentant and unsaved must have what’s coming to them in righteous and furious judgment.
Luke.12.19 – “And I’ll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!’
Luke.12.20 – “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?’
Luke.12.21 – “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.” NLT.

Are you ready? Oh, be ready! for life on earth is full of illusion while the greatest realities, though unseen to the naked eye, lie beyond this
temporal world.

All that has been, all that there is now, and all that will ever be, here in this world, are a mere shadow of the true riches and glory of God’s
heavenly Kingdom. Only Jesus Christ is true and eternal in this world.
John.11.25 – “Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again.
John.11.26 – They are given eternal life for believing in me and will never perish..” NLT.

Do you believe this, reader? Would you now be made ready for etemal life by Jesus Christ? If you do, then know that you must be bom again; you must repent of all your sins, confess, sincerely forsake them and then invite Jesus Christ to come into your life and be your personal Lord and Saviour.
John.1.12: “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — (NIV)
John.1.13: children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God”. (NIV)

If you truly desire to live a new life, and to be sure that you can make heaven your eternal home with Jesus Christ, then leave a comment here or write to The Light Bearer For The World Ministry through the mail below:
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As God’s Children we have so much to give to the world, but with scarcely the willingness to offer them. Your experiences with Jesus Christ is not only meant to be treasured up in your heart; it is most valuable when shared with others in order to help them have their own personal encounter with Him.

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The Church is not the mission field – the world is! We go to Church to learn from the Word how to get saved, and also to help others to get saved as well. Each time you close from Church fellowship just know that you’re stepping out of that auditorium to share with the world what you’ve learned at Jesus Christ’s feet. If you’ve learned nothing valuable to share that’s because the Preacher has nothing valuable to teach; ask God to guide you to a true Christian congregation where the mission to the lost is their heart beat: that’s the mission of every true Child of God.