YOUR ANCESTRAL ALTAR SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST YOU

Just before I went to bed last night, a strange number called me and requested that I should pray for her against her ancestral altar. "They are against me", she sobbed 😳😳

Does your family members love you? If yes, thank God. I know a lot of people who have suffered because of their family lineage. It shall not be so for you. Amen. Your family lineage shall be a blessing to you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Jesus suffered the same fate when he travelled to his hometown in Mark 6, 1-6. We are told that when he arrived at His hometown, His own people scrutinized Him and at the end, never accepted Him 😳😳

It was at this point that Jesus echoed, "a prophet is only despised in his own country, among his own relations and in his own house". My dear friend(s), this can only help us to
reflect on what is the environment and the spiritual atmosphere in our own homes.

The author of the Letter to the Hebrews (12, 4-7,11-15) gives us the spiritual foundations and directions of a Christian community, but that can also be applicable in our own homes.

It says in part, "... be careful that no one is deprived of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness should begin to grow and make trouble; this can poison a whole community."🙏🏻

As you begin your day this month, I prophesy upon your life: whatever your parents and forefathers had done to bring a bad name to your family, it shall not be visited on you and your children; whatever evil altar that your village people are standing to call your name and cast a spell, it shall be broken to pieces.

No weapon formed against you by your family members, village members, office colleagues, market partners, church members, school mates, etc. shall prosper. Rejoice for the Lord has remembered you this day. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I shall not fail to take my favourite pineapple juice today 😜😜. Make sure you relax when you return back from work. Rabbi loves you!

Bonjour monsieur/madame
Rabbi😘😘

KEEP YOUR GAZE ON JESUS.

My dearest friend(s), do you know that I woke up very early just because of you? I couldn't catch some sleep because I was thinking of you. I read something online last night and it says, even if s/he does not reply to your messages because of pride, keep being good to him/her. I know you are good, that's why I'm not bothered.

I know that sometimes life does not treat us well, but then, we do not have to lose our focus on the one who owns our lives. Be consoled with what you read in the Scripture. In the  Mark 5, 21ff,  both Jarius, who was an official in the synagogue and the woman with the issue of blood were looking up to Jesus in their distress. In their desperation, they ran to Him with a sure hope that their needs will be granted.

Did I also remind you that there were obstacles and challenges and difficulties for them? The woman with the issue of blood had to disregard every public opinion and Jairus likewise had to keep his hope even when he was told that his daughter was dead. What a show of faith!

My dear friend(s), what saved their situations was that they kept gazing on Jesus and believing in Him and at the end they won the race. What is disturbing your mind? Is it that admission, marriage,  employment, fruit of the womb, travelling documents, health, etc.  keep your focus on Jesus and trust in Him. He will give you the joy of victory.

Let me end here today. As you step out today, be good to those around you, keep your head high and believe that lunch will be sure... 😜

I am your friend,  saying

Good morning!
Rabbi😘😘😘

DO NOT THINK OF A RETALIATION (Mark 3, 22-30)

What a beautiful day we have seen today. How are you doing at the moment? Hope you slept well? Well, this is a new day with its blessings and challenges, take them as they come and work for your good🙏🏻🙏🏻.

Let me ask you: Did anyone offend you last week? Were you thinking of paying the person back? Have you thought of reconciliation? What did you pastor preach yesterday? Are you having a rethink Now? Think about these questions.. 👍🏻

My most cherished friend(s), our saviour Jesus Christ suffered the same fate when the scribes made a very vicious comment about Him that it was through the prince of devils that He was casting out devils. What an effrontery! 😳😳

Was that not disparaging enough to awaken Jesus' anxiety to retaliate? Yet, He did not retaliate, but tried to help them see what was wrong with their statement. As you go out today, let me remind you this:

Think good,
Do good,
Talk good,
Help someone to know Christ today,
Eat well,
Pray more.

Good morning!
Rabbi

BE COURAGEOUS TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SINS.

My dear friend(s), hope you had a nice night rest? Are you already in the office, school, shop, etc? Have you noticed that many people in this world are very interested in what happens to their neighbours more than what happens to them? What should possibly cause this? 😳

The leper in Mark 1, 40-45 certainly was courageous enough to make that bold step of moving forward to seek Jesus. He was aware of his status and what can possibly happen to him should he made an attempt to mingle with the people🙊🙊

But in a rather desperate and near-hopeless situation, he took the courage to seek out Jesus and to come before him. What an uncommon courage and bravery! 👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻🙏🏻

In his desperate and near-hopeless situation, he expressed his humility by kneeling before Jesus. My dear friend(s), all of us are lepers in one way or the other, because sin is the spiritual leprosy that afflicts our souls and causes our hearts to decay and rot😜😜.

May God help us to be courageous enough to acknowledge our sinfulness and make amends. Enjoy the rest of the day. I'm out.

Good morning!
Rabbi

MAY IT NEVER HAPPEN TO US!

"Then I said, 'You rulers of the house of Israel, is it not your duty to know what is right? Yet you hate good and love evil, you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. Those who eat my people's flesh and break their bones to pieces, who chop them up like meat for the pan and share them like flesh for the pot, when they cry, Yahweh will not answer. He will hide his face from them because of their evil deeds." (Micah 3, 1-4)

Hmm.. This is indeed a hard nut to crack. Here, Yahweh denounces those in authority: civil and religious. But, what about those in the family? Are they free? 😭😭 Every leader, whether in government, religion, and homes should know what is right and apply it, by giving everyone his due. But, is that what we see these days?

It is not uncommon to see classrooms, town halls, motor parks, village squares, and indeed any available space being turned into a worshipping space. Prophets everywhere, fake and real alike. They practice and carry out private consultations regarding the future of some their victims.

Regrettably, the role of a true prophet which is to denounce evil have been replaced with scouting for people who pay them for their visions and dreams. They tear down the people, cut them into pieces like a butcher. Yahweh is angry with these people and said, "I will ask an account of the shepherds and reclaim my sheep from them. No longer shall they tend my flock; nor shall the be shepherds who feed themselves. I shall save the flock from their mouths and no longer shall it be food for them" (Ezekiel 34, 10)

Because of the sinful nature of our leaders, and their gross neglect of their duties, the prophet said that the Lord will not listen to them when they cry to him. He will turn his face away from them. May it never happen to us. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Let's pray for our leaders. May God never punish us because of those in authority. Amen

Happy day ahead!
Good morning,
Rabbi

BE QUIET! COME OUT OF HIM!

Dearly beloved friend(s), I hope you had a splendid night rest devoid of restlessness. We thank God for that 🙏🏻. Have you noticed how fast this year is running? Terrible! What does the topic suggest to you? A lot of people have started breaking their New Year resolution.. 😜

Today I pray for you that whatever that is in you that will make you to distant yourself(ves) from God this year may be quiet and come out of you 🙏🏻🙏🏻. In Mark 1, 21-28, the unclean spirit that possessed the man shouted at Jesus, " What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God."

My dear friend(s), this was a voice of fear, a voice that was defensive because it felt threatened, a voice of surrender.
Yet Jesus, calmly and authoritatively echoed his voice thus: Be quiet! Come out of him!

May the spirit of sickness, frustration, depression, sadness, accident, immorality, unemployment, barrenness, infertility, non profit, failure, and rejection be quiet and come out of you. May Jesus, the visible face of the invisible father bless you, the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Good morning
Rabbi

GOD SHALL GIVE YOU HEIR(S) TO ENJOY YOUR WEALTH

"You will be the most blessed of all people. None of you, man or woman, will be sterile, no male or female of your beast infertile" (Deut. 7, 14) New Jerusalem Bible.

"You shall be more favoured than all the peoples; there will be no sterile male or female among your people or in your livestock" (Christian Community Bible).

My dear friend(s), I had a revelation about you last night, and God said I should tell you that He will bless you with the tokens of His love above all people, if you'll distinguish yourself from others by your service, then He will dignify you above all else by singular blessings. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

In Genesis 9, 1; 1,28, God pronounced a blessing on the human race, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth". Interestingly, growth and increase were the ancient blessings for the people of Canaan, and by extension, to you and your household now🙏🏻

God promised them, like he has promised you today. As you begin this new year, I prophesy upon your life, you shall neither have estates without heirs, nor heirs without estates. But, you should have a complete satisfaction of having many children and plentiful provisions and portions for them.

You shall not labour for other others to squander your wealth. You shall not die prematurely for people to chase your children away and take over your possession. God shall raise up heirs to enjoy the labour of your hands. This year, sickness, sorrow, crisis, difficulties, and disappointments shall be very far from you and what concerns you. Amen.

Wow.. I'm back from the spirit world. Lol. Heading to the table for coconut rice and green tea. Hope you'll do the same😜

It's your friend and brother, saying,

Good morning!
Rabbi

AKWA IBOM COLLAPSED CHURCH: ROOF CONTRACTOR REGAINS FREEDOM

The roof contractor of the Reigners Bible Church International and Managing Director of White Steel Integrated Services Limited, Mr. Idorenyin Daniel Udoh, has regained freedom after spending 23 days at the Criminal Investigation Department, Akwa Ibom State Police Headquarters.

Mr. Inibehe Effiong, a Lagos based legal practitioner and human rights activist appeared before the Commission of Inquiry constituted by the State governor to probe the immediate and remote causes of the collapsed Church building in Uyo on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 and argued vehemently for the release of his client from custody.

The fiery lawyer informed the retired Justice Umoekoyo Essang-led Commission of Inquiry that his client has been detained unconstitutionally without a charge and that there was no basis whatever in law for the continued detention of his client who he said is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty.

Mr. Effiong cited several legal authorities and referred the Commission to his letter to the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Murtala U. Mani and a publication in the Punch Newspaper of Monday, January 2, 2017 where the police said that the matter was now with the Commission of Inquiry. The lawyer futher informed the Commission that it was unacceptable for the Founder and General Overseer of the Church, Apostle Akan Weeks and other contractors who played prominent role in the construction to be walking freely while his client is detained.

In his response, the Counsel to the Commission of Inquiry and Assistant Director of Public Prosecution in the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice, Mr. F. J. Etim opposed the application for the bail and release of the roof contractor on the ground that there was no evidence that the said contractor was in custody. He further said that the Commission cannot be releasing people indiscriminately.

In his reply, Mr. Effiong expressed shock and dismay over the response of the State Counsel who he said did not justify the detention of his client. The human rights lawyer asked whether the State Counsel expected him to produce a video before the Commission showing the contractor in police custody?.

He further said that the Nigeria Police Force is represented in the Commission by an Assistant Commissioner of Police who can easily verify whether his client is in their custody. Mr. Effiong referred the Commission again to the letter he wrote to the Commissioner of Police and the publication in the Punch Newspaper where the Police Public Relations Officer in the State acknowledged the detention of his client and urged the Commission to discountenance the objection.

In his ruling, the Chairman of the Commission Justice Umoekoyo Essang, said that Mr. Idorenyin Udoh will be accompanied by the police to the Commission to give evidence and advised Mr. Inibehe Effiong to approach the regular courts for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of his client.

Dissatisfied with the ruling, Mr. Effiong appealed to the Commission to reconsider its decision and order the immediate release of his client in the interest of justice to afford him adequate time and facilities to prepare his defence. He said that it was impossible for his client to defend himself and participate freely in the proceedings while in detention and that the application for the enforcement of his fundamental rights cannot be pursued at the regular courts because the courts were yet to resume from the Christmas vacation.

The Commission subsequently gave an order for the release of the contractor. Mr. Effiong who was at the State Police Headquarters as at 8.00 pm to enforce the order confirmed that the contractor has regained his freedom.

WHY ARE YOU A MURDERER

I hope you will read to the end before you murder me... 😜 I do not know where I got the inspiration to write this reflection but I know God is always faithful.

The Apostle John in 1 John 3, 11-21,  reminisce our mind to the first murder committed on earth. The description is breathtaking, that Cain cut his brother's throat 😭😭. Reason? Simple! That Cain's own life was evil and his brother lived a good life.

Hmmmm... What a world! Are you surprise that the world hates you? My dear friend(s), when you live a good life, it does not mean that you will be trouble-free. No, far from it😡

Now, after presenting this horror scene to us, the Apostle John  urges us to keep on living the good life and to love even our enemies. This is because, if we refuse to love, we are spiritually dead, and to hate is to be a murderer. Are you a murderer? 😳😳

May there be a transformation in your life this day. Have a productive day ahead and don't forget to take your breakfast. Should you don't have anything for lunch, just work into any eatery closer to you and eat on my account. We shall settle later. 👍🏻👍🏻

From me, it's

Good morning
Rabbi😘😘