WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?

Hello precious people,

This morning I was watching Papa Bishop David Oyedepo on one of the free-to-air channels. He was preaching and said that you are either for God or for the devil and that coming to church is not a clear indication that you are for God. He also said that the devil has three mandates: to steal, kill, and destroy; but Jesus has come to give us life in abundance  (John 10:10). When he added that, "You are either connected to grace or disgrace."  I began to reflect on the profundity of that statement and it was mind blowing. Following the devil only leads to disgrace: that is, shame, dishonour, destruction and the like. But God gives grace to his followers ("My grace is sufficient to you". "God gives grace to the humble." "... Approach the throne of God with confidence, so you will obtain grace to help in time of need").

What is grace? Simply put, grace means unmerited favour. You did not work for it, you don't deserve it. Favour galore! The favour of God is a shield around his followers. It's based on God's love - Jesus' finished work on the cross. It's what qualifies you to begin to enjoy the grace of God. Have you identified with Christ? Are you on the Lord's side or on the devil's side. It's a choice you must make; there's no neutral position. There's no fence to sit on. Your vote will connect you to grace or disgrace.

I can boldly say like Joshua, "As for me and my house, we'll serve the Lord." What about you? What's your connection? Remember, "Cursed is he that puts his trust in man." May you not be cursed rather may you boldly proclaim that Christ has delivered you from the curse of the law being made a curse for your sake.

Choose life and begin to walk in grace!

Be blessed.

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No place like Nigeria.... But this our mouth ...

I was in Nigeria a few months back and right from the Murtala Mohd Intl Airport, Lagos, the difference was clear. No. I'm not talking about the physical appearance of the airport. As we queued up in the citizen section, two men farther down the queue hailed an airport security man. One of them spoke. "I'm a perm sec. and should not be on this queue."  The second  man took over and expanded on why they can't be expected to join the queue like that. The security man replied, "Dat one no be my problem. Your people suppose to arrange through protocol." He left and the men moved back to join the queue. Five minutes later, the same man came back and started talking with them in low tones and then he left with them. Our people and position. And power.

As if that wasn't enough, the cab that took me from the domestic wing of the airport in Abuja to Sharon Regency Hotel in Wuse was vocal in another direction. He threw insults at any driver who wasn't driving as fast as he thought they should. "Ole, you sure say that motor na your own!"  "Abeg comot for road. Na trailer you dey drive?" And on and on he went.

Sometimes I wonder if the aggression our people exhibit is a natural way of letting off steam. Or, is the pressure of survival in Naija so much that people are going nuts? Or, is it just a way of life for some people and not for others?