Can of Worms

On the rooftop of Jericho's highly patronized Perdition Hotel and Resorts (A 5-Star Hotel situated on the outskirts of town) stood Rahab with the Spy Evangelists from the kingdom of God's chosen people Israel. The leader of the team was having a very important discussion with her and she listened with rapt attention as he told her of the blessings associated with being joined to the people of God and the promised salvation from the destruction coming upon the city of Jericho. As he rounded up, Rahab signalled to him with her hands to let her make her comment to his message.
"Oga Evangelist, I dey look you as your mouth dey sweet as you dey talk about your God. I agree with everything you say o, but my case dey different. E be like say you no know who you dey follow talk. You better go meet another person. My case different o and e dey complex well well. Your God no powerful reach my side. Oga forget o". Rahab replied as she shamelessly chewed the gum in her mouth.
The Spy leader responded "Sister Rahab, It seems you don't know how powerful the blood of the Lamb that was shed at passover is. Though your sins be red as scarlet, it can make it white as snow"
Rahab smiled scornfully as she thought "This Oga no know anything at all. He no know as things dey go for here"
"Oga, make I tell you. I be the President of Jericho Professional Prostitutes Association (JPPA) and that position no be joke o. That post get many things we tie around am. Make I open up my can of worms for you.
As the honourable President, apart from the normal duty of this work wey we dey do with our body,
-na me dey do induction for the girls wey dey join this work and if anybody do mistake get pregnant, na me dey responsible for the abortion. You know how many child I don abort for myself and for other people?
- the girls wey we induct, na we go do juju for them wey no go make them run away. Shey you know how many juju dey my body as I dey so?
You know how many people I don use do ritual? Any girl wey won prove smart, na me go treat their fuck up. I no fit count how many girls wey my hand don kill.
-Na me dey sleep with all dem top top police officers wey no go make them disturb our girls for their station.
-another work wey link with this our work na drugs and na me dey coordinate am.
Oga, you think say that your mighty God fit wash all these plenty plenty katakata wey I don cause for myself and for other people just like that? I never see the God wey fit do that one o. So Oga, make you leave me as I jejely live my life like this..."

The team leader was truly shocked by the can of worms Rahab opened, he never knew her situation took such dimmensions. But he knew God's grace was far more powerful than that...

So he began to share with Rahab the testimonies of former Egyptians who had joined the Isreali nation. Some of those stories were indeed more horrible than Rahab's, yet God saved them and translated them from the Kingdom of darkness to light. He also shared his own testimony of deliverance from the ways of Egypt and ended with the covenant promises of God for those who would turn to him.
As Rahab heard these words, she broke down in tears...though she was vile, she was not hopeless...there is hope for anyone who would trust the God of Isreal for Salvation. He can make the vilest sinner clean"
With her tear soaked eyes she asked "Oga, wetin I go do now?"
The spy leader said "I'd teach you a song we sing in Isreal and you'll pray with it as we take our leave from Jericho. So he held her tattooed hands as the other team members watched and sang this song with Rahab:

Jesus My Lord to thee I cry,
Unless thou help me I must die,
Oh, bring thy free salvation nigh
And take me as I am.

Refrain
And take me as I am
And take me as I am
My only plea-Christ died for me
Oh, Take me as I am

Helpless I am and full of guilt
But yet for me thy blood was spilt
And thou canst make me what thou wilt
And take me as I am.

...Wherefore He is able also to save them TO THE UTTERMOST that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Heb 7:25  KJV)

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The Conflict

MONDAY MORNING MANNA: THE CONFLICT
Bimbo ran into Tola, a neighbourhood acquaintance in the cafe. They exchanged pleasantries and began discussing.
Tola: (With a sincere facial expression of remorse) Bimbo, I'm very sorry I couldn't make it to your book launch. I had a very important outing that same day which I could not afford to miss. Please accept my sincere apologies.
Bimbo: No qualms my friend. The Lord really had his way. The attendance was quite beyond our expectation. Friends and well-wishers turned up in their numbers.
Tola: Wao! I'm glad to hear that my absence was not felt. What is the attendance like? Gist me...
Bimbo: The attendance was over 200! The hall was filled to capacity.
(Bimbo's conscience begins to poke her and an inner conflict began)
Tola: That's really impressive. Our God is ever faithful. Alright Bimbo, I need to get some information online. See ya later!
Bimbo: Alright. Later.
(As Tola leaves to surf the internet, Bimbo's inner conflict continued)
Conscience (The voice of the spirit): Bimbo,You have just exaggerated. The attendance was actually around 150.
Bimbo: Yeah...Yeah...I now recollect. That was a slip of tongue.
Conscience: Yeah, a slip of tongue it was, but you still have the opportunity to make amends. Go and tell Tola the truth.
Flesh: This isn't a BIG issue now...What is the difference between 150 and 200. Forget it joor!
Conscience: Not a big issue? You just "slip-tongedly" gave a false information!
Flesh: How does that matter? It's insignificant.
Conscience: No it isn't. You told her the attendance was OVER 200! OVER! 200!
Flesh: Don't be a Pharisee who is bent on fulfilling the whole law! You're only making a hill out of a molehill. Bimbo,you don't need to go through this.
Conscience: Bimbo, the whole bottomline of this is that you just lied to your friend. She has the right to know the truth.
Flesh: Telling her you just lied is unbecoming of you. She'd think you're a perpetual liar!
Conscience: That's actually where you got it wrong. Telling her the truth would cement your reputation with her. She'd know you're a child of God who makes mistakes but makes amends by the help of the Spirit of God...
(Bimbo dragged her feet towards Tola's cubicle who was busy surfing the internet. The conflict still continued and got more intense as she got closer. She felt foolish for obeying her conscience...she fought strongly against turning back until she made her way to Tola)
Bimbo:(Clearing her throat...) Well done Tola. Hope you're making progress with your task.
Tola: Yeah. I am. Thanks friend. Do you need my help?
Bimbo: Ehnn...Ehnnn...Actually...Tola, I want to make a little adjustment...sorry, correction to the statement I made the other time. The attendance at my book launch was actually around 150 and not over 200 as earlier affirmed.
(A wave of inner peace and relief enveloped her)
Tola: (Smiling) OK friend. That's nothing to worry about. By the way...I had forgotten to request for my own copy of the book.
Bimbo: Alright. I'd get it across to you. But...(Smiling) you know you're going to buy it at "launch" price and not at the bookshop price o...
Tola: (Smiling) No problem with that. I go do you well my friend. What's the title of the book sef?
Bimbo: The title is The Integrity of the Believer...
Tola: That sounds catchy and I know you're a prolific writer. Let me have 5 copies of it, would give it to some of my friends too.
Bimbo: Alright. Expect them before evening. Thanks so much Tola. I really appreciate.
Tola: Come on! What are friends for?...See you in the evening jare...
(As Bimbo left that scene, she felt as if she just won a battle and indeed, she just won one)
She muttered to herself..."Thank You Holy Spirit"

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other...(Galatians 5:17 KJV)
...What this adds up to, then, is this: no more lies, no more pretense. Tell your neighbor the truth...When you lie to others, you end up lying to yourself. (Ephesians 4:26 MSG)

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Secret Affairs

MONDAY MORNING MANNA:SECRET AFFAIRS
Some few weeks ago,hackers gained access to a website called Ashley Madison. This website was created 13 years ago for the sole aim of promoting adulterous and immoral sexual relationships. It's motto is "Life is short,Have an Affair".
This site had a user patronage of 33 million people and made about 115 million US dollars from sales in 2014 alone. Users provide their personal details as they register to become members of this community after being assured of the utmost secrecy and confidentiality of their information.But in the past few weeks, these supposedly confidential details have been released to the world via the internet to the shock of all clients.
Many marital relationships which had hitherto been considered smooth sailing have hit the rocks when one partner discovers the other is a patron of the services of this platform. Not a few individuals have had their saintly reputation soiled by this saga. Some of them, not willing to face the gross shame associated with the leak, have committed suicide...
Today,Many people engage in sinful acts when no eye is watching. Some of those acts suck! Even many professing Christians!
Many “believers” publicly decry the biblically incongruent moral compass of today’s world, yet there’re secretly guilty of same.

Friend, What "Secret Affair" do you engage in? Fornication? Drug Abuse? Pornography? Masturbation? Stealing? Homosexuality?

What would be your lot if the Devil decides to make public the video clips of your affairs in his database?

Ultimately, the greatest and largest data breach would happen after the Rapture...when Jesus returns again. The whole human race would lose their privacy rights. Activities which had hitherto been considered sacredly secret would be trending on twitter!

What would be your fate then?

If you're presently involved in sinful secret affairs, Repent...Delete your information from the server of the kingdom of darkness by calling on Jesus for the salvation of your soul!

Then tell someone of your secret affairs. Someone trustworthy. Be accountable so as to prevent a relapse. He/She will watch your back.

Unlike the motto of Ashley Madison, Life is Short,(DON'T!) have an affair!

...For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. (Matthew 10:26 NLT)
...So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.(Rom 13:12 NLT)

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ILU AGIDIGBO

MONDAY MORNING MANNA: ILU AGIDIGBO
There's an adage in the Yoruba culture (One of the major Nigerian tribes) about a particular percussion instrument called Ilu Agidigbo.
The popular adage goes thus...(The English interpretation in parenthesis)

Lowe lowe la nlu Ilu Agidigbo
(The Agidigbo drum is beaten proverbially)
Ologbon ni i jo, Omoran ni i mo
(Only the wise dance to it and only the knowledgeble understand it)

God has been proverbially drumming his Ilu Agidigbo since the foundation of the world began but the wise actually began to really dance to it and the knowledgeable began to really understand it's rhythm after the event at Calvary over 2000 years ago when Jesus Christ shed his precious blood for the redemption of humanity. Since that calender changing incident, the wise and the knowledgeable of men and women from different nations and cultures spanning several civilizations have understood and danced to the tune of it's drumming. Some of them danced energetically their whole life till they vacated this earthly dancefloor for the next.

But many not-too-wise individuals (though wise in their own estimation) for various reasons have refused to dance to the beating of God's Ilu Agidigbo. This may be due to 2 reasons, it is either they're not knowledgeable since only the knowledgeable knows the rhythm or they're not wise, since only the wise can dance to it...
The knowledge and the wisdom of this rhythm can be obtained from the word of God (The Bible) especially from the book of John and Romans, the hearer will now thereafter decide for himself whether to dance to it or not.

It was expedient to note that the drumming of God's Ilu Agidigbo is only for a limited time. Very soon, all drumming will come to an end and all dancing feet will be gloriously adorned with beautiful beads.

So friend, why don't you put on the dancing shoes of repentance and dance to God's Ilu Agidigbo of Salvation?

Don't forget, the drumming of God's Ilu Agidigbo will SOON stop!

The Lord is...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.(2Peter 3:9 KJV)

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THE SALTLESS SALT

MONDAY MORNING MANNA: THE SALTLESS SALT
Julius finally appends his signature to his resignation letter. He had finally decided to resign for good. How could his employer ignore his request for a pay raise for over 9 months? He felt cheated! And he knew all these was because he is a Christian. This is part of his own persecution but this cross is too heavy for him to bear. He'd put an end to this embarrassment and trust God for a "miracle job" that would launch him into his promised land...
He walked slouchily into his employer's office and stood before him. "Mr Johnson, I'd like to have a word with you Sir" he said.
Mr Johnson motioned him to have his sit as he signed the remaining documents on his desk.
"Mr Julius, I'm all ears" he said, on finishing the task at hand.
Julius began "Sir, After many months of perseverance and undue longsufferring in this company. I have decided to call it quits. I'm resigning"
On hearing this, a burst of excitement surged inside Mr Johnson. He couldn't believe his ears. Julius is resigning...Glory to God!
If there is one employee Mr Johnson regretted bringing into his company, it is Julius. He's such an impossible individual! He displays no euthusiasm whatsoever for his job and is only interested in his entitled end-of-the-month pay check.
An habitual late comer to work, who would use the most productive part of the day lazying around in the office.
If Julius is giving a task to perform, the quality of work done would need to be verified over again. His advent into the company has added little or no value to the company and he's fast becoming a financial liability.
His relationship with his colleagues isn't cordial to say the least and to add salt to injury, Mr Johnson is a born-again Christian who would not miss an opportunity to declare his allegiance to Christ at the top of his voice!
And to top it all, he requested for a pay raise. Pay raise my foot!
All counselling sessions to be a better employee fell on deaf ears and he would have shown him the exit door all along if not for the fact that he is a fellow believer in Christ.
If believers are likened to salt in the scriptures, he wouldn't know what kind of salt Julius is. He's definitely a SALTLESS SALT!
He'd exercise more caution in the future when employing Christians into his company...His experience with Julius has taught him an unforgettable lesson!

LESSONS (You can draw more...)
1.Julius is a vivid example of a Salt that has lost its savour. Being a Christian is an added incentive to raise the bar of diligence and not otherwise.
2.Julius' attitude at work creates a wrong impression of being born-again especially amongst unbelievers who know little of the truth.
3.He's expecting a miracle job from God when he has not faithfully discharged his responsibility in the one at hand.
These ought not be!

Friend,Which Kind of Salt Are You?

What is the report of the savour of your saltiness...
...In your place of work?
...In your Family?
...Amidst Friends?
...From enemies?

Be a Salt. Add Value to your immediate environment. Shine the Light of Christ.

...Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. (Matt 5:13 KJV)

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Spiritual Hackers And Firewalls

MONDAY MORNING MANNA: Spiritual Hackers And Firewalls.
The Kingdom of Darkness has an highly revered ministry called the Ministry of Information and Technology (MIT) which specialises in obtaining useful information from the database of the spirit of men.
Most men are without firewalls therefore this department gain access to their database with unusual ease. A few men however have a firewall guarding their spirit man. This firewall protects their database from the prying eyes of this covert ministry.
To gain forceful access to any database of choice, there's a department in this ministry called the Spiritual Hacking Commission (SHC). This commission houses the Hacking wizardry of the ministry. These Hackers work round the clock in order to break through these firewalls, infiltrate the database and muddle it with a lethal virus at their departure. This virus then wrecks unimaginable havoc on this database to make it a shadow of its former self. It's sole aim is to destroy!
The firewalls encountered in specially targeted databases are of varying strength. Some are weakly fortified while the fortifications in some database are strong enough to countercrash the entire server of the Hacking commission. Aside this, the information in these database are powerfully encrypted.
For centuries, the Hacking Commission has tried in vain to decode this powerful encryption because it's programming language is in STRANGE TONGUES. This encryption process is activated when the person's system changes its language to a fiery type. This language sends shivers down the spine of the whole commission. They all scamper for safety whenever they encounter this language. It's that powerful.
The best option at least for now, until the highly discouraged research and development section comes up with a cryptic code to decode this fiery encryption, is to leave all systems which carry this strange firewall alone. If not for anything, at least for the peace and safety of the commission!

How Strong is your Spiritual Firewall?
How Fortified is your spirit Man?
Strengthen your firewall and data encryption process by HABITUALLY praying in strange tongues.

But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit. (Jude 1:20 MSG)

Wishing You A Victorious Week In The Holy Ghost!


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TAKE TIME TO COOL OFF

MONDAY MORNING MANNA: Harry went through the duplicate of every of the letters he sent he sent to loved ones, friends and percieved enemies when he was in the heat of anger. He regretted writing every one of them.
He realised he would have written a better letter if he had taken time to cool off.
He had been too quick to respond and great relationships have been strained beyond repair as a result of the pen held by a man blinded by rage.
More so, he didn't know much about the situations that warranted those letters when he was writing them as he knows today. Some of them were really unnecessary!
So Harry made a rule: Any letters written in anger had to sit on his desk for 24 hours before they could be mailed. If at the end of that “cooling off” period, he still felt the same sentiments, he would send the letter.
By the end of his life, the letters he didn't send after his cooling off periods filled a large desk drawer!
Imagine what irreparable harm those letters would have done to the intended recepients!
How often in this age of instant communication would even 24 minutes of wise restraint spare us from future embarrassment and regrets!

Before you say that word in anger...COOL OFF
Before you make that call in anger...COOL OFF
Before you send that message in anger...COOL OFF
It looks pretty cool to cool off!

The hotheaded do things they'll later regret...(Proverbs 14:17 MSG)

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