The Word of God is like...

As I strolled down to an ATM machine a couple of miles from my house, i met an old man, panting heavily, both hands on his knees, wheezing endlessly... I had to approach him and ask if he was alright, not being able to say anything, he raised his head, nodded, pointed back, took a deep breath and said, "The ATM machine" I was frozen for a second before i heard the old man laughing.... " I did it, I escaped, wee!" "Wait a minute old man" I said, "you mean the ATM machine is chasing you?" "Almost" the old man replied, "each time i make a withdrawal, before i turn my back, it throws a debit message into my phone" "oh that" I exclaimed, "so today is a different day, I aint getting no debit text message" "well good for you" I told him as i finally went on my way towards the ATM machine, after like about ten steps, i heard a double beep text message tone from the direction of the old man. the next thing i heard.. " hey, Stranger" as he held up his phone, "It caught up with me" I chuckled and went on.

As I withdrew from that same machine, I couldn't help but to think of the old man's last statement to me... "it caught up with me" I hadn't even turned my back on the machine after my withdrawal before i got the withdrawal alert on my phone. 

Jesus likened the word of God to various things, he said "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." Matthew 5:18. its a law, you perform an act, you get the reward or consequence that follows the act. Jesus also said "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be" Revelation 22:12. I come quickly, just like the debit text.

Its only normal that in life, if we want good rewards for our deeds, we need to be nice and not for once get tired of doing so. the road we take, determines to the greatest extent where we find ourselves.

The word of God is like making a withdrawal from an ATM machine, soon enough, you'll get the alert for your deed.


Victor Adeniyi

The call

I cant get over the awe of God whenever I read the story of the man that spent his life putting together substance and expanding his earnings and just as he assured himself that its time enjoy his substances, God said "Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee" Luke 12:20. and Jesus asked " then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?" really, whose will they be. I have seen a man that died a week after he inherited great riches from his father, he never lived to spend a dime of it.

Its normal, in any case, to want to be rich, influential, want to have a good social standing and all that. whats not normal is getting carried away trying to achieve this things. you see, God wants us to store treasure up in heaven "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Mathew 6:19. fulfilling purpose is all about being able to draw the line between serving God and yourself. you have to be able to weigh your desire and tell yourself that desire does not surpass your will to make heaven, to wear a crown along with Christ.

The Bible goes on and on how to be wise in being a child of God, on how to follow Christ on how not to confuse working for God with our own works and personal gain, we all have a common calling of the lord and it's to show our brothers the light and the way, we must all do the work of an evangelist. "But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry" 2 Timothy 4:5. lets look at it this way, if we are of the light and that light cannot be shared or given as a lead to others, then we have no proof of such light.

Back to the story of the rich guy, I thought of it and it wasn't that God wanted to be a bad man or anything, it was just that the man wasn't just into God's calling right until his time was up. Imagine what he could have achieved if he had channeled all that energy into the calling of God even if he was to be called home at that self same moment, am sure God wont call him a fool. Jesus concludes the story by saying "So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." Luke 12:21.

It's not enough to just keep giving money or substance and say "use it for the work of God" or say "for the building of God's House" yes, its important that a ministry moves forward by cheerful giving but its not right for the giver to assume the calling has been fullfilled by so doing

So, Today, Make up your Mind, it doesn't cost a thing, do not be ashamed, its a honour to be involved in the calling of the Lord.