Happy New Month, 1nebody!

I pray it will be a remarkable month for us all, in Jesus name, Amen! We will end the year well in Jesus name, Amen.

In the voice of Papa, Bishop David Oyedepo, Caution! Caution!! Caution!!! I am sure you are wondering what this is about. I was reading through Ezekiel 25 last week, and the prophecy against Ammon in verses 1 to 7 was so profound and showed me God doesn’t joke with His name.

Verses 3-4 in NIV say;

“Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you said “Aha!” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile, therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.”

The EASY version reads;

“Say to them, “Listen to this message from the Almighty Lord. This is what he says: You shouted happily when enemies made my holy place unclean. You were happy when the land of Israel became an empty place. And you were happy when Judah’s people went away as prisoners to a foreign country. So listen to me! I will give you to the people in the east to be their slaves. Their soldiers will come and they will put their tents among you. They will live among you. They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk.”

Did you see that? Isn’t that just something? God is going to punish the Ammonites because they celebrated the downfall of Israel, and they laughed at the desecrations made to the temple. The NIV used the word “Aha,” which is an exclamation used to express satisfaction, triumph or surprise according to the Google dictionary.

Let’s now bring that into today’s context. The fact that a man of God has fallen doesn’t mean he is or was not called, and doesn’t mean God will not defend His name. Now you can understand why my message to you today is, Caution! In a culture we have today where people are easily cancelled, we must be careful not to jump on the bandwagon or follow the trend of insulting or making fun of men of God who have made mistakes.

From the word “Aha” I defined earlier, we see that it’s not just making fun of people who lost their way, it could also be satisfaction from being judgmental, the “I told you so” or “I knew it” holier-than-thou attitude. Again, caution! If there’s one thing I have learnt about God’s character, it is that He defends His name. Everything God does isn’t because we did anything spectacular; it is for His name’s sake. Sin doesn’t invalidate the anointing on someone’s life. We see it with David and Saul. David said God forbid that I do this to the Lord’s anointed. At the end of the day, it is God you are indirectly referring to. Let’s be careful.

If you would like to exercise this caution and come to Christ, please repeat the prayer below.

Dear Jesus, I accept you today as my Lord and personal Saviour. I confess that I have sinned; please forgive me. I believe that you died and rose again for me. By your blood, cleanse me from every unrighteousness. Thank you for the new life you have given me, help me to serve you all the days of my life. Ultimately, please help me make it to eternity with you, in Jesus' name. Amen.

Congratulations, heaven rejoices over you! If you said this prayer and would like additional information/guidance, please send an email to 1nebodyblog@gmail.com.

May the Lord help us. God bless,

Dasola