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The miracle of a new creation(2)
By <strong>Pastor</strong> William Kumuyi
Since the day Adam lost his nobil
ity, his assertiveness and s<strong>over</strong>eign
right to dominate the rest of the
pack was gone; and his first son Cain
had to exhibit one of the newly inherited
seed of evil, and because his father
was unable to control him, Abel,
who happens to be the better of the
children, had to suffer for it as he was •Kumuyi
brutally murdered.
Genesis 4:9: "And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel
thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?"
The naughtiness of Cain had no bounds and his audacious
response to God, having committed such an evil deed, is a stuff
of legends.
The same thing would happen to anyone who sins today. If
your life have been working normally, the moment you open
the door of your life to sin, things will become abnormal. If
your business have been moving forward, when you give in to
sin, it will become crooked and the foundation would collapse.
Now man is suffering and this is not the original plan God
has intended for him, and that initial programme of God for
man has not changed. Jesus reinvented it for you and me when
He forfeited His life at Calvary as punishment for our sins. If
you would retrace your steps back to the Creator and accept
His offer of salvation, a recreational miracle will take place in
your life and all that you must have lost shall be rec<strong>over</strong>ed.
Hebrews 12:10: "For they verily for a few days chastened us
after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be
partakers of his holiness."
Haven looked at the condition of man and his kind, the
Almighty God yearned and resolved to reposition man in the
exalted place of honour, dominion, health and happiness, where
we once were. That is why He sent Jesus Christ to restore our
lost humanity. And today, you will rec<strong>over</strong> your lost honour in
Jesus name! Amen!
God wants to bring you into the original honour, which our
first parents lost in the garden of Eden, where He originally
created us.
Genesis 1:26-28: "And God said, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion <strong>over</strong> the
fish of the sea, and <strong>over</strong> the fowl of the air, and <strong>over</strong> the cattle,
and <strong>over</strong> all the earth, and <strong>over</strong> every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God created he him; male and female
created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto
them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and
subdue it: and have dominion <strong>over</strong> the fish of the sea, and <strong>over</strong>
the fowl of the air, and <strong>over</strong> every living thing that moveth upon
the earth."
If you know the degree and the extent which God desires for
you, and you know your worth, you would not fall and or accept
anything lower than what He has planned for you and
your family. That is why I want to say that, if you would consistently
obey the voice of God, before your life comes to an end
on this earth, everything that He has ordained and earmarked
for you, will surely come to pass!
If you do not stop yourself, nothing will stop you. If you have
the right perception and you do a proper preparation by recognizing
your portion, I am telling you that from today onwards
your life will be totally different because you will obtain honour
through the help of God, and dishonour will not have a
place in your life any more.
Psalms 8:3-6: "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy
fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man,
that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower
than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Thou madest him to have dominion <strong>over</strong> the works of thy
hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:"
Above is the confession of the Psalmist written thousands of
years ago after the events of the creation. David saw man in his
own era based on the original plan of God and this could be
seen as one of the building blocks that heralded his achievements
and greatness in life.
You too can experience the glorious honour David the king,
the man after the heart of God, underwent. This can only take
place in your life, if you would give God first place in your
heart. In fact, the truth be told: that is the sole reason Jesus
Christ came. He came so that man kind could obtain their lost
glory and the creature restored to the Creator.
Jesus did not pay the ultimate price so you could go to church.
Actually, you could still have been involved in religious practices,
even without the arrival of Christ, because people were
deep-rooted in religious worship before the advent of the Saviour.
And you could easily have been one of them, except that
divine intervention placed you in this period of time so that you
would take full advantage of the mercies of God.
He came so that you would be taken out of that filthy place of
dishonour and be placed on the platform of honour. This means
that the instant you allow Jesus Christ into your life you would
resemble the Creator. That is, the offspring resembling the
parent. The essence is so that we would retain the very nature
and mind of God we lost as a result of the fall of Adam and Eve.
When our confidence is restored back to us, we would begin
to do extraordinary exploits like Adam and Eve did at the initial
time in the garden of Eden. That is exactly what the Almighty
God expects.
Daniel 11:32: "...but the people that do know their God shall
be strong, and do exploits. "
Doing the incredible comes with possessing the innate supernatural
abilities whose genetic source code is God Himself.
And man became the representative of heaven and the only sub
headquarters of God on earth. This made him to become the
control switch for all happenings on earth. And as the administrator
of God, he was given the supernatural power and authority
to carry out the plan programme of heaven on earth.
Faith in the Redemptive names of God (14)
Jehovah-Tsidkenu (The
Lord our righteousness)
Text: Jeremiah 23:6; 33:16
JIntroduction
ehovah-Tsidkenu is an
other of the revealed
names of God. This is
one of His names that should
bring utmost peace and comfort
to believers; for we do not
have to rely on our own righteousness,
which is as filthy
rags to God, God Himself became
our Righteousness.
Praise the Lord!
Therefore, anytime we are
being accused, or being reminded
of our sin, either by
other humans, Satan, ourselves,
etc…all we really have
to do is return to this covenant
name of God. He is our righteousness,
and no one can ever
take away or put down a righteousness
like that.
The name comes from Jeremiah
23:6 as seen in the text
above. “In his days Judah
shall be saved, and Israel shall
dwell safely: and this is His
name whereby he shall be
called, the LORD our righteousness.”
This great <strong>prophecy</strong> stated
that the days were coming
when the people would live in
safety and would recognise
that the Lord is our righteousness.
In its context it is speaking
of a day when the Lord
reigns <strong>over</strong> the nation of Israel.
But their revelation then,
should be ours today. In this
age there is a hardening upon
the nation of Israel but not
Message preached by
<strong>Pastor</strong> E. A. Odeyemi at the
RCCG Central Parish.
Jonah a man running
against God;
hen Jonah began to
Wrun away from God,
we can ask the question that
such a great man should
know that he cannot run from
the presence of God. My
brother, my sister, don’t you
understand by now that there
is no place God is not present.
Why do you think you can run
away from him? Why do you
think when you have closed
all the doors and windows, he
is not there? Why do you think
when you have run out of Abuja
to do something he has not
asked you to do in a typical
N Luke 16:19, it is writ
Iten: “There was a certain
rich man which was clothed
in purple and fine linen and
fared sumptuously every day.”
And in verses 22-23, Jesus said
the rich man died and was buried.
And in hell, the rich man
lifted up his eyes, being in torments.
While in torments of
hell, he remembered his five
brothers, and pleaded with
Abraham, who was in Paradise
with Lazarus, to send Lazarus
to his father’s house, that
he might testify unto them,
about the reality of hell, so that
they would not come into the
place of the torments of hell.
Abraham made the rich man
to know that, it was an impossible
thing to do.
In Luke 16:26, Abraham
told this rich man in hell, that
between Paradise and hell,
there is a great gulf, fixed,
hence the souls of those in hell,
cannot cross <strong>over</strong> into Paradise.
Therefore there is no
scriptural proof of Purgatory.
The soul of Lazarus had been
and shall, throughout eternity,
be in perfect peace in heaven,
while the soul of the rich man
shall forever be in torments of
hell. Hell was originally prepared
for the devil and his fallen
angels. (Matthew 25:41),
but as written in Isaiah 5:14,
hell has enlarged itself and
opened her mouth without
measure, to accommodate the
wicked, the worldly and carnal-minded
believers in Christ,
who are enemies of God.
As written in Jeremiah 5:26,
and in Matthew 7:22,
amongst the people of God,
are found the wicked and
workers of iniquity, who profess
to prophesy in the name of
• J.K. Akinola. (Senior <strong>Pastor</strong>)
upon believers. We are the ones
that should realise that He is
our righteousness. But what
does that actually mean? And
what are some of the benefits
of having the Lord as our righteousness?
How can a man be just
(righteous) before God? (Job
25:4)
This is the last speech of Job's
'comforters' and Bildad, it
seems, as taken from Job 25:1-
6. In fact he really only wants
to state two things.
• Verses 1-3 sum up the
greatness of God
• Verses 4-6 sum up the nothingness
of man
Therefore, based on God's
greatness and man's nothingness,
Bildad's speech pivots
around this ancient but still
relevant question: "How can
man be righteous before
God?" That is the big question.
Even the moon doesn’t shine
of its own Bildad states, which
is of course true. So how can
we be pure in His sight when
we are like a worm? Let's examine
this question in relation
Handling life Interruptions (Part 2)
village far away that He is not
there? Why do you think that
when your pastor is not
present God is also not
present? The Bible tells me
from Psalm 139:7-12.
How can somebody say he
wants to run from the presence
of God? How can you say you
want to run from His presence
when you’re in the office?
Some of us establish a dichotomy
and a division between
our spiritual lives and secular
lives. When we’re in the church,
we are saints, but when we are
outside, we are something else.
When in our places of work,
we are different. When in the
church, we are great people.
We believe God for everything.
We want to God’s will, but
when we are in business we
to the name of God that we
are studying—-Jehovah Tsidkenu!
The two problems
There are two simple problems
in regards to man approaching
God: 1. God alone
is righteous (Isaiah 45:22-25)
and 2. Mankind's own righteousness
is actually like a
filthy rag to God (Isaiah 64:6).
So how can man be righteous
before God if God alone
is righteous and our very best
is filthy rags? If God’s very
righteousness condemns us
because we don’t measure up,
how can we be righteous in
His sight?
Then, He would have to be
our righteousness. Somehow!
The meeting at the Cross
At the cross the different aspects
of God's nature came
together! Mercy and truth met
together. Righteousness and
peace kissed! The old saying
is that God's love and mercy
would have forgiven the sinner
but God's righteousness
and justice prevented the forgiveness.
God's justice and
righteousness would have
judged the sinner but God's
love and mercy prevents the
judgment. So what is God to
do? The only answer is for
Him to become a man and
take the judgment upon Himself
so that the sinner could go
free. Due to the work of the
Lord Jesus on our behalf, a new
righteousness, His righteousness,
is credited to our account.
In other words, a believer today
has no standing in himself
- His entire standing is in
Jehovah Tsidkenu - the Lord
our righteousness. This can be
seen in Psalms 85:9-13, Romans
3:21-24, Romans 10:2-
4.
Jesus Christ, our Jehovah
Tsidkenu!
The following quote is helpful
to us in understanding the
above transaction done by our
Lord Jesus Christ in imputing
righteousness on us.
“Righteousness and peace
have kissed. Believers enjoy
peace with God because all
the claims of divine justice
were met by the substitutionary
work of the Saviour."
-—William MacDonald
What are you still waiting
for?
Do not miss this great opportunity
which God has graciously
opened for you
through the efficacious sacrifice
of His only Son Jesus
Christ. Open your heart now
to Him and let Him come in
as your Lord and Saviour. He
will wash away your sins and
input the righteousness of
God to you right now.
God bless you as you do so.
We shall conclude on this
great name next episode.
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Word Cathedral, Oluyole Estate, beside Total Petrol
Station, off Ring Road, Ibadan. (Telephone :
08033376660, 08055405095)
say, my brother this is business.
I’ve seen that several times as
a pastor. People enter into
business deals with some
members of the church, the
pastor was not aware, but all
of a sudden, the business had
gone sour. They started by saying
this is business but when it
has gone sour, they remember
that they should go to the pastor
to tell him they entered into
a business they didn’t inform
pastor about initially. Why do
you want to bring the pastor
into it? If you think it is just
business as usual, go ahead
and do it. But may I tell you,
there is no division in our lives.
Life is one. Some people want
to get married, they don’t
bring God into the marriage
Life, after death
the Lord and to have cast out
devils, and done many wonderful
works, in the name of
Jesus. There is no peace or rest
to these wicked and to these
workers of iniquity, either here
on earth, or in hell. (Isaiah
57:20-21).
Jesus said in Luke 6:46: “And
why call me, Lord, Lord, and
do not the things which I say?”
And the most important of all
the things that Jesus is saying
to the people of God, is that
they should not love the world
and the things that are in the
world, because He has chosen
them out of the world. (I
John 2:15-16; John 17:16).
Those who love this present
world, have not the love of God
in them, hence they are enemies
of God. (James 4:4). It is
certain that the souls of the
enemies of God, shall forever
be in torments of hell, after
death. And so, the common
prayer that says: May his/her
soul rest in perfect peace, is
useless. The souls of the dead
do not need such prayer, especially
the souls of the dead that
were fearful, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers,
whoremongers, sorcerers,
idolaters, dogs, and all liars,
because they would have their
part in the lake of fire and
brimstone, which is the second
death. (Revelation 21:8). And
murderers are those who hate
their fellow brethren. (I John
3:15).
Sorcerers are those who
traffic with evil spirits. Idolaters
are those who partake in
worldly ceremonies, where
they eat, drink and dance. (I
Corinthians 10:7). Liars are
those who say they love God,
yet they hate their brethren (I
John 4:20), and those who say
they know Jesus but do not
keep His commandments, are
also liars. (I John 2:4). Dogs
are those who have gone back
and problems happen along
the line. The begin to say God,
can’t you see what I am suffering.
If I were God what do you
think I will say, I didn’t know.
I don’t know you are suffering
because I didn’t know about
your marriage. Several times
that has happened. That’s why
I used to tell young people
anytime they come around for
counsel. They’ll say sir, we
want to get married. I used to
ask them time again, are you
sure God is the one leading
you into this marriage? I ask
that question every time because
I know very well that when you
meet with brick wall, will you
be able to tell God, you led me
into this marriage. I’m married
for <strong>over</strong> thirty six years and I
know what I am talking about.
It doesn’t matter who you are, it
doesn’t matter who joined you.
to their vomit, having escaped
the pollutions of the world,
through the knowledge of the
truth. (II Peter 2:20-22).
Death comes like a thief in
the night, therefore repent
now, so that you do not spend
your life in eternal torments
of the lake of fire and brimstone,
when you leave this
world.
CHRISTIAN GOSPEL CHURCH
(The Truth Centre) 4, Christian Gospel Avenue,
Beside Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City, Edo State.
Email: cgc.com.ng@gmail.com
Telephone: +234 (0) 7052061135, +234 (0) 9030731406.
Website: www.cgc.com.ng
Sammie Okposo, Chioma Jesus,
others s dazzle at ‘Switch with Tosin Bee’
ollowing the success of his maiden concert tagged “Switch
Fwith Tosin Bee”, which has become talk of the town, gospel
music rave, Adejumobi Oluwatosin, a.k.a Tosin Bee has expressed
satisfaction <strong>over</strong> the outcome of the event, just as he revealed that
his best is yet to come in the gospel circle.
Tosin, who is one of the gospel ministers under the One Hallelujah
Record label of the Redeemed Christian Church of God
(RCCG), attracted fans and stakeholders in the industry and
dignitaries from all walks of life at the MUSON Centre, Onikan,
Lagos..
Some of the notable gospel artistes that performed at the event
include Sammie Okposo, Tim Godfrey, Chioma Jesus, Prospa,
Efe Nathan, Beejay Sax, Big Bolaji, Laolu Gbenjo, among others.
According to Tosin Bee, the concert was an experience one
can’t forget in a hurry. “God really surprised us, surpassed my
imagination. The turnout was amazing, the hall
was filled up that people had to stand due to insufficient
space. I couldn’t believe when I saw how a
lot of people were standing because there was no
space again. Till date, people are still talking about
how impactful the event was”, he said.
He added; “Switch with Tosin Bee, is a platform
created for people to come and drop every burden
on their mind and just give God praise, a lot of
times our miracle is a praise away. So, it’s an avenue
to switch from whatever you are going through,
to praise.”
•Tosin
Bee