Tag: Femi Aribisala
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Riches in glory – By Femi Aribisala
Jesus says to His disciples: “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.” (John 15:16). We blundered at the first birth, presuming we were born…
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A Muslim-Muslim presidential disaster for the APC – By Femi Aribisala
Bola Tinubu is standing on the horns of a dilemma. He became the godfather of the APC out of burning personal ambition to seek greener political pastures for himself in Abuja. The APC calculus is to present a Northern presidential and Southern vice-presidential ticket against the PDP’s Jonathan/Sambo ticket in the 2015 presidential election. If…
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The new tithing scam from thief and robber pastors – By Femi Aribisala
I wrote in 2013 that: “every Pastor who collects tithes is a thief and a robber.” I was roundly excoriated by the thieves and robbers. But it has been a losing battle for them. Jesus says: “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32). The psalmist says to God:…
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Wrestling with Jesus – By Femi Aribisala
For a long time, Jesus was a big problem in my life. I simply could not handle the truth of God that He reveals. Before I met Jesus, I was convinced I was righteous. I lived my life under a strict code of principles and precepts which I believed set me apart from the rest…
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Mercy triumphs over judgement – By Femi Aribisala
This world is a world of judgment. We insist on retributive justice. We send transgressors to jail. We judge offenses. We sometimes even judge God. But judgment never wins; mercy always wins. Judgment without mercy is of man. But with God, mercy always ultimately triumphs over judgment.
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The surrendered life – By Femi Aribisala
When man imagines God, he sees Him carnally strictly in terms of His power and might. But when God manifested Himself in the flesh, He came as a meek and lowly suffering servant. Isaiah foresaw Jesus as: “a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground.” (Isaiah 53:2). He wonders if anyone would…
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The blessing of peace [2] – By Femi Aribisala
Jesus says: “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63). There is a spirit in the word of God. That spirit is peace. When God speaks, He speaks peace. The psalmist says: “I will hear what God the LORD will speak, for He will speak peace to His people…
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The blessing of peace [1] – By Femi Aribisala
The scriptures tell us about a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years. It was a physical ailment that affected her body. But physical ailments often have other implications and ramifications. In her case, the physical ailment affected her wallet and her finances. She spent all her money seeking medical attention but…
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Do not lean on your own understanding – By Femi Aribisala
Jesus used five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 people. He then used seven loaves to feed 4,000. Nevertheless, instead of reaching the conclusion that because of Him they would never again have to worry about bread, His disciples were still concerned when they forgot to bring bread with them on a trip. He rebuked…
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Avoiding generational curses [2] – By Femi Aribisala
Sickness is a curse of the law arising from the sin of disobedience. God says: “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I…