Tag: Femi Aribisala
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Do not love the world – By Femi Aribisala
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:9). Jesus goes even further to reveal that the ways of God are not only different from,
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Thieves and robbers – By Femi Aribisala
The bus was going from Jerusalem to Jericho and highway robbers waylaid it. They got on the bus brandishing automatic weapons: “This is a stick-up,” declared the leader of the gang in a menacing tone designed for maximum effect. “Is there anybody here who has been
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The scriptures and the power of God – By Femi Aribisala
Imagine a situation where your life is telling a story, except that this story is not your story but someone else’s. You are just living your life but do not know your life is telling a story that someone else has decided to tell. How can that be? Remember this: “(God) is able to do…
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The blessings of grace – By Femi Aribisala
Grace is the highest expression of God’s love and blessings showered on us. It is God’s special favour reserved for a chosen few. God says: “I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” (Exodus 33:19).
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No other father but God – By Femi Aribisala
The Jews see their link to “father Abraham” as their guarantee of salvation. However, rather than guarantee their salvation, their link to Abraham impeded it. The salvation that Jesus preaches comes through God replacing all earthly fathers and becoming the Father of sons of men.
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Idol worship (2) – By Femi Aribisala
A lady’s son was going back to the United States from Nigeria. He had an American passport and a Nigerian passport simultaneously. He came in with his Nigerian passport, which meant that he did not get a Nigerian visa. But if he tries to leave with his Nigerian passport, they would require him to show…
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Paying the price (2) – By Femi Aribasala
For how long are you going to look for people to lay hands on you? For how long are you going to look for people to pray for you? Grow up. The salvation of the soul is perfected:
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Paying the price (1) – By Femi Aribisala
Have you ever been to an expensive wedding that was a no-holds-barred affair? I am talking about that wedding where a fortune was spent. The champagne was ordered custom-made from France. The wedding cake was a three-story building.
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Guarding our hearts (1) – By Femi Aribisala
What is the worst thing that can happen to you? The worst thing that can happen to you is not if one of your relatives dies, or if your house is burnt down, or if you are diagnosed with a terminal illness, or if you are robbed of all your money in cash and in…
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The sin-bearing servant of God – By Femi Aribisala
Isaiah says: “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace