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Eradicating poverty from the church | By: J.O. Lawal Date: September 18, 2022 | Series: From Pastor’s Desk |Number: Vol. 11, No. 20

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours forevermore from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. It is with great delight that I welcome you to another week of the month of September 2022. I pray that God will fill your heart with adequate wisdom to walk with all His children in your life with love and understanding, so that your dealings with them will continually result in encouragement and prosperity for them and not in bitterness. Amen.

As we see in the bible, there were no poor persons in the church in those early days. Why? Luke tells us that it was because, from time to time, brethren who had properties were selling them and bringing the money made from the sales to the Apostles of the Lord to distribute to those who had need. That means poverty was not eradicated from among those brethren through special prayer and fasting programmes or through seed-sowing meetings. Rather, it was through generosity that it was eradicated from among them. And what prompted those generous brethren to give the way they gave? It was the love of Christ in them. (Cf. Acts 4:34-35; 2Cor 5:14)

But then, is generosity enough to eradicate poverty from among God’s people or anywhere? No! Unless people complement whatever measure of generosity they are receiving with some honest and diligent labour, it will most likely amount to nothing in their lives. They will just be consuming the gifts they are receiving instead of multiplying them. And this is why the apostles of old not only taught the brethren to be generous but also to be hard and diligent workers. In fact, they insisted that anyone who would not work must not eat. And that was because they did not want those who were being helped in the church to waste the help they were receiving or to become unnecessary burdens for others to carry. (Cf. Acts 20:34-35; Eph 4:28; 1Thess 4:11-12; 2Thess 3:6-10)

Unfortunately, many who want to be helped in the church today are not ready to engage in any serious labour that will enable them to multiply the help they want to get. They just want the church to bear for them burdens that they themselves are not willing or ready to bear. But that will not work. And it is, in fact, one of the reasons most of our assemblies today do not have any serious programme to help needy brethren. They have learnt from experience that most of those who want help from the church are lazy or irresponsible people who are just looking for opportunities to abuse the grace of God. Some of them are even bound to vanish once they get the help them want. So, if you want the church to support you in any way, you have to prove that you will not dupe the church of God and that the support you will get will count for something.

Another thing that made it possible for the generosity of those early saints to succeed in eradicating poverty from their midst was that it was not lopsided. In other words, it was not that those giving were giving to enrich others while they get impoverished. Also, it was not that those giving were the only ones continually giving and those receiving were also the only ones continually receiving. Instead, everyone was mutually involved in supporting one another based on what they had and according to their needs. (Cf. 2Cor 8:13-15)

Why, then, is this not the case today in most of our assemblies? It is not the case because our leaders are not teaching us not to be selfish in our dealings with one another the way those apostles of old taught their brethren. Paul, for instance, says this to the Philippians: “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Phil 2:4NIV) Did you see that? Those brethren were taught not to be self-centred, not to look only at what they can get from others but also at what they can give to them or do for them. But many in our assemblies today only look for what they can get from others and not what they can do for them. And as long as we are like this, there is no way those who are supporting us will not be irritated and, at some point, change their attitude towards us.

So, if we want to eradicate poverty in our churches, we must give heed to these three things, besides trusting God to supply all our needs. First, we must allow love to motivate us to be generous to one another. Second, we all that are able-bodied and of sound mind must be involved in some honest labour, so that we do not become unduly dependent on anyone. Third, we must not only be looking at what we can get from the church or others but also at what we can give to them. And may the Spirit of God enable us to act accordingly, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a great week.

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False claims | Pst. J.O. Lawal | August 14, 2022 | Vol. 11, No. 15

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. It with great pleasure that I welcome you to the third week of this month, the month of August 2022. And my prayer is that you will be strengthened by the Spirit of God to turn away from everything that is not in agreement with the new life you have been called to live in Christ Jesus. Amen.

In Paul’s second letter to Timothy, he tells him this: “Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”” (2Tim 2:19NIV) What are the main points of these words of admonition? The first is that the truth of God never changes. It will always be the same, regardless of the time or location. So, what God says about righteousness will never change. And what He says about sin will never change. It is now up to us to choose whether we want to stand by His word about these things or follow our own opinions.

The second point Paul wants us to pick is that God knows very well those who belong to Him and those who do not. He can always separate His own people from the crowds. Remember that He it was not difficult at all for Him to separate Noah and his family from the world of his days. And it was not difficult for Him to separate Lot and his family from the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Also, it was not difficult for Him separate seven thousand people for Himself during the reign of that wicked King Ahab, even though the whole land was overloaded with idolatry at the time. (Cf. Gen 6; Gen 19; 1Kings 19)

Therefore, He has no trouble knowing those who belong to Him in this country of ours, even though our population is now above 200 million people. And if He has no trouble knowing that, you should know that He has no trouble knowing those who belong to Him in this town and in this assembly. The question, then, is this: Does God consider you as one of His own people in this town and in this assembly? Then do you know yourself to be one of His people? And you cannot be guessing here. It is either you know or you don’t know.

In any case, God knows that it is not everyone that calls himself a Christian, that attends church meetings, that speaks in tongues, that prophesies or that works miracles that belongs to Him. Jesus once said to the people that came to hear His sermon: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” (Matt 7:21-23NIV)

Did you see that? Many who attend church meetings, who bear bible names or who do all kinds of things in the name of Jesus will be sorry for themselves when the Lord comes. That is because He does not know them as His people. And why is that? It is because they are not devoted to doing His will. As Paul shows us in that word of admonition to Timothy, those who are calling on the name of Jesus must turn away from wickedness and give themselves to righteousness. It is a must for them to do so. Otherwise, their claims that they belong to Him are false. 

Could it be, then, that our claims of belonging to Jesus are false too? Could it be that each time God looks at us, He simply sees us as self-deluded people, people who are deceiving themselves about their devotion to Him? And that is exactly how He sees us, if, even though we are calling on the name of Jesus, we have refused to turn away from sexual immorality, greed, pride, hypocrisy, lying, sorcery or any other wicked act of men. 

Well, the word of God is coming to us now and telling us to stop deceiving ourselves and face the reality about our situation, so that God can truly save us from those things that are destroying us. And I pray that your heart will be rid of all forms of self-deception, if you are self-deceived, so that you can yield yourself truly to the Lord Jesus Christ and experience His saving power. Amen.

Have a lovely week.

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Don’t be a useless helper | Pst. J.O. Lawal | July 31, 2022 | Vol. 11, No. 13

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours forevermore from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am glad to welcome you to another week of this year, which is the first week of the month of August 2022. I pray that God, who has been taking care of us, will continue to keep us safe in these dangerous times and also continue to make us increase in usefulness, in Jesus’ name. Amen. 

As we see in the bible, at various times in life God plants us in different people’s lives to be helpers or comforters to them. This, of course, is never to make slaves of us, even though we may sometimes find ourselves doing things that slaves do. Rather, it is often to prepare us for greater heights God wants to take us or for greater assignments He wants to give to us.

For instance, before Joseph became second-in-command to Pharaoh, he had served as a servant and helper to Potiphar and also to the warden of the prison he was taken to after the blackmail of Potiphar’s wife. And the experiences and training he had while serving these people must have helped him greatly while leading the nation of Egypt. Also, before Elisha became the leading prophet of the nation of Israel, he had first served and helped Elijah in many ways. And the time he spent with that man of God must have greatly helped him in cultivating the right culture in handling the word of God even in difficult situations. (Cf. Gen 39-41; 1Kings 19 – 2Kings 2)

But then, we must understand that the reason both Joseph and Elisha eventually got to the great heights God wanted them to get to and also succeeded there was that they made themselves quite useful to those that they were meant to serve at the time they were meant to serve them. If Joseph, for instance, had been useless to Potiphar, he would not have put all his possessions in his care. Or if he had been useless to the warden of the prison he was taken to, he would most likely not have had the opportunity to meet the man that secured his release.

So, wherever you are, identify the people God wants you to serve, help or comfort and prove yourself highly useful or invaluable to them instead of becoming an unnecessary burden. Don’t be like Job’s three friends who came to comfort him in his time of trial but ended up hurting him more. Look at his words concerning them: “You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you! If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.” (Job 13:4-5NIV)

Then don’t be like John Mark who, in his early days as a minister, abandoned Paul and Barnabas during their first missionary trip. According to Luke, this man had followed these apostles to help them in whatever way they might need him. That means he may have been required to help them with their house chores, travel arrangements, letter writing or delivery, tax payments and so forth. But for no good reason, he left them when the work was just starting. So, he was a useless minister to them at that time, even though he was Barnabas’s cousin. No wonder Paul did not want them to take him when they were going on their second missionary trip. (Cf. Acts 13:5&13; Acts 15:36-41)

Now all thanks to God that Mark later woke up and began to make himself responsible in serving the leaders He wanted him to serve. So, Paul would later ask Timothy to bring him to him because he had become useful to him in his ministry (2Tim 4:11). And that is how God wants all of us to be. He wants us to grow up to be tremendously useful to the people in our lives, especially our leaders, whether at home, in the church or at work. 

See, leaders, including our parents, don’t want liabilities around them but helpers. They already have enough work to do and don’t want followers that will make things harder but easier for them. So, if you can’t make things easier for your leaders, wherever you may be, you are useless to them. And as long as you are like that, your leaders won’t see any reason to lift you up. Even God can’t open greater doors of usefulness for you, if you are useless to those He wants you to serve or help. So, wake up, as Mark eventually did and start making yourself useful to all the people He wants you to serve. And before you know it, doors of opportunity for greater heights will start opening here and there for you.

Have a fabulous week.

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An unnecessary burden of favour | Pst. J.O. Lawal | July 27, 2022 | Youth for Jesus | Vol. 5, No. 11

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“Barzillai the Gileadite also came down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and to send him on his way from there. Now Barzillai was a very old man, eighty years of age. He had provided for the king during his stay in Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man. The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me and stay with me in Jerusalem, and I will provide for you.” But Barzillai answered the king, “How many more years will I live, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king? I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of men and women singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? Your servant will cross over the Jordan with the king for a short distance, but why should the king reward me in this way? Let your servant return, that I may die in my own town near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever pleases you.” The king said, “Kimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever pleases you. And anything you desire from me I will do for you.”” (2Sam 19:31-38NIV)

From the story told by Luke in his gospel about the healing of certain ten lepers by the Lord Jesus, it is clear that God wants us to always be grateful for everything He does for us. He doesn’t want us to cultivate a culture of overlooking His acts of kindness and mercy to us day after day. Otherwise, we will be blocking the flow of His goodness into our lives in ways beyond our understanding. (Cf. Luke 17:11-19)

Think about it yourself. Even as human beings, we too want people to express their gratitude when we do them good. We don’t want them acting as though our labour or sacrifice of love or mercy over them means nothing. And when we are dealing with anyone who will not take our goodness or kindness to them seriously, we begin to think of how to block the flow of our acts of goodness to them. So, we cherish gratitude, and rightly so.

However, even though it is highly important that people express their gratitude to us when we do them good, we should be careful not to become an unnecessarily burden to them because of anything we have done for them. And we will become an unnecessary burden to them, if we do not understand that we cannot help anyone or do anyone any form of good, if God has not enabled us to do so. So, whatever measure of good we do for anybody is not something we can take credit for. The one that should take all the credit for it is God. Otherwise, we will be paralysing ourselves and making ourselves incapable of abounding in good works. (Cf. 2Kings 6:27; Isaiah 26:12; 2Cor 3:5-6)

See, when we understand that God is the reason we are able to bless others, we will look to Him only for our reward and not be bitter, if men fail to show us gratitude for whatever we have done for them. There may indeed be times when men forget to show us gratitude for the good we have done for them, as we see in the case of Pharaoh’s official that forgot to help Joseph for two full years. And there may be times that people just deliberately take lightly what we have done for them. Nonetheless, whether people show us gratitude for our goodness to them or not, as long as we have done what we have done for them with a right heart, God will reward us fully for it at the appropriate time. (Cf. Gen 40-41; Gal 6:7-10)

Now if we are functioning with this understanding, we will also know when it is totally unnecessary for us to accept some show of gratitude from certain people God has used us to bless. What I mean is that there are times we can become an unnecessary burden of gratitude to others, all because we want them to be grateful to us. And that is what we will be, if we are greedy and don’t know how to say ‘No’ to what we don’t need or what we don’t have the ability to manage or enjoy.

As we see in our opening bible text, even though Barzillai was tremendously helpful to King David during the rebellion of Absalom, he would not accept his gesture of gratitude to him after the rebellion had been squashed. Why? It was because he knew that he did not need what the king was offering him, seeing that he was a very wealthy man himself and had also become too old to appreciate merriment. He would just become an unnecessary burden to him by taking it. So, he persuaded him to let someone else become the beneficiary of whatever good he wanted to do for him. And so it was.

In like manner, we too should not allow greed to make us accept from others any material expression of gratitude that we don’t need or that we can do without. Instead, at such times, we should consider their words of gratitude and prayer sufficient for us. That way, others that truly need what they want to do for us or give to us can become beneficiaries of it. Then God who sees our hearts will reward us abundantly for our thoughtfulness and also make His face shine upon us.

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Wake up and do your job | Pst. J.O. Lawal | July 24, 2022 | Vol. 11, No. 12

Beloved: grace and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am delighted to welcome you to the last week of the month of July 2022. My prayer is that your heart will receive adequate boldness and encouragement to take your place in God’s kingdom and fully discharge the duties of your ministry. Amen.

Paul, writing to Timothy in a letter, says to him, “But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.” (2Tim 4:5NIV) How best do we summarise Paul’s instruction to Timothy here? It is that he should leave no stone unturned as far as his ministry is concerned. That means he is to see to it that he does everything that God expects him to do.

But what will make Timothy succeed in doing all that God expects him to do here on earth? First, he must have adequate and accurate knowledge of what God expects him to do. He cannot possibly discharge all the duties of his ministry, if he does not know what his ministry is. Second, he must have a high sense of duty. In other words, he must see what God wants him to do as his job and be passionately devoted to carrying it out.

The third thing Timothy needs is the competence to carry out what God wants him to do. One may accept a job as his and also have a high sense of duty. But if he does not have the competence required to get the job done, his willingness and passion to work will both amount to nothing. So, it is not enough for Timothy to want to fully do all that God wants him to do; it is equally important that he is made fit to do it. And thankfully, God does not give anybody any task to do without providing the person with all that they will need to be fit to do it. It is up to the person, then, to give themselves to taking advantage of what God has provided for them to be fit to do His work. (Cf. 2Cor 3:5-6; 2Tim 3:16-17)

But then, that someone knows what God wants him to do, has a high sense of responsibility to do it and is also fit to do it does not mean that he will do it. And why will someone have all these things going for them and still not do what God requires of them? Fear, for instance, may paralyse the person. When God first appeared to Gideon, He called him a mighty man of valour. In fact, He told him to go in his strength and save his people from their enemies. But the man was too afraid to do anything at the time. God had to build his faith over a period of time before he woke up to fulfil his ministry. And there are many of God’s people today that are just like this man. They are mighty warriors for the kingdom of God on their inside. But they may end up living and dying like useless people because of fear. May that not be the case for you, in Jesus’ name. Amen. (Cf. Judges 6; Ps 82:6)

Also, discouragement may paralyse a person and prevent him from fully discharging the duties of his ministry. If, for example, one is not getting the results he desires to get by doing the will of God or if he is faced with a lot of opposition, he may just lose heart and abandon his work. Moses once felt like dying because the weight of his ministry was driving him crazy. But when he talked to God about it, He told him what to do to lighten the load. And when he did it, he never had to be discouraged again. So, if you are discouraged about your ministry or anything in life, you just need to talk to God. And He will show you His provisions for that burden that has brought discouragement to your soul. (Cf. Num 11)

Now I have brought you all this to simply remind you that you, as a child of God, have a ministry in His kingdom that you too must fulfil like Timothy. And if you are not about fulfilling it, then, you need to wake up and pray to God to enable you deal with whatever is preventing you from doing so, whether it is ignorance, slothfulness, a feeling of incompetence, fear, discouragement or distraction. Otherwise, you will end up wasting the grace of God that is on your life. And no one can waste His grace and not be held accountable for doing so. So, as I said before, wake up and get busy doing what you are made and called to do. And may God supply all that is lacking in your readiness and devotion to fulfilling your ministry, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a great week.

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You may not see them again | Pst. J.O. Lawal | May 25, 2022 | Youth for Jesus | Vol. 5, No. 3

“But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to let them go. Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.” “Just as you say,” Moses replied, “I will never appear before you again.”” (Ex 10:27-29NIV)

As the bible account of the deliverance of the nation of Israel from their Egyptian overlords shows, Moses, by the command of God, met with Pharaoh several times, asking him to let the Israelites go. But the man wouldn’t just listen. Yes, there were times that he begged Moses to plead with God on his behalf and on behalf of his people, so that He may remove His heavy hand of punishment from them. And Moses did, thinking that doing so would make the man repent of his stubbornness. Yet this man failed to keep his word each of those times.

Finally, as we see in our opening bible text, there came a time that he ordered Moses never to show up before him again. Otherwise, he would die. And Moses never went back to him again. Why? It was because the time for his destruction had come. And he was certainly destroyed. 

What is the point of this, then? It is that it is God’s mercy that makes Him send people to warn us, correct us or rebuke us, whenever we are missing it. But He will not forever be sending them to warn or dissuade us from walking in the path of error, disgrace, failure or destruction, if we will not heed His word. At some point, He will stop those He is using to set us right from coming to us. And when He does so, when He gives us over to have our way, we should know that our disgrace or destruction is right at the door.

We have another similar example in the story of King Saul. He was the first anointed king of Israel and was loved by the Lord. But he had this wrong attitude towards spiritual authority and divine instructions, which Samuel, the prophet, had once openly rebuked him about. And did he take this man of God’s word of rebuke seriously? Evidently, he did not. So, when he failed to totally destroy the Amalekites and all that they had, as God had instructed him to do, Samuel came to him with a severe word of judgment from God. And that was the last time Samuel came to him. He never came to him again. Even when an evil spirit began to torment and hurt him, this man of God did not show up before him to pray for him or to counsel him. He just left him to himself. (Cf. 1Sam 13&15)

Therefore, this king went from bad to worse. He went on to become miserable, irresponsible, envious, dangerous and murderous. And towards the end of his life, he found himself looking for a witch to counsel him, even though he was the one that had driven all the witches in the land out of it when he became king. Why? It was because God had nothing to say to him again, even though he longed to hear from Him. So, he perished in battle as though he were not anointed at all. (Cf. 1Sam 28&31)

In like manner, if we keep refusing godly and wise counsel that God is bringing to us through His people that He has planted in our lives, a time may come when He will have nothing more to say to us. Where that is the case, we are not likely to see again all those wonderful people He has been using to say to us thing that will lead us to salvation or elevation. And that will be because He has stopped them from coming to us. Then, like Saul, we too may end up seeking counsel or help from witches, wizards or some foolish individuals, whose counsel will ultimately send us to our destruction.

So, if you are one of those who often meet sound counsel with stubbornness, pride or resentment, you need to watch yourself and repent when you still can. Otherwise, a time may come when you will never again see good, honest, wise and righteous counsellors in your life again. And perhaps you are already there. Perhaps all those good people that God used to send to set you right have already been withdrawn by Him. It is not too late for you to humble yourself before Him and ask for His mercy, since you still have life in you. And He will show you mercy, if you do so. But if you insist on walking in your path of error, then, know that nothing but destruction is all you can expect, when all has been said and done.

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Dealing with the unreasonable | By: J.O. Lawal | Date: May 11, 2022 | Series: Youth for Jesus | Number: Vol. 4, No. 52

“…and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.” (2Thess 3:2NKJV)

Why does Paul ask that this kind of prayer be offered for him and his companions? It is because he acknowledges that the world is not in shortage of wicked and unreasonable people, who have no fear of God in their hearts. And unless God Himself rescues us from their schemes, if we encounter them, we cannot be safe.

Recently, an uncle of mind shared with some of us in the family an account concerning a friend of his who had lost a large portion of his land to some wicked and unreasonable fellow. According to him, this friend of his had bought a large portion of land a number of years ago and had perfected its papers. He even got the Certificate of Ownership (C of O) for the land from the government, so that he would forever have rest over it.

But to his surprise, some years later, out of the blues, a man showed up and gave a huge sum of money to those who had sold the land to him in order to have it. He simply insisted that he must have it and that there was nothing anybody could do to stop him from having it. In response, my uncle’s friend decided to take up the matter legally and put an end to the nonsense. But some people who knew the person he was dealing with well and who also cared about him came to warn him to drop the case and accept whatever portion of the land he was given. Otherwise, he may lose his life in the process. And that was how he gave up and accepted defeat.

Now what that means is that there are times that even the law of the land or the agents enforcing it may not be able to save us, if we are dealing with wicked and unreasonable people. That is because these are individuals who care only about themselves and what they want. They don’t care about what they do to have what then want, who gets hurt in their process of getting what they want or what repercussions may follow the steps they take in getting what they want. Such people are nothing but a law to themselves.

So, you cannot threaten them or make them change their minds with the law. They know their way around the law. They know how to break or bend the law and get away with doing so. Sometimes, they do not even care about being caught or punished by the law. So, unless you are like them and are ready to fight dirty with them, regardless of it might cost you, you will have to entrust yourself and all that is yours to God to keep you safe from them.

Remember Jezebel of bible days. Remember how she killed Naboth and took his land for her husband, Ahab. Interestingly, it was the judges of Naboth’s city that she used to get rid of him. And they succeeded. Yes, God eventually judged Ahab and his household for this wickedness. But that did not bring Naboth back to life or restore his land to his family. (Cf. 1Kings 21)

So, if you have to deal with an unreasonable and wicked person at any point in this life, don’t ever rely on your wisdom, wealth, influence or the law of the land. It won’t work, for they don’t play by the rules. Instead, rely on God solely for your safety and victory. Then know when to give up or lose what can be bought or replaced in order to preserve what cannot be bought or replaced (Luke 12:13-15; 1Cor 6:7). That will be a sign that you are not greedy or foolish., And God who sees every heart and who has power over all things will vindicate and honour you at the right time.

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