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LIBERTY FROM ANXIETY
LIBERTY
FROM ANXIETY
The
kingdom of darkness was in total shambles on Sunday November 22, 2015 as God’s
power descended mightily in the service at The SCOAN. In a message titled, LIBERTY FROM ANXIETY, Evangelist Bolaji captured the sad reality staring the Christian
race in the face. Many have allowed the worries and cares of this transient
world to weaken their faith in God and His promise of eternal glory. She
defined anxiety as an enemy of progress in a Christian’s life as it tends to
pitch him or her against their belief in God.
“Our personal cares for the present, future,
family and others are capable of changing our focus from running the straight
race with God, especially when they arise from unbelief and distrust.
Therefore, don’t be agitated and thrown into confusion. Worries about tomorrow
do not advance our cause at all; they are absolutely useless. Remember that
anxiety distracts one’s mind and hinders our interest in the service of God”.
The faith-destroying
tendencies of anxiety notwithstanding, Evangelist Bolaji provided a
Spirit-inspired recipe for all Christians to remain focused on God and His
everlasting promises.
“Free yourself in
the Word of God. When your spirit is free, it becomes sensitive to the Spirit
of God. Do you want a free spirit? Keep your heart from cares. He who bore the
burdens of our sorrows, worries, fears, cares and anxieties desires us to leave
it entirely for Him because He alone knows what it takes to give us rest. Why
don’t we trust Him and let Him prove Himself? After all, He is the Governor of
our future – He owns the future”.
SCOAN Evangelists,
sent by Prophet T.B. Joshua, led the congregants in yet another round of Mass
Prayer that was massive in every sense of the word. Stubborn spirits, yokes,
curses and sundry afflictions were broken by the power in the name of Jesus.
Age-long demonic entanglements were disentangled as the atmosphere of prayer
grew in intensity. Those who had been poisoned spiritually received deliverance
as they vomited all evil deposits in their systems to the glory of God.
With
all the songs of reverence to the Almighty God emanating from the choir, the
testimonies that followed were indeed a reflection of one fact – GOD’S WORD WILL NEVER RETURN TO HIM VOID
WITHOUT ACCOMPLISHING THAT WHICH IT HAS BEEN SENT TO ACHIEVE IN THE LIVES OF
HIS CHILDREN.
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WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
Amazing grace abounds here always. The
devotion to worship and thanksgiving was such that brought out the best from
the congregants. The SCOAN Sunday service of August 9, 2015 was another
occasion inspired by Heaven for the redemption of lives and the restoration of
peace and freedom to the sons and daughters of God.
Evangelist Bose took the congregation on an
excursion into the depth and freshness of the Word of God in a message that
bordered on our response as Christians to situations around us. Titled WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, the
message dwelt on what is expected of a true Christian in the face of all the
vicissitudes of life: “When you are faced with a
trying situation which tends to challenge your faith in God remember to take
your place in the believer’s authority as a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a
peculiar people. We have the authority because Jesus Christ is supporting our
position”.
Evangelist Bose further stated that when we cry and lament over unpleasant situations we are giving our problems more impetus to magnify themselves above us. But commanding them to dance to the tune of what the Word of God says reduces them to nothing before our very eyes. Evangelist Bose captured the foregoing thus: “When you are crying, lamenting saying, God why me of all this, why me of all that, why me of all these problems, you are magnifying the adversary above our Heavenly father thus destroying your own confidence in God’s Word. The Word dominating your mouth would soon dominate your heart. The Word coming forth from your mouth produces an overcoming spirit within you. Never allow your situation, challenges or your circumstances to dictate the direction of your confession”.
In her final admonition, she urged Christians to guard their confessions so as not to give unnecessary strength and stamina to the devil to mock them and make them toys in the hands of his agents and discouraging situations that rear their ugly heads in the course of their journeys through life: “You cannot rise above the level of your words! It’s not possible; you cannot talk contrary to God’s Word and expect to win His blessings and His favour. Do you know that with your mouth you constantly paint the public picture of your inner self…? Let your words becomes the photograph of the future you aim, propose, you pray for, not of the future you fear. Your mind must be disciplined to become your servant not your master”.
DISCUSS YOUR FUTURE IN CHRIST JESUS
“Many have changed the history of their lives because they fell into the trap of looking back. Many have not discovered the promise of God for their lives because they keep taking journeys into yesterday. Many have stumbled in their walk with the Lord because they built their future around their past and present circumstances”. With these deep and incisive words, Evangelist Justin engaged the congregants’ minds in a message titled, ‘DISCUSS YOUR FUTURE IN CHRIST JESUS’.
Evangelist Justin observed that the totality of a Christian’s life is made meaningful only when it is viewed from the perspective of Christ who died for our sins. “What is your situation? Do you feel condemned, bound, trapped, chained down because of your past? I want to tell you that there is hope – Jesus Christ is the hope. Jesus does not look at where we are coming from but where we are going. He does not look at our present situation but our future – Jesus Christ enters our lives to put an end to our past and gives birth to our future”.
Speaking further, Evangelist Justin opined that our future as Christians depends on Jesus who was sent to die for us. He stated that our past is over when the sanctifying power of Christ falls upon us and makes us new: “When your past is over, you are sanctified by the truth of Christ. There is a cleansing virtue in Christ’s Word – the Gospel. God has, as part of His sovereign plans, brought us to faith by grace. This is known as sanctification, without which no-one can see God”.
In his final words, Evangelist Justin urged Christians to put their past behind them and embrace their new identity in Christ while allowing Him to discuss their future: “No matter the situation you are in, remember, Jesus Christ discusses your future; therefore, change your thoughts and words and begin to discuss your future in Him… Never think or talk on the level of your old life – change your thoughts and words because you are new creation in Christ Jesus. Let your heart be engaged with God’s Word because if your heart is not engaged with God’s Word, it will be engaged with thoughts from your past”.
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