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”.
