He Cares Gospel

14/06/2026

No one is wrong all the time

By Pastor Dapo Adeniyi

In I Chronicles 21, from verse 1, we see Satan at what he does best, which is to push people into what he knows will work against them. He is very knowledgeable about human emotions and can steer the unwary towards the unhappiest of endings. Usually they are unable to see things for what they truly are until it begins to hurt, cause damage, or wreck complete destruction.

Most of the time he begins by bringing those he can impact upon under a wrong belief system or mindset. Here David was intent on conducting a nationwide headcount. This he desired in order to measure the numerical strength of able-bodied men in Israel. Apparently, it was motivated by a lust for empire. God had strictly forbidden any census of His people but David was going to follow his mind nonetheless .

If anyone should have known better, it was David. God never needed a great army to win any great battle. This was how little David was able to kill the lofty Goliath. Even Jonathan, Saul's son, understood this and said, "There is no restraint with God to save with many or a with a few".

The question to then ask is, was David now fighting his own battles, or the Lord's? It is no mere rhetorical question but one everyone in a position of responsibility in God's service must ask himself or herself constantly.

We should never allow ourselves to forget whose work it is we are doing and whose role it is to determine its fate. We will be tempted here sorely. Satan knows it is very easy for that line between what is God's and our own desire to be crossed. Also, we need to remember that we are constantly in battle, the ones we did not start, because those who take us on are in effect God's own adversaries, first and foremost.They oppose us because they oppose Him. So, then, at what point should we usurp His place on the saddle and make everything about ourselves?

One of the lessons to underline in this passage is one fact playing out here: Nobody is right or wrong all the time. For once, Joab, David's General, was right, possibly for the first time in all his life. He was a man who had been in error serially and had been responsible for the death of his comrades, including his own cousin, Amasa.

Now it was this same man who was seeing things the way they ought to be, serving as God's voice of caution. Unfortunately, when the devil is firmly in control of a person's mind, they rarely listen, akin to the mangy dog bent on heading the wrong way, instead of the pathway home.

We do well to remember that, a stopped clock is right twice each day. As leaders in the Lord's work, we must learn to listen, especially when we are approached with the right spirit, and not with rebelliousness. For David, the scales would drop from his eyes only after the deed has been done.

This follows the pattern: soberness comes after the harsh consequences are fully inscribed upon the wall.

01/06/2026

Don't give to God out of your pocket

There is clear evidence from the scriptures that the size of a giver's pocket, purse or barn is not that important when it comes to fulfilling God's command that we bring our presents to His house. Rather, what matters is the size of the heart from which it is given. The quality of the intent. The size of the heart. We are to give cheerfully, out of love.

We must be motivated by the need to get things done for the Lord on the earth. And no one should be compelled or cornered into doing it. God loves and appreciates when we are inspired to bless.

I hope we know that we cannot truly give to God Himself, but for Him. Here are three ways in which we can give "for" God.

The first is by giving to those who represent Him in our lives. We can use our blessings to appreciate and honour them. Genuine servants of God are usually troubled and tried greatly and our tokens can mean a lot, not just for the material value of what we give but also for how they communicate our admiration and appreciation for their service in the Lord's name.

The second way we can give for God is by supporting the business of preaching and advancing the cause of the gospel. This also takes full commitment, and not just a measure of it. Over the years of Christian work I found again and again that nothing stands in the way of a group of believers who are fully invested, and with one purpose decide to take on a task or mission in the Lord's service. The finances required may be out of their reach, but once the matter is settled as God's will and in God's timing, the goal must surely be accomplished. I have seen this on numerous occasions and I have no doubt whatsoever that it is always the case.

The spirit of defeat or incapacitation may instead overwhelm them because a number of those the task is resting upon are half-hearted and noncommittal. You don't need anyone with a deep pocket, only those deeply committed and involved with all their minds and prayer.

The third way we can give God is by giving to the poor and the vulnerable. In the book of Proverbs, the Bible says "he who gives to the poor lends to the Lord". And as with other acts of giving, God can be trusted to bless the giver in return. Even the poor can tell the difference between the enthusiastic giver and one driven by necessity, without cheer. Rather than being blessed, those at the receiving end may wind up feeling hurt and cast down.

It needs saying however that those we consider rich may fall under the category of the vulnerable! This is because no one knows the starvation of love like the financially secure. They are used to dealing with takers. And rarely do men give to them. Everyone is responsive and blessed when they are given out of a heart full of love and care.

We had an outreach many years back in which the main speaker was the Managing Director of a Bank. Normally we would give what we considered a prophet's offering to anyone who came to bless us in our meetings. Now we were faced with a real problem, how to give to someone of his stature! I decided we would go ahead anyway. And I will never forget the expression of shock and surprise on his face when we offered him the lean envelope. He was almost moved to tears! He requested for his bag, brought out a large wad of new Naira notes, joined the envelope we just gave and lifted them high to heaven and prayed. Then requested for the fellowship’s offering bowl and emptied the lot into it.

Beloved, we are called to give in order to touch. And even God can be touched.

19/04/2026

We read in the opening passage of Luke chapter 18 about a judge, an inflexible, self-styled principled man. He executes his judicial office without favour to man or regard for God. The Lord uses him to illustrate how we are to always pray and not faint.

To faint means to give up. Many give up trying or trusting that God has their matter covered when they do not see the desired outcome on time. They either start looking elsewhere for help or succumb to depression, wearing a general negative outlook. Even the stern, self-possessed magistrate will budge when pressured through perseverance, we are assured. Which means, by staying put, we will receive what we asked for.

We read in the opening passage of Luke chapter 18 about a judge, an inflexible, self-styled principled man. He executes his judicial office without favour to man or regard for God. The Lord uses him to illustrate how we are to always pray and not faint.

03/04/2026

I don’t think you are going to find somebody who believes more in the power of godly outreaches than myself.

I was raised in a gospel ministry in which holding regular evangelistic programmes was more than a way of life, it was the very life itself. The life of God radiated through those programmes even though they were held with very modest means. The joy we derived from the experience was simply indescribable, apart from the glorious fulfillment of seeing people we invited getting saved.

The Holy Spirit did a marvelous work through those meetings. Men given to arguments when you attempted to share the gospel with them melted completely accepting Christ sometimes with tears running freely on their faces.

A pregnant woman once came forward to be prayed for during one of our luncheons in Ikeja. She was in tears. I was helping at the altar as our invited speaker made the call for salvation. I asked why she was weeping and she said it was about her father. There had been a serious family feud and she had sworn never to forgive him. So I asked what she was going to do next, and she said she was heading straight to his house to make up with him.

I don't think you are going to find somebody who believes more in the power of godly outreaches than myself. I was raised in a gospel ministry in which holding regular evangelistic programmes was more than a way of life, it was the very life itself. The life of God radiated through those programmes....

01/04/2026

Both answer to prayer and divine healing require an atmosphere that is conducive. There is a certain air in which the Lord is not free to move, just as some of us cannot operate conveniently in an environment that is filthy or polluted.

The presence of certain people in a place of intercession, worship or ministration can serve as a hindrance to the operation of the anointing of God. Elisha felt bound or limited by the very presence of the Kings of Israel and Moab and would have canceled the meeting he was to have with them but for the reassuring presence of the King of Judah. Even so, he had to seek help through a godly minstrel. The Lord Jesus similarly found Himself in a limiting atmosphere in Nazareth because of the unbelief of the people there who were tied inextricably to mischief.

You will not have heaven’s best where the atmosphere is dominated by people operating a contentious or contrary Spirit. This is why you enter certain worship environments dry and leave completely drained. The Spirit is unable to embark on His work of healing and restoration where He is grieved.

Many of us imbibed this notion that you can have communion with the Lord anywhere His name is being mentioned. Just imagine saturating yourself with God’s anointing and grace in your quiet time by having some worldly music play softly in the background, even if it echoed the name of Jesus repeatedly!

Both answer to prayer and divine healing require an atmosphere that is conducive. There is a certain air in which the Lord is not free to move, just as some of us cannot operate conveniently in an environment that is filthy or polluted.

30/03/2026

We have often wondered why a godly person may sometimes not live to old age. Most of us desire and pray to live up to a very ripe age, which is fine and reasonable. Even so, it is good to realise that the entire gamut of a long life are essentially just a few years.

It is therefore not about how many days we have here on earth but what uses we put them to. A believer who walks in the spirit knows when his or her time is up, when their work is done.

The Book of 2 Kings, chapters 20 and 21 offer us some useful insight into this issue. God sends the prophet Isaiah to tell Hezekiah the king of Judah that he should put his house and affairs in order because his time was up.

Now Hezekiah did not consider himself an old man and he still had a lot of things laid up he was yet to do. He had goals set up and a residue of ambitions yet to be accomplished. He pleads with the Lord to give him more time. I find it impressive that even though a notable figure in God’s kingdom had been sent to him, he turns to talk to the Lord by himself. He had a standing relationship with God.

Isaiah has hardly gone beyond the ground of the palace when God sends him back. God gives him an additional 15 years to live.

We have often wondered why a godly person may sometimes not live to old age. Most of us desire and pray to live up to a very ripe age, which is fine and reasonable. Even so, it is good to realise that the entire gamut of a long life are essentially just a few years.

27/03/2026

From God’s perspective, I can say categorically that bad news is not always bad. It may sound like it from a purely human angle but represent mercy wearing a veil of time.

Looking bad for a time may be God’s masterstroke for your deliverance and freedom but we are often short-sighted and cannot see beyond our noses. God may arrange for certain battles to be lost. If you win every game, it may actually guarantee that you will lose the tournament. Some losses are essential for a strategic reset, an overhaul of the current dramatis personae. Weeping has been found to clinically bestow a clearer vision. And if you really think about it, which would you rather have, laughing first, or laughing last?

In any case, those who are surrendered to God know that they are called to worship God, uphold His goodness and unfailing love even in the face of bad news. They may have no immediate compression of why but will not point accusing fingers to the heavens either. They adopt an attitude of, “if this makes sense to Him, it should be alright by me”. And “If God allows this, He must have seen or known something I didn’t and don’t”.

From this, we can see how flawed much of our prayers are, when we petition heaven to save or exclude us from every pain and discomfort.

From God's perspective, I can say categorically that bad news is not always bad. It may sound like it from a purely human angle but represent mercy wearing a veil of time.

25/03/2026

It seems that, coming to Christ and then falling away, is a trend. It is almost a law, except where the persons involved take especial care to ensure that their anchor holds firmly.

So, don’t let’s be surprised when a fervent individual, a church or a whole generation, falls out of line and starts on a roadway that completely contradicts what they once stood for. I have borrowed the title of this message from an article written by Watchman Nee the famous Bible teacher who saw a similar trend in the Chinese Christian culture of his time.

Nee observed that several institutions founded by men and women with godly intents all over China soon shed their Christian motivation to wear a purely secular outlook. Sometimes it occurred in the lifetimes of the pioneers; in several other instances this became the trend when a succeeding generation took over.

He cited the example of Harvard University which was founded as a training college for Christian missionaries and workers but transmuted in later years into an international centre for preaching atheism! I saw this for myself while in Cambridge. Most of the older Colleges, like St. John’s, Queen’s, Pembroke, and King’s, had chapels as a part of their ground space, except for some of the few eventual ones, such as mine, Downing College. That oral history tells eloquently about how, and for what purposes, the institutions were established, which eventually witnessed a complete reversal.

It seems that, coming to Christ and then falling away, is a trend. It is almost a law, except where the persons involved take especial care to ensure that their anchor holds firmly.

22/03/2026

It takes humility and discipline to listen in order to be blessed when you are yourself a teacher.

Unfortunately, many who teach and preach God’s word are not worth listening to. And the basic reason is because they were not sent. The kingdom of God is built on defined designations and assignments. It is about playing divinely assigned roles. And heaven backs each role it assigns with the grace and anointing the task requires.

Unless someone is sent to fulfill a specific assignment, such as, for example, speaking, their output will not bless or heal. And that is simply because they are speaking out of their own heads.

A teacher of the word also needs someone from God to bless them. They may not hear anything particularly new in the cognitive sense, but they will be blessed. The same truth comes in a new way. The personality of the speaker adds some spice that tastes really good, refreshing both the soul and spirit.

It takes humility and discipline to listen in order to be blessed when you are yourself a teacher. Unfortunately, many who teach and preach God's word are not worth listening to. And the basic reason is because they were not sent.

16/01/2026

By this time in the book of Second Kings chapters 18 and 19, the Assyrians had humbled most nations in the then known world, excepting Egypt, and a very few others they had yet to turn their attention to. Judah was one of them. And now they felt it was time to add Judah to their trophies of wins.

Instead of proceeding with their military campaign right away, the servants of the Assyrian king took to psychological warfare intended to weaken and demoralise the people of Judah, and Hezekiah their king. They requested the people to surrender and acquiece to their most humiliating demands willingly, pointing out how worthless it was to resist.

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By this time in the book of Second Kings chapters 18 and 19, the Assyrians had humbled most nations in the then known world, excepting Egypt, and a very few others they had yet to turn their attention to. Judah was one of them. And now they felt it was time to add Judah to their trophies of wins.