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In 1977, I had the worst crisis of my life up to that time, when my life had no direction. One man met me on the street ...
07/10/2026

In 1977, I had the worst crisis of my life up to that time, when my life had no direction. One man met me on the street in Ilorin and asked me, "Where are you coming from?"
I said, "From down there."
He asked, "Where are you going?"
I said, "Up there."
​I was going nowhere.
​Then he asked if I could be his houseboy, and I accepted because it was the best option for me at that time. I served as his houseboy for two years, from 1977 to 1979.
​Unfortunately for me, I had met my wife before then, and we had already agreed to marry. While she continued her education, I dropped out of school and was helping my master's wife fry and sell puff-puff. My wife would come home on holidays from UI (University of Ibadan) and find me frying puff-puff on the street.
​I felt so sorry for her that I even advised her to go and find someone else to marry because I was completely hopeless. But she refused!
​Our marriage is now 43 years old. Only last year, she called me and said, "I want to tell you something." She said some of my friends—who are still in Ilorin today—used to pull her aside and tell her in Yoruba, "Is this the person you say you want to marry? Go and look for a real human being!"
​My marriage had gone over 40 years before she felt she could tell me. The reason she kept quiet all along was that she didn't want to spoil the relationship between me and my friends! Today in Ilorin, there is no such friend that I cannot employ and pay whatever salary they name—name your price!
​Because of everything that happened over these 43 years, everywhere I go in this world conducting crusades across different continents, I make sure I take her along and fly her in business class to honor her!
​When I was going to start preaching, I used my calling as part of my proposal to her: "I am going to be an evangelist, so think about it to make up your mind whether you can marry me." I made it clear from day one, and I have been an evangelist for 50 years now.
​When I was about to enter full-time evangelistic ministry, I had no usable Bible. The one I had was falling into pieces—the pages were falling off due to overuse, and some were torn in half. I would call out a passage, and when I opened to it, half the text was gone!
​She looked at me one day and said, "You say you want to be an evangelist, but you don't even have a Bible."
I said, "It's not my fault."
So she gave me her own Bible. It was her Bible I used to start my ministry!
​Whenever I go into the mission field, I take her along with my three sons. I don't want to lose them to the other brand of Christianity you see on television and the internet—driven by young people coming out of school with tech skills and media noise.
​The Christianity you see on television in America or Europe is not the only brand that exists! When I hold crusades in places like Tanzania, people trek 100 miles just to hear the Word of God—that is also Christianity!
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"Physical attraction is not a sin—it is a God-given design meant to be guarded until marriage!"There is a dangerous, mis...
07/10/2026

"Physical attraction is not a sin—it is a God-given design meant to be guarded until marriage!"
There is a dangerous, mistaken idea that spiritual maturity means marrying someone you find physically unattractive, unappealing, or irritating. Some believers even claim, "If not for the Holy Spirit forcing me, I would never marry this person!"
Let's set the record straight: God will never force you to marry someone you find physically repulsive!
When you are courting, feeling a strong physical desire toward your partner is not out of place—in fact, it is a normal, healthy indicator of physical attraction. You should never enter a marriage with someone you cannot imagine being intimate with!
Look at what happens when physical attraction is ignored or misunderstood:
* The Trap of False "Spiritual" Marriages: Marrying someone out of religious guilt or external pressure—while secretly holding aversion toward them—opens the door to resentment, emotional distance, and broken vows.
* The Danger of Unchecked Expression: While being physically attracted to your partner is completely natural, the danger lies in expressing that desire before marriage. God established the boundary of marriage to protect, honor, and bless that union!
* The Reality of Marital Intimacy: God created romantic attraction and physical intimacy to be enjoyed fully within the covenant of marriage. The goal is not to kill attraction during courtship, but to exercise self-control and discipline until the right time.
If someone says, "If I marry him, I will never let him touch me," that is not spiritual guidance—that is a red flag!
* Ensure there is a genuine, healthy physical attraction alongside spiritual alignment.
* Refuse to blame the Holy Spirit for choices driven by pressure or guilt.
* Guard your desires with discipline during courtship, so you can enjoy them fully in marriage!
Marry someone who honors your spirit, aligns with your values, and stirs a genuine, healthy attraction in your heart—and keep that desire sacred until you say "I do!"
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One man called me in Jebba. He said, "God has done so much for me, but my firstborn is an armed robber."​He said, "Each ...
07/10/2026

One man called me in Jebba. He said, "God has done so much for me, but my firstborn is an armed robber."
​He said, "Each time I think about what God has done here, what God has done here, and what God has done here—the moment my mind reaches this one, it is as if God has not done anything at all!"
​I asked him, "Where is he?"
He said, "He is in Katsina Federal Prison. They gave him an option of a fine because the person he robbed did not show up in court."
​I told him, "Go and bring him."
​The young man was brought to me, and he lived with me for two years. Whenever I was traveling, I had to take him along with me. If I left him behind at home, I didn't know what would happen by the time I returned!
​Our job is dangerous, but that is what it means to be an evangelist. We have our hazards, but we also have our divine insurance! He assured us that not a single hair from our heads shall perish. As Paul said, "I die daily."
​Two years after—after listening to my preaching consistently for two full years—that young man changed completely. Today, he is a pastor in London!
​Let me go back to where I started. The father had said, "I am a multimillionaire. God has done so much for me. But each time my mind touches my firstborn son who is an armed robber, it feels as if God didn't do anything."
​Listen to me: God does not want to do a lot for you, minus one!
​If He is the one doing the work, let Him complete the full cycle! Our God does not abandon projects!
​I am here authoritatively to let you know that if there is any aspect of your family currently in the enemy's hands, it must be retrieved!
​It is never safe to leave any item of yours in the hands of an adversary:
​Joseph left his garment in the hand of Potiphar’s wife, and that very garment was used as false evidence to imprison him.
​People say, "They cut my scarf," or "My single shoe has gone missing."
​If even a small piece of your life is left in the hands of the enemy, they will use it against you, travel with it, and use it to attack your destiny!
Credit: Baba isaac omolehin
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"Shut your mouth! Not everything that God reveals to you is meant for immediate public consumption!"When God gives you a...
06/10/2026

"Shut your mouth! Not everything that God reveals to you is meant for immediate public consumption!"
When God gives you a vision, a business idea, or a deep spiritual revelation, your first responsibility is not to broadcast it—it is to process it, pray over it, and guard it in the secret place!
So many believers inadvertently invite intense, unnecessary spiritual warfare into their lives simply because they cannot keep a secret. They talk too much, post too quickly, and announce plans before the proper time!
Look at the spiritual wisdom and danger behind unbridled speech:
* The revelation is for processing, not for announcing: God reveals things to you for your perusal, prayer, and strategic preparation. When you rush to announce what is still in the womb of the Spirit, you expose delicate promises to premature attack.
* Noise dulls spiritual sensitivity: When you are overly loud, noisy, and eager to share, you lose the quietness required to pick up divine signals. You miss the soft whisper of the Holy Spirit saying: "Do not post this yet. Hold your peace!"
* Familiarity breeds sabotage: Even well-meaning friends, relatives, or associates may not carry the spiritual capacity to handle your future. Sharing prematurely with the wrong audience creates friction, jealousy, and spiritual resistance that was never meant to knock at your door.
Stop trying to explain yourself to everyone! People do not need an explanation for what God is privately birthing in your life!
As the Psalmist prayed in Psalm 141:3: "Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!"
* Learn the discipline of holy silence and spiritual secrecy.
* Be quick to obey when God instructs you to hold back a victory or an idea.
* Protect your new season, your marriage, your ministry, and your business ideas by keeping your mouth shut until God gives the clear signal to step forward!
May the Lord place a divine guard over your lips, give you the wisdom to stay silent when necessary, and prevent you from talking yourself out of the very breakthrough God is preparing for you!
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"William Tyndale laid down his life so that the ordinary man could read the Holy Scriptures in his own native language—a...
05/10/2026

"William Tyndale laid down his life so that the ordinary man could read the Holy Scriptures in his own native language—and his ultimate sacrifice changed the course of Christian history forever!"
​Born around 1494, this brilliant Oxford scholar carried a deep, burning passion: that even a humble plowboy in the field should have direct access to the truth of God's Word.
​At the time, religious authorities fiercely guarded the Bible in Latin, holding tight control over the masses through religious ignorance. But Tyndale refused to bow to fear or compromise!
​Forced to flee England in 1524, he lived as a hunted fugitive across Europe, working tirelessly in secret to translate the New Testament directly from the original Greek text into English.
​Look at the extraordinary price he paid to give us the Scriptures today:
​Smuggled through Fire: His translated Bibles were secretly shipped into England hidden inside bales of cloth and sacks of flour. Though authorities aggressively seized and burned every copy they could find, the people's hunger for truth only grew!
​Betrayed and Condemned: In 1536, after years of hiding, Tyndale was betrayed and captured in Belgium. He was condemned, choked, and burned at the stake for the simple "crime" of giving people the Word of God.
​A Prophetic Final Cry: As the flames rose around him, his final prayer was not for vengeance, but a cry from the depths of his heart: "Lord, open the King of England's eyes!"
​God answered that prayer in an extraordinary way!
​Just three years after his tragic death, King Henry VIII officially authorized an English Bible to be placed in every church across the land. Decades later, Tyndale’s work became the bedrock of the King James Bible, embedding his very phrasing into the hearts of believers for centuries to come.
​Never take the written Word of God for granted!
​Men bled, suffered exile, and burned at the stake so you could hold a Bible in your hands.
​Honor their legacy by reading, studying, and living out the divine truths written on every page!
​When you open your Bible today, remember the heavy price paid for your freedom—and stand bold, firm, and unshakeable in the truth!
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"Never marry an unbeliever—and truth be told, marrying a lukewarm Christian is just as massive a risk!"A lukewarm partne...
05/10/2026

"Never marry an unbeliever—and truth be told, marrying a lukewarm Christian is just as massive a risk!"
A lukewarm partner carries no active prayer life, no spiritual hunger, and no genuine reverence for the Lord. And here is the spiritual reality: if a person does not truly love God, they do not possess the capacity to truly love you!
Whatever you do in life, make sure your partner's personal relationship with Jesus Christ is settled and proven beyond doubt.
You need to marry a true believer who operates under the fear of God—someone who knows that if they mistreat you, they must still answer to the Almighty at their prayer altar!
Look at what happens when a spouse fears God:
* Divine Accountability: Remember when Cain killed Abel? He returned to his sacrifice as if everything was normal, but God confronted him: "Where is your brother?" In the same way, a true believer cannot mistreat their spouse and comfortably enjoy God's presence!
* The Holy Spirit's Conviction: If a godly partner speaks to you harshly, lies down, and tries to pray, the Holy Spirit will pull their spirit and ask: "Are you normal? How can you treat your wife like that?" That divine conviction will force them to get up and make things right!
* Protection Over Your Future: A partner without a genuine walk with God has no spiritual filter, no divine constraint, and no altar that calls them to repentance when they err.
Do not be blinded by charm, money, status, or mere church attendance!
* Look past emotional excitement and examine their secret walk with God.
* Refuse to compromise or settle for a lukewarm, prayerless partner.
* Choose a spouse who fears the Lord, listens to the Holy Spirit, and honors God's word above their own ego!
Your choice of a life partner will either draw you closer to your destiny or drag you into a lifetime of regret—marry someone whose primary allegiance is to Jesus Christ!
Credit: Pastor Kesiena Esiri
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I remember one worship meeting back on campus at Delta State University. It was powerful that night. I still remember th...
05/10/2026

I remember one worship meeting back on campus at Delta State University. It was powerful that night. I still remember the jeans and t-shirt I was wearing as I rolled on the floor crying. Anyone watching me would have said, "God, see how he loves Jesus!" Walking back to my hostel, I was literally skipping, singing sweet songs to the One my heart loves.
​I lived in a semi-self-contained hostel—two rooms sharing a toilet, kitchen, and bathroom. Three brothers in our room, three girls in the other.
​I had already noticed one of the girls and was fighting a growing attraction in prayer. But that night, as I climbed the stairs after fellowship, I saw light coming from her room. Everything within my being said, "Kessina, enter your own room!"
​Instead, I told myself, "Let me just go and greet her."
​I walked in and leaned against the table. There was only a single candle lit, casting shadows across the room, and she was sprawled on the bed in a nightgown. Before you judge David, make sure you can survive what David faced.
​I greeted her and was about to leave when she said, "What are you doing over there? Come."
​I lie not to you today—if you ask me how I moved from that table to that bed, I don't know. I just found myself there.
​At this time, I was already leading morning devotions in that hostel at 5:00 AM. People wept during those devotions; cultists rededicated their lives, and neighbors would hear my tongues rattling for two hours every morning. I was a man of power and grace on the outside.
​Yet, there I was on that bed, getting ready to do the devil's work.
​I whispered to her, "Let's go outside." We went behind the hostel, and right there, I committed fornication with her—not knowing that a neighbor in the opposite building watched the entire thing from start to finish.
​The next morning, I got up as usual and tried to pray. Normally, my prayer life flowed smoothly like oil—I could pray for four hours uninterrupted. But that morning, I tried to ascend, and nothing happened. I sought the presence of God, but I couldn't find Him.
​Then, the brother from the other room pulled back the curtain, looked at me, and said:
​"Pastor, you're too much."
​Tears fell from my eyes.
​Never let a public display of spiritual power mask a private life of compromise. If your life does not match what you claim comes from your heart, your life is a lie.
Credit: Pastor Kesiena Esiri
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02/10/2026

The story of how Billy Graham got saved.
|| Apostle Edu Udechukwu

28/09/2026

Philippians 4 vs 6
NIV:Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

||Pastor Nathaniel Bassey
||Apostle Edu Udechukwu

"Every time you break your consecration, you force a spiritual reset in your life!"​Scripture promises that if we confes...
28/09/2026

"Every time you break your consecration, you force a spiritual reset in your life!"
​Scripture promises that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. God forgives sin completely—but forgiveness does not automatically erase the consequences or spiritual setbacks caused by sin!
​While your standing before God is restored through mercy, sin cuts down your spiritual momentum, bringing you right back to ground zero.
​Consider how your prayer life develops:
​You start by building capacity from 30 minutes a day to 1 hour.
​Through consistency and grace, you stretch your capacity to spend 2 deep hours in prayer.
​You begin to tune your spirit to hear the voice of God clearly and walk in spiritual authority.
​Then, a 5-minute compromise enters—and in a single moment, that spiritual momentum is cut back down to zero!
​Anyone who has experienced this knows the painful reality: after falling into compromise, can you easily pray for an hour again?
​The moment you kneel down to pray:
​Your heart feels scattered within five minutes.
​Satan stands on one side whispering accusations: "What are you doing here, hypocrite? God won't answer you!"
​You open the Scriptures and feel condemnation instead of comfort.
​The inspiration, songs of worship, and divine sensitivity you once enjoyed suddenly feel completely blocked.
​It was not God leaving you—it was compromise shutting your spiritual doors and forcing you to rebuild what took months or years to construct!
​Guard your consecration with your life.
​Do not trade long-term spiritual weight for moments of fleshly indulgence.
​Protect your secret place, maintain your altar, and refuse to let sin force a reset on your spiritual growth!
​Value your spiritual momentum. Stay consistent, guard your eyes and heart, and preserve the altar you have laboriously built with God!
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