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  • A good marriage attracts God’s Blessings (1)

    Dear reader, you are welcome to this exciting column in Jesus’ name!

    Marriage generally gives you a sense of accomplishment. It is your passage from one phase of life to another; it is a step forward that marks your progress in life. Every young man or woman has a dream or vision of the kind of home he or she would like to have. No one envisions troubles or divorce for him or herself. Everyone dreams of a joyful, peaceful and fruitful home. The good news is: God created marriage for the fulfilment of these dreams and aspirations; you will not be disappointed in Jesus’ Name! Peradventure your dreams for marriage seem not to be finding fulfilment right now, receive grace for a new beginning as you walk in line with God’s purposes for marriage henceforth.

    Marriage is a function of God’s favour. Once your marriage is fashioned according to God’s prescriptions in His Word, you procure His favour, and once that favour is there, it is irreversible. The Word of God says: Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord (Proverbs 18:22). Even men are compelled to favour you, because when a man’s ways please the Lord, He causes even his enemies to be at peace with him. God’s favour is the maker of men. When you secure His favour, you progress and succeed effortlessly in life. Everyone needs God’s favour in life and marriage. That is why today, I will be teaching on: Enjoying Favour in Marriage.

    Success in life and marriage is not a function of your smartness or connections, but a function of God’s favour, because the Bible says: The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them (1 Samuel 2:7-8).

    The favour of God elevates you to greater heights that make you to be envied by men. When you step out, hand in hand with your partner, people see the glory of God upon you, honour you and open all manner of doors before you. Singles will desire to be like you, because the good hand of God upon your home will make marriage desirable to all who see you. God’s favour also secures for you lifting and promotion in status, which also affects your financial and material prosperity. God created marriage to give man an easy access to His favour so that he can live a sweatless life. This shall be your portion, in Jesus’ Name.

    One of the things that favour attracts is God’s blessings. The Bible states: The blessings of the Lord maketh rich and he added no sorrow to it (Proverbs 10:22). God’s blessings are sent to us to make us rich; not in finance alone, but in all aspect of life. To have the highest level of God’s blessings, you must give God the chance to be supreme in your life. He becomes supreme in your life, when you are controlled by His words in your thoughts, decisions, speech and actions. As this is done, the favour of God is made available for you to enjoy.

    To attract God’s favour in your marriage also, you must ensure that you keep the marriage bed pure. The Word of God says, Marriage is honourable in all and the bed undefiled… (Hebrews 13:4). The word ‘undefiled’ there simply means kept pure. If this was impossible, God won’t tell you to do it.

    Whether single or married, illicit sexual affairs render your service to God unrewardable and will deprive you of enjoying the honour He has destined for you in marriage. God is much more interested in your person than your money or what you can do. When your person is acceptable unto God then your service will become acceptable.

    Single men and ladies, if you must enjoy honour in your family life, when you get into marriage, you must lay a good foundation for it by keeping yourselves pure. God’s Word states in 1 Timothy 4:12, Let no man despise thy youth… Refuse to submit yourself to the deception of the devil.

    Many people get emotionally distorted when they defile the marriage bed to the extent that it disturbs their marital life. You can save your marriage from torments by keeping your life pure. If you are fond of jumping from one man to another as a single lady, today, I decree that the fire of the Lord falls on you and consumes that dirty habit in Jesus’ name.

    The later part of that scripture says …but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. The word ‘whore’ simple means harlot. Give no room to the devil if your soul is actually precious to you.  When you get into defiling the marriage bed, whether you are single or married, it is because your soul is not precious to you.  Refuse to fall a victim if you truly have value for yourself. Don’t say you want to earn yourself a living by prostituting because God will judge those who do that.  If your family has been scattered by adulterers or whoremongers, it shall be restored in the name of Jesus.

    EXTRA MARITAL AFFAIRS

    Let no man or woman lure you into having affairs together with whosoever is not your husband or wife. Don’t say everybody is doing it and the world now has really advanced. The world cannot be more advanced than the Word of God. Indecency and indiscipline have put so many young people into trouble today.

    Marital affairs are meant exclusively to be between husband and wife. Without holiness, the struggle continues and that’s why many married and singles are struggling in life because of sexual immoralities. The marital relationship is a seal of the covenant and it is sacred. The Word of God says, Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge (Hebrews 13:4).

    It is not your pastor that will judge, but God Himself is the judge. Remember that it is a fearful thing to fall. Adultery is very cancerous and it kills respect between couples. Instead of enjoying the honour of marriage, such actions bring shame.

    All manner of venereal diseases are on the streets today and adultery and fornication are one of the distribution centres for it.

    It doesn’t take more than this to enjoy God’s blessings in your home. If you want this blessings, then you should say this prayer of faith: Dear Lord, I come to You today. I am a sinner.  Forgive me of my sins. Cleanse me with Your precious Blood. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Now I know I am born again!

    Congratulations, you are now born again! I believe that you will begin to experience the reality of the price that Jesus paid for you at Calvary. Please call or write, and share your testimonies with me through contact@faithoyedepo.org or 08141320204, 07026385437.

    For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian bookstores: Marriage Covenant, Making Marriage Work, Building A Successful Home and Success in Marriage (Co-Authored).

  • Varsity launches campaign against bush burning in Kwara

    Varsity launches campaign against bush burning in Kwara

    Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara,  on Monday inaugurated a sensitisation campaign against bush burning to celebrate the 60th birthday of Pastor  Faith Oyedepo, the wife of the institution’s Chancellor, Bishop David Oyedepo.

    Reports say that Faith, born on February 5, 1958, is the Vice-President, Education, Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners’ Chapel.

    The campaign was jointly organised by Landmark University Community Development Impact Initiative ( LMUCDII ), College of Agricultural Sciences and Omu-Aran Fire Service Outstation.

    The campaign, which involved distribution of hand bills to educate residents  on the danger  associated with bush burning, took the team to schools and  markets in Omu-Aran and other designated areas in Eleyin and Ipetu-Igbomina communities in the state.

    Read also: Four feared dead in Kwara community

    Speaking at the inauguration, Prof. Adeniyi Olayanju, the Vice-Chancellor of the university,  said that the campaign was in line with the institution’s corporate social responsibility.

    Olayanju, who decried the negative impact of bush burning on humans, soil and environment, said the menace had become a stumbling block to the socio-economic development of communities.

    He noted that the regulatory responsibility against incessant bush burning, especially at the grassroots,  had gone beyond what the government alone could  shoulder and advocated a  collective effort to achieve the desired results.

    Olayanju also said there was the need to check  the activities of some hunters whom he accused of deliberately setting bushes on fire.

    He listed the negative consequences of bush burning to include depletion of soil nutrient, environmental pollution, reduction in farm yield and income, rendering farm harvest unsafe for consumption  as well as destruction of the ecosystem.

    “Consequences of bush burning also include serious eye and respiratory infections as well as breathing problems  among others.

    ” It is on this basis that we are spearheading the anti-bush burning campaign in Nigeria to tackle the menace head on,” he said.

    Prof. Charity Aremu, Dean of the  College of Agricultural Sciences,  said the campaign was informed by the need to save both humans  and the  environment from bush burning-induced  attack.

    Aremu extolled the virtues of  the celebrator, commending  her  commitment to  spiritual devotion  and restoration of  the dignity of the black race.

    “These activities are geared toward honouring a woman of immense spiritual values who detests  human oppression in all its ramifications,’’ she said.

    NAN

  • Faith Oyedepo’s 10 Life-changing quotes

    Faith Oyedepo’s 10 Life-changing quotes

    In commemoration of the 60th birthday of Pastor Faith Oyedepo of Living Faith World Outreach aka Winners Chapel, we recalls some of her memorable quotations.

    “Prayer from the heart, changes things on the earth”

    “Whatsoever you see in your future is what you are permitted to get”

    “A virtuous Woman is always careful to do her work and duties as unto the Lord”

    “The only authentic demonstration o Faith is Action”

    ” Stay joyful so that you don’t miss out on God’s blessing for you”

    ” No matter how great your Faith is, if you don’t Love, it’s in Vain”

    “If your life must count, you must take responsibility for it”

    ” If you do what he tells you to do, the Devil cannot undo you”

    “What you see is determined my what you say”

    “Pride must die so that God can be exalted in your life”

     

     

     

  • Home: Sweet home (2)

    DEAR Reader, last week, I showed you giving and receiving as secrets for enjoying a sweet home. This week, I will yet show you another secret, which is Thanksgiving. What is Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is the act of giving thanks, appreciation, expression of gratitude to someone for a favour or service done. But in this context, thanksgiving is unto God, for His faithfulness. The Word of God says: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High. To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night (Psalm 92:1-2). God has done a lot for you. So, it is good that you give Him thanks. If you don’t give Him thanks, it means you are doing a bad thing. Thanksgiving is a must, for you to keep the joy of the Lord flowing in your home and family. It opens up the gates of God and ushers you into His presence, thereby granting you audience. In the excitement of the season, time must be set aside to appreciate and thank Him for His faithfulness towards you and your family, appreciation for divine protection, divine provision, divine health, unity, security, safety, promotion, etc. These are all the faithfulness of God.

    You need to spend time to think deeply and you will see that you owe God thanks. Think of His mercies and loving-kindness towards you and your family; without Him things could have been worse. Many started the year with you but not too many are alive to see the end of the year! Often times, a lot of us are so bothered about what God has not done, that we tend to forget what He has already done. The Word of God says: Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits (Psalm 103:1-2). Have you enjoyed God’s benefit since the year began? Don’t take God for granted. Give Him thanks.

    The fact that you are still alive is worth thanking God for. The Word of God says: Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord (Psalm 150:6). Do you still have breath? You owe God thanks. The scriptures says: Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. It didn’t say, “Let everyone that has car, house, wife, husband or what have you?” You owe God thanks for your breath.

    There are a lot of things to give God thanks for. Has God done anything for you this year? If you think well, you will know that He has done so much. Thanksgiving is a commandment from God as instructed in I Thessalonians 5:18 and Ephesians 5:20. If you would want Him to continue His blessings in your life and family, read the scripture and obey His commandment. When you obey the commandment of thanksgiving, you open the door for great blessings. A life of thanksgiving is a life of sweat-less and tasteful Christian experience. If you settle down to acknowledge Him, He will acknowledge you too.

    Give God thanks for what He did yesterday, and you will compel Him to act today. You don’t have to wait for a reason to thank Him; just thank Him for who He is. When you stop having a reason to thank God, then you have created a reason to be imprisoned. There is always a reason to thank God. The Word of God says: Less the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies (Psalm 103:1-4).

    Let the woman who has no child yet, thank God with joy in her heart for even making her a wife to a man. Let the unemployed thank God for the gift of life and health. Let the singles thank God that he or she is a qualified candidate to be married. Let the businessman that is yet to break even at the end of the year stop pointing an accusing finger at God, but thank Him for life and for being able to do business at all. In everything and for everything, give God thanks, while you are still alive! Thanksgiving unto God is better acknowledged, when you are a child of God. You become a child of God when you confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour (born again). If you would like to do so, please say this prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today, I am a sinner. I cannot help myself. Forgive me of my sins, cleanse me with Your blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. I believe You died for me and on the third day, You rose that I might be justified. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Make me a child of God today. Thank You for accepting me into your kingdom.

    Congratulations, you are now born again! I believe that you will begin to experience the reality of the price that Jesus paid for your sins at Calvary. All-round rest and peace are guaranteed you, in Jesus’ Name!

     

    Call or write, and share your testimonies with me through: E-mail: faithdavid@yahoo.com, faithdavid2013@gmail.com Tel. No: 08141320204; 07026385437; 07094254102

     

    For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian bookstores: Making Marriage Work, Marriage Covenant, Building A Successful Home and Success in Marriage (Co-Authored).

  • Dwelling according to knowledge (5)

    Dear Reader,

    I welcome you to this last edition of the teaching for the month.

    I like to conclude this teaching by showing you the Duties Of The Children.

    The injunction to dwell according to knowledge was specifically addressed to the men. However, children also need to know their responsibilities to their parents, in order to enjoy family success. Ephesians 6:1-3 clearly states: Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

    Honour for your parents is a commandment. In fact, this scripture says it is the first commandment with a promise attached to it. The reason we find a lot of people today, who can’t seem to make it in life, in spite of their hard work, is perhaps because they have dishonoured their parents. If you want to see good, then obedience to God’s command is required. Showing honour and respect to your parents is a commandment that is not negotiable. It does not have any given conditions when it may be disobeyed. That means whether your parents are good or bad, insensitive or irrational, born again or not, no matter their state, honour for them is a must.

    The American Heritage Dictionary defines honour as “esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.” That means you are to give to your parents due respect and reverence, and esteem them highly under every circumstances of life.

    For failure to honour his father, Reuben lost his glorious place in destiny. The Bible records in Genesis 35:22: And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it…

    In Genesis 49:3-4, when Jacob was pronouncing blessings on his sons, what Reuben got was this: Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

    It is sad, because Reuben by destiny was the excellency of dignity. He was by destiny supposed to be a man of dignity. But he lost it for one singular act of dishonour and lack of respect for his father.

    Jesus further emphasized this point in Matthew 19:16-19: And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him … but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said … Honour thy father and thy mother…

    Longevity on earth and eternity with God are both tied to the honour given by children to their parents. This also is part of the 10 Commandments given to Moses in Exodus 20:12. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 4:12: …A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

    If you want to see many good and fulfilling days on the earth, then as a child in a family, respect for your parents is non-negotiable. You will make it, in Jesus’ name!

    Effectively handling your duties as children demands a life in Christ. This entails confessing your sins and accepting Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour. If you are ready to be born again, please say this simple prayer with me, in faith: Dear Lord Jesus, I come to You today. I believe You died and rose again for my sake. Forgive me of my sins, take over my life, make me Your child and let Your peace reign over my life. Thank you for saving me. Now I know I am born again.

     

    Congratulations, you are now born again! I believe that you will begin to experience the reality of the price that Jesus paid for your sins at Calvary. All round rest and peace are guaranteed you in Jesus’ Name!

    Call or write, and share your testimonies with me through:

    E-mail: faithdavid@yahoo.com Tel. No: 08141320204; 07026385437; 07094254102

    For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian bookstores: Marriage Covenant, Making Marriage Work, Single With A Difference, Building A Successful Family, and Success In Marriage (Co-Authored with Bishop David Oyedepo).

  • Dwelling according to knowledge

    Dear reader,

    With joy unspeakable full of glory, I sincerely welcome you to this life-changing and destiny-moulding column. I count it a very great privilege to be sharing God’s Word with you. I am full of excitement, because of the great and mighty things God has in store for you. It is so loaded and full of fat things. You will not miss your own portion in Jesus’ name!

    This month, via the Word of God, I will be sharing with you, Dwelling According To Knowledge. It is my prayer that as you open your heart to receive and act on God’s Word concerning your family today, your marriage and home will experience a positive transformation in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen!

    The major reason for crises in families, today, is because family members do not fully understand their God-given responsibilities in the family set-up. A person cannot do that which he does not know. If a person does not know his duties in the family set-up, he cannot fulfill his obligations. This month, I shall be examining one of the vital responsibilities necessary for achieving family success.

    In 1 Peter 3:7, the Bible records: Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

    The main emphasis here is the phrase, “Dwell with them according to knowledge.” The word “dwell” is translated from the Greek word “sunoikeo”, which is used to denote domestic association; this association is to be done according to knowledge. For any family to experience any degree of success, knowledge of the nature and duties of every member of the family is inevitable.

    What then is knowledge?

    The Oxford Dictionary defines knowledge as awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a person. Dictionary.com defines it as “the state or fact of knowing; familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study; specific information about something.”

    When the Bible, therefore, enjoins us to dwell according to knowledge, it means there are certain facts that one must lay hold on, in order to enjoy family success. There are lots of family crises, when we have little or no knowledge of our duties in fulfilling God’s ultimate purpose for the family. That is why the Bible says in Hosea 4:6: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…

    Each member of the family has a certain God-given responsibility to fulfill in the family, in order for success to abound therein. My husband has often shared one of the secrets of our family success, which is the acquisition of knowledge. By reason of what he saw of the marriage institution in his growing up days, he began seeking to know from God His true purpose for the institution of marriage.

    It was in that state that God showed him the seven concepts of marriage, which has been practiced conscientiously in our family, causing us to enjoy a great deal of success. It took knowledge for us to know our individual placement in the family network, and that knowledge has set us free from every family crises.

    To enjoy family success, therefore, the place of knowledge cannot be over-emphasized. In Proverbs 24:3-4 the NIV Bible, enumerating the benefits of knowledge, says: By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

    If you must find families which are filled with rare and beautiful treasures of peace, love, joy, satisfaction, sunshine, fulfillment, etc, then knowledge is the key. It takes knowledge to enjoy family success.

    The prescription to dwell according to knowledge within the family network has its source in God. Therefore, I will be looking at His instruction on the subject, for the Bible has said in Proverbs 2:6: For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

    The scriptures often use the words wisdom, knowledge and understanding interchangeably. But they are occasionally spoken of as separate and distinct. Knowledge is the fact, understanding is the ability to lift the meaning out of the fact, and wisdom is knowing what next to do.

    Knowledge is the ability to collate and access information. This alone may not be beneficial, except the information gathered is understood, leading you to the next line of action. Understanding, on the other hand, is the ability to extract meaning out of information, which produces principles, while wisdom is the ability to decipher which principles to apply now.

    The injunction to dwell according to knowledge will not be beneficial without an understanding of what one’s responsibilities are, and a decision to put them to work. To enjoy the knowledge of God knowing what to do per time, being born again is the only sure foundation. To be born again, you have to confess your sins and accept Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour.

    If you are ready to be born again, please say this simple prayer with me, in faith: Dear Lord Jesus, I come to You today. I believe You died and rose again for my sake. Forgive me of my sins, take over my life, make me Your child and let Your peace reign over my life. Thank you for saving me. Now I know I am born again.

    Congratulations, you are now born again! I believe that you will begin to experience the reality of the price that Jesus paid for your sins at Calvary. All-round rest and peace are guaranteed you, in Jesus’ Name!

    Call or write, and share your testimonies with me through:

    E-mail: faithdavid@yahoo.com Tel. No: 08141320204; 07026385437; 07094254102

    For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian bookstores: Marriage Covenant, Making Marriage Work, Single With A Difference, Building A Successful Family, and Success In Marriage (Co-Authored with Bishop David Oyedepo).