Grace for Grace

By Bishop Chinedu Adigwe

Read a story about a man that was in jail for 15 years. Never received a single visitor. After his release, his wife and son met with him, only to tell him never to return to them. His 3 daughters, now married, refused to see him, never seen his 4 grand children (wasn’t sure how many).

A society that values “saving face” has no room for those who will seemingly bring them disgrace, so we disgrace them.  Disgrace. We quickly want to see the other fellow disgraced, put down. We want the other to fall so we can bask in the light of self-justification while the other fellow fell. To show we are better Christians, more righteous, holier, smarter… All satan wanted to do was to disgrace Jesus on the cross. All his plan is to put us to shame, put us down, humiliate us. Some just want to see others fall. So they can bask…We just want to see others fumble and fall from grace, so that we can point to them and say “I’m not like that broth-er or sister…, I’m better” just like the Pharisee’s statement in his prayers.

We just want to say “that’s good for him” As Peninah disgraced, abused, humiliated, provoked, belittled Hannah. Some just want to see the “nakedness” of others, so they can laugh like Noah’s son, Ham…rather than cover each other’s nakedness as Shem & Japheth did. But the Bible says in John 1:16  And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.

Grace, as given unto you, give also. You will have good success this 2016.

Remain blessed.
Shalom

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Old Man and His Son...What FBI did!

By Pastor "Deji Adewale

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison.

The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation: Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden because your mother always loved planting time.

I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison. Love, Dad. Shortly, the old man received this telegram: “For heaven’s sake, Dad, don’t dig up the garden!!!

That’s where I buried the GUNS!!” At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns. Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next. His son’s reply was “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here”

MORAL: No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do some-thing deep from your heart, you can do it. It is the thought that matters, not where you are or where the person is. You’re not limited by location, distance or structure, you’re limited by your heart, your mindset.

You will have good success this 2016.
Remain blessed. Shalom.

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