John 3:16-17,“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
Love is an intense feeling of deep affection towards someone, something, or an event. It is also a great interest and pleasure in something. One may have a great and intense feeling and interest towards an individual. At the same time such a feeling could be about an event. People who have interest in footballing, other sporting events could be described as lovers of those events. A father may have great interest in a son or daughter. Where love exists, the person who nurses that feeling cares, protects and cherishes that which he or she has tender feelings for.
Children gladden the heart of their parents, hence, every father or mother cares and protects his or her child. They are at ease and ready to spend everything within their reach to ensure the children are properly taken care of. They give everything they have in order to achieve proper upbringing of their children. In that case, love is demonstrated by giving, caring, and protecting the loved one.
God, the creator of man loved the creature, hence, He placed him in the beautiful Garden of Eden where everything was provided for the upkeep of the man and for his potential descendants. Unfortunately, the kingdom God planned was lost to the devil and they later introduced evil practices that have characterised the world today. Man, who God created and loved was suffering in the hands of the devil; even as at today man is still under the harsh treatment of the evil one. God, therefore, decided to rescue man from the bondage of the devil that He gave His son Jesus Christ to deliver man from the yoke of sin, which the devil subjected him to and bring him back to his creator. This is expressed in the lead scripture where God through the son Jesus Christ demonstrated the love He has for mankind. Our Lord Jesus Christ came to pay the ransom for the sins of the world. He came for the sinners and to rescue them from the bondage of the devil and present them back to God their creator.
The Bible, therefore, expressed it clearly in Luke 19:9-10 saying, “And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.10: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”When the kingdom was lost, man, who God has created and placed in the Garden of Eden to lead the Earth government surrendered the leadership to the devil. The dispensation of innocence, righteousness based on the obedience to the word of God was murdered at the altar of sin. Man became so much engrossed in sin that disobedient to the word of God, murder, stealing, and all kinds of atrocities became the order of the day, to the extent that God regretted the creation of man. However, God does not want man created in His own image to perish.
This led to the decision of sending His son to come for the recovery and restoration of the lost kingdom and bring man back to God. Our Lord Jesus Christ was used by God to demonstrate that love to the world. Love is practicalised by giving and taking care of the loved ones. Christ has come to seek and save the lost souls of the present earth. He will lead the earth government when all things will be restored.
Our Lord Jesus Christ kickstarted the campaign in the street of Galilee as recorded in Matthew 4:17,“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”In preparation for the establishment of the kingdom, there must be a proper platform for the kingdom to thrive in accordance with God’s will. People of the earth must change their mindset by removing the satanic influences upon them and allow the will of God to reign in their heart. This will only be possible when men are taught the word of God and know the plan and purpose of God for their lives. Hence Apostle Paul in his letter to his spiritual son in 1st Timothy 2:3-6, said:“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4: Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6: Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” Our Lord Jesus Christ, who has come and reclaimed of the lost kingdom has trained the church as an outpost for the indoctrination of the people in preparation for the restoration of the kingdom. God is interested in the life of everyone living on this planet earth to come to the knowledge of God and repent. Men are to learn from God by giving out what they have to help others come to the knowledge of God. In his teaching of practical Christian living, one of the apostles, James, the brother of our Lord Jesus Christ in his epistle, James 2:14-16 said: “What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him? 15: If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16: And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?17: Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”If you want to help someone in need you have to give him something to satisfy his need at that point in time. This is exactly what God did by sending His son, Jesus Christ to die for the sins of the world.
We, as human beings must emulate God’s example and minister to the people in need. It could be hunger as a result of physical food or lack based on inability to have access to the word of God. Christians must attend to both physical and spiritual needs of the people of the world. We must preach the gospel in season and out of season to the lost and where the situation demands attend to their physical needs. Our Lord Jesus Christ fed the congregation of five thousand people with bread and fish when he knew they were hungry and could not go out to buy food for themselves.
God has shown us the example by giving his son Jesus Christ to save man from the bondage of sin. The son, Jesus Christ came and ministered to the people in both the word and physical food. We should follow suit and attend to the people around us according to their needs and God will surely recognise our works and bless us accordingly. In that case we will finally be crowned and be with Jesus Christ for the eternal life in Jesus name.
Testimony Of The Lord’s Doing
‘Kidney Cancer Disappears After Prayer’
BROTHER Divine Odili,who came from Italy is grateful to God for making him and his family, members of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries. They are also thanking God for journey mercy from Italy to Nigeria.
In addition, brother Odiliis thanking God for using him to win souls in Italy and also establish The Lord’s Chosen House Caring Fellowship over there.
In his testimony, our brother said he had a terrible stomach upset one particular night, the following day, his wife told him to visit to the hospital and check what was wrong. Brother Odilisaid he obeyed, and when he got to the hospital, he was examined. After several tests, the doctor said his case was terrible and instead of telling him, he had kidney cancer, the doctor preferred to discover it to brother Odili’sin-law that was waiting outside the hospital.
Meanwhile, our brother was waiting to hear from the doctor, not knowing that the doctor had informed his in-law about his health condition. So after waiting,brother Odilisaid he decided to see his in-lawoutside, only to meet him crying androlling on the floor. Our brother said he was surprisedto see his in-law crying, it then dawn on him that the cry was because of his condition.
Immediately, his wife working in another hospital called him to enquire how the test was, he told her the unpalatable news, his wife advised him to come to her hospital so that they could rerun the test. Before he left for that hospital, our brother Odili said he prayed and told God of Chosen to remember the House-caring fellowship Centre he established for His own glory. He said he reminded God that if anything happens to him, who will coordinate His sheep. He saidhe beseeched God to intervene and frustrate the plans of the enemy. After the prayer, he went to his wife’s hospital and repeated the test and to the glory of God nothing was found. Praise the Lord!
According to our brother, since that day till now, he has been hale and hearty, praise the Lord!
In conclusion, he prayed for the General Overseer and all the Chosen members, including the brethren in Italy, that God will grant them eternal rest in heaven at the end of this life in Jesus name….
