Thirsting for the World, By Femi Aribisala
Of what consequence is living water when what you want is Coca-Cola? At the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus stood and cried out, saying: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers…
Positionings In Christ, By Femi Aribisala
Life has nothing to do with being alive. When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, their eyes were opened and they became aware that they were naked. Therefore, they sewed fig leaves to cover themselves. When they heard the sound of God walking in…
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Why Do You Go To Church?, By Femi Aribisala
Was that fine girl in church? Did she notice you? In the scriptures, Jesus paid a visit to a General Hospital, which turned out to be a church where people came for spiritual healing. The place was full of sick people. Some had been suffering of malaria for ten years.…
Help! My Saviour Is After My Life, By Femi Aribisala
Read that life-insurance policy carefully because you may be signing away your life. Armed robbers attacked me on Lagos airport road and an anonymous Good Samaritan came to my rescue. I soon discovered this Good Samaritan was Jesus, someone I had previously gone to great lengths to avoid. It became…
Crucified To the World, By Femi Aribisala
If we are mindful of the things of men and not of the things of God, we will despise God’s salvation. The angel says about Jesus: “He will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21). But if you were to ask Christians how Jesus saves us from our sins,…
Rejoicing Over Counterfeits, By Femi Aribisala
Sin is the only legitimate cause for sorrow in the world. The kingdom of men is the antithesis of the kingdom of God. In the kingdom of men, the successful man is that man who has achieved something for himself. In the kingdom of God, the successful man is that…
The Purpose of Evil, By Femi Aribisala
All evil will result in good before the ages run their course. God says in Isaiah: “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.” (Isaiah 45:7). Amos also asks rhetorically: “If there is calamity in a city, will…
Making Provision For the Flesh (2), By Femi Aribisala
David nearly lost the kingdom of God because he succumbed to the lusts of the flesh Jesus says: “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23). This is tantamount to saying: “If anyone wants to follow me,…
Making Provision For the Flesh, By Femi Aribisala
What we watch and look at often lay the foundation for the sins of adultery and fornication. Jesus says: “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Many Christians read this passage and simply ignore it. What…
Love Is Not a Feeling, By Femi Aribisala
The love that God requires of us is a commandment. Jesus gave us the eleventh commandment. He says: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my…
