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SAT ON IT

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *SAT ON IT* *Wow what a day for the Lord to meet you with all your expectations* *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  Have you heard the saying that when you want to eat with the devil that you should go with long spoon? One day my late spiritual father Rt Rev Mgr Mathew Agbabuwe Arinze called me and said to me "my son even with the longest spoon don't ever think of eating with the devil because it is not safe" in other words "prevention is better than cure" When we talk about our enemies we are not talking about the man or woman that has quarrel with us or the one that refused to give us money when we were in need but the enemy of our soul, the devil because no matter how you try to look at the devil he will still rem...

SAT ON IT

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *SAT ON IT* It is another beautiful day of blessings for you so fo and be blessed* *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  We were told that the Angel that descended from heaven did not descend to come and watch the soldiers or be wondering what to do or who will help him like Mary and the other woman was wondering but he came, rolled back the stone and sat on the stone. To sit on the stone speaks of authority, have you not not heard people complain that somebody is sitting on their file? What they are saying is that somebody is exercising authority over their file, so the Angel came and exercised authority over the stone, the stone was too small and too insignificant for Jesus to mind hence Angel had to do it. Speaking of ...

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE* *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  We have been trying to look at one dimension of the power of the resurrection, we have seen how the soldiers were told not to expose the power so that we can not explore it because when we know of it we will go for it but be that as it may with the little that we have been able to gather God has been glorifying His name. Thank God that we were denied the opportunity to know what happened by the soldiers so that we can reflect on it and have our own understanding of what happened thereby growing in faith and the knowledge of our God and from there too have a personal encounter with our God. Bro Paul after taking a critical look at the power of the resurrection pra...

LORD, LET YOUR ANGELS SIT ON MY PROBLEMS

*LET US PRAY* *(PRAYER FOR THE WEEK)*. *LORD, LET YOUR ANGELS SIT ON MY PROBLEMS* *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  We are grateful oh Lord 🎵🎵, we are grateful oh Lord our God, for all you have done for us,🎵🎵, we are grateful 🎵🎵, we are grateful oh Lord. Indeed we are not great fools to forget all that you have done for us Lord. We are indeed very grateful oh Lord. Beloved i pray for you and with you that in this new week that the God of Angels will send his Angels to anything and anywhere where you have been confined never to see the light of the day that the angels of God will visit you in that condition and roll away every stone holding you there and sit on them in the name of Jesus  Every stone that has been rolling back to where it was that is making...

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE* *Thank God it is Sunday, may God present His present to you as you present yourself in His presence* *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  Let me start by telling you that Jesus did not need the help of the Angel or an Angel to rise from the dead and as a matter of fact rolling away the stone so cheaply was one of the cheapest thing that happened in the place of the resurrection because had he not risen the open door would have been of no benefit. It was the earthquake that happened consequence upon the resurrection that made the stone to roll away so easily, if earth was afraid of what it held that it began to quake what of ordinary stone that is standing on the earth that is quaking? As long as the...

WITHOUT YOU GOD CAN BUT WITHOUT GOD YOU CAN'T

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *WITHOUT YOU GOD CAN BUT WITHOUT GOD YOU CAN'T* *It is another weekend of celebration may you have reasons to celebrate in Jesus name* *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  We have seen how two able bodied men blew an opportunity that was presented to them on a platter of gold and how without them writing their names in gold what they were paid to hide still leaked meaning that you cannot hide it from God. You may say that we didn't get the full story on how it happened and exactly when it happened but don't worry as the evidence we have already is enough to pass judgement so with or without them God still had His way by making sure that we get the right message. The bible told us that an Angel of the Lord descended fr...

JOB WELL DONE

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *JOB WELL DONE* *Thank God it is Friday, my dear our faith will not fail you* *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  Having seen how the soldiers blew the opportunity that was given to them on a platter of gold let us see the ministration of Angels that came to do the work of their father. The came, they saw, did what they were asked to do and the aon of God rose triumphantly into eternal glory. Did you remember the state of the stone? It was heavy, it had a seal of the emperor and it had soldiers guiding it so that if they had to be a resurrection at all it must be a true story and not a fake or cooked up story. Do you remember that this was not the first time that angels are ministering to Jesus? Immediately after His te...

A WASTED OPPORTUNITY

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *A WASTED OPPORTUNITY* *Your eyes will see the Lord's goodness in the land of the living* *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  We saw that the soldiers said what they were told to say not what they saw and from the little that slipped out of their mouth bro Mathew was able to capture the fact that there was a great earthquake that night and Angels were there from heaven to give honour to whom honour is due. Can you imagine how the story would have been had the people that saw it with their eyes were to tell the story? Can you imagine the lots of souls that would have been saved by the story? Can you imagine how we would have been celebrating these men had they told us what they saw. They would have been the first messages of the resu...

THE BEST STORY THAT WAS NEVER TOLD

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *THE BEST STORY THAT WAS NEVER TOLD* *A miracle that will make you joyful will happen to you today*  *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*. *Matt.28.2*  Am not speaking as an authority in this matter but i want to say it the way i see it, bro Mathew started by telling us to behold, behold what? Anyway i believe that what he was trying to tell us is that what he wants to say is a matter of what was seen not a story and he said that am Angel of the Lord descended from heaven for a specific assignment. He came and rolled away the stone that was covering the entrance of the grave, the stone that has soldiers as guards and has the seal of the emperor so that no man can touch it. That stone that was so heavily that the women were asking themselves a...

HIS GLORY

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *HIS GLORY* *It is another beautiful day of joy in this Easter season and so may your life be flooded with joy* *And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth*. *Jn 1:14*. We have seen that the Word was responsible for all that was created and having created all things because nothing that was created that was not created through Him the Word which was the creator became a creature just to give the creature a meaning or to dignify what was created. The Word became a creature so that the creature can see the glory that was in him from the creator and to show the creature what he must do to see the manifestation of that glory that was in him from the creator. Since the creator and His glory was invisible it became necessary for the creator to make Himself visibl...

ANGELIC INTERVENTION

*LET US PRAY* *(PRAYER FOR THE WEEK)*. *ANGELIC INTERVENTION*. *And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it*.  *Matt.28.2*  What a mighty God we serve, 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 what a mighty God we serve, 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵heaven and earth adore Him, 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 even Angels bow before Him 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵 what a mighty God we serve. 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 To this awesome God alone be all the glory, praise and adoration both now and forever by the power in the name of Jesus. Beloved i pray for you and with you that the power that raised Jesus from the dead will cause a heavy earthquake that will make whatever that is holding you down financially, marital wise, academically, business and carrier wise to loose their grip over your life and all that concerns you now by the power in the name of Jesus. May the Angel of the...

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (HE IS RISEN)

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *MISSION ACCOMPLISHED* (*HE IS RISEN*) *HAPPY EASTER MY PEOPLE* *But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. he is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him*.  *Mark 16:6*. "But he said to them" in other words what they were expecting was different and what they saw was different, they were expecting to see a dead body that is decaying but they were disappointed. He was no longer in the grave. He has risen. You too will rise to glory in the name of Jesus. "He said to them, do not be alarmed" You don't need to shout about it because He did not do it to impress anybody but to accomplish the purpose for which he did it, that you and i will become the children of God, go and celebrate because what it takes or it will take to make you a child of God has been accomplished. Alleluia!!! Who was crucified. Yes He was crucified, it is true that He died but that was His st...

OPEN INVITATION PT4

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *OPEN INVITATION PT4* *He paid the price so that you and i can go free* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. We cannot count the cost of what Jesus went through just for you and i to be called the children of God. St Paul speaking to the Philippian church told us that He was God but that he had to stripe Himself of that glory so that you and i can be called the children of God. *Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And bei...

OPEN INVITATION PT3

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *OPEN INVITATION PT3* *He died that you may live* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. What a privilege to be made or to be given the right to become a child of God, my dear that is the best thing that can happen to anyone living in the land of the living. Amen!!! and to know that all that this unqualified gift requires is just to accept Jesus as Lord is something much more wonderful and to know that to accept Jesus as Lord cost nothing is something beyond comprehension. Thank God that today is good Friday, the reason an saying this is what i will like to tell you now but before then let me say that making us a child of G...

OPEN INVITATION PT2

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *OPEN INVITATION PT2* *Thursday of the Lord's super. May you never be condemned but saved by his grace* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. We have been told that those that believed were given the right to become the children of God in other words what you get as a reward for believing is been transformed into a child of God what a privilege. Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles that entitles you to something legally. A right also defines what individuals are allowed to do or have and they are protected by law or custom.  When a right is given to you over something you can do whatever you will with it th...

FULLNESS OF JOY AND GLADNESS

*LET US PRAY* *(PRAYER FOR THE MONTH)*. *FULLNESS OF JOY AND GLADNESS* "*Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'The fast of the fourth month, The fast of the fifth, The fast of the seventh, And the fast of the tenth, Shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts For the house of Judah. Therefore love truth and peace*.' Zech 8:19. Giving glory to the Lord he reigns 🎵🎵,, giving glory to the Lord he reigns🎵🎵, , He reigns 🎵🎵, He reigns 🎵🎵, He reigns, we give glory to the Lord He reigns 🎵🎵,. We will never be tired of thanking you Lord for all you have done, you will do and will continue to do. May your name be praised both now and forever by the power in the name of Jesus. Beloved i join you in thanksgiving to God for yet another beautiful month in this year and i pray for you and with you that in this month that God will do a miracle in your life and family that will birth the kind of joy that will make the world to know that you are the blessed of the Lord by the power in th...

OPEN INVITATION

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *OPEN INVITATION* *Enjoy peace on all sides in Jesus name* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. It is said that gold is given to to those that knows the value. Since His own choose to neglect what they were given maybe because it was given to them free of charge it has to be given to those that knows the value and what does it take to know that you know the value of what was given? Simple acceptance. Because the people that were supposed to receive Him choose not the giver then made it an open invitation to all that will come across the invitation and choose to know the value and go for it and the invitation letter is what...

SAVED FROM DEADLY PESTILENCE

*LET US PRAY* *(PRAYER FOR THE WEEK)*. *SAVED FROM DEADLY PESTILENCE*.. *Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence*.  *Ps.91.3*  We give you all the glory 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵 we give you honour 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵 we give you all the glory🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵 father we give you honour 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵 father indeed we count it all joy to have been given this opportunity to thank you and to give you all the glory for all that you have done for us and will continue to do.  I pray for you and with you that those setting dangerous traps for you in your office, in your marriage and in all areas of your life especially those that are very close to you that you can never suspect may the God of revelation reveal all their secret plans against you to you and cause them to be put to shame by the power in the name of Jesus. I pray for them that all the snares that they have set to put you to shame or to destroy you that all of them will back fire a hundred fold to them by the...

MERCY INDEED

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *MERCY INDEED*  *Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' Hosanna in the highest*!"  *Matt.21.9* Today we shout hosanna (join the multitudes)and tomorrow we will still shout crucify Him(because we don't want to stand out) Today we promise to die for and with Jesus( to follow him without compromising as long as our following Him is convenient for us) but tomorrow we will deny Him three times even before the cock crows. Today we will shout hosanna and tomorrow we will prefer Barrabas(when we see opportunity to cheat, steal and engage in corruption) Today we follow Jesus into Jerusalem(when things are ok with us) but tomorrow(whenever there is trial) we will abandon Him. Today we lay our cloaks on the floor for Him to match on(humility) but at the slightest provocation we will go to any length to revenge even to ...

HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS PT5

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS PT5* *You are refreshed as you enjoy your weekend in Jesus name* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. Ones mindset is always what his hand is set to carry, if it is not in your mind it can never enter your hand that is why your mindset is very important because whatever your mind is set on whether good or evil will be what will enter your hand. From our previous discussion you will agree with me that because of what their minds were set on they failed to recognize the necessary scriptures that says that Jesus was from the line of David, The next thing was their expectation, they have made up their ...

HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS PT4

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS PT4* *Thank God it is Friday, God will give you rest on all sides in Jesus name* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. One thing that characterises the life of the recipients of any blessing is that most times they want to tell you how to bless them or what to bless them with or set a standard for you on how to bless them. They always have a mindset of what they want you to do for them, how they want you to do it and when they want you to do it. The people of Jesus time and family knew that the Christ will come from the line of David and their expectations was that the Christ must be like David. A f...

HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS PT3

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS PT3* *Thank God for this day He has made for you to break forth* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. Do you know that most times the people that rejects you most are the people you are meant to be a blessing to their lives, the devil is not powerful but we can't deny that fact that he is smart, he knows how to make sure that we live around blessings and not enjoy the blessings. What does it really mean to receive? To talk of receiving you must talk of giving, there is no receiving without giving. And anything given like we said before has nothing to do with the qualifications of the receiver....

Eulogy in Honour of Professor Stella Chinye Chiemeke

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  Eulogy in Honour of Professor Stella Chinye Chiemeke By Imoni-Ogbe Kingsley Prof Stella Chiemeke  Today, I am writing in deep gratitude and celebration of an extraordinary era; an era defined by the remarkable leadership of Professor Stella Chinye Chiemeke as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delta, Agbor. Fondly known by me as the “Iron Lady,” she came into office with a clear vision and an unshakable resolve to bring sanity, structure, and excellence to a young and evolving institution. And indeed, she did just that. Through discipline, consistency, and courage, she transformed systems, raised standards, and built a culture of accountability that will endure for years to come. Professor Chiemeke was more than an administrator; she was a mother to both staff and students. A “no-nonsense” mother, yet one whose firmness was always rooted in fairness and genuine care. She instilled discipline not by words alone, but through action—leading by example in her work ethic, respo...

HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS PT2

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS PT2* *It is a day of addition for you. Go and increase in Jesus name* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. It is always disheartening to know that when you have opened up your heart and made up your mind with all the goodwill and love in you and you are convinced and know that you mean well and fully prepared to be a blessing by putting everything in place to bless an individual and person in question treats you like you are only fooling yourself.   We have seen countless number of complaints, pain and disappointment on the part of people that showed love especially to their loved ones after doing ...

HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS

*FAITH NUGGETS*  (*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*) *HAVE YOU RECEIVED JESUS* *Another beautiful Tuesday for your blessings to be full, do enjoy the fullness of God's blessings* *He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God*. *Jn 1:10-13*. Do you remember the story of bro Joseph when he was sent by his father to take food to his brothers? Look at the sufferings that he went through on the way before he was able to find his brothers where they were taking care of the sheep. He came to his own and instead of his brothers to appreciate his efforts and his kindness they plotted to kill him instead and ended up in selling him for coming to their aid. Many of us read that passage of the scripture and...