There is a sense that God is the father of all the creation, (Deut. 32:6 Mal. 2:10) because he created all of us (II Cor. 8:6) therefore, in a sense God is the father of all, even of the wicked; That is why he said, it is not his will for any soul to perish (II Peter 3:9)
In John 1:12, we see a new kind of relationship, no more by creation, but by regeneration. Many do not know what it takes to become a child of God.
Some think they can become children of God by just going to church, being baptized, keeping the commandment, performing the religious duties, doing good works, going to confession or good morals.
These are all good and acceptable by God. But these alone cannot make you a child of God.
In 1 John 3:8, 9, 10, the Bible declares that whoever commits sin is a child of the devil, whether he is in the church, outside the church, baptized, taking communion, whether you are a preacher, founder or a member. The Bible declares that he is a child of the devil.
But when that person receives Christ as his/her personal Lord and savior, Christ will adopt him/her into the family of God as a child of God. (Rom. 8:14, 15, 16; Gal. 4:5, 6)
Beloved, whose child are you? You can accept Jesus Christ now and become a child of God. You can do this by confessing your sins to Christ, forsaking and asking him to come into your life and rule your life. May God bless you as you do that in Jesus name, Amen.
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In Rom. I: 18, the Bible declares that “the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth of God in unrighteousness”
In essence, this wrath expresses God’s hatred for sin. Sin on the other hand is so wicked an act that it affects lives, homes and nations.
God’s hatred for sin can be seen in both the past, present and future dispensation of men. In the past for example God revealed his wrath against sin by destroying the generation of Noah with a flood (Gen. 6 – 8), by annihilation Sodom and Gomorrah with a flood (Gen. 19), and by Assyrian and Babylonian captivities over Israel. Today, God’s wrath is being revealed through wars, disease, hunger, and hardship; most of which have defied every form of solution (cf. Matt. 24:4 – 12).
The future holds no better hope for man either, as the bible consistently warn of a coming Great tribulation and final judgment, in which the wicked shall be condemned to hell (Rev. 21:8).
The essence of this message coming to you now, friends, is to provide you with the only way for escape, because God never condemn without first warning every sinner.
I invite you to repent today and give your life to Jesus Christ, through whom God has demonstrated His love towards your soul (Rom. 5:13). “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the lord shall be save “(Rom. 10:13).
As you do this, God shall change your name from the book of death to the book of life, and you will automatically witness the peace of God in your life.
“How can poison be sweet”? I hear you ask; well, whereas all people avoid taking anything known to be poison, the fact remains that most of these same people not only take poisonous things but also find them so delicious that they feel it would be a huge lose doing away with. Such are people who take delight in alcoholism, lying, stealing, immorality, abortion, killing; thinking they are enjoying themselves.
Pro. 14:12 confirms this sweetness of poison by saying, “there is a way which seems right unto a man, but the ends thereof are the ways of death”. Or how could men and women be so given to so dirty sinful habits as we see around us today without caring about what the end or consequence shall be? Obviously, in continuing in any act of sin, men show they are enjoying it, even when it holds only death for them, sooner or later.
What poison are you enjoying friend? I mean what is your kind of sin which you are not prepared to do away with although it is ruining you? Time has come for you to reconsider your appetites in view of the end.
Jesus has seen your condition and wants to help you; he invites you, saying “come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy ladened, and I will give you rest” (Matt.11:28).
I encouraged you to turn to Jesus today, because what you think you are enjoying is not food but POISON. You will discover this very shortly if you ignore Jesus’ call on you to repent and believe the Gospel, as it is written in the book of Isaiah 1:19 – 20.
Sexual intercourse is a relationship between a man and a woman; involving the union of the parts of the body involved in offspring production. In the biblical view, sex is good: it’s a part of God’s creation. It is one of His rights to mankind.
Ever since man succumbed to the temptation that takes the whole life, he spoiled all the aspect of life, the sexual aspect included. In our society today, sex has become a means of self–gratification instead of being used creatively as God intended. In fact, sex is now being used destructively, being perverted into something it was not intended for.
Having sexual intimacy with an animal
It is wrong for someone to have a sexual relationship with anyone whom he or she is not married. Some other form of sexual perversion includes; man having a canal knowledge with a fellow man i.e homosexuality (gay), a woman having a canal knowledge with a fellow woman otherwise known as lesbianism, a human having a sexual activity with an animal usually known as bestiality. This misnomer cut across all ages, races, cultures.
Lesbian couple sitting on bed and embracing. They are touching each other with passion
Sexual perversion is dangerous because it breaks God’s holy commandment, “you shall not commit adultery”. Ex. 20:14. It violently leads to the breaking of hedges which God set around you for protection, thereby exposing you to problems, satanic attack and demonic possession. (Ecc. 10:8) it also means sinning against your body and defiling the temple of God which you are (I Cor. 3:16, 6:18 – 20). It is the most effective tool of recruitment into Satanism.
Gaymen
It is also a doorway to venereal diseases: examples, AID, barrenness, miscarriages unwanted pregnancy etc. it attracts God’s Judgment upon you and your family (II Sam. 11, 12:10 – 12).
Unmarried people having perverted intimacy
Here are more dangers of sexual sin
1. Sexual sin will stain the root of a man’s identity. It eventually gets a man into perverseness.
2. It will take undue advantage of your emotionality.
3. Sexual sin will pollute the fountain of your creativity.
4. Sexual sin produces a guilt that cripples confidence and authority. God will ultimately wipe out sexually corrupt people.
5. It opens a man up to activities of strange spirits.
6. It exposes a man to bringing forth unsupported children. Children that has no covering spiritually, financially and emotionally.
7. It increases the probability of multiplying and spreading diseases.
8. It gives birth to appetite for darker dimension side of sex, immorality and shame.
9. It violates and breaks trust with the body of Christ.
10. It assaults the Lordship of Christ.
11. Sexual sin will lead a man into greater problems than what he anticipated for in life.
Beloved, because of the heaviness of the penalties of this sin, the Bible warns that you flee from fornication, clean yourself and glorify God in your body (II Cor. 7:1, I Cor. 6:18 – 20)
Beloved it may sound impossible with you but I want you to know that with God all things are possible; Jesus gave this assurance; as many as receive Him (Christ) he gives them the power to become his children. It is only Christ that has the power to help you out of this problem (Mk. 9:23; John 1:12).
Therefore, why not you believe and give your life to Christ and be save today. Prayer: Father, give me the grace to keep me pure from all forms of immorality in Jesus’ name.
In the New Testament days, Orphans and Widows had few ways to support themselves; they often had no guardians or helpers.
Humanitarian aid has been present in some form throughout human history, yet the modern concept of humanitarian aid has only truly emerged since the latter half of the 20th century. Humanitarian pertains to the practice of saving lives and alleviating suffering. It is usually related to emergency response (also called humanitarian response) whether in the case of a natural disaster or a man-made disaster such as war or armed conflict.
TEXT: Matthew 25: 31 – 46; James 1: 27
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
James 1: 27
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
OBJECTIVES
Pure and undefiled is the content of true Christianity where one allows his life to be directed by the word of God. The man with clean and uncontaminated religion is benevolent towards others.
Humanitarian action is intended to “save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and after man-made crises and disasters caused by natural hazards, as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for when such situations occur”.
Definition of Humanitarian
A humanitarian is someone who actively engages in promoting human welfare and social reforms, and who has no prejudice with human suffering on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, religious or national divisions.
A person who cares about people and who often participates in charity or does good work to show that care.” Therefore, many, many acts fall into this category.
Mandate is a Royal or Official order or commissioned to do something; and Royal mandates must be obeyed.
AREAS OF SERVICES
In Matthew 25: 34 – 39 Jesus listed the six Socio-Humanitarian mandates of the Church that represent all aspect of our human service to one another. These are services the righteous renders to others because God has extended mercy and grace to them. Therefore, human services to the needs of our fellow men is the manifestation of the inward appreciation of the grace of God, which are:
To feed the hungry
To give the thirst to drink
To care for the stranger
To cloth the naked
To care for the sick
To visit the prisoner
Humanitarians currently battle diseases, hunger and violence in some of the most inhospitable situations, locations and climates and they persevere despite the risks of kidnappings, death threats, murder and other deadly and abusive behaviour from the places they work within. The Service spans a wide range of activities, including providing food aid, shelter, education, healthcare, portable Water or protection. It include granting children, expectant mothers, maternity cases and nursing mothers special treatment and protection and to give them priority in the distribution of relief consignments.
PARTICIPATION Caring Care about people and doing good works do not have to come with an organization. Individuals can contribute to the humanitarian effort themselves. Not everyone is able to be involved at the global level or dedicate as much time to humanitarian efforts. However, more locally-centered Church involvement programs also allow people to positively impact other humans.
Caring about people and doing good works do not have to come with an organization. Individuals can contribute to the humanitarian effort themselves. Not everyone is able to be involved at the global level or dedicate as much time to humanitarian efforts. However, more locally-centered Church involvement programs also allow people to positively impact other humans.
The workplace of a humanitarian is not subject to one particular place. It can be anywhere in the world that is in need of help. Whether it is working from a desk in your local community or digging a well in Africa, a humanitarian is someone that acknowledges the importance of forming strong working bonds with their community and other communities. People from all over the world, from different walks of life and different faiths, can make a difference by their humanitarian acts.
FEEDBACK
Humanitarians promote human welfare and ideas of people. Doing and participating in something that results in an act of kindness goes a long way in someone’s eyes. The simple act of donating money to a charity or a cause that one believes in is also considered a humanitarian act, and should not be measured by how much time or money is spent. It takes a lot for a person to care about someone they don’t personally know. It is a wonderful human ability to be able to understand struggle, loss, pain and fear and to turn that understanding into a humanitarian act. In turn, this brings happiness, not only to the one(s) in need, but to the person giving the helping hand.
At the end of the day, a humanitarian does not look for glory or praise. His or her main goal is to make a difference in the world they live in, to make someone’s life better than what it is, and to ease the plight of people that have little hope.
MOTIVATION OF HUMANITARIAN ACTION
The singular motivation of humanitarian action is to save lives and alleviate suffering in a manner that respects and restores personal dignity. Accordingly, humanity is the principal driver for any response to a crisis, whether caused by conflict, violence, natural or man-made disaster. At the same time, humanitarian actors distinguish themselves from other actors responding to a crisis by their impartiality. Humanitarian acts happen at small, medium and large scales. For example, going overseas to help feed starving children is a humanitarian act, as is an individual giving a small monthly contribution to a local charity for the homeless or sponsoring a hungry child who lives in another country. This, the Church could do through you, Men’s department, Women’s department, Youth, Missions and other groups etc.
EXAMPLES OF HUMANITARIAN AGENCY
KINDS OF SERVICES/AREAS OF FUNCTIONS
Participating in a charity event with a group of people
Raising funds for a family in the community who is in need.
Volunteering time to help struggling students to better learn their subject matter.
Volunteering time at any local charity.
Organizing a group of people to visit a retirement home or hospital and sing Christmas carols.
Starting a local shelter or rescue program for people in the community who are in need.
Renting a hall and throwing a Christmas party for homeless or struggling families in the community.
Visiting a local orphanage and spending time with the children.
Volunteering time at a day care in need.
Making consultations and dialogue with the power that be over cases of injustice to human right.
Raising a vigilante group to curb insecurity in a potential unsecured area
Inviting a homeless person to dinner or to a holiday party
Donating money to a larger organization that helps people
Assisting disabled persons
Visiting sick persons in the hospital
Making a weekly donation to the church charity box
Offering to babysit for free for a struggling family
Helping to take care of a sick or elderly family member or friend
Giving speeches about how others can get involved in humanitarian acts
Involving in rural/city road maintenance service
Provision of health care services and health facilities
Digging of portable water sources
The provision of relief to the recipient populations falls within the supply of foodstuffs, medical supplies, clothing, distribution of materials for educational, recreational or religious purposes and measures to protect recipients and assist them to ‘recover from the immediate effects, of crisis or disasters and also to provide conditions necessary for [their] survival
– Romans 16: 2 – (Phoebe)… for she hath been a helper of many and also of myself.
-Acts 9:36 (Dorcas) ….this woman was full of good works and arms which she did. The Church can embark on a Feasibility Studies so that the usual standard of living of the intended recipients could be taken into consideration. Humanitarian services cut across the time of Peace and time of War
HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES 1. Humanity: Human suffering must be addressed whenever it is found. The purpose of humanitarian action is to protect life and health and ensure respect for human beings must be to prevent and alleviate suffering.
Neutrality: Humanitarian actors must not take sides in hostilities or engage in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature. Non-participation in cause of the conflict or it indulgence.
Impartiality: Humanitarian action must be carried out on the basis of need alone, giving priority to the most urgent cases of distress and making no distinctions on the basis of nationality, race, gender, religious belief, class or political opinions. Incorporating non-discrimination and the absence of subjective cause whether the recipient is innocent or guilty.
Operational Independence: Humanitarian action must be autonomous from the political, economic, military or other objectives that any actors may hold with regard to areas where humanitarian action is being implemented.
Voluntariness: Service require willful acceptance, no coercing of agent(s) into activity.
POSSIBLE CHALLENGES
Legal Framework/Procedures
Insufficient Funding
Limited Resources
Inadequate manpower/volunteers
Language barrier
Possible diversion of relief materials if not well supervised
TERMS USED
Relief: Materials (aids) of various kinds provided to the helpless, needy population e.g. cloths, food medic or a material and logistic assistance to people who need help
Recipient: The person/persons, group, community, city, state receiving relief
Donor: The group, e.g. the Church, Service Agents that gives out aids
Mandate: A power or authority to act or perform for.
CONCLUSION
Today among our brothers and sisters in Christ are those who need help and care. We should seek to alleviate their distress and sufferings and thereby show them that God cares for them (Luke 7: 13; Gal. 6: 10; p1312)
Genuine love of those in need. Believers were expected to show them the same love and care that God exercised towards the fatherless and widows (Deut. 10: 18; 24: 17; Psalms 68: 5; 146:9) Bookmark the p
Loneliness is a sad or depressed condition brought about by lack of companions. In this condition the lonely one thinks alone, feels alone, talks alone, and suffers a lone – as if he is all alone in the world.
Whereas we often look to men and friends to break this condition for us, it is important to realize that only God can truly overcome loneliness for us. Writing on this one Mr. Graham said, “There are thousands of lonely people who carry heavy and difficult burdens of grief, anxiety, pain and disappointment, but the loneliest soul of all is a man whose life is steeped and soaked in sin.”
In other words, sin is the primary cause of loneliness. For in sin you scare both God and men from you. Selfishness, insincerity, bad self-image, immorality, smoking and drunkenness etc. are common symptoms of a sinful life. The effect of these on your condition is clear from the fact that you are without Christ, as it is written, “unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed.
But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in the world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:24).
Clearly, you are lonely because you love yourself too much – so much that you do not really consider God or follow men in some of the things you do. Then why not drop sin so that your life may prosper. You can do this by simply inviting Jesus Christ into your life, he will bring along all other people that matter to you, as it is written, “when a man’s ways are pleasing to the lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him” (Proverb 16:7). See also John 14:24, 15:13-14, Hebrews 13:5-6
The word unclean has the idea of dirt, pollution, impurity or unfit for use. Jeremiah 13:25 – 27, speaks of being separated from life, salvation and fellowship with Christ, because of sin which come from the heart.
In the Bible, the heart is the totality of intellect (i.e. the ability to think, reason or learn), emotion (i.e. Strength of feeling, desire or volition (i.e. the power or capacity of choosing) Pro.4:23.
In Mark 7:14 – 23 and Matt. 15: 18 – 20 we discover those things that defile and make a man unclean and useless before God. Such things are: evil thought, lying hatred, theft, murder, greed, envy, slander, pride, fornication and adultery etc.
The word of God declares that all sins come from the heart and make a man unclean and useless before God. The Bible also declares that no unclean person shall enter into the kingdom of God (Rev. 21:27).
Therefore, if these things are found in you, you need a transformed heart into the the image of Jesus Christ.
The only thing to do is to confess your sins to Jesus Christ, forsake them, invite him into your life and determine to follow him. Then you shall be saved.
NOW PRAY THIS PRAYER
Father; thank you for your son Jesus Christ who died for my sins. Today, I accept Him as my Lord and Savior. Therefore father forgive all my sins, accept me as your child today; I pray in Jesus name. Thank you father for I am free. Amen.
