Prophecy Going! Going! Atiku or Buhari?

Many people are confused and frustrated in this present age, especially in Nigeria because they collect peanuts to vote for their candidate and after voting, there are multiple taxes to pay, fraudulent bank charges that awaits them, death trap roads, countless youths without employment, etc., all because of bad, selfish and wicked leaders we vote in to govern us.

Too Many Churches, yet……

Over the years, the masses have seen The Church as a place of refuge, a place of worship where they will go to worship God, pour out their frustrations and receive peace of mind and joy in return. There, churches started booming in Nigeria, to the point that church building has been erected at every nook and cranny. With all these churches, instead of lives being transformed, instead of wickedness, selfishness, hate, idolatry, adultery, bitterness, jealousy, armed robbery, kidnapping, prostitution, child trafficking, etc. to decrease, they have continued to increase, and are even becoming societal norms. Have we even thought of why this is so? Let’s find out together.

Prophecy for Sale!

Most men of God have twisted the word of God and are still twisting it to suit their selfish desires. Some mix up truth with falsehood to avert suspicions while others have deviated completely after gradually brainwashing their members until they can no longer differentiate between truth and falsehood. In my bible, prophecies from men of God brings relief, hope, emotional and psychological healing, and peace; even when the prophecy hurts, but today, prophecies from many  ‘men of God’ causes enmity, chaos, self pity, bondage and frustration.   Instead of earning the respect and admiration of the congregation by total devotion to God and His ways, most men of God have resorted to emotionally blackmailing the congregation, threatening them spiritually and bullying them psychologically to extort from them. Prayers and Prophecy are now for sale; members have to pay to get them.

Rev. Fr, Mbaka’s 2018 Harvest and Bazar

Rev Fr. Mbaka’s political statement during his harvest and bazaar is a good example. He said: “The way he is going, if he (Atiku) continues like this, he has already failed because 31^st night is still far for prophecy. Oburo ukwua ka nama ga eji eje Umuahia – meaning this is not the kind of moves that will take a cow to Umuahia”. The reason for the statement being that Atiku has not given anything, and Peter Obi, who was present during the harvest made what he called political promise, because he did not pronounce what he will give.  This whole drama states one fact – Prophecy to pronounce the next Nigerian President is for sale and will go to the highest bidder before January 31^st. God have mercy! Men of God should please count Holy Spirit out of this fortune telling madness they call prophesy.

Matters Arising

Nigeria is in a very bad shape and seriously needs a good leader. Nigerian Church ought to be the conscience of the people of this nation – a place where people go to hear the hard truth that will set them free from their wicked ways and not the other way round. Men of God who are close to Nigerian leaders should tell them that Nigerians deserve to have taps that flows with neat water in their homes to prevent water borne diseases, good roads to reduce accident, industries to reduce unemployment and crime, etc., and also talk them into giving Nigerians what they deserve.  Extorting money from politicians and leaders, especially during election season for church projects will not in any way help solve the problems of Nigerians. It is rather, another way of telling politicians to ‘settle us (with peanuts) then you can go ahead to continue stealing public funds as usual -  If the church continues like this, who will bail the cat?

The Big Picture

Church doesn’t need to shamefully beg for money, they only need to work on the welfare of their members by telling politicians and leaders what they should do for the masses who are the members of the churches, and by teaching and helping their members to be financially established. So many people are hungry because of the state of the nation, and so many of them pretend to be living fine when they are not. By the time people have good jobs and salary to live by, the time they will pay water and electricity bills, etc.; and enjoy those without having to pay extra for drinking water and generator, etc, the time when their needs will match their income, When they will earn higher than they need to spend, then, their pastor doesn't have to emotionally blackmail them to give for church projects; they will give willingly - Only good governance can bring those to pass and the church has a big role to play.

Written by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi

You may also wish to read “It seems God has gone on Vacation” and “Richest Pastors in an Impoverished Nation”. Please visit the links below.

http://idealolive.blogspot.com/2017/11/it-seems-god-has-gone-on-vacation-does.html

http://idealolive.blogspot.com/2018/01/richest-pastors-in-impoverished-nation.html

RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM

When I was little, I hear about few pastors who pray for the sick and they get healed, I hear about prophets, evangelists and men of God who pray and the lame will walk, the blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dumb will speak and even a dead person will come back to life. People attend crusades with great expectations of getting so much burdens and problems off their neck.

But these days, it is about the richest pastors in the world, the richest pastors or men of God in Africa, the richest pastors or men of God in Nigeria, the brand of cars they ride on, those that have acquired private jet, those of them that has built the most magnificent cathedrals, etc.

Miracles have become so rare. People are being misinformed about God’s blessings and answers to prayers. People are getting confused about God and his ways because they depend on these men of God to know God’s ways instead of studying His Word.

Naij.com recently reported of a South African Pastor that arrived in Rolls Royce, horses and police entourage to enter his church. According to Naij.com, “A South African pastor and general overseer of Alleluia Ministries International, Alph Lukau, is in the news after he made a grand entry into the church premises. It was also reported that this is not the first time he would make such an entry but it has become his tradition, especially when he returns from a long trip”.

I wonder why many people are still being deceived at this information age. Some Christians receive so much humiliation in the name of deliverance. Yet their problems get worse. They sow seed only to get poorer, yet they seem not to understand the handwriting on the wall. I think that what Christians need these days is mental/mindset deliverance which they may not get from the church but by reading the Word of God, linking it to the present and asking God to help them understand through the Holy Spirit.

Written by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi

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