By Femi Aribisala If you answer the phone and discover that the call is from the president of your country, you can imagine how excited you would be. Your mind might make a 100-metre dash, concluding that the call is about some appointment or promotion, or something of grandeur and prestige. You might Walter Mitty […]

By Femi Aribisala God is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and End of all things. (Revelation 1:8). Accordingly, He not only brings trouble to men, but He also redeems men from trouble. The psalmist says: “God turns man to destruction.” (Psalm 90:3). But he also acknowledges that it is God who redeems our […]

By Femi Aribisala Armed robbers broke into a man’s house.  They cornered him in his bedroom.  In desperation, he pleaded to be allowed to say his last prayer.  His assailants were amused.  They told him to go ahead but make it brief.  The man went down on his knees.  “Father,” he cried silently, “I need you […]

By Femi Aribisala Christians are full of contradictions. We judge believers and non-believers. We judge situations and circumstances. We even sometimes judge God, our Lord, and maker. Nevertheless, we quote Jesus: “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it […]

By Femi Aribisala Several years ago, armed robbers visited the church premises of a famous Nigerian bishop and attacked some banks there. The bishop was greatly offended, and he cursed them. He directed his church members to pray that the wrath of God would be visited on the criminals. He also cursed kidnappers operating in […]