FIFA Bans Ivory Coast Defender Emmanuel Eboué For 1 year

FIFA, the world’s football governing body has

banned Ivory Coast and Sunderland defender

Emmanuel Eboué for one year. FIFA passed the

judgement on the former Arsenal defender this

morning for refusing to pay his agent for agent

fees owed.

This means won’t be able to play football for 360

days effective from this morning until the fee is

completely paid. The ban will be lifted once he

pays up. Read FIFA’s full statement after the cut.

”Emmanuel Eboué, who has represented Côte

d’Ivoire and is currently registered for the

English club Sunderland A.F.C., is to serve a

ban on taking part in any football-related

activity that will last for one year or until he

pays the total outstanding amount owed to his

former agent if this occurs before the one-year

ban has elapsed.” The origins of the case

involve a decision passed by the single judge of

the FIFA Players’ Status Committee in July 2013

regarding a contractual dispute according to

which Mr Eboué was ordered to pay the

players’ agent Mr Sébastien Boisseau an

amount owed to him based on the

representation agreement between the two

parties.

The decision was taken on the basis of the FIFA

Players’ Agents Regulations in force at the time

(2008 edition). ”On 9 September 2014, the FIFA

Disciplinary Committee decided to sanction Mr

Eboué with a fine of CHF 30,000 for failing to

comply with the decision of the single judge of

the Players’ Status Committee on the basis of

art. 64 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. The

player was also granted a final period of grace

of 120 days to settle his debt, upon failure of

which the creditor – Mr Boisseau – would be

entitled to request that a one-year ban on

taking part in any football-related activity be

imposed on Mr Eboué.”

Mr Eboué appealed to CAS against the FIFA

Disciplinary Committee’s decision, but the

appeal was dismissed and the decision of the

Disciplinary Committee confirmed in full.

”Following the expiry of the final deadline

granted, Mr Boisseau requested that the one-

year ban be imposed on Mr Eboué in

accordance with the decision of the FIFA

Disciplinary Committee. The relevant parties,

including The Football Association which has

been requested to implement said ban, have

been informed accordingly.”

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After Reading This, You Will Never Use Your Phone In A Toilet Again (Read)

Sometimes we all take a phone into the toilet.

But it is a very dangerous habit! You can expose

yourself and others to germs like salmonella, E.

Coli and C.

“If you wipe your bum then pick up your phone,

you may as well not bother washing your hands

because all the bacteria you put on your phone

will end up back on your hands,” hygiene expert

Dr. Lisa Ackerley told.

So what we all should do? Dr. Ron Cutler,

director of biomedical science degrees at Queen

Mary’s University London, said: “Basically, you

just shouldn’t (take your phone into the toilet) if

you are at all concerned about the transfer of

viruses and fecal contamination.”

He said that levels of contamination vary widely

depending on where the toilet is. A small office

may not be a problem, but a hospital or a cruise

ship where viruses may be circulating are

different.

Remember, viruses transfer not only by hands. It

is the main way, but not the only one. “Spray

could travel around six feet from the flush,” Dr.

Ackerley said.

That’s why you shouldn’t leave your toothbrush

close to the toilet and put your phone down on

the toilet roll holder or any shelf that might be

there.

By the way, germs could survive up to a couple of

days on your phone! “Phones heat up a little bit

giving bacteria a nice warm environment,” Dr.

Ron Cutler said. “If people handle sweets and

leave a sticky coating on the phone, that’s an

even better place for bacteria.”

So don’t forget to wash your hands with soap and

water and leave the phone in your bag before

visiting the toilet!

Tiwa Savage’s Husband Apologizes To A Fan After Failing To Control His Temper

Tiwa Savage’s husband Tunji” did her brand no

good after he cursed out a fan of hers on his page

on Wednesday evening.

He has now apologized for the harsh words he

used on the loyal fan of her wife saying he was

just in his feelings.

See what he wrote in full below;

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Written By Pastor E.A Adeboye

DATE: THURSDAY 31st MARCH 2016

THEME: "LORD JESUS": A MERE SLOGAN?

Memorise: 

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Mathew 7:21

Read: Luke 6:43-46

43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Message 

There are those who know God and there are those who claim to know Him, but do not submit to His Lordship. They came to the presence of God, but their sins do not allow His glory to rub off on them. They are religious in nature and partake in every ritual of the church but it is only for the benefits of being seen as members of the community of saints. They depend on their own righteousness and not the grace of God. They read the Scriptures but the Scriptures do not reflect in the way they live. They understand all the letters of the commandments but there is no life in their spirits. Their hypocritical nature draws people away from Christ. Do you know God, or you are only claiming to know Him? Is your life in harmony with the message you preach? It is the conduct of your life that will be used in justifying whether you know Him or not. As a tree in the vineyard of God, are you producing good fruits or bad fruits. Is your life a good example to people or have you lost your salt? Everyone whose life does not conform to the requirements of the Master cannot enter into the kingdom of God. When you hear the Word of God, do you obey it? Are you motivated by love to obey Him? One cannot claim to love Jesus and not willing to abide by His standards. There is no other foundation upon which one's life can be fruitful eternally outside Jesus. It is not enough to know what is in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation; what is require of us is to live by the Truth in His Word.

The people who are blessed are those who do not have a lifestyle of sin, because true joy comes from doing the will of God. You are to be defined by your desire to do that which is pleasing to God at all times. Your mind should be focused always on godly things. Let Jesus be your source of life so that you can truly live. The faith of a child of God is continually nourished by the Word of God. When you hear the Word of God, it should produce faith in you, and faith should compel you to do what is acceptable before Him. For those who know Him as Lord Jesus, they are blessed. If He is your Lord, there is no room for pride and arrogance in your life. You must empty yourself of self-reliance and submit to His Lordship. The one that is humble always look to Jesus and place all his inadequacies before the Cross. Your nature as a Christian who is under the rulership of Jesus must change for good; the focus is no longer on self. If Jesus is Lord over your life, you cannot seek the downfall of others. There will be no room in your heart for evil motives because your heart now reflects the pure nature of God. No room for hypocrisy

“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.” Psalms 15:1-2

Your heart should produce a holy life and be focused only on God. Apostle Paul said “that I may know Him” (Philippians 3:10). Is He your Lord or ‘Lord Jesus’ is a mere slogan to you?

Key Point:

If He is your Lord, you will do His will.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 2 and Proverbs 2:12-3:12

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 2: O JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED. 

O Jesus, I have promised, 

To serve Thee to the end;

Be Thou forever near me,

My Master and my Friend;

I shall not fear the battle

If Thou art by my side,

Nor wander from the pathway

If Thou wilt be my Guide.

Oh, let me feel Thee near me;

The world is ever near;

I see the sights that dazzle,

The tempting sounds I hear;

My foes are ever near me,

Around me and within;

But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,

And shield my soul from sin.

Oh, let me hear Thee speaking,

In accents clear and still,

Above the storms of passion,

The murmurs of self-will;

Oh, speak to reassure me,

To hasten, or control;

Oh, speak, and make me listen,

Thou Guardian of my soul.

O Jesus, Thou hast promised

To all who follow Thee

That where Thou art in glory

There shall Thy servant be;

And Jesus, I have promised

To serve Thee to the end;

Oh, give me grace to follow,

My Master and my Friend.

Oh, let me see Thy footmarks,

And in them plant mine own;

My hope to follow duly

Is in Thy strength alone.

Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,

Uphold me to the end;

And then to rest receive me,

My Savior and my Friend.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Written By Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Topic:- THE FAITH OF A CHILD

Memorise : And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3

Read : Mathew 18:1-4

1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Message:

One of the greatest lessons to learn from little children is that they don't worry about anything. This is the way God expects us to relate with Him; relaxing and putting all matters in His care, knowing that it will always end up in our best interests. Nothing good can be achieved when we trust only in ourselves, because every step we take will always lead to one mistake or another.

Your faith in God must be real. A father will promise his son an aeroplane even though the man does not own a bicycle, yet the child believes, because his father said so. As a child of Almighty God, you should humbly come before Jesus, surrendering all your desires and worries to Him. With this attitude, you will always leave His presence with a confirmation that all your requests are granted. Real faith goes beyond the natural to a point in which those things that seemed impossible become possible. Faith causes events contrary to natural laws to take place. Faith is required to move the immovable and to reverse the irreversible. 

When you go into the presence of God, focus on Him and worship Him. He will wipe your tears and remove all forms of worries, sorrow and problems from your life. Seek the face of God concerning anything He wants you to do. As you release your faith and follow God as a child who trusts the instructions of his father, you will be amazed at the wonderful things that will begin to manifest in your life.

Sometimes when I go before God with the aim of presenting my requests, He asks me to do something Sacrificial myself. At a moment in the History of RCCG, when we are not growing the way I wanted, I decided to seek the face of God by engaging in some spiritual exercises. Suddenly the Lord asked me what I would give Him, I responded by saying that I was ready to give anything in order to see the kind of Church I was praying for. Then, He told me to sow my Pajero Jeep which was as good as private jet to me at that time. I loved my Pajero so much because it was one car that never gave me problems, but the Lord asked me to sow it into another ministry and I obeyed. The day the representative of that ministry came to pick it up, my driver wept; but that was the beginning of a turning point in my ministry. It was really painful to give out the car, but the pain could not be compared to the joy that I eventually had, simply because I believed in Gods faithfulness.

Faith in God is very vita to our walk as Christians. It is an expression of our confidence in God and on His promises. Nothing ever works without faith. Repentance is impossible without faith. The prodigal son had faith in his father, knowing that the worst that could happen was that he would be made a servant. Through his act of faith and his going before his father in true repentance, his sonship was restored. Do you think you have missed it beyond repairs? Have faith in God. Do you think that opportunity will never come again? Have faith in God.

"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith" 1 John 5:4

Key point ; 

Nothing works without faith.

Bible In A Year:

1 Samuel 1:1-28; Proverbs 2:20-22; Proverbs 3:1-12

Female Armed Robbery & Kidnapping Gang Arrested In Rivers (Photos)

The Rivers state police command arrested three

female suspected members of a kidnapping and

armed robbery gang in their hideout at

Rumuolumeni in Rivers state yesterday March

28th.

The three female suspects arrested are 27 year

Queen Eze, 24 years old Osorachi Onyemu and 22

years old Queen Godspower.

Items recovered from them include one AK 47

rifle, four magazines, 120 rounds of 7.62 live

ammunition, One Toshiba laptop computer, a set

of vehicle plate number RUM 832 CB, one

generator and dried leaves suspected to be

marijuana.

The suspects are now being investigated with a

view of apprehending their accomplices who are

on the run.

UNILAG Graduate Who Scored 5.0 is From Ekiti; APC Blasts Fayose for Ignoring Him

The APC took a swipe at Governor Ayo Fayose on

Monday, accusing him of being in the habit of

promoting cloudy characters with crimes hanging

on their necks far above the brilliant Ayodele

Dada.

According to APC: “This failure to see governance

beyond personal appeal of the governor is costing

our state good governance for the development of

our people and her deserved place of honour in

this country.

“Governor Fayose is overwhelmed with

promoting cloudy characters with several alleged

crimes hanging on their necks far above Ekiti

academic pride of the century, Ayodele Dada, who

bagged the best graduating student award at the

University of Lagos with a record 5.0 GPA.

“We are not surprised at the governor’s

beatification of crime in this instance because you

can only give what you have and gold is usually

sold to the person who knows its value.

That is why Fayose would prefer to celebrate

thugs and roughnecks to celebrating the Ekiti

golden boy that has put Ekiti State on the map of

academic honour at the University of Lagos.”

…and here’s Ayodele stepping into the House of

Reps in Abuja where he was duly honoured by

the house.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Written By Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Topic:- LOSING FOCUS? – Tuesday March 29th 2016

Memorise: The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Luke 12:23

Read; Matthew 16:25-26

25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Message:

What many believers have failed to realise is that only God knows all our needs and only God can meet all our needs. Sometimes we think we know what is good for us, but time and time again, I have discovered that you cannot have something better than what God has in store for you. We have been given dominion over material needs; therefore the rush for them is uncalled for. 

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Mathew 6:33

It is the instruction of our Lord and master to think beyond worldly treasures. They are never worth our focus; they are mere additions to the blessings of God in our lives. If you serve God faithfully, He will reward you in return. It is better to stick with Jesus and be a partaker of His blessings than to go after the ephemeral things of this world. It will suprise you to know the strange kinds of satanic covenants people go into to have few years of access to some material possessions without minding the consequences. The easiest way to have all these things is not to run after them but after Jesus. 

Anything we value more than Jesus is worldly treasure. Such treasures could be popularity, wealth, power, houses, educational certificates, cloths, food, jewelleries etc. This are things many people find difficult to part with. We want to keep money we will not spend. We want to get a position, not for the purpose of making life good for other people, but for our own selfish motives. It is important to realise that it is the Almighty God that can give you wealth without adding sorrow. God is the source of all good things. And if you want these things to last in your hands, you have to put Jesus over and above them all. Give yourself up in total surrender to the Almighty God and begin to store up treasures for yourself in heaven where thieves and robbers will not access to them. There are cases of people who have stored up treasures for themselves in this world and death came suddenly.

There are people who are so wealthy but are suffering from one sickness or the other and so they cannot enjoy their wealth. That will not be your portion in Jesus name. Trust God and take your attention off those treasures. Nothing in this world is good enough to replace God in your life. Don't bother how your needs will be met. We are of great importance to the Almighty God. He has made us His ambassadors on earth. He dwells in us and He carries out his mission through us. He is more committed to meeting our needs than we can ever imagine. Let nothing distract or divert your attention from God. Focus on Him to meet all the needs of your life. If you serve God faithfully, what to eat, what to wear, the car to drive, the house to live, will not even be a prayer point because He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.

Prayer Point : 

Father, Please help me to treasure You above material possessions.

Bible In A Year:

Ruth 1:1-22; Ruth 2:1-23; Ruth 3:1-18; Ruth 4:1-22; Proverbs 2:1-19

Indiana Mother Missing Since 1974 Found Alive In Texas

An Indiana mother of three who vanished

without a trace in 1974 has been found alive in

Texas.

Lula Ann Gillespie-Miller was 28 when she signed

away her parental rights to her three children,

including a newborn,over to her parents.

A letter her parents received was postmarked

from Richmond, Indiana in 1975 and was the last

time they heard from Gillespie-Miller.

Gillespie-Miller thought she was too young for

motherhood,she reportedly told her parents. For

the next four decades,she was a missing person

in the state of Indiana.

According to the Indiana State Police , that all

changed after Detective Sergeant Scott Jarvis took

the case in January 2014. The Doe Network , a

group that assists families with missing persons

investigations, initially contacted ISP about

Gillespie-Miller.

Gillespie-Miller began his search in Richmond,

where he discovered a case of a Jane Doe whose

body was buried in an unmarked grave in the

Indiana town.

The detective took a sample of Gillespie-Miller’s

daughter’s DNA to compare to her missing

mother’s and potentially determine whether the

buried body was hers. While awaiting the DNA

test results, police said Jarvis’investigation took

him in some new directions.

He began to following the trail of a woman with

similarities to Gillespie-Miller who had lived in

Tennessee in the 1980’s, then moved to Texas.

That trail led to a woman who’d been living in a

small Texas town since the 1990’s, possibly under

an alias.

After this past Thursday, Jarvis would no longer

need the DNA results after Texas Rangers the

detective asked to visit the woman in Texas made

contact.

Police say the woman admitted to them that she

is,indeed, Lula Ann Gillespie-Miller.

She is now 69 years old. Gillespie-Miller has

committed no crime, police say.

Authorities will not reveal exactly where she now

resides because she also retains her right to

anonymity.

However, she gave police permission to give her

daughter Tammy Miller her address so the two

might soon reconnect.

However, Tammy told PEOPLE that’s simply not

going to happen.

“I’m angry,” Miller, 45, said in her first extensive

interview.

“This isn’t going to be one of those happy, made-

for-TV movies.

More Shocking Revelations On Toyin Aimakhu & Estranged Lover, Seun Egbegbe

Toyin Aimakhu’s estranged lover,

Seun Egbegbe who is also a Yoruba movie

producer on the 23rd of March, 2016 in Ikeja

granted an interview with Encomium where he

spoke about their relationship saying it was over

this time around.

Anyway that isn’t the real gist, because what has

been a surprise to people now is that, Mr Seun

has asked every Yoruba movie producer to desist

from working with Toyin or else they will have

themselves to blame. Seun said, it’s not a threat

but a promise!

But wait o, Mr Niyi Johnson must be from a very

good home and has good advisers. Excuse me,

this is someone that is still legally married to him

even though they live apart and one man will

boldly be calling her iyawo mi, my girlfriend bla

bla openly and even posting their romantic

photos online.

Anyways hear seun; “ I am saying this for the first

time, it’s over between Toyin Aimakhu and I, and I

mean it. And I am also using this medium to warn

all movie producers to stay away from her.

Anybody that deals with her, the person is on his

or her own. And I will act appropriately.

Continue…

“Toyin Aimakhu’s career is finished as far as

Yoruba movie sector is concerned, unless she

corrects the erroneous impression she has given

the public about my person.

How can a person l call my girl friend accuse me

of kidnapping her? What does she want to gain

from that? And she said her Personal Assistant

typed the message. If that’s true, where was she?

And when she noticed it, why didn’t she

withdraw it immediately before the whole thing

went viral? So, I believe she has something

hidden.

“I am repeating it, no producer must deal with

her again. Any producer that doesn’t heed the

warning will find him or herself to blame. It’s

not a threat, it’s a promise.”

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Written By Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Topic:- YOUR KEY TO FREEDOM – Monday March 28th 2016

 

Memorise: And Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32

Read: John 3:16-18,

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Message :

The Old Testament law was not sufficient to make people flawless before God. So since no man could be adequately justified by the provision of the law, Jesus had to intervene through His blood to set man free from the law of sin and death. This is why as true disciples; obedience to the truth of God is the only way to liberty. The truth of God’s Word sets one free without any form of condemnation. No legal system or religious doctrine can ever bring true and complete freedom to people. Freedom comes only through the truth and grace in God’s Word. Freedom comes to those who are able to see the truth in God’s Word. You can’t come into the revelation of God’s Word and remain the same. The moment you have access to the Truth, bondage is automatically a stranger to your life. There are many people going to Church, but are still in bondage because they have not got access to the Truth. Lack of access to the Truth puts you in the same level with those who do not know God.

 When things were no longer going on well for the prodigal son after wasting all the opportunities he had been given, the scriptures says “….he came to himself” (Luke 15:17). He had to come to knowledge of the Truth by saying “enough is enough; I should not continue to be foolish by allowing rebellion to destroy my life further”. He realised that it is foolishness to continue in self-government. Have things been so bad that you have been moving in a circle? Maybe you need to take a break and ask “why am I going through this?” don’t be deceived into believing that God is the cause of your predicament. I have noticed this insincerity on the part of many believers. The prodigal son was sincere. He sat himself down and reasoned. He compared where he was when he had a relationship with his father to where he was when he had a relationship with his father to where he had reached after he attained a pre-mature independence. Even servants in his father’s house were living like kings. I sometimes wonder when people who come to our programmes for the first time, return with multiple blessings from the Almighty God and some of those who are regular attendees have no testimonies.

“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.” Ecclesiastes 10:7

It is important to tell yourself the truth and refuse to believe the lies of the enemy. It is time to put an end to a life of falsehood. You cannot serve God in spirit and in truth and still live in stagnation. Do not believe the lies of the devils that says without cheating you cannot be successful. Don’t believe that without engaging in fraud, you cannot be wealthy. Don’t believe that without pulling down others you cannot rise. Don’t believe that without sleeping around you cannot win the contract. Don’t believe that without examination malpractices you cannot gain admission. You need to ask for the grace to be true to yourself. It is the truth you know that will set you free. Jesus is the Truth. Do you know Jesus or you only claim to know Him?

Prayer Point

Father, deliver me from the spirit of insincerity

Bible In A Year

 Judges 20:1-48; Judges 21:1-25; Proverbs 1:20-33

Ekiti Residents Line Up To Collect “Stomach Infrastructure” Easter Rice (Photos)

Ekiti state residents lined up as they collected

their “Stomach Infrastructure” Easter Rice from

the state deputy governor, Olusola Eleka,

yesterday March 26th.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Written By Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Topic:- SIN AGAINST THE BODY – Sunday March 27th 2016

Memorise: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1st Corinthians 6:18

Read: 1st Corinthians 6:15-20,

15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Message:

The scripture tells us that our bodies are the temple of the Almighty God. This is to let us know how important our body is to the Almighty God. He dwells in it. Can you imagine that divinity lives inside of you? As Christians, our bodies are the extension of Christ in this world. This is why we are being admonished not to conform to this world. The moment a person begins to sin against his body through fornication, that person is already doomed for destruction because you are taking the body of Christ and laying it with a harlot.

All sins are against the Almighty God. Some sins are against those around us when we engage in certain acts, but the sin of fornication is destruction against one’s own body.

Your body is a tool entrusted into your hands by the Almighty God and everyone will give account of what they do with their body. You will be answerable to all the damages against your body because the body does not belong to you; it was only entrusted to your care by God. The moment a person gives his life to Christ, Jesus Christ becomes the owner and Lord of your life. Every part of your body becomes a tool in His hand. Your eyes, hands, legs, tongue, nose and every organ of your body becomes His. You can no longer sin with your body; you can no longer walk in the company of the ungodly. You can no longer taste alcohol, Indian hemp, smoke cigarettes, cocaine etc. Your hands become clean and for His glory alone. You are no longer the owner of your body. You are only the owner of something that you created. You did not create your body.

“And the lord formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man become a living souls.” Genesis 2:7

Fornication is a very terrible sin because it is a total abuse of the temple of the Almighty God. Anyone that destroys the temple of the Almighty God will see the wrath of God! The consequence is always disastrous on the part of the person abusing the temple of God.

There are different kinds of teachers today who trivialise some things that God has a great disgust for. You cannot play with fire and not have your fingers burnt. Are you the leader of a group and you are abusing the bodies of those God has put in your care? Are you an executive in the fellowship and you are sleeping around with the sisters in the name of ‘brotherly love’? Are you single but becoming so impatient that you have started doing what exclusively reserved for married people? You are looking for the ‘consuming fire’ side of God and you can be sure you will not be able to withstand the consequences. I want you to make up your mind this moment that enough is enough on every unholy relationship and affair. If you don’t want your destiny to be truncated by sin, you must FLEE from every appearance of evil.

Prayer Point:

Father, please help me to honour You daily with my body. 

Bible In A Year:

Judges 18:1-31; Judges 19:1-30; Proverbs 1:1-19

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Written By Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Topic:- BEWARE OF THE TRIPARTITE SINS – Saturday March 26th 2016

Memorise: Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. James 1:15

Read: 1st John 2:15-17,

15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Message:

Christians are not to attach themselves to this world. When you get consumed with the affairs of this life you are distracted from keeping your mind on the things of God.

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” Romans 12:2

Satan and his agents are trying to deceive people, to see the things of this world as desirable. We must not give room for the evil values and morals that have been embraced by those who have given their hearts to the devil. The devil always wants to prove a point against God. He is always devising ways by which men will focus on themselves and the material possessions of this world. Is your mind occupied with the material things of this world? Are you a victim of the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life? These three are tripartite sins which we must not give in to. All that the world system contains is built around these three categories of sin.

The lust of the flesh refers to those things we crave for with the intent of satisfying our fleshy desires. They could be the pursuit of food and other things that give the flesh a good feeling. We must not forget the encounter Jesus had with the devil after fasting for 40 days. The first test is the test of food. There are many people who are serving God today only because of their stomachs. Are you one of them?

The lust of the eyes refers to those activities that make men follow after things that look appealing to the eyes. The experience of David with Bathsheba is a good example of the lust of the eyes. The moment he set his eyes on her, he could not resist the temptation, until he fell for it and lost his kingdom. Today there are many things people do because they want to satisfy the lust of the eyes. The moment they see that someone’s house or car is better than theirs, they do all manner of things to get it. They are never grateful for what they have, but rather they chase after flashy things. Are you in this category? I pray he will not succeed over you in Jesus’ name.

The pride of life refers to those things you do in order to make a point about how important you are in the society. It is the accumulation of things not just because you need them, but to engage in a show of self-worth and superiority. This has become the norm today even among believers. They boast about their names, degrees and background. A son of mine once said that if you remove God from his life, all that will be left will be carcass. I replied him by saying, “you even still have carcass left, if you remove God from Adeboye, there will be nothing left”. This is why I cannot allow anything people call achievement to enter into my head, because I know that He is the one behind all. This is why the youths in RCCG have developed a chant: WHO DID IT? And the congregation responds by saying; JESUS! OH MY GOD, WOW!

Prayer Point:

Father, please help me not to be a victim of the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life.

Bible In A Year:

Judges 15:1-21; Judges 6:1-31; Judges 7:1-13; Job 42:10-17

Guy Buys iPhone At Ikeja Computer Village But Was Shocked By What He Found Inside (Photos)

A guy who bought an “iPhone” from Computer

Village in Ikeja, Lagos was shocked to discover

that he actually bought a Nokia phone with

antenna.

The question now which only him can answer

is ‘why didn’t he guy check and access the

phone before payment’?

I must confess

the packaging is legendary.

Guys please always open your head and eyes when you visit

Computer Village, scammers are everywhere:)

Patronize shop not street hawkers.

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