…End time army!!!

Colonel! What is the situation of the boys? A fierce looking old man whom I presumed to be the general asked. Immediately, as quick as I can remember, another man almost with the same physique (muscular) but this time younger replied with seriousness and readiness, “sir! The situation is under control – we are moving the battalion over the enemy’s border. By next week, we must have captured the enemy”. I was just standing there with my letter of reference from an uncle of mine to deliver to the general as he gave out orders to his subordinate. Indeed, he spoke as though all authority has been given to him and as meek as the colonel was, he accepted all orders without protesting or asking question unless given the permission to do so. The tensed discussion was so swift that in a jiffy, it was over. There and then, I learnt what it meant to be a real soldier.

The Oxford Learner Dictionary defined an army as a group of soldiers trained to fight on land. But I choose to define an army as a group of soldiers given the authority and training including the weapons to fight.

WHAT THEN IS END TIME ARMY?
And Jesus said, “You didn’t choose me, I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruits so that the father will give you whatever you ask for using my name”. John 15:16
God promised not to destroy humanity with water after He destroyed it but because of His love (unfathomable), He made a covenant with Noah never again to do so (Genesis 9),, but He still made HELL. Yes! He made hell, but not for you or me, He made hell for satan and his demons (Mt 25:41) – though satan has been trying to draw God’s children from making heaven, Jesus came down that we might be saved, that we might receive the spirit (Holy), that we might be His army, God’s end time army!!!

COMING OF JESUS
“Men o f Galilee, they said,, why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday, He will return from heaven in the same way you saw Him go” Act 1:11
His coming will be visible, triumph and glorious. To those that patiently await Him and obey His words, doing the will of His father, to them that believes in Him and does the works He did, He will prepare a place for them in His kingdom. (John 14:1-14). I remember vividly, the general telling his subordinate that he would be coming soon for inspection but declared that he alone knows the time, so also is the coming of the son of man (Jesus) for only the Father that knows the time (Act 1:7).

THE SIGNS
Jesus promised us the signs that would lead to these events as He elucidated in Mt 24:4-8;
Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone deceive you, for many will come in my name, claiming, I am the messiah. They will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and threats of wars but don’t panic. Yes these things must take place but the end won’t follow immediately. Nation will go against nation, kingdom will go against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this is only the first of the birth pains with more to come”.
Below are some of the signs of which Jesus talked about.

FALSE MESSIAH: The mediators of most religious organizations.

WARS: World War 1, World War 2, Civil Wars et cetera.

NATIONS AND KINGDOM AGAINST EACH OTHER:
Christian countries against each other, Islamic countries against each other.

FAMINES:
Many famines have been witnessed in many countries.

EARTHQUAKES:
It has been recorded that the rate of earthquakes has increased with time. It’s rampant in Asia and part of America.
But as the pain interval of a pregnant decreases as the child is about to be delivered, so also is the sign. Jesus said in verse 8,” But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come”. Look around you, tell yourself the truth. After the recent earthquake in Japan, the earth moved 4 inches from its axis, Japan moved 8 feet behind. Natural disasters are occurring at frequent basis, threats of wars are heard, uprising of nations resulting to wars, indeed the signs are clear.

WHAT NEED TO BE DONE?
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one can come to the father, except through me” (John14:6). There is a way out for those who are ready. No one can serve two masters (Mt 6:24). The summary of what should be done is classified into;

1. WALKING WITH GOD;
When Jesus called His disciples, He told them to follow Him, to walk with Him (Mt 4:18-22). Today, Jesus is telling you the same exact words, “come follow me”. His death was the ransom paid for your life – His precious blood (1Pt 1:18-19). He is the true way to God but you have to recognize Him. As Jesus told Nicodemus, He is also telling you, “unless you are born-again, you cannot see the kingdom of God…I assure you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the spirit (John 3:3-5). I urge you to accept Jesus as your lord and personal savior. To WALK with Him. If you are ready, say this prayer,
Lord Jesus, I come to you as a sinner; wash me and make me whole again. I recognize that you died on the cross for my sins. Lord Jesus, come into my life, come and stays. I welcome you as my lord and personal savior.
I welcome you to the family of God’s kingdom (John 1:12).

2. WORKING WITH GOD.
Before the creation of man, God said, “let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animal on the earth and the small animal that scurry along the ground” (Gen 1:26).
God did not only give man the potent to do great things, He actually made man to reign with Him. He wants you to work with Him.
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who believe in me will do the same works I have done and even greater works because I am going to the father” (John 14:12).
The scriptures shows that you are meant to work with God in ruling over the earth as a born-again, as God’s child. You are born to reign over the earth (Rev 5:10-11) with your God given abilities which He has placed on all men who believes in Christ Jesus (Phil 4:13).

THE GREAT COMMISSION
Are you an army? An END TIME ARMY? You have your weapons ready as you now walk and work with God but what is the use if you don’t know your mission; I never wondered what the soldiers were preparing for obviously, it would be war or peace keeping. So also is with the end time army.
Jesus said,
“I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth (read Rev 4). Therefore, go and make disciple of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this; I am with you always even to the end of ages” . Mt28:16-20

What have you? You are now an end time army of the Most High God and as the colonel, you have to get your battalion ready for the war at hand. It is on, the signs are clear and Jesus is saying to you, “come, follow me”. He wants you to be with Him as He is always with you. You are a soldier. God loves you SOLDIER!!!

NIGERIA: where did we go wrong???

For some time now, I have not been myself. I see and hear things that are referred to as abnormal. When I speak, it comes to me knocking (hard) in my heart, when I sleep, it’s like I dwell yet in another world and even when I do what I love most (writing), it’s all that comes to me. The troubles - the insights - the QUESTIONS.
When did it start? Was it the day I saw a child abused? Or the day children started hawking, the day our educational system fell like Goliath? Oh! Let me refresh your memory – just 20 years ago, JAMB results were brought to our doors, admission letters were given freely and other incentives were added for scholars to be more relaxed but all has changed. Was it the day our politicians started embezzling OUR money or the day religious crises became the order of the minute? Was it when the Biafra emerged or when the Niger-Delta militants wanted a ‘change’ or when the notorious BOKO HARAM had their ‘vision’?
Tell me, when our founding fathers made their sacrifice, was this what they expected? I often hear that, “Great leaders see the end from the beginning”. Was this the end they saw in the beginning? How I wished I was amidst, perhaps I would have influence the outcome of October 1st.
Everything has gone worst than anticipated. The breeze of death is inhaled in states like Plateau, Kaduna, Bornu and even the South-South region in the name of selfish desires. I hear some call it ‘Religious right’ and others refer to it as ‘human right’ obviously, it is GENOCIDE. Our ‘so-called-leaders’ whom we didn’t even voted into office (to them, rigging is allowed) uses our money more than we use the toilet papers to invest outside the borders of this nation when the average brethren feeds with below 150 naira a day. They even went to the extent of negotiating with terrorists – I wonder when they will stop. Those who pilot the affair of this nation to better end up in peasantry luxury or six feet below the ground level.
Look at the youths, they have been given ‘forcefully’ the title ‘LEADERS OF TOMORROW’ yet the decisions of ‘next tomorrow’ are made by ‘Grand-fathers’. I have had enough. Am just tired of looking at them – the unemployed youths, they roam around wondering what next to do, I fear they become the devil’s workshop. What about the prostitutes? I can’t even write anything.
This brings us to the questions
Where have we gone wrong to deserve the Nigeria we live today?
Why will so many ‘bad’ befall us?
When did it all start?
How did it all happen?
Who will save us?
I believe that in the darkest storm lies a silver lining. I have heard many times that stories leads to glory. I believe that we have enough stories to go with. I believe that YOU and I have a role to play. I believe we can form an incorruptible army to sweep Nigeria. I BELIEVE in YOU!