THE CHILDREN’S BREAD
– Weekly Devotional –
13th. March 2023
Scripture
“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9, ESV.
Child of God, this week, I would want to begin by commending my Nigerian brothers and sisters, yet again for their bravery in the face of an uphill fight to maintain democracy within the land, as they came out en masse to cast their votes on the 25th February 2023; Christians and Muslims alike. I keep praying and believing God Almighty, for the continual sustenance of your peace of minds as the case goes to the judiciary, and regardless of how this particular story ends, I eagerly want you to understand one very important thing; Children of God Almighty, you have already won because a journey of a thousand miles, always gains momentum with some footsteps, and not over-night as many would have anticipated! There is no election that does not end up with some happy, and unhappy people because there is no election without a winner and a loser. Having said that, the truth remains, that you are not a loser for losing in any competition, neither are you a winner for winning an election because the burden to prove that you have truly won, would have to rest on you for winning, thus, winning or losing in any competition whatsoever, should not be a life or death situation as the only thing that we should be afraid of losing is our soul, and our relationship with our Holy God, and nothing else! Having said that, what makes losing in any competition a lot harder to bear, is if the process by which one loses, is compromised, which this election truly was. Is there any election that was not, or would not be compromised? Absolutely not as politicians are not very honest people, nonetheless, it is still considered as an acceptable election, if the magnitude of the faults found is considered minimal, but where it is strikingly evident, that wrong has been done, then, that is where accepting defeat becomes a lot harder, and rightly so.
BRIBERY: MONEY REALLY CHANGED HANDS
One of the visions the LORD GOD gave to me about the Nigerian presidential election was On the 27th of February 2023, where-in I was observing a scene, where transactions were being made between two individuals in a certain room. This particular man was giving money to another person, and the money was given in cash. The money was so much, that even the one who was receiving it was visibly afraid of such large sum of money being received, so much so, that the recipient pleaded or suggested to the giver, that he could pay in installments, to which the giver declined, insisting on paying cash and immediately. Thus, there was indeed a serious foul play through the art of bribery to gain the services of those, who were in the position to turn the result of the election in the favor of the one, on whose behalf such unbelievable large sum of money was being paid.
Did I see their faces, or hear the names of the individuals who were engaging in this transaction? No, I didn’t because the Holy Spirit intentionally did not allow me to see their faces, or have more details about them as the man who was paying the money, turned his back to where I was observing from, which is because it is a high ranking secret, and one which is meant not to be found out as those, who indulged in it are very close to highest ruling powers in Nigeria. The Holy Spirit saw it as none of my business to know their names or see their faces for reasons best known to Him, and I respect that, and with that, I leave it because sometimes, over the course of time, He will expose such people in the physical realm by HIMSELF, while other times, He would leave it to slide, not because He condones bribery and corruption, but because at the end of the day, the evil that they did will come back to haunt them, while on the other hand, He would always make sure, that in one way or the other, the evil done against the innocent eventually ends up working for their ultimate good.
Child of God, I really do not enjoy talking about politics as there are always hard feelings involved, and secondly, because I am not a politician, neither do I aspire to become one. Believe it or not, I hate to see people sad, and for this reason, I do not love to talk about issues that would most likely sadden you, but as it is with our Holy God, He is not impressed with what saddens human beings, or that which makes them happy, but rather, HE is more interested in that which brings about His righteousness, saves the souls of His children, establishes His sovereignty, and glorifies His name at the end of the day, regardless of how HE chooses to bring it about, thus, the need to delve into these issues every now and again as led by the Holy Spirit.
To fight corruption, injustice, tribalism, hatred, religious bigotry, theft, robbery, bribery, and different kinds of wickedness in places where the evil spirits, behind such acts have taken for themselves as their safe havens, is never a child’s play, neither is it going to be a one-season thing, but rather, there must be consistency in your pursuit of justice and a life worth living. When I talk about religious bigotry, I want you to understand that I am a Christian; A follower of Jesus Christ. Although sometimes, I may not look, or sound like it, but those who know me very well, have also always underestimated how deeply committed I am to God Almighty, till they have each eventually had to find out; Some of them, in very hard ways, therefore, by the grace of HIM, Who has called me, to Whom I belong, and HIM Whom I serve, I am firmly rooted in God Almighty, through His Son and my Savior Jesus Christ. Nonetheless, I would not hate you for being a Muslim, Buddhist, traditional-religion-worshipper, etc. but by the grace of my God Almighty, these are some of the things that I will not willingly do:
- To be converted to your religion because I am fully convinced, that it is not the right one for me.
- ADHERE TO UNGODLY PRINCIPLES: Allow you to make me adhere to that which does not align to my Godly principles.
- UNJUST: Deny you, your fundamental human rights, or your due because of your religion, neither should you deny me mine.
- ALLOW YOU TO HARM ME: I may hate the spirit that influences you, and would want to have nothing to do with such a spirit, but I would not harm you as a human being, neither would I permit you to be used by that spirit to harm me.
- UNDERMINE YOU: I may distance, or completely separate myself from you, if I have realized beyond all reasonable doubt, that not doing so, would most certainly pollute my spirit and soul. Nevertheless, I will not undermine you because of it.
- FORCE: I will pray for you to know the good, and Holy God, Whom I serve and to Whom I belong, but I will not force you to serve Him if you do not want HIM and believe in HIM, neither should you force me to serve or accept yours, if I do not want him.
Child of God, it might interest you to know, that these wicked, and dark spirits, that are influencing the individuals who enjoy evil lifestyles, as well as their hosts, who are being used to keep the nation and its people in a permanent state of torment are not used to the people, whom they have held captive for too long demanding for freedom. Therefore, these spirits and their hosts believe, that if they resist you a little, or sometimes, a bit harder, and longer, depending on how defiant they presume you to be, that you will give up. Hence, the need to make them know aforetime, that even if they hit you down a multiple times, you are not going to stay down, but rather, for each time they hit you down, you will get up with a greater power, strength, resilience, force, and determination – Why? Because demonic human vessels are the reflection of the demonic spirits, that they are influenced by; They are satanically GRACED with determination to do evil, to hold on to it, and to also get as many people as they can, to go along with them! I repeat: As Godly human beings, for each time you get hit down, or turned down in your pursuit for justice, true peace, deliverance, and a life worth living, you become a lot stronger, and this is nonetheless true, even if the contrary seems to be the case!
Child of God, do you not know that each time you get up after being hit down for engaging in something that is Godly; For being a true child of God, you have gained a little more freedom than you had before you got hit down, or turned down? You become a bit more confident in your true self, than you were before. There is something so liberating about being hit down, or turned down by the enemy; That is when you truly and fully understand the depth of his wickedness and his evil intention towards you, more than you could ever have known, more than you could ever have been told, and taught by another, or read from any book. There is something so powerful about being able to look the devil in the eyes in very close proximity, and even more powerful, poking your fingers into them – Child of God, I’ve tried it very many times, and I can testify to this truth, that it is one of the best feelings everrrrrrrr… because, that is when you learn about the power of God Almighty that is within you! How that sister Susan? Well, it is either that bastard; Satan, kills you and you’d have died doing good, by defying the devil and his ways because that is what every true child of God Almighty is called to do, or you survive, even when bruised, only for you to pat yourself on the shoulder, limping if you must, but fully convinced, that there would be a next time – A re-match, and because you have studied his modus operandi, you are now fully equipped, not only to just poke his eyes, but you will pluck them out, completely!
I have come to learn over the course of time, that each time you fight the devil according to the will of God Almighty, and the leading the Holy Spirit, you have less respect for him, and the dread you once had for him disappears, while your love, reverence, loyalty, trust, and awe for GOD ALMIGHTY increases astronomically! By that I mean, you don’t get up by your human strength and wisdom, and decide to look for a devil to challenge or fight as they are everywhere, and which would be counter-productive as you would only waste your time fighting him as opposed to worshipping God Almighty, and being directed by Him. Thus, there are certain demonic powers and principalities, that you can only challenge when God Almighty personally chooses, anoints, and sends you to do so, like HE did with Moses against Pharaoh, like He did with Esther against Haman, like HE did with Elijah against the prophets of Baal, and like HE also did with David against Goliath, else, such powers will take you down, and to be precise – THEY WILL KILL YOU!!!
Child of God, even when from your perspective, it feels as though the enemy of your soul defeated you, the truth is that behind the scene, the opposite is mostly the case; In one way or the other, you child of God Almighty, gained victory over him, but the enemy would never let you know that you did, in order to crush your soul, and make you give up on your progress, and not to try again. Child of God, you have already won because you have weakened him considerably as you have cut into him, and like a very strong tree which is being felled, you have to keep on trying to cut deeper into him, till he eventually falls, but I must prepare you for what is ahead, by telling you that it could take a while, depending on what kind of an evil tree it is, that you are trying to cut down, or uproot; You don’t expect an iroko tree to fall as easily, and fast as a papaya tree would, and for this reason alone, I love to emphasize on patience in spiritual battles, and in achieving whatever it is that God Almighty has promised you.
I wish I could give those of you, whose hearts are broken with regards to how the election turned out a report, that would make it hurt less, but I truly cannot. That notwithstanding, what I can do, is to tell you what may not sooth your pain for now, but nonetheless, remains the truth which over the course of time, will prove to be so, and it is this:
In most cases, what seems to be defeat in the eyes of carnal men, is victory from God’s perspective as HE, is known to use the very foolish things to confound the wise. I could really tell you more about what I mean by that statement, but given the state of the minds of most people right now as it relates to the outcome of the presidential election, I know it’s neither going to ease your pain in any way, nor are you, even going to comprehend it, thus, I would rather leave it for some other time. This is a call to action for the children of God Almighty in Nigeria and world-wide; To see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, that Godly-freedom is never cheap, but requires brave men and women to rise up and stand for it, not just during an election season but always, and everywhere. It is important for us to fully understand, that evil will always be in this world till the end of the age, and evil people will also keep existing here on earth till the end of the age as well, but where it becomes detrimental, is when more than 70% of the people become evil, and we are to live amongst them like sheep amongst wolves! Thieves, robbers, corrupt men and women, will always be amongst us till the end of the age, but where it becomes equally detrimental to the children of God Almighty, is when they happen to be our fathers, mothers, spouses, leaders, friends, and ministers. Wherever you allow theft, robbery, injustice, corruption, and evil to fester for too long, without challenging such system, or people who are responsible for it, then, child of God, one time or the other, it is bound to become a stronghold, and when that happens, it will be too difficult and sometimes, too late for you to do, or say anything to revoke it, thus, as the saying goes, “a stich in time saves nine” is very accurate!
Like I said earlier on, and from a human point of view, in every election, there will always be one who wins it, and the other who loses. Therefore, anyone, who is disgruntled as to the way any election turns out, and can verify it in the court of law, then, take it there. After you have made your case in the court of the law, if God Almighty willing, the court finds your evidence to be worth revoking the election result for, then, I pray that it will, but if the court does not, then, you have to accept it as it is, and remain a good citizen of the land, nonetheless. If after all is said and done in the court of law, God Almighty still permits Bola Ahmed Tinubu a.k.a JAGABAN 😊, to remain the next president of Nigeria, then, we all must accept it and congratulate him, pray for him to be a good and unbiased president for all Nigerians and not for some, bearing in mind that there is no one, whom God Almighty is not able to use to do whatever He wants to do, regardless of their age, religion, culture, looks, weaknesses, tribe, gender, color, etc. Having said that, we have to be equally strong, principled, courageous, and honorable enough to make sure to vote him out of office, should he turn out to be a monster to the nation or any group of her people!
In one of my VISIONS, the LORD GOD was talking to me about the current vice president of Nigeria, after they had been in office for a while. GOD ALMIGHTY described him to me, exactly this way: A very greedy man, who is hardly ever satisfied, regardless of how much money he accumulates for himself! Which got me a bit confused, since I learned that he was a pastor from Pastor Adeboye’s ministry, whose sense of judgement should have been enough for us to believe, that one of the best Christians, would be representing us in Aso-Rock, but this is also evident of the fact, that truly truly sometimes, the good that we will to do, we do not do; but the evil that we will not to do, that we practice; But what we hate, that we do – O What wretched men we all are, therefore, child of God, we are all the more grateful for Jesus Christ, and His PERFECT OBEDIENCE, and SUBMISSION to God Almighty, our Holy Father!!! Now, child of God, was God Almighty wrong about how He described the current vice president of Nigeria, who was and is a pastor? I want you to grasp this truth child of God; I do not know him personally to be able to judge what he is really like as a human being, but one thing I do know; God Almighty, never lies about anyone!
JUSTICE
Child of God, if you are dealing with a corrupt judiciary system, where justice is almost never administered to the innocent, then, you should already know, that in order to prove the wrong done against you, regardless of the evidence that you have, the sad truth is, that they will never grant you justice in such a place as you are out of their system, and not fully one of theirs. Therefore, after all is said and done, you would have to be a true child of God by turning to God Almighty alone, to grant you justice, how and whenever He deems fit.
Child of God, I would love to ask you this critical question, and that is: If at a particular day, point in time, or season, you are to choose between your life and being the president of a nation for just one day, one week, or a short period of time, then, which one would you choose? I would choose life any time because by being alive, I can still make things happen by the help and grace of God Almighty; Accomplish my God-given purpose, even if I am not the president of a nation, wealthy, or standing in the limelight, but when one dies before their time, their chapters are closed, and they remain for-ever silent. If God has called, anointed, and commissioned you to be great, then, don’t believe me, but rather, believe God Almighty, the only One Who is the TRUTH, Whose words remains forever settled in Heaven, that in the fullness of time, regardless of where you are child of God Almighty; if you are in the limelight, or away from the limelight, you will always shine, and accomplish your purpose for Him, exactly how, and when HE has predestined you to accomplish it for HIM, in the most faithful name of our LORD and SAVIOR, Jesus Christ, amen.
The undeniable truth is, that many children of God are only waking up now, as opposed to the occult powers in the land, who are used to ruling, who have long been awake, and even working hand in hand with fake Christians, some of whom are purporting to be your Christian leaders, leading the simple minded, right into the mouth of the abyss! How can you just wake up and begin to shout about not wanting to follow a particular leader, long after most of your church leaders have consistently, and already decided for you, whom they feel is best for you to follow, regardless of what most of them are now publicly decrying? After all, for too many years the same church leaders have been dining and wining with the same things that they are now publicly decrying. That notwithstanding, you also have always followed them with blind loyalty, even when the evil most of them are indulging in, have become like the strong tower of Babel, pilling up in its height, thus, causing many followers of Christ to be bound, led astray, and imprisoned! Many Christians, myself including, love the notion of resuscitation long after a flat-line, which is always a good miracle-testimony. Thus, in this particular case, I want the will of God Almighty for the good of HIS children, however HE deems it fit, to be done in the most faithful name of Jesus Christ, amen.
FINALLY, if God Almighty, for reasons best known to HIM, decides that the president-elect is going to remain JAGABAN, then, JAGABAN it shall remain! If HE decides that it will be PETER OBI, then, PETER OBI it shall be! If He decides it will be ATIKU, then, ATIKU it shall be!
Child of God Almighty, I have chosen life for myself, and for you too!
Thus saith the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, “LIVE!”
Child of God, be happy and stay blessed
Jesus loves you!
Sister Susan.