The Poor Are The Largest Givers in Nigerian Churches, But The Most Disregarded

 I once took a homeless young man I met on the street to a nearby church I was attending for us to help him. The ushers frowned at me as I led him into the church. 

During the church service, I knelt down and closed my eyes to pray and by the time I opened my eyes after the prayers, I did not see him by my side again.

I asked the ushers for him and they said he had left.

"Why did you allow him to leave? He was feeling feverish from malaria. You should not have allowed him to leave. We should have cared for him," I said.

They just frowned and did not reply me.

If he had been a rich man, they would have led him to the front row in front of the pulpit to sit down as a VIP for the pastor or bishop to see the Big Fish they have caught in their net.

To the churches in Nigeria, the poor are liabilities with their poverty who cannot give large offerings and cannot pay big tithes. But the rich will give the church large offerings and pay big tithes for the pastors and bishops to buy SUVs and live in mansions and later buy private jets and become realtors of the largest estates in the country; but neglecting the poor who are often abandoned either as homeless destitute or living in  crowded ghettos.  But unknown to these worldly pastors and bishops, the poor majority in the church are actually the largest givers to Almighty God, because He calculates what we give by the percentage of what we have as our Messiah JESUS Christ showed us in the lesson of the Widow's Mite written in Mark 12:41-44:

"41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living."

The Churches in Nigeria prefer the large offerings and tithes of the rich without asking for the sources of their riches, whether from human rituals,  stolen money from the public sector or fraudulent practices in the private sector.

Have you ever heard of or seen pastors and bishops picking up homeless destitute and giving them shelter like the Good Samaritan in the Holy Bible?

Majority of the greedy Shylock landlords and landladies and estate agents in Nigeria are among the regular churchgoers and best friends of the pastors and bishops. 

The most corrupt Nigerians are not the pagans, but those who claim to be "Christians"  and "Muslims"  who fellowship and worship in the churches and mosques. But they cannot fool Almighty God. For the Shepherd knows his real sheep and the wolves in sheep clothing. 

Who are the bandits and terrorists on rampage in Nigeria? They are the  underprivileged children of the poor destitute who the administrators of the government, pastors of the churches and Imams a of the mosques cheated, deceived and exploited over the years without good education, without good accommodation and without welfare.

When you maltreat even your dogs, they will one day turn around to bark and bite you 

For Nigeria, the Chickens have come home to roost.

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What Pleases Almighty God

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What pleases Almighty God

Is our faithful obedience to His Word.

And not what we do to impress the world.

Almighty God is neither on the side of poor nor the rich, but only on the side of those who obey His commandments. 

You are a Liar if you say you love God, but you disobey His commandments.

Quoting from the holy scriptures is meaningless to God, 

If you don't practice what you preach and teach.

There is no grace of God for those who disregard the obedience to God.

You cannot give what you don't have without the grace of God.

You may fool the whole world,

But you cannot fool God.

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The Rhema Blog.

Since 2005.

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Video: The Difference Between JESUS and Muhammad in the Quran

Quran

al-Qurʼān is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God (Allah).

It is organized in 114 chapters (surah (سور‎; singular: سورة‎, sūrah)), which consist of verses (āyāt (آيات‎; singular: آية‎, āyah)).

Injil (Arabic: إنجيل‎, romanized: ʾInjīl, alternative spellings: Ingil or Injeel) is the Arabic name for the Gospel of Jesus (Isa). This Injil is described by the Qur'an as one of the four Islamic holy books which was revealed by God.

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What Is The Holy Trinity?

What Is The Holy Trinity?

Firstly, the Holy Trinity of Almighty God is not 1+1+1=3.
It is 1×1×1=1.

Our MESSIAH JESUS Christ is the first to introduce the existence of the Holy Trinity in Matthew 28:19-20:
King James Version

¹⁹ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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Then as it is written in John 1:1-14:
King James Version

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

² The same was in the beginning with God.
³ All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
⁴ In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
⁵ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

⁷ The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

⁸ He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

⁹ That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

¹³ Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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Then Apostle John revealed in 1 John 5:7:
King James Version
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

The Word is JESUS Christ.
Any religion that does not believe in the Holy Trinity is FAKE.
Finis.

- By Ekeyerengozi Michael Chima, 

Author of "The Prophet Lied" and other books distributed by Amazon and Barnes and Noble and other booksellers worldwide.

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Mortality Cannot Comprehend Im mortality

Mortality cannot comprehend Immortality.

Those who still grope and mope in the darkness.of their world cannot comprehend those walking in the light of God.

How can you understand God when you misunderstand His Word?

How can you know the Manifestations of the Sons of God when you only see things through the eyes of the world?

The heartbeats of liars skip in fear of the truth.

Let us pray.

- Ekeyerengozi MichaeI CHIma,

Author of "The Prophet Lied" and other books.

There is Power in Prayer

There is Power in Prayer.

Solemnity in Tranquility of the Holy Trinity.

Photograph by EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima, 2020.

The Church is not the Building, The Building is not the Church

The Church is not the Building, The Building is not the Church

Building the biggest,  largest or costliest auditorium for your church means nothing to Almighty God if His Holy Spirit is absent from your building. 

As my mother of blessed memory, Mrs. Gladys Unuamaighiuwa Eke repeated again and again that THE HOLY SPIRIT of God does not dwell in the house built by hands; but dwells in the house built in the hearts of the true believers of God.

It is still baffling to me that those who claim to be ministers of God who have repeatedly read the command of our MESSIAH JESUS Christ clearly gave as our mission on earth which is the Great Commission as written in Matthew 28:19-20:

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.": 

Yet they are engaged in childish and foolish bragging rights to who has built the largest church building or auditorium in the world!

They are competing for the Guinness Book of World Records instead of competing for the lost and wandering souls of the confused and ignorant humans our Lord JESUS Christ commanded us to find and guide to redemption and salvation.

I ask them, how much have you spent on evangelism in the mission fields compared to how much you have spent on building your gangantic auditoriums?

How much have you spent on charity compared to your gangantic auditoriums?

What determines the size of your church is not the size of the building, but the numbers of the true believers who fellowship and worship Almighty God in Spirit and in Truth.

John 4:24:

"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

John 8:32

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

SHALOM!

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Since 2005

The Scent of the Holy Spirit 2

The Scent of the Holy Spirit 2

Last week, in my sermon on "The Scent of the Holy Spirit",  I started from the establishment of the statement that without the communion of the Holy Spirit, you cannot have any relationship with Almighty God. 

I know that for the majority of those who claim to be believers and the unbelievers, talking about the scent of the Holy Spirit may be strange or unheard of, because they don't know of the existence and so don't have the experience.

Yes, the Holy Spirit has a scent and it is not fiction.

Please, let me state it that it is not the  burning of different colours of candles and incences in worship. You can burn all the colours of candles and incences in the world, but you don't have any relationship with the Holy Spirit.

Almighty God has nose and nostrils and they are not for fancy, they are for sniffing and smelling odours and savours in heaven, heavens and on the earth. The scent of the Holy Spirit is the scent of the living Almighty God and the only scent in heaven; the scent of the holiness of God  Almighty God loves good, pleasant and sweet smelling odours and incences as written in Exodus 29:25:

"And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord."

But only in sacred hearts of holy worship of true believers and not in sinful hearts of unholiness of fake believers in whited sepulchres which millions of people have been mistaking for churches of God. Many churches in Nigeria and the rest of the world are whited sepulchres with occultic shrines behind the pulpits and in the closets in the bedrooms of the fake pastors, fake bishops, false prophets and other fake ministers with fake followers.

But as I quoted in the first part of The Scent of the Holy Spirit, it is written in Matthew 7:16-20:

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."

Fake ministers can only deceive fake believers and fake followers. Because, true believers of God have the anointing of the Holy Spirit and the gift  of discernment and the Word of Knowledge to know the truth and discern the falsehood in any cleric and church. You cannot fool a true believer in God.

It is written in 1 John 4:1-5:

4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them."

Now, how, where and when does the scent of the Holy Spirit manifest on earth?  It manifests when there is pure and true love of God.  As it is written in 

John 14:23 :

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."

This is final. If you truly love God, you will honour and obey His commandments and He will love you too. My one and only Father and Almighty Father does not have space and time for antagonisms, bitterness, hatred, evil envy, evil jealousy, greed and shenanigans among humans and fake believers and fake ministers. Where there is no true love, there is no God. And He does not accept the prayers, offerings and the tithes of those with antagonisms, bitterness, hatred, evil jealousy, evil envy, greed  and shenanigans. He is my Father and I know Him and He knows me. 

My prayers are for those who don't know Him should humble themselves to obey His commandments and then you will know Him. Without obedience to His commandments, you cannot know God. So, when He sees your obedience more than your sacrifice, He will manifest His holy presence in His infinite glory in your life. And when you pray, sing and worship Him in obedience and repentance of pure and true love , He will embrace you in the awesome beauty of His holiness with the scent of His Holy Spirit as it is written in Revelation 8:4:

"And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand."

SHALOM.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

The Publisher/Editor,

The Rhema Blog

The Scent of the Holy Spirit 1

The Scent of the Holy Spirit 1

The Holy Spirit is the essence of the existence of the Almighty God and it is supreme and infinite in space and time.

You cannot know God without His Holy Spirit. Anyone who claims or says he or she knows God, but does not have the Holy Spirit is a LIAR. 

Many of the so called pastors, bishops and ministers in Nigeria and the rest of the world are FAKE. But tragically, majority of their followers are also FAKE. 

Fake pastors have fake Followers.

Because, our MESSIAH JESUS Christ said as it is written in Matthew 7:16:

" Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"

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Matthew 22:1-14:

1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

He Provides A Shelter in the Storm

HALLELUJAH! 

Present residence in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria since September, 2020. Safe from the floods of the torrential rainfalls in the stormy weather.

Near the University of Lagos and Yaba College of Technology. I thank Almighty God for the hygienic and safe residence, and providing the money for the rent. Yes, it is not cheap, but trust Almighty God JEHOVAH JIREH and  JEHOVAH Ebenezer to provide the money for the payments of the rents weekly and monthly. Since He has seen me through the storms thus far triumphantly and victoriously, He will surely lift me up to higher grounds of greater heights in the mighty name of our MESSIAH JESUS Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever. AMEN. I can pray, praise and worship HIM and shout loud HALLELUJAH and nobody has complained that my joyful noise is disturbing him or her.  

Baba modupe o!

HALLELUJAH!

If You Truly Know God, You Will Not Dare To Disobey Him

Ephesians 6:12:

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."

1 John 4:1-5:
4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
² Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
³ And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
⁴ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
⁵ They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

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They claim to know Him,
But they disobey Him.
They lie, because they don't know Him
If only they know Him, they will not dare to disobey His commandments.
If you don't obey His commandments, you don't know Him.
You are  deceiving yourself.

Proverbs 8:17:
" I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me."

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"18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

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No Human is Ordinary!

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No Human is Ordinary!
None of us is ordinary, because our Creator is not ordinary.
He is Extraordinary and He made us in His image and after His likeness as it is written in Genesis 1:26:

"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."

We are Extraordinary beings created by an Extraordinary God.
Therefore, don't settle for less.
Refuse to be ordinary.
Don't let anyone or anything devalue you!
It is rebellion against Almighty God to disregard and downgrade your extraordinary status of the image and likeness of God.
Anyone who looks down at another person as an ordinary fellow is an enemy of God 

Our MESSIAH JESUS Christ confirmed our Extraordinary status  as it is written in Matthew 5:14-16:
"¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

¹⁵ Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Then His anointed apostle, Saint Peter said in 1 Peter 2:9:
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;"

Refuse to be kept or to be left behind in backwardness and darkness by anyone or anything.
We are extraordinary sons and daughters of our Extraordinary Almighty Father God!
We are the Princes and Princesses of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords who reigns in supreme majesty of the Holy Trinity in Eternity.
Manifest the best in the extraordinary image and likeness of Almighty God.

- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor, The Rhema Blog
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Sunday Sermon From The DOT NATION

Sunday Sermon From The DOT NATION

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Every Battle Is For Freedom. 💪

Today is very important in American history...in our war for liberty and freedom. Americans have a holy hatred for tyrants, dictatorship and destroyers of the human will. That’s why we willingly confront terrorism... anywhere we find it. But, the True Secret of Life-Power is using Divine weaponry in earthly environments.

Scripture Reference

2 Corinthians 10:4 "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds."

- By Dr. Mike Murdock, 

The Wisdom Center,

Dallas, Texas, USA.

Happy New Month of July! Month of Fulfilment!

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HALELUJAH!

HAPPY NEW MONTH OF JULY TO THE INFINITE SUPREME GLORY OF OUR ONE AND ONLY ALMIGHTY GOD IN OUR ONE AND ONLY MESSIAH JESUS CHRIST. AMEN!

This the 7th month of the year of our Lord, 2021.

This is the month of Fulfilment of unfilled promises for this is the month of harvest for all your labour in the vineyard of the Lord and for all the true believers who have obeyed the commandments of Almighty God and the Revelations of The Beatitudes and 1 Corinthians 13.

My prayer for you in this new month is that the new month bring you new and exciting news that will gladden your heart today, all through the month and beyond. And may this beautiful new month bring you peace of mind and body. Happy New Month!

AMEN!

HALLELUJAH!

Ignorance Kills

Ignorance Kills

Disobedience to the Word of God begets violence and violence begets destruction.

You cannot know Almighty God and you cannot have any relationship with God if you don't have a relationship with the Holy Spirit of God.
Any religion without the Holy Spirit is false religion. And false religion begets rebellion and rebellion begets destruction.
False religion begets terrorism.
Whereas True religion begets peace. That is why our MESSIAH JESUS Christ said as it is written in Matthew 5:9:
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
Therefore, cursed are the troublemakers, for they are children of Satan.
Yes, you are cursed if you are against peaceful coexistence of humans on Earth.

Many people are troublemakers by ignorance of the Truth and many people are troublemakers by arrogance in their conceit and deceit which they sooner or later manifest in the true colours of their characters.
Who is fooling who?
Fools who are fooling themselves, but they think they are fooling others.

The tragedy of many clerics and their followers is they don't have the gift of discernment.
They have eyes, but they cannot see beyond their noses.
They have ears, but they are deaf to the Truth and prefer to listen to lies of falsehood.

True believers and those who truly know God, don't look and don't see people and things through the eyes of the world.
They look and see things through the eyes of Almighty God.

The attitudes of True Christians are defined by the words of our Lord JESUS Christ in The Beatitudes as written in Matthew 5.
Finally,  only through the gift of discernment you can know the true sons and true daughters of God

John 1:11-13:

¹¹ He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.

¹² But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:

¹³ Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

- By EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor, The Rhema Blog.

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Bamboozled By Jesus: How God Tricked Me into the Life of My Dreams

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Thriving stand-up comic and actress Yvonne Orji—best known as Issa Rae's BFF on the HBO series, Insecure—shares the secrets to living the life of your dreams.

Yvonne Orji has never shied away from being unapologetically herself, and that includes being outspoken about her faith. Known for interpreting Biblical stories and metaphors to fit current times, her humorous and accessible approach to faith leaves even non-believers inspired and wanting more. 

The way Yvonne sees it, God is a Sovereign Prankster, punking folks long before Ashton Kutcher made it cool. When she meditates on her own life—complete with unforeseen blessings and unanticipated roadblocks—she realizes it’s one big testimony to how God tricked her into living out her wildest dreams. And she wants us to join in on getting bamboozled. This is not a Self-Help book—it’s a Get Yours book! 

In Bamboozled by Jesus, a frank and fresh advice book, Orji takes readers on a journey through twenty-five life lessons, gleaned from her own experiences and her favorite source of inspiration: the Bible. But this ain’t your mama’s Bible study. Yvonne infuses wit and heart in sharing pointers like why the way up is sometimes down, and how fear is synonymous to food poisoning. Her joyful, confident approach to God will inspire everyone to catapult themselves out of the mundane and into the magnificent. 

With bold authenticity and practical relatability, Orji is exactly the kind of cultural leader we need in these chaotic times. And her journey through being Bamboozled by Jesus paints a powerful picture of what it means to say “yes” to a life you never could’ve imagined—if it wasn’t your own.

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“Inspiration practically leaps off the pages and into the hearts of readers—the writing is engaging and the comedic timing is absolute gold. Orji is a cheerleader and best friend for every dreamer.”― LaParis Hawkins, Booklist 

“Not only is Yvonne really funny and smart, she brings a fresh new perspective to every story she tells. She is an absolute master, and an original voice that needs to be heard now more than ever. Once you let her in your mind, you’ll never want her to leave.”

― Chris Rock, actor & comedian 

"Yvonne somehow found a way to brilliantly weave her humor, insight, courage, and faith into pages that feel like a weekend retreat hanging with your best, boldest, brightest and most blessed girlfriend. Bamboozled by Jesus is real talk about deep faith put in practice from a woman committed to living a life of vision, purpose, service and success." 

 ― Kerry Washington, actress, producer, & director 

“Whether it’s as an actress, comedian or thought-leader, Yvonne has always given a fresh perspective and authentic storytelling. Bamboozled is a culmination of the characteristics that make her so special: sharp wit, fierce intelligence and an unapologetic sense of self.”

― Rachel Hollis, author & speaker 

"A delightful debut... Orji's boundless enthusiasm will appeal to her fans and newcomers alike."― Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Yvonne Orji is an Emmy-nominated Nigerian-American actress, writer and comedian. A failed doctor (blame organic chemistry), Yvonne took to comedy after needing a talent for a beauty pageant. Now, she entertains international audiences, as can be seen in her one-hour HBO comedy special, Momma, I Made It! A sought after speaker, she’s given the opening keynote at the Forbes’ Under 30 Summit, and her TEDx talk, “The Wait Is Sexy,” has garnered over a million views. Her breakout TV role was playing Molly on HBO’s hit show Insecure. She currently resides in Los Angeles. Connect with Yvonne on Twitter and Instagram: @YvonneOrji.

The Healing of A Man Suffering From Stroke

The Healing of A Man Suffering From Stroke 

Since 2019 I have been seeing the tall man looking ill and unkempt on Alara Street, in Onike walking to Sabo in Yaba on the mainland of Lagos city. He was always dressed in a shirt, black or cream coloured trousers and slippers. They said he had stroke and now walking with a shaking right hand and bent back. He was often talking to himself or thinking aloud.

I left Onike and relocated to Ikotun on the outskirts of Lagos. I returned to Yaba later after four months before Christmas. I saw the man again in the same condition. 

Then in September, 2020 when I moved into a guest house on Aggrey Street in Yaba GRA, I saw him almost every day in the estate and most likely was staying in the estate.

One day I saw him hailing a man riding on a bicycle in the Igbo language. The man brought out money and dropped it for him and rode on without even stopping. He picked up the note of naira and thanked the man. Then later I saw him begging passersby for money to feed.

One day, as I passed by to buy  items from a nearby supermarket ,I saw him beside a car parked under a tree opposite a new pharmacy called SHEBA. He asked me for money and I said I would give him after buying what I needed from the supermarket.

When I came back, I gave him some money and said: "What you really need is not money, but to be healed by God. "

"Yes. My brother is also praying for me," he replied.

Then I prayed to Almighty God to heal him.

Days later, I saw him still in the same condition and begging for money.

"You have been healed," I said, because I received the Word from within me that he was healed. 

I did not give him any money again and kept on repeatedly saying, "He has been healed." 

I received another Word of Knowledge saying, "But his brothers don't want to help him "

He has been healed, but his brothers don't want to help him. What he needed after his healing was his rehabilitation. 

Later, I saw him bending over a car by the sidewalk and he was writing on a piece of white paper with his right hand and it was steady and not shaking. HALLELUJAH! He has been healed indeed!

Later I saw him thinking aloud on the problems in Nigeria in good English!

Depart from Evil, and Do Good; Seek Peace, and Pursue It

HALLELUJAH!

HAPPY SUNDAY AND HAPPY NEW WEEK OF ALL ROUND SUCCESS, TRIUMPH AND VICTORY WITH ALL THE THANKSGIVINGS TO OUR ONE AND ONLY ALMIGHTY CREATOR FATHER GOD IN ETERNAL EXISTENCE. AMEN!

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Psalm 34

1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul shall make her boast in theLord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

³ O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

⁴ I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵ They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

⁶ This poor man cried, and the Lordheard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

⁸ O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

⁹ O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

¹⁰ The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lordshall not want any good thing.

¹¹ Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of theLord.

¹² What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

¹⁶ The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the Lordheareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

²² The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.