The Guardian (Nigeria)

Before Noon, Ye Shall Have Help

- By J. A. Shodeinde

“AND they said unto the messengers that came, thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgile­ad, Tomorrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the men came and shew it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad” ( 1 Samuel 11: 9).

The events that preceded this Bible verse were a looming war between the children of God and the Ammonites. Nahash, the leader of the Ammonites cavalry, despised and threatened the men of Jabeshgile­ad. However, Saul who led the Army of the children of God

was filled with inspiratio­n from Heaven to proclaim the above promises, and they duly came to pass.

Imagine a perfect world, one devoid of troubles and trauma; a world without diseases, pain, wars, strife, famine, drought, depression, suicide, etc. It sounds interestin­g, right? But the truth is that a perfect world is a mirage because of sin of the first man that altered the prior plan of The Almighty at creation.

From inception, the righteous have been faced with trials of different forms and dimensions. Adam faced temptation from Eve, Abel from Cain, Jacob from Esau and men of Jabeshgile­ad from the Ammonites, among others.

This is to show us that even as children of God, we are not immune from trials and tribulatio­ns. However, we have assurance from our Father in Heaven that help to prevail will never be far off, as long as we ask for it in prayer and praises. Though we live in a world inundated with evils, the promise of our God is that “Before Noon, Ye Shall Have Help” ( 1 Samuel 11: 9)

We hereby invite the public to the feast of Jesus Passover in December 2021.

A 21- day fellowship with the Lord and celebratio­n of the blood of Jesus Christ, convened by The Saints’ Gospel Church of Christ ( Shadow Tabernacle Int’l), will include 14- day prayer vigils. Following dates are: March 22 - April 4, 2021 at 12am. Followed by six days of fervent praise service beginning from April 5 to 10, 2021 at 5pm. While Perfection service holds on April 11, 2021 at 8am prompt. Venue: The Saints’ Gospel

Church of Christ ( Shadow Tabernacle Int’l), Shadow Tabernacle Close, Olowo Ina Bus Stop, Ikotun- Igando Road, Lagos. You can also join us on Facebook @ “Jacob Shodeinde” for live webcasts and to watch videos of previous programmes. It is a feast of the Blood of Jesus Christ.

The event will feature: Salvation; restoratio­n; healing; deliveranc­e; rededicati­on to

Jesus Christ; spiritual and material breakthrou­gh and resounding defeat of the

kingdom of darkness.

If any of the above is what you crave, just save the date and be our special guest. Meet Jesus at the feast of Passover. He awaits to give your life peace, perfect peace...

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