Chronicles of Truth

Filters can mean a lot of things to different people. A chef will consider it as an instrument to gather or needed material for cooking. A photographer will see it as a tool to enhance beauty and art. A communicator uses it to sieve and remove unnecessary words and actions, so that (s)he can pass across a particular message to a specific audience. Most of the time it is used to separate or take out unwanted details from a composition. My focus today is on the analogy of photographers. The reason being that, at the end of the day, filters are used to make things taste, feel or look good. And that is what we do mostly. I want to believe at some point recently, you have taken a photo with your phone, camera, or by a photographer. This also means there is the possibility that you have filtered or done some kind of editing on it before you uploaded it somewhere or kept it on your phone. Whatever you did with it, I'm sure you can relate when I say filters. Why is filter the f...

My mum and I recently had a conversation about why people at the hem of affairs are not satisfied with a leadership position well done. Why do they have to run for more?  What is so important about the top seat that they can't let other people who have not had the chance to take it up and run? Why must it always be their faces we see and the voices we hear? It has become stale and irrelevant because we keep hearing the same thing without any touch of freshness or transformation. I agreed with her on a questioning and lots of other ideas, but she said something that I couldn't argue neither did I agree. She said, "they are all greedy, and people who have tasted power don't want to stay ashore while people cross Jordan to rule."  I struggled with her ideology. I couldn't say she was wrong because I have no proof yet. I can't agree with her because I know there are exceptional cases. So, I kept it somewhere that in the cause of time, I...

Cliches are good sayings that have become the norm. It has become a prerequisite, not an achievement anymore. But it used to be the other way round before. They used to be wise saying bad rare commodity if wisdom, but became commercialized. This however doesn't stop the efficiency of the work. It works just as it used to. It might not be potent to you because you are not close to its usefulness, but it has become a popular saying. When you get to where it's needed, you will find it handy and useful to you. Clichés work. Nothing is new under the sun. Concept, context, use, location, pattern, building, material and many other things that makeup discoveries or inventions are all old stuff rebranded when we look closely.  "There's noth­ing new on this earth. Year af­ter year it's the same old thing. Does some­one call out, "Hey, this is new"? Don't get excited—it's the same old story." (Ecclesiastes 1:9; MSG). Cliches is s...

   Some people have established that the life of a believer is not a religious one, but a way of life . While that is right, we must also understand that it's not only a culture - a way of life, but also THE WAY IN LIFE.   As Christians, we have a life patterned after Christ Jesus and also understand that in Him, we live, move and have our being. The pattern makes a lifestyle and because it's different, the world made it a religion.  People of the world sees us as " extreme moralist" . This is as a result of the darkness in the earth which cause them not to see the force backing us up and personality within us. Christianity is way more than a religion. It's the life of Christ express in us. This also is the reason why we all must let our light shine. To some, we are pretenders, and come see us as liars.  It's not our work to defend ourselves, let the Lord reveal His power. They can't understand because darkness (ignorance, lusts, anger, pr...

Out of greed for money, He was betrayed. So that some might maintain their position and scared to admit the truth, they lied and imprisoned Him.  He took up the challenge that the scriptures might be fulfilled. He didn't speak for Himself neither did He break the Law, rather He fulfilled it- the totality of it in the will of God.  He preached and practice the God, the law and the prophets hangs on what He taught and loved - Love. He had compassion and mercy on us. Mankind became free and empowered to go into greater heights in Christ through the Holy -Spirit that was sent to man when He left. Freedom came from forty lashes, crown of thorns, nakedness, crushed, bruised and death on the cross of one man - Jesus Christ. There is no greater love than a man lay down his life for his friends. Don't see this as a story of a generous guy that is willing to just die. He did all He did in God's will for your sake. How long will you stay bound? He's wait...

Who is coming? Why is He coming? What is He coming to do? The major reason anyone would stand for anything is because they don't just know, but understand the purpose and mission of that thing.  Sometimes, I find out that I am carried away by activities that don't really matter to the reason why I joined a group or something in the first place. So, what I do to get myself back on track is that: I slow down and ask myself how I got where I am and why I started or made the decision in the first place. And by the grace of God through the help of the Holy Spirit, It works - I find my way back. As Christians, we have been taught so many things and have been involved in so many things(which are very good) that we sometimes lose track of why we are believers in the first place. It is good to serve God and to love others as ourselves, but we must also remember to go back to the cross. Not just to receive grace and strength to do His work, but to also serve as a reminder of t...

 There is a call to greatness - the life of God in Him. To every call given, there is a reward for picking up the phone. Some people don't want to pick it up, because they feel like a heavy load will be dumped on them. But that's not true. He is faithful to the extent of doing the job Himself (1 Thessalonians 5:24). He just wants people to see Him through you. You wonder how people suddenly turn great men of God into idols, right? It's because they think these men are doing it themselves, forgetting that they have a source - Christ Jesus.    When God gives a command, it comes with blessings. Part of the blessings is the ability to do and reward for doing it. You will discover that when you do a work reluctantly, you tend to use more energy, but when you do with joy and gladness, no matter how hard it is, you would like to do more.    It is stressful to do God's work or obey His commandment without willingness. The moment you are willing and joyful,...

   Sometimes I wonder the greatness of our God. The ONLY LIVING GOD. The Lord of Host. He is everywhere at the same time. He is the great I AM. The TRUE GOD. He's INCOMPARABLE. He created all things for His pleasure. He's great in MAJESTY. Everything written and s aid about You is GREAT!!!      He made the Heaven and the earth. He flaunts the stars in the space. The earth is full of God's glory. He made the birds fly across the sky. He made the tree to praise Him by clapping their hands. He made the earth to bring forth food in its own season. How great is our God?!    Many are the work of God. He made ways in the wilderness and where it seems to be no way. The mountain skip like lamb before the presence of the Lord of Host. He's the God that uses a battle to win a war. He is mysterious in deeds... Great are His deeds!    Let the whole earth praise the one and only TRUE GOD. The angels sing unto Him, the twenty-four elder casts d...

What does dignity and virginity mean? How do they relate?  Dignity can be defined as the state worthy of esteem and respect, while virginity simply means a state of been pure to sexual intercourse. The combination of the two words in a sentence means the quality of being a virgin.    Let's move further by knowing the meaning of a virgin. A virgin is someone who hasn't involved in sexual intercourse. Someone might want to ask what does virginity have to do with Christianity? It has a lot to do with it.    A virgin also means someone who isn't married yet. In the kingdom of God we believe that a person who isn't married to anyone before should still be a Virgin. As Christian who had renounced the world must be virgins to Christ Jesus.    Virginity signifies purity, sacredness, and holiness . According to Matthew 25:1-12 , we are virgins in the eyes of Lord Jesus Christ - He's our husbandman. He made us holy and separated from the filthiness of t...

   When two people are joined together before an altar, they become life partners automatically. They are pronounced as husband and wife. In a case where one of them becomes unfaithful to their marital vow by having sexual intercourse with someone other than his/her spouse is called ADULTERY.    Unfortunately, the body of Christ has some set of people who commit this act. You might want to ask how the church of God is committing this grievous sin. I will be please to tell you that the church is guilty of this - BIG TIME!    We profess Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior. We say that we are Joint-heirs with Christ Jesus in God. We even say Christ in us, the hope of Glory. All these quotes are true indeed but our act makes it of no effect.    Imagine a wife always boosting of her husband, but always gain pleasure in someone else - isn't that adultery? This is what we that claim to be Christians do, by proclaiming Jesus as our everything but s...