About Jide Ajayi

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In the day I am an Industrial Measurement and Controls technologist. Away from that I love to study the word of God, take pictures and improve them after as well as learn as much as I can on the technology of the day in the world of consumer devices and programs partly due to my study in information systems and management.

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Called to Faithfulness not Success

May 31, 2016 by • Issues, Life, Thoughts • Tags: , , •

We all love success. It is one trait in us that makes us feel complete and allows us to express our desires, purpose and expectation. The world around us says only successful people deserve to be heard and have the platform to live their lives before others as they wish and we should not have a contrary opinion because they have something we don’t have just as they have achieved things we have not and so we need to let them talk and tell us how they became so successful so we can add them to the list of other achievers we are currently trying to emulate.
This is a pattern that works. This is why footballers and musicians and actors and businessmen and entrepreneurs are idolized. They have attained that which we wish and hope for and have not attained and we can only hope to meet it by emulating them. It works in businesses, schools, hospitals and everywhere you have humans. 
Everywhere you have humans this works and that is including the Church. What is special about the church that it should not work there one might ask. There is a lot about the church that makes it a unique organization, that exempts its from certain things that are acceptable or commonplace in most areas of life but has no place in the church. The reasons are stated below.

The church is one with divine ordination.

The church does not exist to fulfill the personal desire of any of us. It is an institution that God created by his own means and ways, sustained and kept alive throughout the ages according to his divine will. The is the body of Christ, the bride of Christ, bought by the precious blood of Christ. Until God created it, there was none other like it. From its beginning, the church has been designed to break all barriers that affect human designs and  to make the brotherhood of all believers across race, social status and time such that God alone is worshipped and glorified.

The church is not your typical organization.

The church does not exist so that it can operate like your typical organization. It’s leaders are not CEOs just as their visions and their goals are not about increasing profitability, rather, they to lead the people as shepherds and fellow heirs. While in dealing with a lot of people at the same time and in the same place and within the confines of a local church can bring up its own challenge, the means and the methods are to glorify God according to his revelation in the bible.

The church is called to faithfulness not success.

The Bible was written over many centuries but speaks of the things revealed by God himself in the written form. In it we learn of his mercy and grace and interaction with man. In it we learn of the rule of faith and practice. It is the word of God that can be verified by all and not subject to private interpretation. In the bible, the church gets its guidance on how to order its business in line with the desire of her Lord and Savior. Therefore the measure of progress is not the typical signs of success like increased sales, increased popularity but obedience to God and faithfulness to his means and ways. This is the success that counts.

The Son of God

March 30, 2016 by • Issues, Life, Thoughts, Word • Tags: , , , , , , •

 

John 19:7

The purpose of John's gospel is unambiguous. It is to show that Jesus is the Son of God. This he took the opportunity to impress upon his readers every time he had the opportunity. As we see in verse 7 here, the leaders of the people had handed him to Pilate and on his part, Pilate after scourging him, brought him back the leaders hoping that the disfigured and bleeding body of Christ after the punishment would change their minds. He was shocked by what he heard, that Jesus made himself the Son of God. Pilate understood the statement very well just like the leaders of the people, they understood that Jesus was making himself to be equal with God. His query of Jesus after the incidence with the leaders made his issue worse, this was not what he bargained for. This testimony about the deity of Jesus is found in other places in the gospel according to John. The testimony of the actors in the text within the context of their time and culture shows that they understood that Jesus was not just talking about being a son in the sense that a male child is the progeny of his father, he was talking about something deeper and higher than that. That in a unique way he was unlike other sons but the son, He is God.

 

Logos March Madness Continues…

March 13, 2016 by • Life, Thoughts • Tags: , , , •

The Logos March madness is a competion by Faithlife Corporation where they give their customers the opportunity to get resources by favorite author or authors at discounted prices. The authors are pitted against each other in different categories and the customers vote for their favorite, the author that wins goes to the next stage while the loser drops off with some good discount to the customers. The competion for this year is in the second round already. Check it out and you might get some good resources at a good price.

 

Witness of the Glory of God

March 13, 2016 by • Issues, Life, Thoughts, Word • Tags: , , •

The Lord is God and he is slow to anger, he forgives the repentant heart and does not take away his mercy and compassion. In the passage, we see the result of the whining of the people of Israel. It is interesting to note that they decided it was worth going right back to Egypt after hearing the testimony of the 10 spies after the 12 came back with the report of what they had seen in the land which 'flows with milk and honey'. At this point, they had no remorse or recourse to the experience of God arising and descending, scattering his enemies and providing the need of the six hundred thousand plus people he brought out of Egypt. When the decision of God came out to Moses on the issue, it was a proposal for annihilation of the nation which Moses intercedes against. Then the Lord said I have pardoned the nation and they would not be wiped out (Num 14:20). The interesting thing about the judgement is that it is focused on the experience of seeing the glory and signs of God and yet have put God to the test. The judgement here is that people that planted the seed of revolt and their supporters will not enter the promised land. As many as raised their voice in agreement to the cry that they cannot enter the land and will rather return to Egypt, they shall not enter the land.

This judgment ensured that the people continued their wandering for as long as it took the last of these people to die off (40 Years) before progress could be made other than those that died immediately due to the plague from the Lord.

The one thing that comes to light here is the witness the miraculous work of God bears against as many as partake of it. It should stir a bit of caution in those ministries that base their image on the number of miracles they show to their visitors for it is such that those who do not listen and get converted after many events and participation have these as a witness against them. It therefore means that the probability of being judged is higher for those who participate and do not repent that those who do not participate. Of course nobody is justified for not obeying but it is a heap of extra testimony against those who partake and yet are not changed. It is wise to watch one's attendance of these events especially when they are real and are of God.

 

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