"And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandm ... read full comment
"And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered" (2 Chronicles 31:20-21).
"For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word" (Isaiah 66:2).
"For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones" (Isaiah 57:15).
Samuel 11 years ago
It is a very good mood to encourage all youth and sundry must approach the House of the Lord at all times. It is also worth imitating in all aspects of religious practices the availability of religious leaders to accompany t ... read full comment
It is a very good mood to encourage all youth and sundry must approach the House of the Lord at all times. It is also worth imitating in all aspects of religious practices the availability of religious leaders to accompany the flock of the Lord.
This is the teaching example of the Lord who was always with the humanity. We have the religious obligation de teach and live the message of the Lord. Thanks be to the Lord for the message of His Messenger.
KOFI NUA 11 years ago
The Conjoined Twins And Mighty 'Men Of God’
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When I heard of the conjoined twins at Komfo Anokye hospital I wished this was in the time of Jesus. Peter and Mark would rush to the gr ... read full comment
The Conjoined Twins And Mighty 'Men Of God’
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When I heard of the conjoined twins at Komfo Anokye hospital I wished this was in the time of Jesus. Peter and Mark would rush to the great teacher and miracle worker screaming “Rabbi, Rabbi, you have to come quick, there are conjoined twins that need to be separated.” Jesus would rush to the home of the twins. The distraught mother of the twins would prostrate herself at the master’s feet crying uncontrollably. Jesus would walk to the bed and lay his hands on the babies. He would say a short prayer. Right before the eyes of the small crowd that had gathered, the tissues that joined the two babies would be heard separating. Not before long, it was done! The babies would be separated! The crowd would wonder and marvel and go away praising God.
Unfortunately, this is not the first century. Dr. Boateng Nimako and his team tried their very best at komfo Anokye, but the babies did not survive, probably because we do not have the medical equipment to keep them alive. Collectively, our heart is broken as a nation. Psychologically, we are defeated. We wanted to tell the world that our doctors are capable, that we have arrived, that we are not some banana republic. We wanted to celebrate with the parents and family of the babies. After the Black Stars painful elimination, this would have been a soothing balm to our bruised soul.
As a Christian, several questions come to my mind. Ghana has more prophets and pastors with big titles than any nation in the world, next to Nigeria. How come no prophet came forward to perform a miracle to separate the babies? My pastor says if you believe, you can perform miracles, just like Jesus did. Anytime there is a serious medical emergency like this one, our miracle-working pastors are nowhere to be found. Their best excuse is to ask us to pray for the doctors. They go back to performing their ‘miracles’ after it is all over.
The Yoruba prophet T. B. Joshua is known all over Africa through his Emmanuel TV, for performing “miracles” but when a case like this arises, he is missing in action, he is silent . There is a deafening silence among these prophets and pastors. Are their miracles only on TV? Where is Duncan-Williams and Mensah-Otabil? Where is Rev. Owusu-Bempah? Where are all the men of God?
Jesus performed many miracles. He fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread. He spoke to a storm to calm down. He walked on water. He put back a soldier’s severed ear. How come no man of God is able to walk on water or calm the seas or put back an ear today? The only miracle these pastors perform is cast out demons. That’s it! They all claim to cast out demons- look for some psychologically disturbed individual and speak in tongues at them, sprinkle holy water on them and voila! You are a great prophet, a wondrous worker of miracles! Is it because this is one miracle everyone can fake? There is also the ubiquitous wheel chair miracle. There is never the healing of someone with withered and twisted legs. Always the person in a wheel chair forced to run across the stage. Can any of these men of God just perform some real miracle for once?
Are there miracles today? It would be great to see a man of God part the Volta into two like Moses did the Red Sea. What about a man of God command fire from heaven like Elijah? A really impressive one would be a man of God making a 90yr old woman have a baby like Abraham’s wife Sarah. God is the same, he does not change, as the Bible says, how come these miracles don’t happen through our so-called prophets today?
We are tired of the healing crusades where all these’ men of God’ do is pretend to cast out demons and make people with normal legs walk. If you note carefully, they never heal the people with twisted, broken legs. They all recycle the same old tired miracle tricks. These are not miracles, these are tricks to take money away from poor and sick people.
Our politicians, NDC or NPP, love these fake miracles because instead of us pressuring them for modern equipment and facilities at hospitals like Korle-Bu and Komfo Anokye, we put our hopes in miracles from the honey-coated lips of ‘men of God’. Instead of questioning the fat salaries of those in parliament, while our hospitals are death traps, we go to church and fast and pray and pay tithes and cower in the self-deluding belief that when there are conjoined twins, we can miraculously separate them in the name of Jesus.
By Kwame Asempa
Campus Minsitry Report 11 years ago
K A, if you claim to be a Christian then I encourage you to acquire more Scriptural or Spiritual knowledge.
This will help you present things in a way that will be edifying and up-building to believers and the general publ ... read full comment
K A, if you claim to be a Christian then I encourage you to acquire more Scriptural or Spiritual knowledge.
This will help you present things in a way that will be edifying and up-building to believers and the general public.
You have put men of God on bad spot, by questioning their authority. Each of the miracles our Lord performed was for a purpose. Partly, they were and are meant to teach people about revelational knowledge about Christ, who is the image of invisible God.
Your questioning about issues pertaining to miracles suggests you are double minded in these things. And a double minded person receives nothing from the Lord.
I encourage you that when you are in an assembly or congregation where someone is being prayed for concerning a situation, do not be like the one who will think, let see if the man of God can ...Rather, unite your spirit, in agreement, with what God is more than capable of doing.
Always, be in tune with the spirit, else the miracles will happen but you will not see them. That is how it goes. The things of God are free for the taking, but they are not cheap. The things of the spirit are full of mysteries, and only Christ has the solution and meaning to all things.
Everyman of God has his calling, and they are not competing among one another. Their respective calling is for the edification of the body of Christ, that is the Church.
We often limit the power of God in our lives because of our traditions and lack of Faith. We should be all in all and asking the Lord in understanding as well as discerning things of the spirit.
God is doing something, always. The fact that you are awake, today, is in itself a miracle which is often overlooked!
Remember, when you question the authority and power of men of God, you are in effect questioning the Lord who by his mercies and grace has called those men to service.
Let us all renew our minds concerning these!
bex 11 years ago
Does this publicity seeking fellow know what he is talking about? He does not. He just want his face in the papers.
Have your doors open 24/7, and you will surely get what you are looking for.
His message is trash; he i ... read full comment
Does this publicity seeking fellow know what he is talking about? He does not. He just want his face in the papers.
Have your doors open 24/7, and you will surely get what you are looking for.
"And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandm ...
read full comment
It is a very good mood to encourage all youth and sundry must approach the House of the Lord at all times. It is also worth imitating in all aspects of religious practices the availability of religious leaders to accompany t ...
read full comment
The Conjoined Twins And Mighty 'Men Of God’
.....................................
When I heard of the conjoined twins at Komfo Anokye hospital I wished this was in the time of Jesus. Peter and Mark would rush to the gr ...
read full comment
K A, if you claim to be a Christian then I encourage you to acquire more Scriptural or Spiritual knowledge.
This will help you present things in a way that will be edifying and up-building to believers and the general publ ...
read full comment
Does this publicity seeking fellow know what he is talking about? He does not. He just want his face in the papers.
Have your doors open 24/7, and you will surely get what you are looking for.
His message is trash; he i ...
read full comment