According to a post title named“An exhortation
on Martyrs of Faith’, founder of the Synagogue
Church of All Nations Prophet TB Joshua paid
tribute to the 116 people who losed the lives in
his church’s building collapse which occurred on
September 12th 2014.
He said the death of the 116 people who were
mostly South Africans was an unavoidable call
and that nothing happens without the knowledge
and approval of God. What he wrote after the
cut…
“It is important to remember that we are
members of a family – the family of God.
Consequently, for an occasion like this, God
should be the Invitee.
My people, we are here because of our loved
ones, who fell asleep in the bosom of the Lord.
Our faithful and true God will bring them with
Jesus, a Rock against which you can lean even
as the winds of mourning howl around us.
As Christians, there comes a time when we will
need to say good-bye and sing a “requiem” for
our lost brethren. It is right and noble for
Christians to gather, pray and say, “Requiescat
In Pace”. That is, for the soul of their loved ones
to “rest in peace”.
It is now one year since our beloved brothers
and sisters slept in the Lord. For those of us
who find it difficult to let go, we must realise
that their death is an unavoidable call – a call
to our Heavenly home that no one can disobey.
Of course we all know that this has nothing to
do with age, status, rich or poor or even the
nature of death itself – as this happened to our
predecessors, including the Apostles who paid
the supreme price to bring the Gospel to all of
us. Some were even beheaded at their prime
age. Others were stoned to death in the course
of the Gospel. Some others were even crucified
upside down, not to talk of the ones that were
dropped inside boiling oil.
For those who of us who cannot trace or touch
the body of those who are resting in the bosom
of the Lord, we must realise that such examples
abound among God’s Generals in the Bible.
If you have not yet said good-bye in Jesus’
name, now is your fine grace to do so. You
could write a letter to your loved one who slept
in the Lord.
Express your mind on the good and the bad.
Feel free to do whatever you want with the
letter. Read and seal the letter. You might
decide to share the letter with either your church
authority or pastor and do away with the letter
as the Spirit of God directs. Once you have done
that, leave the rest to the future with
expectation as God holds our future.
My people, no mortal man or devil can
supersede the plan of God for your life. As a
Christian, once you understand and believe this,
you set yourself free. Let us set ourselves free
from this happening, as it is the will of God,
which is unchangeable.
When it is the will of God, it happens as His
will. If you harbour offence, you cannot stay in
God’s will. Let us not harbour offence because
it produces more fruit of sin, such as bitterness,
anger and resentment, all of which are the
purpose and will of the devil.
On a number of occasions, many of us have
become victims of maltreatment in the hands of
wicked men and women.
Honestly you may have been treated unjustly
and you get offended. But when you harbour any
offence, you fulfil the purpose of your enemy,
thereby being pushed out of God’s will.
When you free your mind and stop harbouring
offence, you will maintain and stay in the course
of God’s will. On the other hand, if you continue
to harbour offence, you automatically become a
victim and captive of the enemy, thereby
fulfilling his own purpose and will.
Remember that nothing can come against us
without God’s knowledge and approval. Let’s
face the fact – if the devil who hates us with
passion could have his way, he would not
hesitate to destroy us at will. You must keep
this exhortation before you.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as
is common to man. But God is faithful, who will
not allow you to be tempted beyond limit (1
Corinthians 10:13).
Don’t get offended, neither should you harbour
any offence.
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