This Message is dedicated to all our Brethren worldwide who are swimming in the Guiding Light of the Resurrection of our LORD and Master, Jesus Christ in celebration of our College 8^th Session Graduation of 20^th November 2004. Eight is a powerful number and speaks of the Father’s Unbegotten Resurrection Glory that raised up our LORD Jesus Christ from the death on the eighth day of the week, which, in other word, is known as the third day of His Crucifixion and burial. Jehovah is the only One Who has the prerogative and right to advise and guide His people with the Eye of His Light. When Jesus Christ was crucified on the Cross of Calvary, the general belief of the people of His time was that He had been destroyed and never to live again. People were in total darkness of what could follow His death and burial since they had never witnessed anybody coming out of the clutches of death, grave, and hell before. The only exception was when He, the LORD Jesus Christ, raised Lazarus from the death, Hallelujah!

 

Woe unto Satan who has no light in him but thick darkness with which he is tormenting the people of this world who have no business with the Light of Life, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. The Unbegotten Resurrection Glory of the Father raised Jesus Christ from the death on the third day and this became the Guiding Light of Eternal Hope for those who are in Him for ever, Hallelujah, Praise God, Amen. Thank God the Father for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the Guiding Light of His Resurrection we are walking today, making His Holy, Righteous, and Powerful Name known.

 

The Bible says, “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” – John 8:12. Jesus Christ is the Light of the world. The light of His Resurrection is the fountain of our Eternal Life today. Satan is the king of darkness while Jesus Christ is the King of Light. As you follow Jesus Christ today, you have the light of life according to His Word and darkness should not have a place in your life any more, Amen. What is required of you is to follow Jesus and abide in His Light of Life. When He called His Disciples, He told them all to follow Him and they left all to obey His commandment. Have you left all to follow Him or still holding on to one thing or the other which you cannot afford to hand over to Him? He is not going to enforce you to give it up, you have to make the choice to surrender whatever key to any department of your life you are still holding in your hand to Him that He may rule and reign over your life. As you walk in the Light, the darkness of this world shall have no influence over your life any longer but His Resurrection Glory shall be your guiding light.

 

David was a wonderful and powerful Man of God as well as a King in Yis-raw-ale for several years because he allowed God to rule over his life and walked in the guiding light of the resurrection of Jesus. The Word of God says, “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.” – Psalm 32:8. There is a hymn that says, “When we walk with the LORD, in the Light of His Word, What a glory He sheds on our way! While we do His good will, He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey” King David was not the one speaking in this Psalm but he surrendered himself to be used by the Living God of Yis-raw-ale to speak out His Humble Mind to as many as will obey His Commandments. What the LORD wants is just OBEDIENCE. When you walk with the LORD in the Guiding Light of His Resurrected Word, the Unbegotten Glory of the Father will instruct you and teach you in the Way (Jesus Christ) you will go (follow). What will follow this is that He will guide you with the Eye of His Light unto victory, success, blessings, prosperity, and breakthrough all the way, Amen.

 

Our Eternal Hope said, “In him (Jesus Christ) was life; and the life was the light of men.  And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” – John 1:4-5. The Scripture we read in the beginning of this message said that Jesus Christ is the Light of Life. He is, at the same time, the life that is the light of me. Just follow and abide in His Word and you will discover that this unquenchable Light will shine in darkness that has occupied your heart before now and the darkness will have no place to stay in your life any more, Amen. The darkness will not understand why it has occupied your life before the entrance of the Light of Life. Let me share what transpired between Mr. Darkness and Mr. Light some time ago. Mr. Darkness was to celebrate his birthday because he is living in the world of darkness his constituency. He, Mr. Darkness sent an invitation card to Mr. Light to be his guest to celebrate his birthday. On the appointed day, Mr. Light went because He is always willing to make His Father’s Name known to the people in darkness. Mr. Light got to the arena of the occasion at the right time but unfortunately, when He entered, Mr. Darkness was nowhere to be found. Mr. Light waited for so long expecting Mr. Darkness to surface but alas, he could not entertain his special guest. When Mr. Darkness discovered that Mr. Light had gone, he now entered again and was told that Mr. Light had just gone after waiting for long. When he was asked why he fled at the presence of Mr. Light, he said that the presence of Mr. Light destroyed his own presence. As you allow the Guiding Light of His Resurrection into your life today, Mr. Darkness shall flee from you in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

 

“But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” – 2 Corinthians 11:12-15. Who will open the eyes of our people today that they may behold the calamities that are befalling them in this dying world? There are numberless false apostles and deceitful workers who are calling themselves the apostles of Christ today but in actual fact, they are the Lucifer’s army. Satan their master also is used to transforming himself into an angel of light. If you follow them, the Bible says that ye are of your father the Devil (John 8:44). Flee from them for they have nothing to offer other than to use God to make their own names known instead of submitting themselves under the mighty hands of God to use them and make His Name known. The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill and to destroy (John 10:10a). Do not be like them.

 

The Creator came in the flesh and we beheld His Glory, the Glory as of the only Begotten of the Father that was full of Grace and Truth but unfortunately the people who were privileged to be on the surface of the earth during that time were so engulfed in the depth (teh-home) of darkness. As the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Scribes were following Him whithersoever He was going, they neither believed nor accepted Him as their LORD and personal Saviour. Instead, they fabricated lies against Him Who has come to deliver them from the bondage of spiritual slavery and ultimately got Him crucified on the Cross. That is to prove to us that not all the people you see flocking into the Churches today accept Jesus Christ as their LORD and personal Saviour. That is the main reason why many are doing their own things their own ways just like the time of the Judges in Yis-raw-ale.  No wonder the Bible says, “Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.” – 2  Timothy 2:19. When Jesus Christ was walking on the surface of the earth, He made His Humble Mind known to these people of His time but they failed to see the Unbegotten Resurrection Glory of His Father in Him. That was why they perished in their sins.  He said in Matthew 7:15-20, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Because people are not walking in the Guiding Light of His Resurrection, they could not differentiate between the true Ministers of God and the false prophets amongst them. As many as are following these people who call themselves Ministers of God but are not will likewise go into the fire with them. Seek the face of the LORD, search His Grace in the cleft of the Rock to open your eyes that you may see and follow the path of Righteousness to glorify Jesus, Amen.

 

The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 15:14-18, “And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.” Let me confirm to you that if the Bible did not confirm to me that the LORD Jesus Christ rose from the dead and even appeared to many after His Resurrection, I cannot be bold enough to speak the Truth as I am graciously privileged to do so now. I would become a babbler instead of disseminator of the Torah-Truth. What shall we call our faith if He was not risen? We shall be seen as false witnesses of God. But Glory be to our Living Father Who, with His Unbegotten Resurrection Glory Light, raised up our LORD Jesus Christ on the third day to put His enemies to shame and comprehensive ridicule. Jesus is alive for ever more, Amen. I am glad that I belong to Jesus Who is risen from the dead, Hallelujah! This Crucified Way Message is coming to you in the simplest way you can understand that you may walk in the Light as He is in the Light of His Father’s Glory and that His Omnipresent ever-flowing Redemptive Blood may cleanse you from ALL sins, Amen (1 John 1:7). This is the only way you can fellowship with Him in the Guiding Light of His Resurrection, experiencing Heaven on earth.

 

John 3:19-21 says, “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” There is condemnation for those who are in this world and failed to embrace the Light of Life in Jesus Christ. Their deep involvement in the works of darkness would ultimately lead them into the Lake of Fire on the last day. People of this generation love darkness more than light because of their evil ways of operation on daily basis. They have forgotten that if they come into the knowledge of the Light of Life, their sins shall be washed away into the Sea of Forgetfulness at the Back of God and shall not be remembered any more. They hate the Light of Life because their mercy seat is upside down. They dwell in hate, darkness, and death. If you love the Truth, you would embrace the Light of Life and your deeds shall come into manifestation for people to see and glorify God.

 

The Guiding Light of His Resurrection cannot be overemphasized because it emanates from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21. That is why the Bible says again in John 12:35-36, “Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.” Jesus was speaking to the people of His day, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Scribes. But we have better revelation of His Guiding Light through the Word of God today. A blind man does not know where he is going. Even if he is being led by someone, he could still not recognize what is happening in his environment. While you are still privileged to hear the Word of Light of Life today, it is better for you to believe with your heart unto Righteousness and confess with your mouth unto Salvation that He may always guide you with the Eye of His Light as children of light. The Grace is still around for you now, do not disgrace the Grace today, for tomorrow may be too late for you to take decision.

 

Before I conclude this Message, Brethren, let me remind you of what Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 5:8, “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:” We were all once in the dark of the knowledge of the Son of God the Light of Life but thank God Who has translated us from the power of the kind of darkness into the Kingdom of His only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. That is why we are walking as children of light. To Him alone be all the Glory, Hallelujah, Amen.

 

Finally, my people, “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” – Isaiah 9:2. I implore you, therefore, that you should stop to be the disciple of the king of darkness, Lucifer, and behold the Light of Life that shines round about you. Embrace Him today and ye shall surely share testimonies in Jesus’ Name, Amen. I love you and pray that the LORD, in His Infinite Mercy and Grace, will uphold you with the Right Hand of His Righteousness till I come your way again, God willing in the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen. I love you so dearly.

 

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