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🔥 Hebrews 11 (Reimagined for the Now)

"Faith: The OG Superpower"


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🎯 What Is Faith, Anyway?

Faith is not just wishful thinking.
It’s not “good vibes” or “manifestation.”
It’s substance — realer than facts.
It’s evidence of things not yet seen
but already promised.

Faith is when your eyes say “no,”
but your spirit says “watch God.”


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🧬 Faith Is Our Origin Story.

By faith, we understand that the universe
was spoken into existence
by the invisible Word of an infinite God.
No Big Bang without Big Voice.


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📜 The Roll Call of Faith Rebels

Abel offered worship that God couldn’t ignore.
His blood still preaches louder than religion.

Enoch skipped death altogether.
He pleased God so much, God said, “Let’s just finish this walk in Heaven.”


> Without faith, you can’t please God. Period.
You have to believe He’s real
and that He rewards those who actually go after Him.



Noah built a boat when it had never rained.
People laughed.
God flooded.
And Noah floated.

Abraham packed his bags,
left the city life,
and moved on a word —
no GPS, no map, just faith.

He lived in tents
while waiting for a city designed by God.

Sarah laughed first.
Then gave birth later.
Her body said, “too old.”
But her faith said, “God said what He said.”



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🌌 Faith Saw the Bigger Picture.

These legends died still believing —
even when they didn’t see the full promise.
But they saw it from a distance.
They welcomed it like it was already home.

They weren’t chasing comfort;
they were chasing a better country —
a Heaven-built homeland.

So God isn’t ashamed to be called their God.
He’s already got their city under construction.


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🪓 Faith Walked into Fire. And Kept Going.

Abraham put Isaac on the altar
and raised the knife —
trusting that God could even raise the dead.

Isaac, Jacob, Joseph —
ed the promise down,
blessing their kids
like they’d already seen the future.

Moses’ parents hid him from Pharaoh.
They feared God more than government.

Moses walked away from palace life,
traded riches for suffering,
because he saw the invisible One.

He left Egypt without looking back.
He saw God… and that was enough.

He led people through a sea
as if it were dry land.
Faith made that path.
Doubt drowned chasing it.

Joshua’s crew circled walls with trumpets,
not weapons.
And Jericho fell like Jenga blocks.

Rahab — a woman with a past —
chose God’s people,
and found her name in heaven’s story.



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🛡️ What More Should I Say?

Time would fail me to tell you about:

Gideon — scared but called.

Barak — led by a woman but still made history.

Samson — messed up but made the hall.

Jephthah — rejected but ed.

David — sinner, king, psalmist.

Samuel and the prophets —
who shut lion’s mouths,
dodged swords,
turned weakness into power,
and turned whole kingdoms upside down.


Some were tortured.
Some were mocked.
Some were beaten, jailed, or stoned.
Some wandered deserts, mountains, and caves.

The world wasn’t worthy of them.


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🔮 They Waited for Something Better.

All of them were approved by God through their faith…
but none of them received the full promise in their lifetime.

Why?

Because God was waiting for us
—this generation—
so that together, we’d all be made complete.


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💡 TL;DR?

Faith isn’t soft.
Faith isn’t blind.
Faith isn’t trendy.

Faith is legacy.
Faith is backbone.
Faith is the future, planted now.
And faith still speaks —
louder than culture,
louder than fear,
louder than death.

📖 GENESIS 1 – The Reimagined Creation Blueprint

In the beginning—before Wi-Fi, before skyscrapers, before time—there was God. Not some cosmic force or vague energy, but the Eternal Architect, the Original Creative Director. Out of sheer love and divine imagination, He spoke into the void: “Let there be...”—and the universe started loading.

Day 1: Light. And not just photons, but the symbol of clarity, of truth. He separated vision from blindness, understanding from confusion. God clicked “save” and called it Day and Night.

Day 2: He pulled up the atmosphere—the sky, a ceiling stretched with intention. A breathing space.

Day 3: Earth and ocean were placed like clay in His palm. Then the green came—life! Nature before nurture. Soil before cities. Every fruit, seed, and leaf on auto-regeneration.

Day 4: Lights were installed—sun for the day shift, moon and stars for the night crew. These would be timekeepers, seasons-changers. Heavenly Google Calendars.

Day 5: He filled the air and sea with motion—birds, fish, flying and swimming miracles, all dancing to a rhythm He composed.

Day 6: God made land animals, from lions to ladybugs. And then... humanity—crafted in His image, sculpted like royalty, charged with stewardship over all creation. Male and female, different yet both divine reflections. Purpose was born.

Day 7: The work was complete. He didn't crash—He rested. Sabbath mode: active peace. A divine reset.


> 🌟 Today’s Relevance: You're not random. You're created on purpose, with purpose. You’re part of a grander design. Stewardship of Earth, rest, and reflection are still divine commands, not optional extras.




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📖 GENESIS 2 – The Blueprint Gets Personal

God zooms in. This isn’t a distant deity; this is a hands-on Father. He plants Eden—not a jungle, but a curated paradise. Then He forms man from dust. Not gold. Not marble. Dust. But He breathes into it—the divine breath becomes human soul.

Man gets a mission: work the garden. Stewardship again. Then comes companionship—“It is not good for man to be alone.” Eve is not a clone or a servant. She's an equal counterpart, hand-crafted from Adam’s side, not his feet. This is the first covenant, the original divine relationship model.

> 🌟 Today’s Relevance: Relationships are sacred. Work is not punishment; it's partnership with God. Your soul has divine breath—you are sacred.




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📖 GENESIS 3 – The Fall: A Cosmic Betrayal

Enter the serpent: the first spiritual hacker. He slips a lie into the system—“Did God really say?” Doubt becomes disobedience. Eve eats. Adam s. Innocence gets corrupted. The virus of sin enters the code. Their eyes open, but clarity is lost. unclothedness is no longer beautiful—it’s shameful.

God doesn’t rage-quit. He calls out to them. Not with thunder, but with a broken heart: “Where are you?” They hide. Sin always hides.

Consequences follow: cursed ground, pain, toil. Yet—grace echoes. God covers them. A promise is dropped: a descendant will crush the serpent’s head. The first whisper of Jesus.

> 🌟 Today’s Relevance: Sin always over-promises and under-delivers. But grace still finds us. God still covers shame. He doesn’t abandon—He redeems.




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📖 GENESIS 4 – First Family Drama: Cain and Abel

Two brothers. Two offerings. One heart humble, one heart selfish. God honors Abel’s worship, but Cain grows bitter. Instead of repenting, he turns violent. Envy becomes murder. The ground drinks blood. History’s first crime scene.

God confronts Cain—not with fire, but with questions: “Where is your brother?” Cain lies. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Yes, Cain. Yes, you are. Always.

Cain is exiled, but not erased. Even in judgment, God marks him for mercy. Abel’s blood cries for justice; it echoes through time, answered later at the Cross.

> 🌟 Today’s Relevance: God sees the heart, not just the ritual. Envy kills. We are our brothers’ keepers. Justice matters. But so does mercy.




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🔁 TL;DR REIMAGINED TRUTHS FOR GENESIS 1–4:

You are not an accident; you are art.

Rest is divine.

Relationships matter—marriage, friendship, family.

Sin breaks, but grace restores.

God is not just Creator—He’s a Pursuer.

Justice and mercy run through His character.

[IMAGINARY]
Paul’s Fourth Chapter to the Church in Nigeria

Chapter 4

Now concerning the times and seasons, brethren, you are not in darkness. You have prophets, yes—and visions, and dreams, and revelations. But what good are these if they do not lead to action? What good is light if it does not shine into darkness?

The hour has come for the Church in Nigeria to grow up.

Not in size—but in stature. Not in noise—but in depth. Not in fame—but in fruit.

You have been baptized in water, now be baptized in wisdom. You have danced at crusades, now learn to govern cities. You have shouted in tongues, now learn to disciple nations. You have prayed for revival, but I tell you—revival must mature into reformation.

Do not be like children tossed to and fro by every new trend.

Establish schools of thought. Raise Daniels in government. Raise Josephs in business. Raise Esthers in culture. Raise Nehemiahs in nation-building. Raise Pauls in theology. Raise Tabithas in comion. Raise men and women who do not fear Babylon, but stand within it and build altars.

The Church is not just a place for services; it is the headquarters of Heaven's embassy on earth.

And to the fathers and mothers in the faith—I urge you: mentor the next generation.

Do not be jealous of their fire. Do not compete with their giftings. Lay hands on them. Correct them. Send them. For what you have sown in tears, they will reap in joy—if you train them well.

To the youth, I say: honor the fathers. Learn their scars before you reject their styles. Understand the cost before you despise the discipline. Do not trade legacy for trendiness. Do not exchange ancient mantles for momentary applause.

Nigeria, you are a nation full of potential—but potential without process becomes perversion. The Lord is not looking for entertainers in His house—He is raising intercessors, reformers, thinkers, builders, lovers of truth.

Let your prayers now translate into plans.

Let your anointing produce ability. Let your dreams build systems. Let your holiness walk hand-in-hand with competence. For the kingdoms of this world are becoming the kingdom of our God, and of His Christ—and He shall reign forever.

Do not say, "Politics is dirty." Clean it.

Do not say, "Business is corrupt." Salt it.

Do not say, "The youth are lost." Lead them.

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its flavor, what good is it?

You are the light of Nigeria. Not Abuja. Not Asaba. Not Lagos. Not Enugu. Not Kaduna. You. Shine in your village. Shine in your classroom. Shine in your family. Shine in the motor park. Shine in the palace. Shine in the prison.

Shine.

And when the enemy comes in like a flood, do not retreat. Do not hide. Raise the standard. For the Lord is a warrior. The Lord is mighty in battle. And He shall go before you.

Put on the whole armor of God.

Not just the helmet of salvation—put on truth, put on righteousness, put on readiness, take up faith, wield the sword of the Spirit. And pray. Always. Without ceasing.

Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria—how often would the Lord have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not! But now, He calls again. Do not harden your hearts.

Revival is knocking. Justice is calling. Glory is near.

Stand in the gap.

Rebuild the ruins. Repair the altars. Raise up the age-old foundations.

And then the nations will come to your rising. And kings to the brightness of your dawn. For out of Nigeria shall go forth a sound, and the voice of the Lord shall thunder from your hills.

To Him be glory in the Church, both now and forevermore.

Amen.

[IMAGINARY]
Paul’s Third Chapter to the Church in Nigeria

Chapter 3

Brethren, if you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

But I see many of you chasing shadows.

You run after titles, but neglect the towel of servanthood. You speak in tongues, but bite and devour one another. You have large congregations, but small comion. You preach on success, but are silent about sanctification.

Woe to you who fatten yourselves while the people groan!

You have built great cathedrals but left broken homes. You sell oil in the temple, and call it anointing. You claim to cast out devils, but have not yet cast out pride. You multiply meetings, but not mercy. You boast of open heavens, while the earth beneath your feet cries out for justice.

Have you forgotten that friendship with the world is enmity with God?

Do not be deceived, beloved. Not every light is from Heaven. Not every spirit is holy. Test all things; hold fast to what is good. For Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light, and his ministers as ministers of righteousness.

I beseech you, Church in Nigeria—return to your first love!

You once trembled at My Word. You once gave your all, even when you had little. You once sang, not to be seen, but to bring down glory. You once danced before Me with tears, not cameras.

Where now is that fire?

Let not your altars be altars of convenience. Let your hearts burn again with the holy fear of the Lord. For the Lord is not impressed with the volume of your songs, but with the posture of your hearts.

Put off, therefore, the old man with his deeds:

Greed, envy, sexual immorality, tribalism, deception, political idolatry. Yes, I said it—political idolatry! Some of you have made parties your savior and ethnic groups your gospel. But Christ is not divided. The kingdom of God is not built on the back of nationalism, but on the cross of the Lamb.

Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, hearts of mercy, kindness, humility of mind, meekness, long-suffering. Forgive one another. Bear with one another. And above all these things—put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly—not just in your conferences, but in your conversations. Let the Spirit of God not only visit, but inhabit your homes, your offices, your marriages, your minds.

And whatever you do—whether you preach, build, trade, govern, sing, or cook—do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Children, obey your parents. Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the Church. Wives, submit with joy, as unto the Lord—not by compulsion, but by covenant. Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath. And you, young men and women—flee lust. Walk in the Spirit.

To those in positions of power—whether in the Church or in the nation—I remind you: you, too, have a Master in Heaven, with whom there is no partiality. The throne you sit on is temporary; the judgment seat of Christ is eternal.

And now I say this: continue in prayer, watch in the same with thanksgiving. Walk in wisdom toward those outside the faith. Let your words be seasoned with grace and truth—bold, yet gentle. Strong, yet broken. Wise, yet pure.

Finally, my dear Nigerian brethren, the eyes of the Lord are upon you. He is raising sons and daughters from your midst who will shake kingdoms. A remnant who have not bowed to Baal. A generation who will not sell their destiny for likes or loudness.

Be among them.

Stand.

Shine.

Suffer, if need be—for the glory that awaits you is not worthy to be compared with the trials of this present hour.

May the peace of God, which es all understanding, keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Greet all the saints. Strengthen the weak. Warn the idle. Uphold the truth. Run the race.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always. Amen.

Chapter 2

My brethren and sisters in the faith, I speak to you as to wise, Spirit-filled men and women. Do you not know that judgment must begin at the house of God? For if we who are called by His name walk in compromise, how shall the nation see the light?

I hear of many prayers rising from your land—vigils, fasts, gatherings too numerous to count. You pray for peace, and rightly so. You cry out for justice, and this is good. But let not your tongues be many, while your hearts remain divided.

What does the Lord require of you, O Church in Nigeria, but to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Have I not said that if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways—then will I hear from heaven and heal their land? But many seek healing without repentance; many desire miracles without obedience.

Let not your gathering places be known for show and noise, but for love and truth. Let not your pulpits be seats of manipulation, but of sound doctrine and holy fire. Let not your choirs sing sweet songs with lips that lie, or your ushers smile while your widows are forgotten.

I charge you, O leaders: do not muzzle the truth to please kings. Do not bless what God has cursed, nor curse what God has blessed. Be not like Balaam, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. Guard your heart against the praise of men—for it is a subtle thief.

And to the young among you: do not despise your youth. Be examples in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity. Flee the gospel of ease, which promises crowns without crosses. Suffer hardship as a good soldier of Christ, and endure to the end.

To the elders, I say this: the ancient paths. Your grey hairs are not merely for honor but for wisdom. Do not let the fire of your youth be replaced with fear of man. Teach the next generation sound doctrine, not just church traditions. For what you compromise in moderation, they will excuse in excess.

O Church, why do you envy the wicked? Why do you measure your success by the standards of Babylon? The Lord your God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. Sow into righteousness, and you will reap mercy.

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Let the north not say to the south, "I have no need of you." Let the Igbo and the Yoruba and the Hausa and every tribe : you are all one in Christ Jesus. For the blood that purchased you was not tribal—it was holy. Let there be no schism in the Body, but let each part care for the other.

I write these things not to condemn, but to awaken. For the Spirit of God is upon you, Church in Nigeria! You are a lion among nations. You are a city on a hill. But you must not trade your inheritance for a bowl of status and social media applause.

Rise up in holiness. Rise up in comion. Rise up in truth.

And finally, my beloved, be filled with the Spirit—speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Redeem the time, because the days are evil.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made you free. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

Amen.

Kobojunkie:
Paul was a Jewish Israelite whose writings were directed to his brothers and sisters —all of them Israelites. He had nothing to do with Nigerians.

Nay. Some of his writings were to the gentiles; and that was why he called himself “ the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.”(Romans 15:16)

Kobojunkie:
Stop lying to Nigerians using the names of these men who had nothing to do with Nigeria.

I'm not saying that Paul wrote these, but rather that he could've written such at such a time as these. So, I'm not lying. You better understand that. Thanks

Imagine Paul writing now to the Nigerian Church.


Chapter 1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, to the saints and faithful brethren in Nigeria: grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy—for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Brethren, I have heard of your zeal, of your burning prayers in the night, of the worship that rises from your assemblies like incense before the throne of God. I have heard of your giving, of your songs, your missions, your churches on every street. The fragrance of your devotion has gone out into many nations.

But I write to you also with tears.

For I hear also of many things that grieve the Spirit: of shepherds feeding themselves and not the flock; of altars turned into stages; of the gospel of Christ made merchandise; of prophets who prophesy for profit; of many who hold a form of godliness but deny its power.

Why do you tolerate those who turn the grace of God into license? Why do you trade the truth of Christ for the traditions of men and the politics of your tribes? Why do you call wealth a sign of God’s approval and suffering a curse? Have you not read that our Lord had no place to lay His head?

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God—which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Let the rich not boast in their riches, nor the strong in their strength, nor the preacher in his popularity. Let him that glories, glory in this—that he knows and understands the Lord, who exercises lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.

And to the pastors and teachers among you: feed the flock of God which is among you, taking oversight not for filthy gain, but willingly; not as lords over God’s heritage, but as examples to the flock. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

Beloved, I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. For the night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity.

Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy—to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

With my own hand I write this salutation: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

This evening, somehow I found myself going through some of my past comments and mentions here on NL. I laughed and wept in shock on reading some of the forgotten comments I had made in my depressing undergraduate days. Long story short. I can't believe that I had made those funny comments. Depression is really a bastard, that rides on the back of fraudsters who fail to recognize the effect of their crimes on the victims. Thank God I've healed .

To strike the nail on the head, what's killing the economy is import of finished goods and export of raw materials. Let's turn the table: import only raw materials; export only finished good, and in 20 years, Nigeria will be at the top.

Come out clean to your wife. Repent. Confess to her. Tell her everything, including the identity of the girl. Do it now, or you'll regret later.

Don't ask for forgiveness (cos you don't deserve it). Just repent. Confess to her. Be sorry for your folly. Her's is the decision to make.

Killed a no. of Corpers in 2024, through starvation.

Emotional ineptitude

Can't they all contribute and buy her one?

Congrats to the seller.

You should never bring this online. You both should take your Spiritual life serious. Spend quality time to pray together and study God's word together. Everything will be alright, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

OK. Me I trust only God.

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The problem is from the school. Why keep a student with IQ of 140 in the same class with a student with IQ of 71. I think classes in school shouldn't be based on level alone, but also based on IQ, so that the teacher can use a specific teaching style for a specific group.

Frightening.

Wickedness runs in the veins of blacks

Those belittling ‘Third Class’ graduates are plain ignorant. I know of someone who's literally an intellectual colossus, but was given a Third Class degree by one of the universities in the South East; and that could only happen due to injustice perpetrated in the system. Don't underestimate the wickedness of Nigerians.


There are Nigerian ‘Third Class’ graduates, who went to developed countries to bag First Class degrees in the same courses. So in who lies the problem? The Student? Or the School?

Those belittling ‘Third Class’ graduates are plain ignorant. I know of someone who's literally an intellectual colossus, but was given a Third Class degree by one of the universities in the universities in the South East; and that could only happen due to injustice perpetrated in the system. Don't underestimate the wickedness of Nigerians.


There are Nigerian ‘Third Class’ graduates who went to developed countries to bag First Class degrees in the same courses. So from where the problem? The Student? Or the School?

Really, if we can't handle all these projects ourselves, then let them just close all the schools in Nigeria, cos it's useless spending 5,6 years in the unis, only to employ expatriates

oluwaseunamos33:
If no be greedy wey go kill you, tell me what are you doing with 80 billion?

Use it to carry all the HIV/AIDS striken prostitutes in lag, also built on or more useless houses in different states, then convert the rest to dollar and smuggle it out of Nigeria to use it to grow the economy of other nations

What's religious? Did he do wrong by telling you Who he belongs to?

Except Judas, thru yet live, awaiting the resurrection.