You are What you Eat

For so many people, eating is the normal thing that should happen when one is hungry.Very few people consider what they should eat, when and why they should eat.

After a lot of consideration about the human life, I have come to realize that human welfare is much determined by the diet that people take as much as other health practices. It is for this purpose that I thought of the common term in computing ‘GIGO’ Garbage in Garbage out. The principal applies to so many areas of life and looking at it from a nutritional point of view;we are what we eat. Therefore if we are what we eat how much then should we take care of what we eat?

I recently bumped into information that explained how humans were not created to eat flesh and this made me more curious especially with flesh dominating most of our diets. I therefore looked further and discovered that there is more than meets the eye in matters of food and nutrition.

Unfortunately or fortunately a few people have had the privilege to know the healthy way to go but what surprises me is that we are still left in our very poor eating habits. When we know very well the effects of eating meat we still enjoy it since we term it as an African delicacy.

It has come to a time we need to stop wasting time attending health seminars and having health weeks in some of our churches since most of us end up knowing the truth but still live a lie. What is the problem especially with Christians who have got the light and know very well that it was not God’s intention for man to eat meat. In the garden of Eden He gave them a purely vegetarian diet. It is only because of sin and the flood that He permitted the eating of some animals. But with current messages on Health Reform and discoveries, can we not see the benefits of eating right and the demerits of eating poorly.

Let us arise from slumber, awake from thy stupor and eat right to live right.

Growing in Faith Through Prayer

Prayer is communion with God and it is the main tool that keeps us in touch with the Almighty God. There are so many ways in which a believer can grow in faith through prayer.

 

Since prayer is done in so many ways, it is from these many ways then does a believer get to grow in faith; for example when praying together there is much power.According to Mathew 18:19, 20: “If two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in Heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them” Those who meet together for prayer will receive an unction from the Holy One.

 

Prayer also gives a believer power over the evil forces of the dark. An example is Jesus who had to pray at Gethsemane for God’s will to be done and for God to strengthen Him during that trying period when He was tempted to quit because of much suffering.

 

Through prayer, a believer also grows in faith by gaining the opportunity to see God’s providence. Mercy and Protection. A good example is the Life of Daniel who prayed daily three times and even though he was reported to the King, he saw God’s mighty hand in the Lions den. Later he was able to interpret the King’s dream which the sorcerers, enchanters and magicians were unable to unravel.

 

Through prayer a believer can get answers to his/her prayer which will be an encouragement to him or her, that God is able to do exceedingly good and marvelous deeds. Let us take Hannah for instance. She constantly prayed for a child and later she was given a son Samuel who went on to be a great prophet among the Israelites. In the same way if a Christian engages in much prayer just like Hannah did, then the prayers will be answered and the faith in Jesus will grow.

 

Since faith is believing in things not seen, persistence is necessary in prayer. Remember we are told in the Bible to pray without ceasing. Prayer will help a believer be patient and also continue longing for Heavenly things including the second coming of Jesus Christ which is very soon. We must be much in prayer if we would make progress in the divine life.

 

When the message of truth was first proclaimed, how much the believers prayed. How often was the voice of intercession heard in the chamber, in the barn, in the orchard, or the grove? Frequently they spent hours in earnest prayer, two or three together claiming the promise; often the sound of weeping was heard and then the voice of thanksgiving and the song of praise. Now the day of God is nearer than when we first believed, and we should be more earnest, more zealous, and fervent than in those early days. Our perils are greater now than then. Souls are more hardened. We need now to be imbued with the Spirit of Christ, and we should not rest until we receive it.-(Ellen G. White Testimonies Vol 5 p 161)

 

A Christian also learns to take care and be mindful of others through intercessory prayers. This promotes love Unity and Harmony. Jesus is also seen praying for His followers (us) in John 17 therefore giving us an important example to follow and therefore showing importance of intercessory prayers. It also encourages us to be in Prayer bands and to know that there are people praying for us.

 

Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Jesus longs to have us reach after Him by faith. He longs to have us expect great things from Him. He longs to give us understanding in temporal as well as in spiritual matters-(Christ Object Lessons p 146). Therefore it is only through prayer that we can be able to grow in faith and that is the reason why Christ gave us the Lord’s Prayer. Do you want to grow in faith as a believer? Try prayer.

The PEV was A Big Shame on us The Citizens

It is the 30th day of the last month of the year 2007, the year which had began as the year of the Lord's favor was drawing its curtain as the year of the devils visit. All I could hear were sounds of wailing and the atmosphere was generally tense. The sky seemed to be showing anger to the inhabitants of Kenya for the mistakes they had done. At some point it seemed like we had voted unanimously for our death.

Standing on an old wrecked vehicle outside our home in the Old Fort Jesus Estate of the famous Kibera Slums, I could see a cloud of smoke ascend to the air. The slum was in fire and the just announced results by the then Electoral Commission of Kenya Chairman Mr Samuel Kivuitu did not augur well with most people.

I could not sleep that night, the nearby shops were all on fire and power seemed to have been switched off in the whole country. Since I cannot narrate the whole story and that would be for another day, I would like to cut that story short by saying, we did the acts. We burnt the stores, we looted the shops, we raped the women, we killed the men in our villages and we terrorized the whole country.

What keeps me amazed is that Kenya by then was 80% Christian, some one correct me if I am wrong. We had so many people who had attained basic education though illiteracy was still high, some of us had stayed together with different tribesmen for more than 50 Years; then we just decided over night to Kill each other.

Indeed it was the night of the Devil's visit. Despite ICC Prosecutor accusing and charging four people for masterminding the PEV, we the Kenyan Citizens are to blame.

Were those people who ran into Toi Market in Kibera looted and burnt the market ordered to do so By Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Mwai Kibaki or even Raila Odinga.

No!! these are people whom we had conversed with in a friendly way on the  previous day and on the next day they turned out on us. If as a citizen I would have taken my dutiful position and maintained peace then I guess we would not talk of Post Election Violence.

Had the church taken its rightful position and become neutral we would have been safe. Had we all clung to the Philosophy of Love Peace and Unity no one tribe would have lifted a panga on the other tribe. Had the lessons of peace which we had learned in class been applied, then we would all have sung in unison; Justice be our shield and defender.

I therefore say that the PEV was a big shame on us citizens especially we who broke into mama Nani's shop and stole the remaining stock on the account that she was from the other tribe.

I believe had we all been responsible we would have averted the situation It was because of our irresponsibility.

Young People Let us Arise

I guess it has come to a time in our society when we all have to come out of this stupor or sought of mental slumber that has chained us to our poor state of development.

In Kenya and who knows where else the young people are just concerned with simple things and undeserving endeavors. In their conversations they are just talking of girls, boys, a certain movie star, oh the soccer match that was over the weekend, the musician who is coming to campus this weekend, the latest vehicle in the market and maybe even the latest model of phones that are streaming into the technological world.

In my view, I would not deny the fact that we young people ought to enjoy life to the fullest but even the wisest man who ever lived in Ecclesiastes 12: 1 says ¶ Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

Therefore how do we remember our creator? Is it by having parties all night long 7 days a week? Is it by following every single musician who lands in town? Is it by trying to lure every lady into your bed or better yet every man into your bed? Well I guess this verse maybe very common to the young people and it definitely has got misinterpreters.

What I understand is that God has given us talents, abilities, gifts and all that is necessary for us to worship Him and draw people to Christ. Therefore while we are still young, we have the valor and vigor in our own capacities to serve Him and make Him proclaimed among the nations.

A question was asked, Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? and the answer was, by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Psalms 119:9.

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. Isiah 60:1 is my call to my fellow young people.