Christmas Greetings - For Such A Time as This- Give Thanks
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Oh yes
for such a time as this, let NIFES family members give thanks to God, the
Highest.
The
year 2020 is a peculiar year. It is a year that we cannot forget in a hurry. It
is the year that COVID-19 pandemic came visiting unannounced and then ravaged
the world drastically. For us in Nigeria, it is the year of #endsars protests
across the states. The protests also came alongside with palliative lootings.
In all of this P’s – pandemic, protests and palliative lootings, lives were
lost and maimed but you and I were not a prey to them. Praise the Lord!!!
So
therefore, for such a time as this in which God graciously preserved our lives
let us give thanks!!! Truly “if the Lord had not
been on our side when people (challenges and
situations likewise) attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; -
Psalms 124: 2 – 3. We would have been consumed in the storm of
2020. Oh, NIFES family, for the gift of life especially and specifically, let
us praise and thank God.
It is also possible that we may have been affected by the aftermath of
these challenges in one way or the other – economic downturn, loss of jobs,
death of close friends/relatives’ etcetera, but in the words of the Scripture
we are still admonished “in
everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” – 1
Thessalonians 5:18.
Dearly beloved, I call on you, other members of NIFES family and friends
and partners of NIFES to celebrate this year’s Christmas and New Year seasons
with joy, praises and thanksgiving to God because God did not only save our
souls from eternal damnation but also preserved our lives here on earth with
divers’ blessings.
Oh, give thanks. In spite of the various lockdowns
this year, ministry to NIFES students and associates was not hampered. NIFES
Virtual Ministry (NVM) was active all the way. Thousands of students were
reached virtually with various Discipleship, leadership development & entrepreneurship programs. Numerous associates were better equipped
for digital ministry to youths and students
God bless you richly. Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year!!!
Rex Onuh
National Director
© December 2020