Thursday, 27 October 2016
The Blood!
THE BLOOD
One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart.
She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior.
The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution.
But, the change in her was evident. As time went on she became a faithful member of the church.
She eventually became involved in the ministry, teaching young children.
It was not very long until this
faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the pastor's son..
The relationship grew and they began to make wedding plans.
This is when the problems began.
You see, about one half of the church did not think that a woman with a past such as hers was suitable for a pastor's son. The church began to argue and fight about the matter.
So they decided to have a meeting.
As the people made their arguments and tensions increased, the meeting was getting completely out of hand.
The young woman became very upset about all the things being brought up about her past.
As she began to cry the pastor's son stood to speak.
He could not bear the pain it was causing his wife to be. He began to speak and his statement was this:
"My fiancee's past is not what is on trial here.
What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of Jesus to wash away sin.
Today you have put the blood of Jesus on trial. So, does it wash away sin or not?"
The whole church began to weep as they realized that they had been slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Too often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and use it as a weapon against our brothers and sisters.
Forgiveness is a very foundational part of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
If the blood of Jesus does not cleanse the other person completely then it cannot cleanse us completely.
If that is the case, then we are all in a lot of trouble.
What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus! End of case!!!!
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
Psalm 55:23
This prayer is powerful and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards, let's continue to pray for one another.
Here is the prayer:
"Father, I ask you to bless my friends, relatives and email buddies reading this right now.
Show them a new revelation of your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy. Where there is self doubt, release a renewed confidence through your grace.
In Jesus' precious name.
Amen
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
Your Vehicle Catalytic Converter. "Indomie"
About a vehicle's catalytic converter "indomie"
A catalytic converter is a large metal box, bolted to the underside of your car, that has two pipes coming out of it. One of them (the converter's "input") is connected to the engine and brings in hot, polluted fumes from the engine's cylinders (where the fuel burns and produces power). The second pipe (the converter's "output") is connected to the tailpipe (exhaust). As the gases from the engine fumes blow over the catalyst, chemical reactions take place on its surface, breaking apart the pollutant gases and converting them into other gases that are safe enough to blow harmlessly out into the air.
WHY IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER EXPENSIVE
The catalytic converter is constantly being targeted by thieves is because the catalyst is made up of a mix of precious metals.
Platinum is the most active catalyst and is widely used in the manufacture of the catalytic converter including Palladium and Rhodium. Copper, Cerium, Manganese and Nickel are also used.
These are very expensive precious metals and are highly sought after around the world. The average price for the content of a catalytic converter in the metal black market ranges from 2000 naira to 10,000 naira. Replacing them could cost between 20,000 naira to 150,000 naira depending on your car model.
SYMPTOMS OF A FAILING CATALYTIC CONVERTER
1. Misfiring.
2. Reduced Performance.
3. Low Fuel Economy.
4. Low Performance of the Exhaust System
5. Increase emission
V6 or Four?
V6 or Four-Cylinder Engine?
An engine cylinder is where the combustion process occurs. Inside each cylinder is a piston, which moves up and down inside the cylinder (or side to side, as we will learn). Each cylinder is connected to a crankshaft. The crankshaft delivers the energy created by the combustion process to the transmission and, ultimately, to the wheels that drive the vehicle. Generally speaking, the more cylinders an engine has, the more horsepower and torque an engine makes
Engine cylinders are typically arranged in a vertical orientation, lined up one after another from the front to the rear of the engine, or in a V-shaped orientation with an equal number of cylinders on each side. When engine cylinders are vertically oriented, the engine has an "inline" configuration, which is used in conjunction with 4, 5, or 6 cylinders. When engine cylinders are V-oriented, the engine has a "V" configuration, which is used in conjunction with 6 or more cylinders. If an engine is mounted transversely, which is common for front-wheel-drive vehicles, the cylinders and crankshaft are oriented from side-to-side rather than front-to-back.
Inline engines (I) are taller and narrower, and when they are mounted transversely, allow designers to create a vehicle with a smaller front end. V-type engines (V) sit lower with an improved center of gravity, and this design is more space-efficient with a greater numbers of cylinders. Horizontally opposed engines (H) sit very low and wide, producing a low center of gravity and improved handling.
A 6-cylinder engine features six pistons and produces a theoretical 50% more power than the same 4-cylinder engine. While a 4-cylinder engine might hesitate when you press on the gas, a 6-cylinder will tend to be more responsive, with greater get-up-and-go.
The 4-cylinder engine is standard in smaller cars, as the relatively light weight of the vehicle makes it an economical choice with plenty of power for average motoring needs.
The smaller engine will be less expensive and should get slightly better gas mileage, just on gas. And the disadvantage of a 4 cylinder is a lack of power that might factor in more for commuters and travelers. For hilly or mountainous areas, the 6-cylinder engine would likely be a better choice.
Saturday, 25 June 2016
European Unity & Bible Prophecy, Part 1
History forcefully reveals that you can stake your life on the Bible.
I was 18 and remember the moment well. I had recently made my decision to serve God and was poring over a Bible study lesson on the second chapter of Daniel. Each verse I read engaged me as I learned about an ancient Babylonian king who was given a description and explanation of a troubling dream by a God-fearing Hebrew youth. The details of this dream and its interpretation are impressive and important!
King Nebuchadnezzar dreamed of a great image that had a head of fine gold, chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of brass, legs of iron, and feet and toes of iron mixed with clay. It was an imposing statue which brought pride to the king when he realized his kingdom was symbolized by the head of gold. Yet his vanity became bitter disappointment as he discovered that this prophecy described successive kingdoms that would rule after Babylon. History confirms that the joint kingdom of Medo-Persia, pictured by the arms of silver, conquered Babylon in 538 BC. Medo-Persia fell to Alexander the Great and his Greco-Macedonian Empire in 331 BC, depicted by the belly and thighs of brass. But the Greeks were overthrown by the iron monarchy of Rome, which occurred in 168 BC.
Daniel’s prophecy didn’t end there. Rome was to be divided into partly strong and partly weak nations represented by the feet and ten toes of the image. From 351 to 476 AD the dismemberment of Rome was done by ten leading tribes – the Alamanni, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Vandals, Suevi, Burgundians, Heruli, Anglo-Saxons, and Lombards. With an accuracy that cannot be equaled, God, through the prophet Daniel, revealed world history hundreds of years before it happened. Today nearly all of these nations comprise most of Western Europe.
Then Daniel shared with Nebuchadnezzar something important about those nations represented by the ten toes of the great image: “As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men: but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.” (Daniel 2:43) The iron was mixed with clay and therefore had no ability to stick together. According to this prophecy, no man or army of men could ever hope to consolidate these nations, but that hasn’t prevented them from trying.
More than three centuries after the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, Charlemagne, king of the Franks, had himself crowned in Rome by the pope. His new empire stretched from the Pyrenees to the Danube and from Hamburg to Sicily; and his imperial seal bore the words Renovatio Imperii Romani, “the Renewal of the Roman Empire.” Charlemagne’s empire fell apart fairly swiftly after his death, but the desire for the re-establishment of an over-arching political structure for Europe wasn’t abandoned.
Charles V tried, yet failed. Louis XIV tried, and he failed. Napoleon created the Legion of Honour in 1802 on the model of the Roman Legio Honoratorum and invoked Charlemagne at his imperial coronation in 1804. The battle of Waterloo was his demise. Then came Hitler. Hitler’s loyalists gave the Roman salute and their cry “Heil Hitler!” was modeled after “Hail Caesar!” Hitler’s vain aspiration for the triumph of culture and a union born of racial superiority, ensuring a thousand years of peace, ended in utter disaster.
Queen Victoria was known as the grandmother of Europe due to intermarriage in multiple attempts to reinstate the Roman Empire. It is believed that by the turn of the twentieth century every ranking hereditary ruler of Europe was related to the British royal family. The result of all that intermarriage was World War I. Through all these failed attemptsthe words of the Bible, “they will not adhere” held true.
It is my contention that we can believe the Bible. Even if you’re a skeptic, you need to be seriously considering the Bible. If your faith is wavering, don’t doubt anymore. Not only can you trust the Bible - you can
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