Of Mbappe, Pele And The "Original Pele”!!!

Even mighty miracles and teaching exuding Divine wisdom failed to impress the hard-hearted lot, so much so it limited Son of God from performing greater miracles. Lesson within a lesson. The wholesome power the Almighty is willing to unleash is directly proportionate to the faith of the beneficiary. To our own detriment we can end up limiting the power of our Divine benefactor by displaying a distinct lack of trust. The Lord would no doubt MARVEL, on how the doors can be closed even on ONE extending a helping hand.

Times have not changed. Though Jesus may not be physically around, His power/wisdom can be seen as clear as daylight in His Servants in whom His Spirit dwells (I Cor 3:16). However when His genuine ambassadors of the present generation give the altar call hoping that people helplessly drowning in sin would put their hands in the extended Hand of the Saviour who is oh-so-eager to save them, sadly response mostly is one of negativity and indifference. Surprising, isn’t it that the spiritually sick in sin, prefer to remain in fallen condition without ever putting themselves under the care of the Divine Doctor!!! How true are these catchy saying sayings oozing wisdom and also guaranteed to create “negative” wonder in the Wonderful One!

We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.

Is not Christian Salvation all about taking one step of faith initially?

Hmmmm...Scripture again...

For salvation that comes from trusting Christ—which is what we preach—is already within easy reach of each of us; in fact, it is as near as our own hearts and mouths. For if you tell others with your own mouth that Jesus Christ is your Lord and believe in your own heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in his heart that a man becomes right with God; and with his mouth he tells others of his faith, confirming his salvation. -Romans 10:8-10 (TLB)

Speaking of “negative wonder”, now coming to the other side of the coin, forget for a moment the hard-hearted unbelievers, one can only wonder about the sentiments of our Wonderful Lord if the Born-again Christians, oh yes saved believers despite receiving several spiritual showers of grace (Heb 6:7-8 -KJV) show stunted spiritual growth (1 Cor 3:1-3 -KJV) grossly putting to neglect the elements (prayer, Bible-reading, fellowshipping and witnessing – Acts 2:42 -KJV) which facilitate growth. Worse, the Wonderful One would watch in absolute wonder, if the Chosen Lot too backslide (Galatians 1:6 / Galatians 3:3 -KJV) ending up in the World of flesh, after having begun their walk with the Lord in Spirit. Without being too vindictive, say Christian (I am addressing myself too) where would you be without the Lord’s infinite grace and patience? Time to take stock and thank Him out of wonder for His immeasurable grace and patience. Resolve not to grieve Him again as far as possible (2 Peter 3:14 TLB).