Blast from the past.

Hey guys, i just dug up some old write-ups of mine that but for now may not have seen the light of day. I need to do a bit of explanation here. I conceived an idea to write on everyday issues particularly as it affects Christians in Nigeria. I tagged the series "everybody does it" and i have only written two of such articles. This was long time ago and i hope you understand. So i thought to myself, since i am doing this then lets go all the way, who knows maybe the series will truly come to life and i hope the issues covered are global in outlook as well. Enjoy the first of the two articles.

Everybody does it…..

Age falsification…..

It surprises me when people fail to disclose how old they are when asked. I mean its almost like theirs is a curse on those that reveal their age so that it prevents most people from doing so, or is it that by not disclosing one’s age one stands a chance of living to a ripe old age, I really do not understand. And to worsen it all, “Christians” are even caught in this strange web. We hear of government officials celebrating their birthdays and people just shrug and laugh because everyone knows that the purported age is not the celebrants’ real age, and that’s it, people shrug and laugh and life goes on. Why? Yes, that is the question you should ask yourself, why? Why exactly do people do that? Why should you fill a form and not put your real age in the DOB column and then you sign at the end that all information giving is true and accurate? I still don’t know the reason, but the truth be said, an untruth can never ever become truth no matter the amount of emphasis placed on it, it will still be what it is, a lie. So why do it? Does it ever occur to us that God created the times and seasons, and that He is an orderly Being? This is why people in the scriptures had their ages mentioned when they are being talked about especially around important events that happened to them. For instance, we know how old Abram was when he was called, we know how old he was when his name was changed and when he had Isaac and eventually when he died not to talk of the great Methuselah, or even not to mention our Lord Jesus Christ, whose age was mentioned when He first went to the temple and also how long he spent while on earth. Or why did the psalmist say these words “….Help us to number our days….)? All this examples point to the truth that those who hide their age for whatever reason are not truly grateful, because they are otherwise claiming that God’s timing is wrong. I know that many have never seen it this way, that’s why I am pointing it out so that we can mend our ways. It really is not worth the trouble so don’t lets do it. Just like the Yoruba’s will put it, “what is not good is not good” let us change and begin to appreciate who we are, especially in Christ.

Till the next edition of “everybody does it” keep on keeping on and effect a change if this affects you. Note also that you can’t effect this change by your effort alone, so ask God to help you and He will, ok! Good! So don’t do it because everybody does it.

Scriptural reference in order of mention:-

 Gen 11:26,Gen 12:4,16:13,17:1&24, 21:5, 25:7Gen 5:21-27,luke 2:41-42, 3:23, Ps 90:12. Happy reading!