Cleric tasks Christians on obedience to God during Lent
The Parish Priest of Church of Assumption, Chongo’Pyeng, Jos, the Plateau state capital, Rev. Fr. Kizito Fogos, has advised Christians to be obedient to God, particularly during the Lenten season.
Rev. Fr. Fogos, who gave the advice in his sermon on Sunday in Jos, added that disobedience to God leads to destruction. According to the cleric, being obedient to God would attract His love, mercy and blessing, noting that it would also make the world better.
The cleric said the myriad of challenges being experienced in the world today was because Christians have moved away from the tenets of God.
He however, admonished Christians to remain steadfast and prayerful, insisting that only fervent prayer would make them desist from disobedience to God and all forms of evil
Fr. Fogos said the Lenten season remains the most trial time for every Christian, hence the need for them to obey the tenets of God and maintain godly lifestyles.
“Today, being the first Sunday of lent, I want to urge Christians to use the season to desist from disobedience to God. Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden; they allowed the devil to use them to go against God’s simple instruction.
“Today, the devil that deceived Adam and Eve is still much available with us, making us to disobey God in our day-to-day dealings.
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“So, dear friends in Christ, the Lenten season is an opportunity for us to turn away from our evil ways and return to God; a great opportunity for us to abide by God’s tenets.
“Mind you, we can only obey God by overcoming the temptation of Satan, and we can only renounce the devil through constant and fervent prayer,” he advised
The cleric also called on Christians to emulate the obedient life of Jesus, urging that Christians must stand out in all dealings to enable non -believers learn from them.
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