SETHORUNZI: My Thoughts & Rhymes

AND THE CHILD WAS BORN… (Remembrance of Birth) Roughly 3 decades ago, a male-child was born, his presence heralded by the piercing tiny wailing of a cry. With joy profusely coming from the mother’s face expressed with chicks squeezed with unequalled smile. The father carried his child with a high sense of responsibility and fulfillment coupled with a heart reaching to the Father of all in whom there is no variableness or shadow of turning, from whom a gift like this comes. This was the experience my parents felt those several years ago. Though it looked long ago but I am sure those memories strikes their hearts each time like it was just the day before. It is this memories I celebrate today coupled with the little achievement and grace I have been blessed to receive. With Good people, friends and colleagues around, church and biological family members, nieces and nephews, siblings and Parents- (Mine and My great in-laws) and my lovely, beautiful and cute wife…Life is what celebrat

GOD’S OWN CHAIN SUPERMARKET Recently, I was inspired to write on the above subject by the synopsis from the sermon by Rev. Yomi Kasali. He was sharing from what he subjects-The Days of Elijah. With this , coupled with some of my own deep thoughts I came to a conclusion that ‘God now runs’ one of the most psychedelic, improved and well packaged chain supermarket, better still a business franchise with all kinds of stocks, stuff, services and goods on parade for any customer who cares to buy in… maybe I borrow the cliché KEY-IN. The likes of PARK ‘N’ SHOP, SHOPRITE, and NAPEX etc are being giving a run for their money. A competitor they are lest aware of, no thanks to the chameleonic or camouflaged nature of this new multi-faceted and spherical competitor. Strange as this may sound, yet it bugs the mind to know it is true and the franchise is being run by some of the best and gifted Orator cum Marketer to have graced the 21st century business platform. Dressed in well designed designer s

‘Our strength is shown in the things we stand for; our weakness is shown in the things we fall for we have strengths in varying degrees. This is very much exhibited in the what we stand for . when we fall its not a matter of whether we can fall or not but its a matter of where are weakness lies. We will be faced with challenges and difficulties most often times than not but the question if how often we fall. Remember Ephraim in the scriptures? We may break and fall but we should learn from our fall and gain strength. Like Peter, when we fall and we are back up we are expected to strengthen the rest. BUT the fundamental question is what do we even stand for? WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? What we stand for defines us as much as what we fall for..‘Our strength is shown in the things we stand for; our weakness is shown in the things we fall for' We are called to rise up and stand up for what we stand for lest we fall for anything. Seth Ogungbe

WHAT KILLED SAPPHIRA? Often time than not, we look at some of the greatest bible characters and their corresponding stories and wonder how it played out then and in some cases ponder with aesthetic thoughts given the same situation in the 21st century, what would have played out. No doubt one of the most striking stories of the apostolic era is that of the couple named Ananias and Sapphira. The story is relevant to us today not because they were a couple but because it is a story that brings or should bring sanity to the church as a sin against the Holy Spirit was grievously frown at and punished in real time. Recently I was having a chat with a Christian friend and he raised the question, what killed Sapphira? I raised the issue on my Facebook status and my fellow Christians gave the obvious answer, even though, some gave a different answer . This question became more interesting as we look at it more intrinsically or better still, looking at it overtly at the same time. What Kill

ONE DAY...WE’LL LIVE LIFE One day our pains shall be no more Then our gains will be much more We’ll ride on flint feet horses There shall be no more losses We’ll fly with free flapping wings We’ll smile without mood swings Our many fears will be allayed Our tears wiped-forever away We will dance to concerted tunes We will sing without auto-tunes Our lives will be forever long We will live forever young In His house are many mansions This He assured us with much passion. Just after we live now and die We will rise up again and fly We'll live a new life to die no more Our joy will be forever more One day we’ll leave life to live life Life we will live ...eternal life it is. Written by: Seth Ogungbe www.sethorunzi.blogspot.com Copyright June 2010