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The Strange Ways of God
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By Femi Aribisala
When we come to Christ, we must forsake not only our ways but also our thoughts. Isaiah says: “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:7). We must also jettison the traditions of men. Jesus berated the Pharisees for teaching: “Man-made laws instead of those from God.” (Matthew 15:9).
God says: “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, for as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9).
We may evacuate our women and children but for those of us that are men, I say again there is and can be NO plan B.There is no running. There is no surrender. There is no capitulation. There is no escape. We have no other country. We have nowhere to go and even if we did we choose not to go.
The Captain of the Gate:
“To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late.
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
And the temples of his gods,
“And for the tender mother
Who dandled him to rest,
And for the wife who nurses
His baby at her breast,
And for the holy maidens
Who feed the eternal flame,
To save them from false Sextus
That wrought the deed of shame?
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With all the speed ye may;
I, with two more to help me,
Will hold the foe in play.
In yon strait path a thousand
Why There Should Be No Plan B, By Femi Fani-Kayode
There is no running. There is no surrender. There is no capitulation.
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In 1842, Thomas Babington Macauly wrote my favourite poem titled, “Horatius at the Bridge, Lays of Ancient Rome”, and made a point that we can all learn from in Nigeria today. He wrote:
“Then out spake brave Horatius,
The Captain of the Gate:
“To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late.
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
And the temples of his gods,
“And for the tender mother
Who dandled him to rest,
We Will Meet The Barbarians At The Gate: No Retreat, No Surrender, No Plan B!Â
By Femi Fani-Kayode Listen to article
In 1842 Thomas Babington Macauly wrote my favourite poem titled Horatius at the Gate and made a point that we can all learn from in Nigeria today. He wrote: Then out spake brave Horatius,
The Captain of the Gate:
âTo every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late.
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
And the temples of his gods,
âAnd for the tender mother
Who dandled him to rest,
And for the wife who nurses