BUHARI

According to a website: wikiname.net, the Numerology information on the name Buhari is as follows:

Name Number: 5. Meaning: Motion, Change, Freedom, Diversity, Liberty, Choice, Interest, Search, Risk, Danger, Fear.

I refer you to this webpage:

http://www.wikiname.net/boy/Buhari

Now moving away from Numerology, some have opined that the name Buhari/Bukhari is an Arabic adjective referring to anybody born in Bukhara, a city in Uzbekistan famous for its learned men during the Abbassid Caliphate (third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad) and that  the popularity of the name is due to the Persian scholar, Muhammad al-Bukhari.

I checked on this scholar and got to learn that Muhammad al-Bukhari was born after the Jumu'ah prayer on Friday, 19 July 810 in the city of Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan. He was the author of the al-Jami' as-Sahih, a collection of 7,275 tested traditions [collection of hadiths]. His book is highly regarded among Sunni Muslims, and considered the most authentic collection of hadith. (Wikipedia)

Kindly join me in sending up prayerful thoughts for the health and well-being of our dear President Muhammadu Buhari and for peace in our country, Nigeria.

IF YOU HAD SEEN HIM FACE TO FACE, WOULD YOU HAVE BELIEVED IN HIM?

You came across a man 2000 years ago, preaching REPENTANCE and that we should love the Almighty and our neighbours.

Although he spoke with authority, physically, he was as other men.

He sleeps, wakes, and dresses as usual.

When he walked long hours he gets tired. He sweats, gets hungry and thirsty too.

Though not weak, he was often overcome with sadness especially when even his closest followers are unable to follow his explanations.

Yes, a lot of miracles came when he appeared on the scene, but he also shook all the former revered customs to their foundations and established his own commandments. He has friends amongst the people that are considered traitors of his brethren.

All of these earned him the label of: blasphemer, glutton, drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.

He too had very harsh words for the religious leaders of the day.

There was yet to be a story of a physical resurrection of his body after three days...Instead you witnessed how his enemies were able to use all the power they could muster to execute him on trumped up charges. This brought to an abrupt end his work after only three years. Heart-rending.

While one of his own closest followers betrayed him to his enemies, a leading associate denied him publicly on the very night of his arrest. One of these two later committed suicide and the other wept bitterly at his own weakness.

The one betrayed eventually suffered death the kind reserved for the worst criminals. At this point, he did not bring about any miracle to save himself.

He never once mentioned the virgin birth!

And…there were no Books of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John as reference materials.

Would you have believed him?

Hematidrosis

“And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground” (Luke 22:44). His disciples must have been horrified at this unusual happening in the Garden of Gethsemane! Perhaps what they were witnessing is Hematidrosis (sweating blood) a verified condition in which capillary blood vessels that feed the sweat glands rupture, causing them to exude blood. This occurs under conditions of extreme physical or emotional stress an example being a premonition of death.

If you still think that the crucifixion was all a script from above, please think twice. It caused Jesus great agony! We can imagine that Christ prior to his arrest was in deepest agony at the ingratitude and wickedness of mankind who shunned His Word of salvation but dared to plot and eventually carry out the public and disgraceful execution of the Holy Son of the Most High! Oh how the Personification of the Love of God suffered in that garden...a deep, sharp but short inner struggle.

Eventually, He did not avoid the impending pain, mockery and death, but faced them all for the sake of the Truth He brought. It is only this Truth (and living by it) that can save you and me and not the act of the wicked crucifixion which stands entirely on its own.

Let us always remember this.

THE BANDAGE FALLS!

It would appear that mankind is walking the face of the earth blindfolded! This accounts for the all-encompassing confusion of the present day. Now, two sets of people maybe three offer to help.

First the Politicians: they promise to lead and serve the people but often they serve only themselves.

Second the Religious leaders: they appear as pointers to the right path but most often lead the masses astray! Such offer stones for bread.

Third – Scientists! They sound so logical, but alas their scope is limited to the material only. They see no further! They cannot even grasp that the same laws they have observed in nature also applies to our thoughts, words and deeds. What do they know of eternal life?

I have good news!

The bandage falls! It falls for those who earnestly seek for the Truth, for the Truth shall set them free! They will become spiritual, they will come to know and understand the Laws and Commandments of the Lord God which opens their eyes and frees them from the present day confusion and the shackles of the false prophets mentioned above. They will go their way with calm confidence in this wonderful creation of their God. The bandage falls yes, but only for those who long for help from the Light, and not for the scoffers and the self-righteous! Not for those who put their trust solely in politics, religion or science!

   

AND THE ACTOR DIED

We used to say that actors don’t die in films but I’m talking of real life now. And so the curtain falls for one of the actors I admired most! Sir Roger Moore - the super cool spy 007. Oh, how I admired that secret agent. Maybe if I had the skills… honestly I secretly wished I could be an agent myself, enjoying all the perks of office, riding specially made cars that can turn to an aircraft at the press of a button, and dealing decisively with the bad guys. My dream - perform my tasks as smoothly as James Bond! I like to make my work appear so simple. No sweat must appear even if I must struggle hard to conclude my business or social assignment! Bravely attending and rocking the parties of villains before finally bringing them to justice. Fighting with my well-tailored suit and bow tie on and beating up some crook and still look impeccable afterwards. And Roger Moore in my view did play his ladies’ man roles with some panache; not as a womanizer but as a very honorable and respectful gentleman!

I am aware that my favorite actor played the British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. I am a proud collector of a James Bond 007 Special Edition set of 20 DVDs. I bought them in 2006 in Abuja. Only two days ago, I was drawn to watch one of them. For me each movie is an experience. I learn courage, how to dare, and keeping hope alive against all odds, adroitness, skillfulness, competence, nimbleness and loads more…

Reports says that the love with which the departed was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words alone. He left here at 89. I am happy for him. May the paths ahead of him be blessed and may he be open to all the loving help that surround him even at this time!

“FATHER, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT.”

In Luke 23:45-46 we read: The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.” Similar words are found in Psalm 31:5- “Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have ransomed me, O LORD, God of truth.”

We need to know today that Jesus being a Part of the Almighty Father had a Core which is not spirit! His Core is DIVINE! It is man that bears spirit within. This very important point reveals to us that there is a huge difference between an Envoy of God and the creatures. An Envoy of God cannot be a man! Man may not and should not regard God as the Highest in the Spiritual World to which man belongs. It is therefore not correct to say that God is spirit for God is Divine and not spiritual! Divinity cannot be called spirit. Only spirituality is spirit.

The words “Father, unto Thy Hands I commend My Spirit!” can be understood in the knowledge that the word “Spirit” here refers to the Divine Ray of Jesus on its Return into the Light!  This is similar to the same word when applied in respect of the Part of the Trinity of God Who is known as the Holy Spirit. Spirit in this context refers to a Part of God and not to spirit which is the inner core of man.  

With this new perception, we also realise that although Christ was obliged to use the physical body similar to that of men and born in the same way as theirs, His inner Divine Core is what makes all the difference. He wore the cloak similar to the ones worn by men but He was not man because His Core is DIVINE and not spirit which is the core of man.

Jesus left his physical body but he arose with His Divine Part Which was in Him. This Divine Essence did not leave the earth immediately but manifested to His Disciples and close helpers on earth for another forty days before being borne on the Waves of Light back into the Realm of His Father.  

All said, let us forever be grateful to the Lord God for sending us His Son so that we might be afforded the Divine Truth through Him and thereby find the path to our salvation and redemption which lies in working victoriously with the Truth!

WE WORK FOR THE CHILDREN!

That is the explanation for the struggles of so many people. They work so hard, make deals, and if they are in a vantage point, they use it or even resort to outright stealing so that they can provide for their children and even grandchildren yet to be born!

Let us free ourselves from this burden. It is absolutely unnecessary. We must consider that child bearing does not mean that you have to deny the child the benefit of finding his own feet early in life. Through earthly birth, parents simply provide a physical body for the spirit of the child which is a tool as he journeys on earth on the path to spiritual maturity which involves knowing the Will of God and making it a deed!

Once the parents have taken care of the child to the point where the child can take care of his own physical body, then anything done beyond that is a gift because the child is really an independent individual who is just a guest of the parents who have implicitly agreed by their voluntary act of love to accept this loved one.

If the parents live only for their children then they have missed the very purpose of their lives: the redemption of past errors, spiritual maturity and salvation. Just as parents have a lot of work to do on themselves, children too  must realise that they are on earth to fulfil their own purpose and must seek to be independent of their parents as soon as possible and not revel in a sense of entitlement that is really non-existent!