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Tuesday, 4 February 2020

What makes a nation great? Part 2. Pastor Ituah Ighodalo





And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,…. Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 

 Deuteronomy 6: 10, 12 & 13 KJV

If everybody in Nigeria went through life with the fear of God; acting and living every day with the knowledge that there is a God that sees all we do and will judge us accordingly, then we will fear God. Before we take any action, we should first make an enquiry on what God’s position will be with the action we are about to take.


A committed people who have a desire to be great are also responsible for the greatness that we seek for the nation. Before the leaders can be good, the people themselves must be good.

In Nigeria we need a
  • Reorientation of our mind
  • People that think beyond themselves
  • An educated people
  • People with a mind for greatness


People are destroyed not because of poverty or wealth but because of a lack of knowledge. The lack or limited education is a ploy that keeps people in darkness.

When God said to the children of Israel that He would bring them out of bondage to a land flowing with milk and honey; He was speaking of two things
  • Milk of wisdom at an early age. God was saying to the children of Israel at the early age of their nation He would give them the heavenly knowledge and information that would strengthen them for greatness
  • Honey is something that the bee creates that provides sweetness, healing and productivity. The Lord was saying that He will give them therapeutic ability to create things. They will be able to turn raw materials into goods.

China has been able to harvest the honey of their nation and Nigeria can do this at a greater level.

The problem with Nigeria is instead of fighting a common enemy, we are fighting each other. Our enemy is not our fellow Nigerian; it is not the man from another tribe. Our enemies are the people restricting us from living as one, the people that have enslaved us mentally.


Nigeria needs people/citizens with a unity of mind and purpose. A coming together of people with a common vision.


Total obedience to the will of God, a righteous people. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7: 14 KJV.


Righteousness must begin with you. You must not bribe people nor insist on being bribed. You must teach your children to live right. You must not go being wicked to other people. You must not go raising dust all over the place.


We need to empower people. We need to have a true Christian church that fears god. We need to have a people that has the right mind. You need to be the change that you require.

Sunday, 2 February 2020

What makes a nation great? Part 1. Pastor Ituah Ighodalo




And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,…. Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 

 Deuteronomy 6: 10, 12 & 13 KJV



When God was going to create the country Israel, He spoke to one man. When God wanted to create the human race, He created one man. He then gave him a command to go and replenish the earth.

God spoke to Abraham, “Get thee out of your father’s house and I will make of thee a great nation. I will bless you, make your name great and you will be a blessing. I will bless them that bless you and curse them that curse you and in you every nation will be blessed”.


Greatness is made. It goes through a process of manufacture and not automation. The church doesn’t know this. The church has become a place where people are being told they do not need to do anything but can expect wealth. God is not a magician; he will not do the things man is supposed to do.


If we do what we are supposed to do, then He will do what He alone can do. Greatness is made and not created. One of the challenges in the world today is that you see a lot of people grumbling and complaining about the world, the country or their home. Things will not change unless we make the move. It is God that makes a nation great but man must do the things he need to do for the nation to become great.


God made the nation of Israel and as a young nation He spoke to them in Deuteronomy 6: 7 – 15.


What makes a nation great?
  • The love of God; the fear of God and a respect to human kind 
  • A committed people ready to build the nation
  • United people with a common vision

One of the challenges in Nigeria today is that there is no respect for who God is. The primary point of division in our nation today is the issue of religion. We do not know who is the one true God. If we love God and fear HIM, we will respect man. Even in church people don’t fear God; you find people in church doing all sort of things against the law and commands of God.