.……As AGC Ejigbo 2,holds young singles/missionette day in style
Emmanuel Clement
Young singles have been urged to emulate the principles of the Lord Jesus Christ by being the light of the world to avert darkness trying to take over the whole earth.
This was stated during the Annual Young Singles/Missionette Day held at Assemblies of God Church, Ejigbo 2, Transformation Center, Lagos West District,were young singles are urged to be the shinning light so as to enable them live a right style that will make them mothers and wives to their husbands.
Speaking on the theme,” Shinning as daughters of light”, Sister Chidinma Okereafor who took her text from the book of Matthew 5:14-17 noted that when christians rise up and shine,it overwhelm the darkness,exposes deception and illuminate the great path for others to follow.
She went further to state that as young christians,the need to show forth their light wherever they found themselves should be their top priority.
She said,“You cannot appreciate the beauty of light until you see darkness; there is a whole darkness that is trying to engulf the whole world but as Christians come forth and shine as light darkness will give way. I expect each and every one of us to go back to the Bible, which says let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your father who is heaven, therefore we should follow the principles of Jesus Christ and become the light of the world.”she stated .
The Reverend minister in charge of the Assembly,Rev Dr Timpaul reminded the young singles that their future must be bright wherever they found themselves and should always have God first in their life.
According to him, God is not unaware of what is happening all over the world because he created the whole world and nothing happens to him by mistake, stating that to be a burning and shinning light means one needs to be fervent,agile, enthusiastic about spiritual matters, while urging them to dispel darkness and Keep shinning as daughters of light to the world.
Rev Mrs Prisca Timpaul, Director of the women and young singles ministry in her words,she appealed to them to continue to strive harder as to show forth the light of Jesus Christ in them.
She opined that though the world may be full of darkness but as daughters of the light, they are meant to shine as light in their place of work, businesses, school and areas where the world may see christ in them and come to repentance.
Speaking in the same vein,the Matron of the young singles ministry, Sister Agu Ogechi pointed that most young singles ladies are into, prostitution and trafficking,drugs and all manners of evil, while enjoining the youn singles to shun evil in all its ramifications wherever they are, be it at home, in the Church or society at large.
According to her,the young singles should also seek to grow in the Lord by praying always, remain steadfast in the love of God and depend on the mercy of God.
Agu advised them that as future mothers and the backbone of the family and church,they should continue to shine as light in the nation, church and society at large, adding that they should not allow the current economic hardship being experienced in the country to discourage them from praying and interceding.
Lending her voice,the young singles coordinator,Mrs Daniel Gift noted that God has made the young singles, shinning light that must shine forth even in the midst of turbulence, noting that their relationship with individuals around them would be tell them that they are carrying the light of God.
” Your character is what people are looking for,it is only your character that would preach to a sinful sinner to either continue with his/her lifestyle or give his life to Christ. God has given you the grace to shine forth and l believe that at the end of this program, every single ladies will shine forth in the darkness “.
She stated that as christians mothers to be, they should rise up and contend for the faith by ensuring total sound doctrines of Jesus Christ are adhere to.
