"Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to fall."
— Psalm 55:22
Let's start with something simple:
God said you should cast your cares on Him.
Not the other way around.
"You are not going to be a disciple spending 1 hour a week with Jesus"
- Andrew Wormack
Imagine, if you will, a small, padded room. It has air conditioning, polite music, and comfortable chairs arranged in neat rows. Once a week, for exactly sixty minutes, the occupants gather. They listen. They nod. They may even say “Amen.” Then a clock ticks, the doors open, and everyone returns to their regularly scheduled lives.
You have just entered the Twilight Zone of modern discipleship.
Picture this: three men are nailed to crosses, each enduring the same agonizing fate, but with vastly different destinies. On the center cross is Jesus, the Savior of sinners, suffering not for His own crimes but for ours. Flanking Him are two criminals, each with a lesson to teach, though their methods are wildly different.
Meet Chukwudi. A regular Nigerian, trying to mind his business, dodge potholes, and survive fuel scarcity ⛽. But he has a problem—he's trapped in an endless rabbit hole of The Theories.
“Did you know the Illuminati controls the banks?” he whispers.
“Freemasons are running world governments!” he adds, adjusting his glasses.
“Bros, no be me talk am oh, but dem say big musicians sell their soul for fame.” 🎤💀
"My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them... Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it." — Proverbs 1:10-19
A true religion must get one thing right—forgiveness of sins. Any theology that is all about "human dignity and welfare" without properly addressing sin is like a car with no engine—looks good, goes nowhere. 🚗💨
Cue the waterworks. 💔
Peter’s Epic Fail (and Comeback): A Tale of Fear, Failure, and Fiery Redemption 🔥
Peter, Peter, Peter. One moment he’s slicing off ears like a biblical Zorro, the next he’s cowering before a servant girl. 😬
Jesus gets arrested, and Peter—who had just hours earlier vowed to die for him—finds himself in a bit of a situation. Three times, people ask if he’s with Jesus, and three times he denies it. Not once, not twice, but a full-blown hat-trick of betrayal. "Me? A disciple? Never heard of the guy!" he insists, likely sweating buckets. And just as Jesus predicted, a rooster crows. 🐓
Cue the waterworks. 💔
Picture, if you will, a world where people are more concerned about feelings than facts. A world where rebuke is seen as 'harsh,' 'intolerant,' or—heaven forbid—'unloving.' But in the dimension of biblical reality, there exists a different standard, one that does not sway with cultural trends or Twitter outrage.
Moses was a legend—a man through whom God worked mighty signs and wonders. He spoke with God face to face, parted seas, and led an entire nation out of slavery. He was the Lawgiver, the prophet, the leader who shaped Israel’s destiny. A true giant of faith.
But guess what?
Moses was still just a man.
And now? He’s dead.
Christians sometimes come up with the most bizarre interpretations of Scripture. I nearly fell out of my chair when I found out that some use Lazarus and the Rich Man to preach a "gospel of poverty." 🤦♂️
Imagine reading a passage about heaven and hell and coming away with "God wants you broke." What kind of brain gymnastics is that? 🤸♂️ Let’s fix this by tweaking the story a little.