Wednesday, 22 March 2017

THANK YOU FOREST

THANK YOU FOREST

Oh my God! I just can't believe that my tight schedules had made me forgot the day that has been set aside internationally to celebrate an ancient complex biological community called Forest.

I could have left the day unnoticed but i am very sure Mother earth won't forgive me if i fail to celebrate the benevolent nature of this community that have been supporting the continuous existence of lives on this terrestrial ball from time memorial, a community that have been of tremendous blessings to me and my entire generation. Hence, the monumental necessity of this great write-up.

_"Feed a frog for 3 years and he will remember you for 3 years. Feed a man for 3 years and he will remember you for 3 days"_
-Anonymous.

This is a true saying and its worthy of our careful and critical logical examination. For a Forest community that has been of great help to humanity from creation till now, only a day out of the abundant 365 days of the year has been set aside to celebrate this entity called Forest and yet not many of us even bother to celebrate her and even to those that did celebrate her, it was not done to its fullness.

I know how man bothers much about appreciation. The rate at which man seeks for appreciation and celebration these days is even far more greater than their search for food. We all loved to be loved, celebrated and appreciated most especially anytime we render any service or assistance to our fellow humans. At times we even feel bad and hurt when such an appreciation tarries or didn’t even come but its very unfortunate how less we care about the forest that does for us millions of things that we can't even quantify or measure.

Are we to talk of the magnificent roles played by forest in mitigating climate change? They serves as a sink for most of the obnoxious gases that would have been very injurious to our health.
Are we to talk of the production of quality, pure and fresh oxygen produced as result of the sequestration of these unpleasant gases? If we are to pay for the amount of oxygen we breathe in, how many one of us can afford it even for a week? Ask those on the live support in the hospital, they will tell you how expensive it is and yet we didn’t even value and respect this entity God has been using all these years.
Are we to talk of the the services and goods derived and produced by the forest?
I know a lot of countries and community that depends on this for their survival and economic growth. Too many are the benefits, both the Non-Timber benefits and the timber benefits that we enjoyed from the forest.
Are we talk of the watershed management ability of the forest?
Are we to talk of the amelioration and wind-break potentials of this divine community?
I can continue to mention a lot of these benefits that we enjoy from the Forest because they are countless. This i do not to make you devalue or exploits the Forest the more but to make you see reasons to appreciate her and value her.

Enough of our unlawful felling of our trees!
Enough of the illegal killing of our wildlife resources!
Enough of our indiscriminate bush burning!
Enough of the wasteful use of our Forest resources!
Enough of the anti-forest conservation policies by our government!
Enough of the destruction of forest in the name of development and urbanisation!

It is high time, we started having a rethink. A change of mindset. A paradigm Shift.
It is high time we began to value our forest resources.
It is high time we began to fight against the poachers decimating our riches in wildlife resources!
It is high we stood to fight illegal tree fellers.

It is high time we began to preach the message of conservation.
It is high time we began to make wise use of our forest resources.
Remember, our existence to a greater extent has a lot to do with the longevity of these ancient complex biological community.
The more we decimate it, the greater our problems.
Remember, the last man on earth will die when the last tree in the forest is being felled.

I love Forest.

Happy International Forest Day.

I am proud to be a forester!

Signed;
Ogunyemi Olakunle Joshua.
Pka: *Prof Kay*
07063403997
www.olakunle4impact.blogspot.com

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

THE TRAGEDY OF INCONSISTENCY.

Dear friends,
After my devotion this morning, i was inspired by the Holy Spirit to write something on this very important topic: *When the Roll is called up yonder.*
This is a popular Hymn written by James M. Black the president of a certain Young People’s Society who was once chanced to meet a girl of fourteen, poorly dressed and a drunkard’s daughter, whom he invited to join the Society and to attend Sunday School.
She did this, and attended for a time, but one evening at a dedication meeting, when the Society’s roll of members was called, and each member responded with a text, there was no response from this girl.
Remarking on her absence, the president, Mr. J. M. Black, spoke of the shyness of anyone being absent when the names were called of those written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, and then added the prayer, “O God, when my own name is called up yonder, may I be there to respond!”
Wanting something suitable to sing on this occasion, Mr.
Black searched the hymn book, but could find nothing, and after the meeting was ended, on his way home he still kept wishing for such a hymn.
On reaching home the words of the first stanza of a new hymn came to his mind in full. Within fifteen minutes the two following verses were also written down, and then Mr. Black turned to the piano. “I played the music,” he said, “just as it is found today in the hymn books, note for note, and I have never dared to change a single word or note of the song.”
What an inspiring story!
To everything in life, there is a time. A time when we will be born. A time when we will turn adult. A time when we will marry. A time when we will die.
Let us also remember that a time is coming when the trumpet of the Lord shall sound. When all that have been said had been done.
Hmmmm! At least now we have the right to use our time anyhow in the way we like. Some of us can even afford to use our time to gossip, fornicate, lie and on some other ephemeral things. I wish we all know a time is coming when time itself shall be no more. A time we would wish to change from our old ways of life and sinful ways but it won't be possible any longer. We would wish to serve God with all our heart but it won't be possible again because the end would have come.
Just as it is in any academic Institution where records of students names are kept and on regular occasion attendance register are being marked so will it be on the last day when the trumpet of the Lord shall sound.
I could remember during my days in the University how we use to take the issue of attendance very serious because it carries marks and it is of great significance and use to the Staff and management.
At times we go to class purposely to mark the attendance register but to our surprise our lecturers won't even say anything about it throughout the lecture as if he/she knew our mind. If these persist for some time, we might decide to stay back from lectures a day knowing within us that the attendance will not be marked. But unfortunately for us, the lecturers whom at times are good mind readers would take the attendance that day we decided to absent ourselves from class. What a pity. What a marks we have missed.
Hmmm.... Had we known, we would have waited but impatience, distractions and the love of games and pleasures more than class cost us our mark.
The hour and the time that the attendance will be marked is only known by the lecturer and God the all-knowing. It might be marked at the last lecture in the semester or at times at the first or Middle lecture in the semester.
So it is all about our consistency and not about our inconsistency.
Though, we might not really feel the impact of the missing mark in our overall result due to our performance in the examination in the analogy used above but the reverse would be the case when the roll of God is called up yonder and we are not present. We can't make it up.
That you have been a christian for 100 years will not make you meet up with the roll when it is been called, what will make you meet up is your consistency in the pursuance of the Kingdom of God.
Don't allow that distractions, don't allow that sin and pleasure to draw you back.
Determine to follow him consistently today and He will help you.
I will like us to also remember that only qualified and admitted students would have their names on the register of the University. So also will it be on the register of God. Only the names of those that are saved would be on the Lamb's book of life. The painful thing about this is that some can be on this list and yet miss out when the roll is being called up yonder. Therefore the need to emphasize on the word consistency once again.
You might have been reading this story from the top to the bottom. Know this that only those who have accepted and believe Jesus as their Lord and Saviour and are working according to his precept and direction will have their names on the book of life.
You might have been praying, thinking asking if indeed your name is on the book of life by now. Don't think too much, don't procrastinate. Take a step of faith now and confess your sins to God and ask him to write your name in His book of life because a time will come you will be crying for salvation but you won't see it.
Now is the time to cry. I mean a great cry. Cry a great deal till your name is written on the Lamb's book of life.
Remember, Heaven is a place we must not miss.
God bless you.
Share with a friend if it has blessed your life.
I am your loyal Servant;
Olakunle.
07063403997.

EVERY WOMAN DESERVES A PRAISE

*A short speech by Master Ogunyemi Olakunle in celebration of the World Women's Day, on the 8th day of March, 2017.*
The International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
This is a day for us to ponder and think much on the usefulness and importance of women to the entire human race. A time to ponder on the achievements and positive contributions of women to our world.
As the role of a woman in this world cannot be easily underestimated so also is the need to celebrate them and encourage them to do more. There is a need to provide an enabling environment for their survival.
Without any controversy, women have been of a major help to this world. They are our Mothers, Aunties, Sisters, Cousins, niece etc.
Anytime i think of my hardworking and loving mother, my caring and wonderful sisters and my loving female friends and their positive contributions to my life, i see that indeed, these sets of people needs to be appreciated and honoured.
They go through a lot just to make us happy. Our mothers go through a lot to make our fathers and even we the children happy. Sometimes, they miss their meal for us to meet up with our daily 3-square meal. Sometimes, they let go of some things just to let in time to cater for us. For 9 months we were in our mothers womb disturbing them gallivanting from North to South and from East to West, yet she never complained neither did she make any attempt to abort our pregnancy.
Think of the pains, think of the struggles, think of the suffering, think of the sacrifices, think of the commitment to our survival, think of the unflinching love, then you will agree with me that these sets of people needs more of our love in reciprocal. More respect, appreciation and encouragement.
They are our sidekick and helper that we can't do without. They are a very essential and an integral part of any society. Their strategic position in history has been very astonishing and amazing. Thus, without them we will be incomplete. For a world without women will be a world of crisis.
No wonder God said in his unfailing word that is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him and help meet for him.
*Genesis  2:18.*
How stupid does it sounds to hear a man beat his help meet ? How satanic does it sounds to hear a man abuse, harass a a lady? It is a abnormal, it is a sin and a big crime against humanity. I want to encourage men in this categories to stop and turn a new leaf. Appreciate your thing because if you don't, who will ? Do you even know ladies love people that appreciate them ? Words of affirmation is one of their love language. Make them happy with good words. Take the advantage of a day like this to celebrate them more. Remember, it is not a day thing, it is a lifetime thing.
Yes, i agree that before we were born, our fathers have always harassed, oppress our mothers. This is as a result of ignorance, poverty and a positive mindset deficiency but we can't afford to continue that way now that we are knowledgeable and of the right mindset. We must pioneer a generation that will forever celebrate the women and thereby maintain and sustain its potentials for coming generation to feed on.
Let us give our wives, fiances, girl friends the love support, appreciation and encouragement needed. Let us help them to be the best version of themselves. Let us help them to achieve their God-given dream. Let us expose them so that they can be the President, Governor, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Vice-chancellor etc.
Let us have the right attitude towards in our relationship with them. Let us not be clouded with wrong mentality, wrong religious belief and cultural way of life that's against giving a woman her rightful place in out lives and at home. If the home front is not right, the system will have a problem.
As a single man, i promise to love my wife to be. I promise to support her, encourage her and help her in the fulfilment of her God-given dream.
How about  you ?
Celebrate your wife, fiance, aunties an sisters today.
Signed;
Prof Kay.