SENIOR CLERIC IN PORT HARCOURT EXPLAINS THE CAUSE OF HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE MIDST OF THE HEALING

 Are there times in life we wish we had everything that life can offer but somehow, we discover that we don’t seem to have the balm to conjure our desires to reality? As you think along, you will find the right meaning in the subsequent paragraphs of this piece. 

Are there balms for healing? Pastor Nation Amadi Nation mildly quizzed the Seventh-day Adventist Church Mgbouba congregation at the quarterly communion service programme. In that admonition, the clergy explained that a Balm is a scientific or laboratory apparatus used for medication. It is a drug that facilitates the human healing process and a medicine used for the spiritual purification of the soul.

 “Balms are used to proffer a medical solution, it is the balm that the Pastors, Doctors, and medical Practitioners prescribe to cure Infirmities and save humanity”. 

in his ministration Directly drawn from Jeremiah 8:22, he further noted that the Balm was applied as a Metaphor in the context of healing power, saving grace to bring men to salvation. 

“Where are the balms for healing that my people are still suffering in apostasy?” The clergy lamented.

The Rumueiprikom District Shepherd, who gave vivid description of Gilead in his homily wondered why men are still tortured when they have a God that can benevolently stretch forth His balm in a single request. 

‘The realization that God’s balm is relieving can restore all we have lost’. However, unforgiveness can hinder God’s Balm ineffective in a Christian’s life. “Forgiveness is not weakness; not a sign of cowardice but maturity and true Christianity”. 

Going further, the clergy said, "there is not anyone without an ailment he/she is coping with, but the realization that God’s balm heals all infirmities, including restoring all that we have lost is the whole intent of this sermon."

In awe, the ecclesiastical preacher, drew the minds of the members to ponder why the country is enmeshed in anguish, penury, insecurity and leadership failure in spite of all the religious activities going on in Nigeria.

In concluding, he charged the church members to be eu-mannered in the ways they relate with one another; eschewing mediocrity, and striving towards excellence. "With God on our side, nothing is impossible" he said.