Saturday, January 7, 2017

THE DREAM, THE TREE

                                                               THE DREAM, THE TREE
On Friday the 6th,Jan 2017 I had a dream. In the dream I saw that there were furrows which were dug on a small hill, ready for a farmer to plant or transplant some crops. (INSERT FURROW PHOTO)


 It happened that I saw myself running ahead of Hon. Raila Odinga towards those furrows. On reaching the furrows we found two ladies of which one resembled Hon. Martha Karua; she was trying to plant a twig of a tree the way farmers cultivate some crops by planting a cutting from a grown tree. (INSERT PHOTO OF CUTTINGS)




 I also saw myself holding in my hand a twig from some tree ready to plant it on the furrows, in the back of my mind I knew this twig belonged to Hon. Raila and I was planting it on his behalf. As I was planting that twig, I could hear voices ridiculing Hon. Raila saying that even he planted the twig it will not grow to be a big tree. Immediately after planting the twig, it grew and became a big tall tree surpassing any other tree on that hilly farm. Afterwards two guys with video camera appeared and started to record me, all this time Hon Raila was beside me but somewhat one (1m) away from me. The words that came from my mouth are these…..”the tree that the people despised has grown to be the biggest ( in this I could see myself quoting the book of Daniel 4:9) na makafiri watachukiwa”. I got concerned that I had quoted religious text of which it will not be received well by the TV audience, so I requested the guys who were shooting the video to record a fresh in order that I may avoid any religious citation in the video. As I was gearing to start speaking, I started trebling in fear such that my jaws were knocking each other and my mouth become so dry in extent that I couldn’t utter any word! At this moment I awoke from my sleep and reached to my phone in order to check what the text of Dan 4:9 had to say. (INSERT SCREEN SHOT)


Surprise, surprise Dan 4:9 and the following verses deals with the dream of Nebuchadnezzar in which he saw a tree grow to be very strong and whose height reached the heavens and could be seen from all ends of the earth! In addition the tree was cut down but the stump remained of which later it re-germinated and grew to its former state.
                                                     
                                                           MY THOUGHTS

This is a story of PROSPERITY, PRIDE, FALL and RESTORATION.
Does the tree represent Hon. Raila as it represented Nebuchadnezzer? YES.
Owing the fact that 2017 is an Election year, does it mean Hon. Raila will win? YES.
What if this dream is just coming from your subconscious desires indicating what you’ve been thinking about? GOD CAN USE ANYTHING FOR HIS GLORY. C.f  Ec 5:3 For a dream comes through much activity, And a fool's voice is known by his many words. (NKJV)
NB: // As a Christian it’s your duty to support the govt. in power c.f Rom 13:1 ¶ Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
                                                          
                                          BOOK OF DANIEL CHAPTER 4:9ff

Da 4:9 "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the Spirit of the Holy God is in you, and no secret troubles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
 10 "These were the visions of my head while on my bed: "I was looking, and behold, A tree in the midst of the earth, And its height was great.
 11 The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.
 12 Its leaves were lovely, Its fruit abundant, And in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, The birds of the heavens dwelt in its branches, And all flesh was fed from it.

****************JOSEPH KIMONYI @07 JAN 2017************************



Tuesday, August 12, 2008

JE QURANI INAAMURU WATU KUVUA VIATU WAKATI WA IBADA?


JE QURANI INAAMURU WATU KUVUA VIATU WAKATI WA IBADA?

Mwadishi: Ustadh Chaka Ibn Moosa:
Mhariri: Joseph Kimonyi
Barua pepe:abdulhaq2099@yahoo.com

Utangulizi
Mara nyingi sisi wakristo tumeshutumiwa sana na waislamu kwa kutotoa viatu wakati wa ibada. Kuna vikundi vingi sana vya waislamu hasa waendeshaji mihadhara, vikundi hivi vinazunguka sehemu mbalimbali wakifundisha watu kuwa nilazima watu kutoa viatu wakati wa ibada, Kwani hata Manabii wa zamani walifanya hivyo. Na ukiwauliza ni wapi qurani inaamuru kutoa viatu wanakuwa wakali. Swali la kujiuluza, je ni kweli au ni uongo. Fuatilia somo hili ili upate kufahamu.

Al'Hajj 22:67 (kuhiji)
“Kila umma tumeujalia kawaida ya ibada wanayoishika. Basi wasishindane nawe katika jambo hili. Na walinganie watu kwendea (Dini ya) Mola wako. Bila shaka wewe uko juu ya uongozi uliosawa kabisa.”

Kama waislamu wangalijua maana ya aya hii, wasingalipiga makelele. Kwani Mungu wao Allah anasema kuwa kila umma ameujalia kawaida ya lbada. Kwani kila umma una ibada tofauti umma mwingine.

Sehemu kuu ya somo hili
1. hoja za waislamu kuhusu kutoa viatu.
2. Kwa nini musa na Yoshwa akatoa viatu.
3. Je wakristo tuamurishwa kutoa viatu?
4. Je kuvua viatu ni ibada?

1. Hoja za waislamu kuhusu kutoa viatu.
Waislamu hupenda kutumia hoja zifuatazo kwa kudai kuwa zinamurisha watu kuvua viatu wakati wa ibada.

Kutoka 3:4-6
“Bwana alipoona ya kuwa amegeuka ili atazame, Mungu akamwita kutoka katikati ya kile kijiti, akasema Musa! Musa! Akasema mimi hapa. Naye akasema, usikaribie hapa; vua viatu vyako miguuni mwako; maana mahali usimamapo ni nchi takatifu. Tena akasema mimi ni Mungu wa baba yako Ibrahimu, Mungu wa Isaka, na Mungu wa Yakobo. Musa akaficha uso wake maana aliogopa kumwangalia Mungu.”

Andiko lingine wanalolipotosha ni hili.
Yoshwa 5:13-14
“Ikawa hapo Yoshwa alipokuwa karibu na mji wa Yeriko, akavua macho na kuangalia, na tazama mtu mume akasimama akamkabili mbele yake, naye alikuwa na upanga wazi mkononi mwake; Yoshwa akamwendea, na kumwambia, je! wewe uko upande wetu au upande wa adui zetu? Akasema, la lakini nimekuja sasa, nili amiri wa jeshi la Bwana. Yoshwa akapomoka kiusouso hata nchi akasujudu, akamwuliza, Bwana wangu aniambia nini mimi mtumishi wake? Huyo amiri wa jeshi la Bwana akamwambia Yoshwa, vua viatu vyako miguuni mwako, kwa kuwa mahali hapo usimamapo ni patakatifu. Yoshwa akafanya vivyo.”
Hapa tunaona Musa na Yoshwa waliambiwa watoe viatu vyao, swali kwako wewe mwislamu unaotoa viatu wakati wa ibada. Je ni aya gani katika Qurani au Biblia inayokupa wewe ruhusa ya kutoa viatu, na kama hakuna amri hiyo mnatowa wapi.?
Wewe kama mwislamu tafakari aya zifwatazo kwa makini ili upate kuelewa.

Zaburi 139:7-12
“Niende wapi nijiepushe na roho yako? Niende wapi niukimbie uso wako? Kama ningepanda mbinguni, wewe uko; ningefanya kuzimu kitanda changu, wewe uko. Ningezitwaa mbawa za asubuhi, Na kukaa pande za mwisho za bahari; huko nako mkono wako utaniongoza, Na mkono wako wa kuume utanishika. Kama nikisema, hakika giza litanifunika, Na nuru inizungukayo imekuwa usiku; giza nalo halikuchi kitu, Bali usiku huangaza kama mchana; Giza na mwanga kwako ni sawaswa.” (Pia tazama lsaya 6:3; Yeremia 23:23-24; Mithali 15:11)

Kwa mjibu wa Biblia tunaona kuwa Mungu yuko kila mahali, kwani hatuwezi kujificha uso wa Mungu.Hebu tuangalie jinsi Qurani inavyofundisha.

Al-an'am 6:3
“Na yeye ndiye Mwenyezi Mungu katika mbingu na katika ardhi, na anaijua ndani yenu na nje yenu; anayajua (yote) mnayoyachuma.”

Al Baqarah 2:115
“Na mashariki na magharibi ni ya Mwenyezi Mungu. Basi popote mgeuliapo (alikokuamrisheni Mwenyezi Mungu mtazikuta) huko radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu. Bila shaka mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye wasaa (mkubwa kabisa) na mwenye kujua kukubwa (kabisa vile vile) (24:35)”

Kwa kuwa Mungu yuko kila mahali, naomba majibu kwa maswali fwatayo.
· Je Musa na Yoshwa waliweka wapi viatu vyao?
· Na kama Musa na Yoshwa walivishika mkononi, hakuwa najisi?
· Je pahali pale palikuwa mahali pa ibada kama msikitini?
Kando na hawa kunaye mwingine aliyeamurishwa kuvua viatu?
Kwa hivyo mwislamu kabla ya kuanza kuzungumza, ni lazima ujihoji kwa maswali hayo hapo juu, na utaona ya kuwa Mungu hakuwa na maana kama waislamu wanayoichukulia, kwani Mungu mwenyewe asema hivi.

Isaya 55:8
“Maana mawazo yangu si mawazo yenu, wala njia zenu si njia zangu; asema BWANA.”

2.kwa nini Musa naYoshwa wakatoa viatu.
Biblia inatufundisha ya kuwa wamesimama katika ichi takatifu. Mungu alikuwa na maana ya kujitakasa nafsi zao. Kwa mfano,

Walawi 11:44
“Kwa kuwa mimi ni BWANA, Mungu wenu; takaseni nafsi zenu basi; iweni watakatifu, kwa kuwa mimi ni mtakatifu; wala msitie uchafu nafsi zenu kwa kitu kitambaacho cha aina yoyote, kiendacho juu ya nchi. Kwa kuwa mimi ni BWANA niliyewaleta kutoka katika nchi ya misri, ili kwamba niwe Mungu kwenu; mtakuwa watakatifu, kwa kuwa mimi ni mtakatifu.

Mungu wetu mara nyingi hunena maneno ambayo katika hali ya mafumbo, na mtu wa mwili hawezi kufahamu. Kama vile, Mungu ametuambia kuwa tuzitahiri nyama ya govi ya roho zetu wala tusiwe wenye shingo ngumu. Kumbukumbu la Torati 10:16; Walawi 26:4; Yeremia 4:4; Wakolosai 2:11.mfano mingine wa kuangalia ni Ufunuo 2:7. Na mwenye sikio na asikie….

3. Je wakristo wameamriswa kutoa viatu?
Swala la msingi la kuchunguza ni jinsi Biblia inavyofundisha kuhusu viatu.
Kutoka 12:11
“Tena mtamla hivi, mtakuwa mefunga viuno vyenu, mmevaa viatu miguuni na fimbo zenu mikononi mwenu; nanyi mtamla kwa haraka ni pasaka ya Bwana.”

Kulingana na mafundisho ya Biblia hii ni ibada maluumu, na Mungu amesema kuwa watutakuwa wamevaa viatu. Fuatilia somo hili ili upate kujua ukweli wa mambo.

Kumbukumbu la torati 29:5
“Nami miaka arobaini nimewaongoza jangwani; nguo zenu hazikuchakaa juu yenu, wala kiatu chako hakikuchakaa katika mguu wako.”

Mungu kwa miaka arobaini alikuwa akiwaongoza katika jangwa huku wamevaa viatu mguuni mwao. Kwa hivyo tunaona jinsi Mungu alivyo mwingi wa rehema, kwani katika mila na desturi za kiyahudi ni lazima kila mtu avae viatu. Na ndiposa nabii Yeremia ansema hivi.
Yeremia 2:25
“Zuia mguu wako usikose kiatu, na koo yako isiwe na kiu…
Hata Yohana kwa ushuhuda wake anasema maneno haya.
Mathayo 3:11
“Kweli mimi nawabatiza kwa maji kwa ajili ya toba; bali yeye ajaye nyuma yangu ana nguvu kuniliko mimi, wala sisitahili hata kuvichukwa viatu vyake; yeye atawabatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu na moto.”

Kwa wakristo Bwana Yesu ndiye mfano mwema, kwani yeye ndiye njia na kweli na uzima mtu hawezi kumfikia Mungu bila Bwana wetu Yesu kristo. Yohana 14:6.

Je kunayo aya yoyote inayowaruhusu waislamu watoe viatu wakati wa ibada?.
Al-Ahzab 33:21
“Bila shaka mnao mfano mwema (ruwaza nzuri) kwa mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu na siku ya mwisho, na kutaja Mwenyezi Mungu sana.”

Kwa waislamu mfano wao mzuri ni mtume Muhammad, kwani alichokitenda inawapasa wao kukitenda. Hebu tuangalie jinsi mtume alivyokuwa akiswali, tukichunguza na vitabu vingine. Kwa sababu Qurani inaruhusu kusoma hata hadithi za mtume.
Ash-shura 42:10
“Mkihitilafiana katika jambo lolote (rejeleeni kitabu cha Mwenyezi Mungu na hadithi za mtume kwani) hukumu yake iko kwa Mwenyezi Mungu. Huyo Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye Mola wangu ninaye mtegemea, na kwake ninarejea.”

Hivyo kila mwislamu hata afanyenini ni lazima matamanio yake kama alivyotenda mtume. Na mojawapo ya yale alioyatenda ni kuswali huku amevaa viatu.

MISHKAT AL MASABIH VOL 1 SURA (CHAPTER) 10 SEHEMU 3.
Mtume alikuwa akisali huku amevaa viatu, Al Mughira alijaribu kumkumbusha Muhammad hasa pale alipomwona anatawadha juu ya viatu na kuingia navyo msikitini, hivyo Mughira akasema “Ewe Mtume wa Allah umesahau’’ Mtume akajibu kumwambia Al Mughira akisema “wewe ndiwe uliye sahau kwa maana hivi ndivyo alivyo niamuru Mungu.

Kama mtume aliambiwa aswali na viatu, mbona wewe mwislamu unatoa viatu?. Je wewe unamfuata nabii yupi?. Mafundisho ya kutoa viatu umeyapata wapi?

SAHIH MUSLIM VOL 1 HADITHI 1127. UK 277.
Abdullah bin Shakhkhir kuwa alikuwa akiswali na mtume wa Allah, (katika msikitini) kisha akamwona akitema mate na kuyafuta kwa kiatu.

Kunaruhusiwa kusali huku umevaa viatu.
SAHIH MUSLIM VOL 1 HADITHI 1129
Sa’d bin Yazid (Abu Mslama) akimliza mtume Anas bin Malik. Je mtume wa Allah alikuwa akisali na viatu vyake, Anas akajibu Ndio.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

KENYAN POLITICS THE UNENDING DRAMA

KENYAN POLITICS THE UNENDING DRAMA


PRESIDENT MWAI KIBAKI AWAITING TO BE SWORN AS THE PRESIDENT OF KENYA.

From left to right seated: Kalonzo Musyoka, Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki
In the year 2002 under the umbrella of NARC these three politicians campaigned as a united team and President Kibaki won the elections with a land-slide.
Through their campaigns many pledges and promises were made, these included;
(i) A new constitution within a hundred days after taking charge of the government
(ii) Free primary education
(iii) Creation of 500,000 jobs every year
(iv) Zero tolerance to corruption
(v) Economy to grow in double digits
etc

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This year (2008) Kenya experienced the worst post election violence after the presidential election results were disputed.
Through the A.U (African union) a peace accord was brokered through the mediation of former U.N General secretary Koffi Annan .
This saw the coming together of two protagonists’ i.e. President Kibaki and Raila Odinga the latter being named as the Prime minister.
Now the big question is, are we seeing the re-birth of NARC’s dream are the promises that were made in year 2002-2003 be fulfilled?

THE SO CALLED PEACE RALLIES TO RESETTLE IDPS

It was supposed to be peace rallies to meet the internally displaced people (IDPS) in the refugee camps, but it turned out to be battles of supremacy between the Vice president Kalonzo Musyoka and Prime Minister Raila Odinga concerning who was greater than the other.
Its has been referred to as issues to do with protocol.

OBSERVATION

Is this the servant leadership that we were promised?
Why do politicians create up a mess to benefit their own greed and leave us the poor slaughtering each other?

Monday, December 3, 2007

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