GOD’s Kingdom Society (GKS) has warned Nigerians against taking desperate, even suicidal steps to escape the clutches of poverty as there was no place in the world where everything is smooth and easy.

In an address delivered at the Freedom Day Divine Service to mark the birth of Christ, held last Sunday at Salem City, Warri, the church headquart-ers, the chairman of the Exe-cutive Board of GKS, Brother Godwin Ifeacho pointed out that in this age of perplexity and distress “when men’s hearts are failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth”, they more than ever need words of admonition so that they would not resort to dangerous schemes in des-perate efforts to climb up the social and economic ladder.

According to a press release issued by the GKS publicity secretary, Brother Benedict Hart, Brother Ifeacho said in the address entitled; “With God all things are possible” that “human beings can only improve their lot through faith in God, hard work, sincerity and unity of purpose as God is able “to do exceeding abund-antly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us”. (Ephesians 3:20).

He stated that whatever may be our problems we should believe God will solve them for us in His time; “no matter how hopeless the situation may seem” even as he exhorted all those who are in one form of trouble or another to draw inspiration from the Word of God, knowing that although the devil had plagued mankind with so many problems, God would protect us and save us. In any case, “all problems of man cannot be solved in this world but in God’s perfect Kingdom.”

Ifeacho charged those in positions of authority not to allow themselves to be carried away by power as to challenge God and oppose righteousness as such ones “will certainly lick the dust”.

The Freedom Day Divine Service which was attended by dignitaries from far and near, featured cultural dances from various ethnic groups in the church, including Urhobo, Yoruba, Itsekiri, Rivers, Isoko, Igbo and Ijaw.