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Wilted Works

  “ Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.” Psalm 90 : 16 - 17 KJV The prayer of Moses on the application of wisdom to human engagements on earth is apt. Life’s engagements sometimes can grow weary and wilted because of their lack of commensurate fruitfulness. After all, Ken Costa had rightly quoted in his book “ God at Work ” that “ If Christian faith is not relevant in the workplace, it is not relevant at all”. Unfortunately, the perception of most people to relevance is often limited to paycheque rise, accumulation of administrative and political positions or privileges, albeit at the expense of righteousness. Without the appearance of the influence of God’s grace in believers’ mode of engagement, like the use of HOLINESS (i.e., humility, obedience, love, integrity, new nature, endurance, surrender...
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Humble Heart

   “ All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king .” 1 Chronicles 12 : 38 KJV Sometimes in life, honest helpers cannot deliver heaven’s goal because of their inability to not only ascend into the hill of the Lord; but equally maintain the presence of the holy God. The Hebron call for David was made by honest helpers; but only those of them who are with perfect or humble hearts finished the race. For example, when a team of helpers with honest hearts come together in pursuit of one purpose, there can be conflict of interests; not because of a trace of dishonesty in their pursuit. Disunity at home, workplaces and ministry is mostly fuelled by the partners’ lack of submission to the sovereignty of our holy God, or the pursuit of a perfect or humble heart. King David quickly learned the truth and a need for a humble heart, despite his associati...
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Honest Helpers

  “ Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. ” 1 Chronicles 12 : 18 , 22 KJV Sincere and honest helpers are strategic agents sent from God for life’s project support. Whereas, human helpers are vain and self-serving merchants, whose assignments are majorly the frustration of divine agendas. For David, his honest helpers were identified in the wilderness and not in the wealth of his affluence and immense opportunities in the palace. And like in the case of the ministration of Amasai to David, honest helpers are always inspired by the spirit of God. Little wonder why many who limit their searchlight for help meet to just knowing and doing...
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Friendly Feature

  “ A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: And their contentions are like the bars of a castle. A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18 : 19 , 24 KJV One of the greatest havoc in offences is the separation of the heart of man from great opportunities and privileges in friendship. Offences throw fences on all friendly dispositions, turning  brotherhood into bitterness. Whereas, “ A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly” implies that everyone in any relationship has a responsibility to keep his friendly feature intact, irrespective of the unfriendliness in the served offences. Offences can never go away by outsourcing the search for friendly features to our supposed offenders. And someone in all broken relationships, failed marriages, business disputes, and management conflicts must be willing to approach the Lord, who is “ a friend that sticketh closer than a b...
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Love Law

   “ Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. ” Romans 13 : 10 , 14 KJV If the previous chapter of the book of Romans is acknowledged to call believers to a living, holy and acceptable service sacrifice, it is important for all good citizens to underscore the importance of regulations and government policies in the provision of these services. Good citizens are products of a sane environment because of an uncompromising enforcement of regulations and government policies. While there is a good side to human government as well as there can also be an evil side, good citizens and believers are here called to abide by the instrument of love law: “ Love worketh no ill to his neighbour (including hostile partners, wicked associates, and bad leaders) ”. Love law produces the good works in the heart through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ...
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Service Sacrifice

   “ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12 : 1 - 2 KJV The idea of service as a sacrifice has been instituted by God, right from the Old Testament dispensation. Love as a character of God is a service sacrifice, demonstrated by the offering of His only begotten Son, Jesus  Christ, for the salvation of humanity from the bondage of sin. Likewise, believers in Christ Jesus, called brethren, are expected to present their bodies daily as a living or service sacrifice at home, workplaces, and in the society. Since these services include loving people in our lives that are undeserving of love, gifting tips to people in the neighborhood that appear to be taking advantage of our ...
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Enemies’ Entertainment

  “ I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him: With whom my hand shall be established: Mine arm also shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not exact upon him; Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.” Psalm 89 : 20 - 22 KJV Since Merriam Webster dictionary defines ‘exact’ as ‘to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain’ , it implies that the opposite of ‘ to exact’ can be ‘to entertain ’.  From the benefits of hindsight, all the activities of king Saul against the anointing of David can be simply categorized as part of enemies’ entertainment. Yet, at one point in David’s wilderness experience, the enemies’ entertainment was misappropriated as enemies’ exactness: “ And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.” ( 1...
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