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Wise Words

  “ The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. ” Ecclesiastes 10 : 12 , 15 KJV If scripture says wise words are gracious and foolish words are grav-ious, it implies that the opposite of grace is grave. Unfortunately, the seemingly smart people in our world know just how to use their lips for human manipulation with lies, position seeking with wickedness, and wealth accumulation with greed, while seriously aiming at pulling down their fellows in pursuit of these ambitions. With these outright expressions of bluntness, bitterness and betrayal, promising homes and families are destroyed, prosperous project and business partnerships are truncated, and great social ties and relationships are sacrificed. Ultimately, all efforts and exchanges in all of life’s engagements without absolute submission to the grace of God are mere simple exca...
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Wise Work

  “ For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him .” Ecclesiastes 7 : 12 - 14 KJV The greatest discovery on earth is the work of redemption from sin and slavery unto repentance and righteousness, etched by the work of grace on the cross of Calvary. Right after the fall of man, those who have found grace have had to lay down their arrogance and pride to embrace the finished work of grace. While it is God’s righteousness at Christ’s expense, man has always struggled to obtain human morality through the works of the flesh, like the accumulation of wealth, attainment of political positions, and intelligent display of authority and privilege; but...
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Wise Walk

   “ But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. ” 1 Corinthians 7 : 17 , 22 - 24 KJV It is important to underscore that the fundamental benefit of every believer’s response to the Lord’s call is the satisfaction of the heart with rest. True rest vacates every tendency to respond to extra-scriptural commandments and worldly ordinances. Therefore, wise walk produces the fear of the Lord, while abiding or resting only on His commandments. Definitely, the world will always have its say of commanding allegiance, affection, and affliction; but God will make the way of those whose hearts are fixed on the purposes of God. Unfortu...
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Worldwide Watch-party

  “ I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. ” Ecclesiastes 3 : 10 - 11 KJV With diversity of religious, professional, and social interests, the growth and nucleation of different groups of watch-parties are consistently dynamic. While cutting across diverse fields of professions, devotions, and preoccupations, the preacher has seen the travail of endless watch-party and the foundation of restlessness and mindlessness in our world. Little wonder, with all the multiplication of affluence and wealth, the heart of the preacher is consistently polluted with anxieties and recklessness, showing that there is no rest for those who ignore the invitation to God’s own rest. The divine endowment of the heart of man with increased knowledge, scientific discoveries, and soph...
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Temple Treasure

  “ What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's .” 1 Corinthians 6 : 19 - 20 KJV Absolute surrender to God remains heaven’s call to all humanity who struggle with the challenges of injustices, lack of fairness, and high-handedness in the world. While the struggle never speared the assembly of believers in the Church at Corinth, Apostle Paul had to wade in with a sense of disappointment on why believers would ever have to conceive the idea of seeking justice from unbelievers. Truly, if believers believe they are God’s temple and all the treasures in the temple belong to God, nothing in God’s temple warrants believers’ pursuit of justice before the unbelievers. And just as our lives belong to God and all resources that are freely given to accomplish His purposes come from Him, there would be no r...
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Perfect Purpose

  “ And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. ” 1 Chronicles 28 : 9 - 10 KJV These last words of king David to Solomon are ridden with the fundamental principle of living a purpose fulfilling life, which is the pursuit of holiness. Unfortunately, life is always unfair with its subtle diversion of the hearts to the priority of happiness over holiness, even with the best of prepared hearts. Solomon was adequately prepared by king David to be successful in life, and he sufficiently guided him to discover the building of God’s sanctuary as a divine assignment reserved for him. Notwithstanding, life’s perfect purpose i...
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Commanding Counsels

  “ There are many devices in a man's heart; Nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.” Proverbs 19 : 21 KJV Truly, there are many devices in a man’s heart, including his own personal desires, compounded by the thoughts of all strategies to circumvent the conspiracies of opposing forces. These controlling conspiracies can be so overwhelming that any man (and believer) will hardly remember that the commanding counsels in life belong to the Lord, provided by His promises and divine revelations. Unfortunately, the spirit of the new digital age, social networking and connectivity has made docile the power of “ Nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.” Consequently, the man’s heart on earth is subverted into fear and intimidation by the enemies’ conspiracies; while the commanding counsels of the Lord are settled in heaven. Whereas, believers can keep on praying, trusting in God’s promises, and pounding on heaven’s door for the manifestation of God’s comm...
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